Hannah Cole Photographic
20 year old, London dwelling, live music photographer.
Sponsorship manager for Thread of the Dead clothing and editor of www.newjunk.co.uk
A Nameless Ghoul @ O2 Academy - Brixton 24/03/13
No Morals.
The Defiled @ O2 Academy - Brixton - Jagermeister Music Tour 24/03/2013
Full live review + more photos up on www.newjunk.co.uk very soon!
Something new is on its way…
The Defiled @ O2 Academy, Brixton - Jagermeister Music Tour 24/03/2013
Nina Kate dressed up as a plague doctor and slit a ballerina’s throat. Was awsome.
More photos soon!
Papa Emeritus II of Ghost @ O2 Academy , Brixton - Jagermeister Music Tour 24/03/2013
More to come shortly!
SISTER @ Concorde 2 - Brighton 6/3/13
A full live review of the show can be found at www.newjunk.co.uk
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Review & photos by: Hannah Cole.
Unsure of where exactly Brighton’s Concorde 2 was located, it was with sheer delight and hilarity that the infamous ‘Captain Caveman’ yell greeted my ears walking down the sea front, assuring me that I was most definitely in the right place and that the UK’s favourite ghost with the most was currently inside sound checking.
Local act Orestea were quick to get the show off to a good start, opening up their set with The Game and Miss Catastrophe, both from their most recent EP This Is An Overture. Stopping briefly, Orestea’s turqoise-haired vocal powerhouse, Lisa Avon, informed the slowly growing crowd that her 15 year old self would be incredibly jealous of her current position, before launching into new song The Proposal which boasts a much maturer sound to their previous work. Orestea are certainly different in comparison to the other bands on the bill, and perhaps not and obvious choice for such a show, but we like different and it seems the crowd agree, giving them a great reception as they exit the stage.
A surprisingly short while later, Sweden’s Sister burst onto the stage and wasted no time in picking up the pace with an all out aural assault. Looking much more the part, their infectious concoction of sleazy punk rock combined with masses of energy and with songs such as Bullshit & Backstabbing, Slay Yourself and Spit On Me in their arsenal, they were very simply fucking fantastic to watch and go down a storm with the crowd. Before long (and entirely too soon) they finish up their set with Too Bad For You and make way for the coming attraction..
Arriving on stage to intro track Death Arise and launching straight into his latest monster The Dixie Dead’s opening track Blood Sucker, it’s evident right from the start that as usual, Wednesday 13 and his trusted cohorts will be taking no prisoners and have nothing short of a night to remember in store.
With a band as charismatic as Wednesday 13, it’s impossible not to enjoy yourself, especially when they are churning out classics such as The Ghost Of Vincent Price,Till Death Do Us Party, Rot For Me, I Walked With A Zombie and even R.A.M.B.O from way back in the Frankenstein Drag Queens From Planet 13 era in amongst newer Dixie Dead era songs that perhaps not everybody is yet familiar with.
Of course, no Wednesday 13 show is complete without an encore, this time consisting of Scream Baby Scream, I Love To Say Fuck and perhaps one of horror rock’s greatest yet still largely underrated gems, Bad Things.
It’s with disappointment that the show comes to a close and credit must be given where it is due. Though the Concorde 2 is a far cry from the grandeur of London’s KOKO where our last meeting took place, their performance tonight comes equal to, if not better than that of their previous visit.
Shot and reviewed the Brighton date of Wednesday 13’s recent UK tour, lots more photos up soon!
Sister @ Concorde 2 - Brighton, UK 6/3/13
Supporting Wednesday 13 w/ Orestea.
More up soon + a review from the show!
Photographing a very special motherfucker again very soon…
I’m coming for you Brighton!
Behind the scenes…
I spent last weekend in Bristol/Birmingham with Ashestoangels and had the chance to sit in on one of the rehearsals, which was pretty cool. I’ve been to hundreds of practices with various bands over the years but this time around was a pretty different experience to the rest, they’re certainly not a simple band so it was cool to see how all their different elements come together before it becomes their stage show.
I’m working on a project surrounding the band at the moment, although I have no idea which direction this is now going in. The more time I spend around them and observe how they are as a band, they way they interact with their fans and generally how they do things, the more I want to turn this project into something a lot bigger than what I originally had in mind.
To the average music fan, they probably don’t seem like much and are a band that a lot of people probably wouldn’t give their time of day to, but there is definitely a lot more to Ashestoangels than meets the eye and if looked at properly for just a minute, I’m positive that most would agree with that statement.
I’m pretty excited and very interested to see how this project unfolds in the next few months. Not only is it a venture into exploring a completely new side to my photographic career but hopefully a way to understand the types of relationships bands have with their fan bases and why, to some, these bands are able to ‘save their lives’.
Ashestoangels @ The Flapper, Birmingham 3/2/13 w/ In Dantes Eclipse & Obscure Pleasures
So, it’s just over a week into January and I’ve already been pretty busy with photo work!
I decided that I was going to try and do some more portrait work this year, so have been offering local and London based band free shoots across January in hopes it would help me do this,going pretty well so far!
It started with Katalyst on Sunday (6th) who I’ve done a bunch of shoots with before, they practice in some kind of charity center for elderly folks so there was a bunch of stuff laying around, it was pretty damn cold out but we braved it and on top of that. my strobist gear died on me so we ended up using some kind of reading lamp for lighting instead, as well as the street light. All things considered, I’m pretty happy with how they turned out.
Next were Orestea, they’re currently on the “Nightmare After Christmas Tour” with Ashestoangels so I spent the afternoon/evening with them yesterday (8th) hanging out and doing a quick promo shoot with them in Guildford before the show. I was quite nervous about their shoot since they’ve always had a professional do their promos beforehand but they came out great and the band are super lovely which made it a lot easier for me and ended up being quite a fun shoot.
Change Persona are another band I’ve done a few shoots with before, they were opening the show yesterday and they also have a new drummer, so we figured why not kill 2 birds with one stone since we were all there anyways. We found a spot in the downstairs area of the venue and kept it really simple and they came out quite nicely with the wall lights in the background.
I’ve known who Ashestoangels are for quite a while now through various other bands/friends etc. but last night was the first time I’d actually seen them. They’re definitely one of the more challenging bands I’ve shot, the lighting wasn’t that great and none of them stand still for more than a couple of seconds but it was really good fun and they put on a hell of a show.
Lastly, Orestea headlined their hometown last night so the boys decided to give the crowd (and Lisa) a bit of a surprise and appear as “Orestea-roth”, they always put on a great show and last night was really no different. Round 2 on Sunday for the final date of tour at Surya in Kings Cross!
Review by: Wil Collins.
Photos by: Hannah Cole.
The November and mid-December period signals the end of yet another year and usually with that, comes the winding down of the bigger shows and tours until the new year repeats the cycle for smaller and more established bands alike. Having an event on the same night as both Miss May I and For Today’s visits to London was always going to leave audience numbers a little thin, but with a just about healthy turnout and four high calibre acts, the night was a success in its own right.
Check out my site’s review of the Carcer City show in Kingston a couple of weeks back!