October Drift and 485C – Birthdays, London (photo review)
Birthdays is an underground venue in a bar in Dalston. Dalston is an area of London that seems to sport […]
Thunder on the Left – Rough Trade East, London (photo review)
Gig in a shop. Not a bad idea. Thirty years ago today, I was the Assistant Manager of an Our […]
Starcrawler – Omeara, London (photo review)
Omeara is a sprawling arts venue near London Bridge. The building was renovated just over a year ago by Mumford […]
Stables, Xsara and Rotem – Camden Assembly, London (photo review)
I had been warned that the Camden Assembly is a nightmare for photographing bands thanks to the back wall of […]
Marcus’ top pix of 2017
2017 has been a crazy year for photographing bands. I’ve managed to get a whopping 277 of them in front […]
Cigarettes After Sex, Bad Sounds, and We Were Promised Jetpacks (photo reviews)
November was a busy month for London gigs. Many nights saw at least five bands playing in various places across […]
Rock Against Violence – O2 Academy Islington, London (photo review)
The O2 Academy in Islington was given over to Rock Against Violence – a charity fundraising gig on behalf of […]
The War on Drugs – Alexandra Palace, London (photo review)
Alexandra Palace was built in 1873 and is steeped in history. The huge arched building on top of a hill […]
Pissed Jeans – Electric Ballroom, London (photo review)
A night of three faces of punk rock at Camden’s Electric Ballroom – from the haven of grunge punk to […]
Julien Baker – Union Chapel, London (photo review)
The Union Chapel is found in the middle of a Georgian terrace of houses and set back from Islington’s busy […]
Chk Chk Chk, Boxed In & Sink Ya Teeth – Electric Ballroom, London (photo review)
Regular readers will know me as an indie kid. If I was pushed to give you my favourite genre, I’d […]
London gig roundup (photo review)
Been a busy couple of weeks for my camera and earplug combo. Here’s a sample of where I’ve been in […]
Debo Band – The Water Rats, London (photo review)
Anyone who reads my stuff on The Revue will know I tend to cover smaller indie bands, usually in Victorian […]
October Drift – The Lexington, London (photo review)
In the Summer, I got some business cards printed. I had to choose 10 photos from the 1000s I’ve taken […]
Mauno – The Islington, London (photo review)
A bomb scare didn’t stop Mauno making an appearance in London’s Islington. I’m glad they braved the cordons. So I […]
Barns Courtney – LP release gig – Dingwall’s, London (photo review)
Barns Courtney released his new LP today and celebrated by playing an intimate gig to a room full of adoring […]
Alaskalaska – Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club, London (photo review)
Another day, another trip to London’s East End. This time for the launch party for Alaskalaska’s new EP. Bethnal Green […]
Bite the Buffalo ‘Big Blind’ LP gig – Cargo, London (photo review)
Back in London’s Shoreditch. This time to Cargo for the LP launch event for Bite the Buffalo’s, Big Blind. Cargo […]
Swimming Tapes & Softer Still – The Lexington, London (photo review)
Two bands, gently pressed from the same mold, provided an evening of accessible indie/dream pop in the heart of Shoreditch. […]
Fluffer Pit Party – Spring King, Demob Happy, Nova Twins – London (photo review)
The boxing ring had moved to a new warehouse for the latest in the series of Fluffer Pit Parties. As […]