The Day The Music Died… 


1.8 years old and my beloved 4G 40Gb ipod is going to the ipod grave. The service is on Saturday 12pm - 12:01pm for those who want to attend. Light refreshments and food will be provided.

This is the second ipod I’ve owned. The first was the same model but the hard drive failed. Luckily it was under warranty at the time. This time, the screen came up with the dreaded unhappy face everytime I reset it which is never a good sign. So I attempted to open it up and this isn’t as easy as you’d think. Since my warranty was void anyway, I thought “what the hell” though. Now I don’t recommend you use a swiss army knife to open it. I’ve seen a few guides on how to pry it open and they all recommend using hard plastic. Probably for good reason because as soon as metal touches the screen, it damages the LCD you can see above. But I blame all of this after coming home from a Saturday night and trying to fix it. Not a good idea.

Anyhoo, I’m now on the lookout for a replacement until the new video ipod makes its way onto the shelves. If anybody has a second-hand iPod (30Gb or higher) they want to sell, shoot me an email.

 
 
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Tuesday, August 29 2006
 
Geek
 

Holy Motor Photos on JTV! 

Holy Motor @ The Empress Hotel
It’s not everyday you get a gold star but today was my day. Yes the folks over at JTV screened some live shots of a friends band Holy Motor I shot a while ago. Look out for some band promo shots soon and be sure to check the boys out next Wednesday night @ The Spot for new tracks. I was most chuffed.

 
 
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Wednesday, August 23 2006
 
Photography
 

3 Songs & a Little Flash 

The Fumes @ The Corner
Last night I went over to the Corner to shoot Dallas Crane for Fasterlouder. I didn’t expect a photo pit for the gig but there was one. The usual rule applied – first 3 songs only although they didn’t specify holding off with the flash. I never use the flash for live band photography anyway since I think it’s disrespectful to the band performing. But a couple of the photographers there flashed away without question.
Dallas Crane @ The Corner
It’s always interesting shooting in the photo pit. Since I’m only armed with the Canon 350D and a cheapo (but still decent) 50mm lense, you get a lot of strange looks from other photographers. Most had $4000+ equipment around their necks. I even saw one photographer shooting with a Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II and an uber expensive Canon L lense. All up that setup would’ve cost around $15000!!! Gone are the days when everyone and anyone can enter this field. One of the photographers I spoke to was a uni student and she had a $2000 lense and a $2000 camera with her! Fuck man – since when did all these uni students have so much cash? And there’s a bit of ego too. Since most of the photographers there had WAY more experience than me, a couple of them scoffed at my measly setup and whom I was shooting for. I actually thought that was pretty funny because you don’t need really expensive gear to shoot live gigs. It’s more about capturing a moment than anything.

Anyway, twas a decent gig and I had fun. Sydney band The Fumes warmed up the crowd nicely too.

 
 
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Friday, August 18 2006
 
Photography
 
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