James Finch: Blog

Daniel Romano. State Theater

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 23:06:45 GMT

I got to see the wonderful Canadian country singer Daniel Romano at The State Theater Falls Church VA. May 23rd 2013. Not the best venue. But he is back on June 10th at Iota, which is a much better venue. I hope to get some more images.

Some of the photos have been used with permission on his social media pages https://www.facebook.com/danielromanomusic and in the Princely review blog by my old old friend Sir Prince http://williamhenryprince.com/daniel-romano-sleep-beneath-the-willow/

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A Scene In Between by Sam Knee. Book Cover Photo

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 22:32:36 GMT

Sam Knee has selected an old photo of mine for the cover of his new book "A Scene In Between: Fashion and Independent Music in the UK 1983-89". The shot was taken outside the old Western Star Domino Club near St Pauls in Bristol, 15th May 1987. Loop were supporting The Wishing Stones that night and staying in my place after this show before heading out in a shitty van to another shitty venue. The band then was Robert, James, Bex and Glen (not in this image). Sam is using around a dozen images including some Feb 1985 Jesus and Mary Chain live snaps with an awful pocket camera plus some snaps of Endeacott and myself being stylish men about (small) town. It's been a fun project to get involved in and Sam has been a real gent. Next question is what to do with the rest of the archive.... http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1908714069/ref=pe_11480_30188220_emwa_email_title_1

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MacArthur Beverages 28th Annual Barrel Tasting.

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:38:25 GMT

Photos from the MacArthur Beverages 28th Annual Barrel Tasting. Featuring the 2010 & 2011 Vintages. http://www.bassins.com/2013californiabarrel/info.html

UPDATE: The set in use. http://www.bassins.com/wine/us/futures/index.php

Andy Creemer from MacArthur Beverages asked me to capture some images from the event for their website http://www.bassins.com. This was quite a challenge due to the flat indoor lighting at the Mandarin Oriental Ballroom and the fact it was an unusual event for me to attempt. I think I got a few worthy images though.... http://jamesfinch.zenfolio.com/macarthurbeverages

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'A Scene In-between' by Sam Knee

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 10:35:47 GMT

'A Scene In-between' by Sam Knee. Book due to be published late 2013. Several late 1980's band photos are in consideration.

The Sun Carriage. Hull Adelphi Club. 1988 (?)

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Leica Store DC. "DC As I See It" Juried Exhibition.

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 10:45:00 GMT

Leica Store DC held a juried exhibition. "DC As I See It". Out of 155 submittals I had 1 photo selected for the print stage of approx 50 images. Unfortunately I did not make it into the final 26 for the exhibit. Still, an interesting experience and not bad for my first attempt. http://jamesfinch.zenfolio.com/dcasiseeit

1414 14th St NW DC. 6th Sept 2012.

"Our Nation's Capital is typically recognized for its myriad of monuments and museums but, at the same time, possesses an undercurrent of city dwellers who often have personalities which stray from tradition. The images selected for this show identify the city beyond a glimpse, and capture the essence of DC"

Mark Stewart. The Pop Group.

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 12:47:00 GMT

I have supplied various images from over the years for Mark's archive and social media pages. This one is from June 2005 in rehearsal in London.

https://www.facebook.com/markstewartmusic/photos_stream

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The Gun Club Live. Bristol 1987

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 03:00:00 GMT

The Gun Club. Live photos from Bristol Bierkeller Oct 18th 1987. Used in the archive site http://www.fromthearchives.org

http://www.fromthearchives.org/gc/chronology2.html

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On-U Sound, 99 Records & Blue Lines By Richard King

Mon, 24 Sep 2012 10:15:00 GMT

On-U Sound, 99 Records & Blue Lines By Richard King

Richard wrote a nice article on the On U Sounds, Bristol music scene cross over and used a shot of Adrian Sherwood mixing a Keith LeBlanc solo show in 1987(?). Gary Clail watching the mix. James Endeacott peering into the frame.

http://www.how-soon.com/index.php/blog/entry/on-sound_99_records_blue_lines/

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DCist Blog. Photo of the Day: September 7, 2012. Sunn O)))

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 02:00:00 GMT

2012-09-06 at 22-27-51 Sunn O))) at the Black Cat Sept 6th 2012. I posted a shot in the DCist Blog Flickr pool that was selected as Photo of the Day. This was from one of the most sonically intense shows I've ever seen. It was very tough to get a shot in the dim light, thick stage smoke, heat and sheer crushing volume. http://dcist.com/2012/09/photo_of_the_day_september_7_2012.php

How Soon Is Now

Sun, 01 Apr 2012 10:00:00 GMT

How Soon Is Now?: The Madmen and Mavericks Who Made Independent Music, 1975-2005. By Richard King. I was asked to submit images for the book. Two were published.

