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There is a little list I have at home, Its my ‘Bands to shoot in 2010′ list. Somewhere near the top of the list was THE BLACKOUT.
Two things are important here, It was crazy crazy night and thank you to the people who help it be so. Just trying to get out the back of the venue was funny enough, nevermind some funky shapes be thrown down on the dance floor. The second thing was the great music. ALL TIME LOW were the OUTSTANDING head liners tonight. My Passion and the Young Guns were there to warm up the crowd.
THE BLACKOUT are another prime example of the Welsh brand of Metal, The Blackout offer up the Post-Hardcore serving. All signs are set for stardom following the greats as Avenged Sevenfold, Bullet for my Valentine, Skindred and Lostprophets t just name a few. This band are really that good. I am not sure what they put in the water down there, but its working.
http://www.theblackout.bigcartel.com/
http://www.myspace.com/theblackout
Make sure you put SAVE OUR SELVES - The best in town , On first.
- Pull No Punches (EP) (2004)
- The Blackout! The Blackout! The Blackout! (Mini-LP) (2006)
- We Are The Dynamite! (2007)
- The Best In Town (2009)
Full gallery – Click here
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WELCOME TO LABB . . . j’adorable!
The role as Art Director for LABB MAGAZINE, has been almost a total life consuming role. But I am told that is the Fashion Industry, and to just get on with it… Which is exactly what I have done. On the LABB team, There is George Eko (Editor in chief ), OscarAlexander Lunburg (Creative Editor) , Ozzy Shah (Features Editor), Abiola Salami (Managing Editor) and myself. Quite a small team!
“LABB is a quarterly ‘coffee table’ glossy which will be aimed at designers, photographers and artists from all different backgrounds. It’s very easy to read as the written features will be minimal and main focus will be on the editorial spreads.” – OZZY
As I am writing this blog, half the team is in London preparing the final order for the magazine. Its a strange feeling, I have been working on the layout for months now, sometimes 20 hours a day. Its a strange feeling to think when the next few changes that I make (when i get the new notes) will be the last changes, LABB will have its first ever magazine.
Its been a Rocky birth, its been hard and stressful. But I am very sure I speak for the whole of the LABB team when I say that , “we are confident in our product”.
I have a duel interest in this magazine as a number of the submissions and commissions in the magazine are mine. Whats really strange is that putting the layout together is not the scary part for me. there are 238 pages of pure Photographic and Fashion goodness, each of those pages is a worry, each tiny element on the cover pages, each tiny drop shadow, the position of each photo, each page should be able to stand up on it own yet work with the page next to it and with the whole of the magazine. Its be a learning curve that’s for sure. But still, for me, my big buzz is that my photography has been included in the magazine. Seeing my work along Danny Tang, Andrew Bainbridge, Squiz Hamilton , Natalie J Watts and Karl Baxter, is an amazing feeling. Which is a bigger achievement for me? that’s hard to answer. But on thing is for sure. I feel a MASSIVE sense of achievement for just being where I am.
“If Vogue is your bible then LABB Magazine is going to be your Qur’an, Torah & Bible all in one!It is a fashionista’s dream put together all in one and oh my… Its definitely a rollercoaster to go through!” -OZZY
Below are some screen shoots from my computer of the magazine, Please be sure to check out www.Labbmagazine.com
( oh.. if you are on Facebook too.. there links to our Facebook page via the website)
I have mean meaning to show this shoot of for a while now. This shoot started while having coffee with George Eko, and a couple of friends. We had a free day to work with Arabella (Adage , Birmingham), the day after we had received and e-mail from Hox (Birmingham) who were happy for us to use there collection. A single phone call had the location sorted.
On the day,George Eko was on hand to style and dress, Becky Hunting was on Make up and hair. Richard Battye was on the camera. Which left me to sort out the finer details and drink the coffee. I also did a bit Art Direction on the shoot. The Post-Pro was also done by me.
A big thank you to Carlo (once again) for helping arrange The Rainbow pub. Thank you to the staff at the Pub also !! Your all stars.
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- Casting call for the 15th of Dec -
www.labbmagazine.com
Female – 18 – 28
Must be 5′7 or taller.
Blonde Hair or light brown.
Tear sheets + Tea provided.
The location is an inner city golf course.
There will be no flash, no studio, just camera.
All photos will have the exact same post production.
All photos will be taken @ 50mm, f1.4
My contact details can be found on here:
http://www.davepiper.org.uk/blog/contact-me
This is a TFP shoot, make up & wardrobe can be requested and provided by George Eko
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Venue – The Hare and Hounds
Cheers to Carlo from the 444 club for letting me know abou this fantastic band, all the way from LA to Birmingham,
“If you threw Kings of Leon, Scissor Sisters and Arcade Fire into a blender, this – with an obligatory shot of wheatgrass – is exactly what you would get in your musical glass.”
Almost 40 years to the day since the Manson murders is, perhaps, not the best time for this bunch of long-hairs to release their debut album.
Throw in a messianic group leader, the fact that they drive around LA in a painted bus and write lyrics that include “Run to the desert/ You will be/ All that you need to be” and it’s clear that history, minus the murderous madness (hopefully), is repeating itself as farce in sunny California.
Having said that, there is also something unmistakably now about Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros. If you threw Kings of Leon, Scissor Sisters and Arcade Fire into a blender, this – with an obligatory shot of wheatgrass – is exactly what you would get in your musical glass.
It’s a somtimes heady brew. Sharpe – real name Alex Ebert – and his crew (which stretches from nine to 13) sing, clap and make all manner of joyous noises that make live shows raucous and rejuvenating events. Such “vibes” are harder to get across on record.
Up from Below starts promisingly with a few short foot stomps signalling the arrival of “40 Day Dream”, as Sharpe bursts in with “Ooh, I’ve been sleeping for 40 days ‘n’/ I know I’m sleeping cos this dream’s too amazing”. There follows a redemptive Arcade Fire-style group-singalong chorus with a “magical mystery” motif, as the spirit of the 1960s come charging triumphantly into the here and now.
It sets a standard the group can’t possibly maintain and there follow songs so forgettable that it’s hard to believe it takes this many people to play them. Salvation arrives again at the album’s core, with two songs so fabulous they diminish still further those mediocre moments. “Home” is a psychedelic-country jam that positively whoops with delight, while “Desert Song” is as ominous and creepy as the Manson Family it evokes.
Bottom line is, if Up from Below had come out in 1969, it may well have started a musical revolution. But times have changed and the acid-fried young folk of that year played their own small part in that cultural shift. For now, it’s worth popping a few of these songs on to your iPod and musing on what might have been had that hippie dream not turned so dramatically sour.
Reviewed by Simmy Richman
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