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Monday, March 11, 2013

Garden Party (in a carpark)

I was asked to shoot some promo shots for the Wagons before they played their gig at The Garden Party.

It's really too hot to talk about how hot it was at the Garden Party, but it's fitting I am blogging about it in the heat, because it was hot at the Garden Party... really really hot.

It was Henry Wagons and the Unwelcome Companies last gig for a while - they had been touring on my album cover since it's release in late 2012. As usual, it was a superb show with Henry in fine form and the well polished band were the icing on the cake (if there was icing it would have melted because there was no shade).

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Friday, January 11, 2013

2012

Rolling in fashionably late with this 2012 in review but at least you can start sleeping at night again..

See my best of 2011 here.

It's interesting looking back on this year, it started off normally but it's ended with a different mindset. I shoot bands for online publications 95% of the time. I am moving away from that and working at getting any band gigs myself (my first one this year is the Big Day Out!) there won't be any silly amounts of photos that I need to upload... I won't have to worry about who will like the processing I choose to do. I hope to bring more artistic live photos to you instead of the tack-sharp-technically-perfect photos you see on other sites. And also other deviations into the more creepy side of thing! stay tuned! OMG! GIMMENERVES!

January
I had my first ever Bob Log III experience. He had me at 'clap your tits' so I was very keen to shoot this for the AU review. What a performer, I have seen him a couple of times since then and they were just as enjoyable... I am happy he calls Melbourne home for part of the year.

February
I was lucky enough to get into a band and find out they were about to play in Melbourne, which is not usually how it goes. Yuck are awesome, I love these guys - I did not receive a photo pass but I took some shots on my phone and get a couple of crackers... (just a side note, the Bob Log photo was also taken on my phone)

March
Fuck man, I shot some great gigs that month - so yer gona get lots of photos!

I was asked by Jen Cloher to shoot her Northcote Social Gig with the Merri Creek Pickers.


(c) 2012 Michael James Christian

I fell in love with another artist only to find out he was about to tour: Charles Bradley.

I shot The Stiffys, Barbarion AND the Beards on the same night!

And I shot a personal fave of mine: Bonnie Prince Billy.

April
I shot Damn Terran:

twice...

May
For May I thought I'd shoot something a little bit different...

....

June
I did lots of things, but I'm not telling you about any of them.

July
Another gig I got off my own back.. see the pattern developing here? The Black Seeds.

August
Bob Log III again! with the Puta Madre Brothers, another all time fave local band..


(c) 2012 Michael James Christian

September
I did a lot of things in September too.

October
I was asked to shoot a behind the scenes by Jen Cloher for her music video 'Mount Beauty'. It was great too see just how much work goes into shooting a music video...


(c) 2012 Michael James Christian

November
Henry Wagons touring on his album that I shot the cover for!

and the Beards... again!

So thanks to all the artists and management who make it easy for us to shoot them. A massive thanks to any of the artists that paid me for my skills - your love is most appreciated!

Thursday, November 8, 2012

Henry Wagons and the Unwelcome Company

While a large amount of the other humans were out getting plastered on Cup Eve, there were a select few (about 1000) crammed into the Thornbury Theatre to witness Henry Wagons' latest offering Expecting Company.

Expecting Company is an EP/Mini Album that Henry recorded while on hiatus from The Wagons. I was lucky enough to be invited back to take the photos for the artwork so a follow up gig shoot was always on the cards.

A couple of familiar Wagonses make up this 6 piece band which also includes 3 members from another local Melbourne band The Nymphs who duet with Henry in leu of the original musicians who appear on the album: (Alison Mosshart (The Kills/The Dead Weather), Sophia Brous, Gossling, Jen Grant and Patience Hodgson (The Grates). Standing in for Robert Forster was Brian Nankervis from Rockwiz.

As usual it was an awesome performance from Henry, a true showman and all round funny motherfucker...

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