Sonic Youth Mean Fiddler, London, July 12, 1987 showing Paul Smith and Pat from Sonic Life fanzine.

Loop from 1987 (?) packing the tour van showing Jeff Barrett.

http://www.how-soon.com

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DCist Blog. Photo Booth: A Memorial Day Rewind. Clown's feet

Mon, 30 May 2011 20:15:00 GMT

I posted a shot in the DCist Blog Flickr pool that was selected in their round up of Memorial Day photos. http://dcist.com/2011/06/photo_booth_rolling_thunder.php#photo-26

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DCist blog. Photo of the day. Songran April 17th 2011

Sun, 17 Apr 2011 17:00:00 GMT

Songran April 17th 2011. I posted a shot in the DCist Blog Flickr pool that was selected as Photo of the day.

http://http://dcist.com/2011/04/photo_of_the_day_april_20_2011.php

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Bonnie Prince Billy. Live.

Mon, 04 Oct 2010 01:00:00 GMT

Bonnie 'Prince' Billy. Live photos from The Birchmere 3rd Oct 2010 used to illustrate an article by William Henry Prince.

http://williamhenryprince.com/bonnie-prince-billy-now-heres-my-plan-ep-new-photos/

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Nick Cave. Grinderman. 9:30 Club

Fri, 16 Apr 2010 17:15:00 GMT

Nick Cave. Grinderman. 16th November 2010. The tour invited local photographers to submit sample shots to be invited as guest photographer for the first few songs of the show. I was selected for the 9:30 Club DC show and given a spot stage left. It was a nerve wracking experience. I had a new camera that I had never used at a show and the 4 songs were brutally fast and dynamic with harsh stage lights projected cross stage. Truth be told, I would have had more luck from the audience. All copyright is owned by Grinderman. Absolutely no use without their permission.

From: Grinderman Grinderman <[email protected]>

Subject: Thanks from Grinderman!

Date: December 10, 2010 4:43:18 PM EST

To: Undisclosed recipients: ;

Hello to our wonderful photographers! We want to send a quick shout out to say THANK YOU for taking part in our little contest. Your photos are up on www.grinderman.com/images. We invite you to check out all the photos taken. They're all amazing--and we're all hand picked by the band to be displayed on www.grinderman.com.

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The Howling Hex. CD Cover

Thu, 15 Mar 2007 20:30:00 GMT

The Howling Hex. XI. Neil Michael Hagerty. CD inside cover. Live shots from Iota March 15th 2007. I sent the images from the show to Drag City Records. Neil Michael Hagerty contacted me for use on the CD. All the shots on the bottom row are from Iota.

On Apr 17, 2007, at 6:00 AM, Neil Hagerty wrote: JF: These look great, thanks for getting in touch with us. We're getting stuff together for LP artwork and we'd definitely like to use some of these. How can we go about getting a hi-res copy of one of these pix? NMH

http://www.dragcity.com/products/xi

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Meghan Hayes. Go and Give the Guard a Break. CD Cover.

Wed, 31 Mar 2004 21:00:00 GMT

Meghan Hayes. Go and Give the Guard a Break. CD Cover.

Meghan asked me to take a series of images for her CD cover. The final image was taken against the cedar planking of the old Westover library in Arlington before it was demolished. The image was then reversed and manipulated by Teenbeat Graphics.

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Anomoanon. The Derby Ram. CD

Wed, 31 Mar 2004 18:45:00 GMT

Ned Oldham requested permission to use a live photo from the Anomoanon show at The Talking Head Club, Baltimore 15th Oct 2003 inside the CD cover of The Derby Ram album. The image was adapted into a woodcut style.

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http://www.discogs.com/Anomoanon-The-Derby-Ram/master/382142

Something Like An Anomoanon. Vice Magazine

Fri, 01 Nov 2002 03:59:00 GMT

2002 10 31 Anomoanon 017 I was invited by Ned Oldham to submit images for Vice Magazine's article on Anomoanon. They used a live shot from 31st Oct 2002 Halloween gig at the Talking Head Club Baltimore in both the print and online versions.

http://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/something-v10n5