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Paloma Faith live at Hammersmith Apollo

Music Dispatch 2013. Vol 1

By James | Feb 11th, 2013 | Live Music |

From a musical perspective, the year has, as ever, had a s-l-o-w start. But I’ve had a fairly reasonable run of gigs to kick it off. In an early bid to set a precedent for the year in terms of blogging, I will attempt to rattle through them here…

Cover Drive

February Gig Compendium

By James | Mar 14th, 2012 | Live Music |

Starting with an orchestra rehearsal shoot featuring upmarket TV actor Hugh Bonneville, ending with a wedding and taking in chart pop, hip hop, synth indie, French uber-house and a giant glowing crucifix, February was nothing if not varied…

Explosions in the Sky live at Brixton Academy

January Blues

By James | Jan 29th, 2012 | Live Music |

January bluegrass may be nearer the truth, actually. Though there was blues, of a sort – foot-stomping, banjo-belting, deep-south country. And a heft of post-rock too…

Open Ears

I Am Really Bad At Blogging, Part 2

By James | Jan 18th, 2012 | Live Music |

As if to prove a point, it has taken me the best part of a month to conclude my end of year round up. I am, you must understand, really bad at blogging.

Miles Kane at Electric Ballroom

I Am Really Bad At Blogging, Part 1

By James | Dec 22nd, 2011 | Live Music |

Even considering the shoddy number of gigs I’ve actually been approved for in the last few months, I have somehow failed to keep up with this meagre flow of photo work in diary form.

Spiritualized

Spiritualized

By James | Oct 25th, 2011 | Live Music |

Considering all the bands and musicians that I’ve been fortunate enough to photograph over the last few years I can’t remember being as excited about shooting anyone as I was for this gig…