Alas, my pix of Muse will not go down in history as my best. The band required us to shoot from the mixing board. (A clear opposite policy than the one three years ago when I shot Muse. Photos from that, much closer set here ). I don't have a 300mm 2.8 or anything close to it -- and no desire to rent the gear for a band I've already shot.
Most of my shots just give you an idea of how much of a bigger band Muse has become since that stripped down set in 2007. I'll post more at www.stevenfriederich.com, likely tomorrow. Here's a set list from The Seattle Times:
We Are the Universe (Intro) Uprising Resistance New Born Supermassive Black Hole Interlude + Hysteria Guiding Light Nishe United States of Eurasia Ruled by Secrecy Feeling Good (Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley cover) Helsinki Jam Undisclosed Desires Starlight Unnatural Selection Time Is Running Out Plug in Baby (Encore) Exogenesis: Symphony Part I (Overture) Stockholm Syndrome Man with a Harmonica + Knights of Cydonia
What if Stan Lee, the creator of Spider-Man and dozens of other super heroes, met the man the world knows as Spock?
Sounds like a crazy reality TV show, but it’s really going to happen this weekend at the eighth annual Emerald City Comicon in Seattle. The convention takes place Saturday and Sunday at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle. A two-day pass is $35. Saturday only is $25. Sunday only is $20.
Star Trek’s Leonard Nimoy joins Stan Lee and dozens of other guests for the annual convention. They’ll be signing comics, toys and other memorabilia and posing for pictures all day Saturday. The schedule of events is located online at http://www.emeraldcitycomicon.com.
During the afternoon on Saturday, they’ll both be speaking about their lives and will likely take questions from their fans. Nimoy will return on Sunday but Lee is dashing off to parts unknown on Day 2 of the convention.
Halloween must be coming early this year. Rob Zombie and Alice Cooper are teaming up to create one hell of a tour this spring -- that is completely missing Western Washington. Zombie announced today on just about every social medium there is (Facebook, Twitter, MySpace) that the tour would hit the Pacific Coliseum at Vancouver, B.C. on May 1 and ditch Seattle and travel to the Toyota Center in Kennewick, Wash. of all places on May 2. Details at http://www.gruesometwosometour.com/
Bummer.
My bet is he's under contract to stay away from Western Washington because Zombie is slated to co-headline the Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival this summer with Korn. The heavy metal fest arrives July 13 at the White River Amphitheater in Auburn, Wash.
I've seen Zombie a number of times -- have even taken a road trip to see him in Salem, Ore. and again to Spokane, Wash. His shows are always over the top with tons of pyro, loud guitars and is worth every dime every time.
The Seattle Art Museum will host a modern art exhibit entitled “Kurt,” exploring the influence of former Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain on artists. The exhibit is slated to begin a six-month stint on May 13
I'll let Travis handle the review and I think there may be some photos from my photog pal Alex at some point, but I went to the Home for the Horrordays show last Saturday, hung in the crowd, tried to avoid the mosh pit (too much) and had a great time. It was Kane Hodder's and Schoolyard Heroes last show and the debut of the leftovers of Schoolyard into Blood Cells and People Eating People.
I wrote a "Grunge Gift Guide" for The Daily World a week or so back. It's not located online, alas, since it ran in our entertainment section -- which is a print only product. But I wanted to share it here, too. Some of the items have already been reviewed by Travis, but I have some new offerings -- specifically so-called "grunge" related books.
Whether grunge is alive and well, as one recently published book spells out, or “Grunge is Dead” as another recently published book boldly claims, there’s no question that you can make any music fan happy with the ’90s era-inspired books, music and DVDs that have been pouring out onto the market this year. Westport Winery even has a bottle of Nirvana-inspired wine.
The organization, which hopes to raise enough money to eventually build a youth center in Kurt Cobain's home town of Aberdeen, has decided to give the prize away to one lucky fan.
According to the foundation's MySpace page, the tour will be guided by Megan Jasper, Sub Pop’s general manager who was a receptionist during Nirvana’s time with the label. Nirvana released its first album, Bleach,on Sub Pop Records in 1989. The album now has sold more than two million copies. Sub Pop also has worked with many other well-known bands, both pre- and post-Nirvana. Those acts include Soundgarden, Mudhoney, ..Green River.., The Shins, Iron & Wine, The Postal Service, Sunny Day Real Estate and many more.
To win, write an essay (or a few random sentences) totaling 100 words or less on "the impact Kurt Cobain and Nirvana’s music had or still has on your life" and e-mail your thoughts to kurtcobainmemorialcommittee@gmail.com. The deadline is Dec. 31, 2009.
The foundation's board of directors will choose the winner.
I recently attended a sold out Candlebox concert in Aberdeen, Wash. of all places for the Kurt Cobain Memorial Foundation's fundraiser. Before the show, I interviewed Candlebox guitarist Peter Klett. The full article I wrote is here.
Didn't have time today to do photo editing during lunch (had to work the day job during lunch). But here's a taste of some random pix from Pain in the Grass of Mudvayne and Saliva plus two favs I knew I had from Steel Panther. Still must go through my photos to edit them tomorrow. So expect more then.
I visited the Jimi Hendrix Memorial last Saturday because I happened to be in Renton (it's where some of my family lives) and I had never actually been there. Saturday also happened to be the 40th anniversary of Jimi's performance at Woodstock. I listened to his performance in the car on the trip to REdmond and I truly was amazed how many people were at the memorial when I arrived. My jaw dropped seeing what looked like a Roman-style monument to a God. Instead of Jimi etchings in stone, it could surely have been Zeus. I'd been covering all this craziness regarding Kurt Cobain's legacy as of late so seeing the treatment of another Seattle icon proved a delight to compare and contrast. I wish I would have gone sooner.
My favorite detail in the memorial are the several Jimi etchings that had kisses planted all over his face. Some of the kisses looked like they were part of the stone while others could be wiped away. More photos up on my Flickr page. Directions to get to the memorial are posted here.
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