Using the Peacock Method My introduction to Peacock Method (IG) is somewhat unusual. If you know me you know that I love the Northern Quarter, having lived in the exact same flat more than once. Inbetween pints of IPA, artisanal pizza and shouting at drunks outside, I...
Meeting Rodney On an unusually wet day this summer I'm invited to go see a new acquaintance's band at the Peer Hat. Tasked with taking some pictures of Peacock Method's set. I arrive an hour early to get a shot of the band before they start. Fortunately, this means I...
The late shift at Factory 21 I got a message from a photographer friend of mine. My friend asked if I could cover for her at Factory 21 for a few weeks whilst she has other stuff on. Happily, I obliged. I wasn't making any money at Midnight on Friday otherwise....
Blown the fuck away The first time I heard the debut '68s album was a couple of years after the initial release. I remember being blown the fuck away. I checked my phone to see who this 90s band I had never heard was. It turned out they were a relatively new sound by...
Badcrop to the Oldskool Being the cool kids in a room full of cool kids takes some effort, but Badcrop managed it with their dope set in Cassette Nine for the VICE Cassette Day party in Auckland. I was invited to shoot an incredible set for VICE in Auckland New...
Big Bux for the Skux Tasked with shooting a punk rock band in a small music venue in the centre of Auckland City. I head out with low expectations, but I am rewarded with some wonderful creative talent in the name of Skux. With free beer and above all else, great...
Seriously, She Loves You. Pictured below are the incredibly sexy and talented She Loves You (article), the charismatic Dead Beat Boys (band website), and the gig veterans; Armed in Advanced (IG). I miss gigs as much as anybody does. But specifically, I miss going to...
You didn't see a thing during lockdown If anybody asks, it wasn't me. I wasn't there. Lockdown was adhered to. Innocently I lent my camera to a friend who then lent it to another friend. Unbeknownst I got the camera back and saw these pictures. Ignorantly, I know...
Manchester isn't so bad Being home in the UK has had some real ups and downs. It's cold AF, the days are really short and everybody I know has had at least 14 children despite being out of the country for only a few years. On the upside, the beer is great, the people...
Contemplating the future of music fills me with both trepidation and excitement. I question my own creative prowess, wondering if I have lost touch with the essence of musical expression. Nonetheless, I vow to continue posting my recent work and to occasionally...