Planet Loud Galleries

I've been meaning to make a post specifically for my planet-loud photos but I really haven't got around to it (mainly cos I'm a slacker and I've been busy packing my life up into boxes). Anyway, here you go. All the links to the galleries for my Planet Loud photos. I'm still waiting for the Billy Talent and Architects/Never say die tour photos to go up, but those links will be posted soon.

Also, last week saw Muse for the first time in 2 years. Had seating tickets the first night and then GA/standing tickets the next night...and boy was it worth the effort to get to the shows...the stage set up is amazing with these LED towers and the imagery on the LED towers is amazing...which I've come to expect from Muse...I'll try and post photos when I get the chance.

Planet Loud links:
36 Crazyfists
A Textbook Tragedy
Architects
As I Lay Dying
Atreyu
Funeral for a Friend
Gwen Stacy
Horse the Band
Misery Signals
MUCC
Poison the Well
Save your Breath
Story of the Year
Telegraphs

enjoy...next time you hear from me will probably be in either Japan or back home in sunny Sydney!

Tea, Geometry and Music

The weekend that just passed I had dubbed culture weekend. Well, Saturday anyway. This was due to a couple of things - first, I went to a vinyl toy signing (my first!); second, I went to an exhibition by one of my favourite street artists.
1. The vinyl signing

This was for the launch of Matt 'Lunartik' Jones' new toy - tea in a cup.


(image courtesy of Derek Bremmer's Flickr)
 
I love this toy because it combines two things I love - Tea and vinyl toys. Matt, was incredibly nice and sweet. I'll post photos up of my Tea's when I get the chance.
 
2. Exhibition
I went to the Elms Lesters Painting Rooms near St Giles Church on Saturday to have a look at an exhibition by a couple of graffiti/street artists - Dalek and Delta. 
 
I've been a huge fan of Delta (aka Boris Tellegen) ever since I saw his work in the CD booklet and DVD extra for Linkin Park's Meteroa album. He does these amazing geometric patterns and grids that Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda describes as satelites.
 
It kinda reminds me of Mondrian's work with its grids, patterns and blocks of colour. Also reminds me of computer/arcade machines...funnily enough, he did create the outer casing for one.
 
and the music part of this? Well yesterday was Muse Night on BBC radio 1 and they played the Teignmouth homecoming shows on BBC red button last night. So I've been listening and watching Muse for the last couple of days. Happy Birthday to me!

Some older work

I've been going through some old albums...and I found some of my older work from last year...as well as some pictures that weren't published (or were and then disappeared) on the website that I usually contribute to, fasterlouder.com.au.

Anyway, enjoy :)

(bands in the pics: 1. Stephen Christian from Anberlin, 2. Keith Buckley from Every Time I Die, 3. Andrew Bain from Fur Patrol, 4. Matt Balfe from motor ace, 5. Karl Kippenberger from Shihad)