Nov 2 2005
Smell The Pledge
My new camera is fucking bovs. I don't even know how to properly work it yet and it still takes pictures like these. The Rufus show was great. His voice always stuns me when I hear it in the live arena. Unfortunately everyone around me insisted on singing along so it was very hard to hear Rufus above it, which was a bit frustrating, but he played "Vibrate" so I was a happy camper. Pitchfork today confirmed that Rufus will be releasing the double disc Want set here in the US (which will include a Leoard Cohen cover that was simply amazing on Monday night) on November 28th, so I might have to pick that up. See the rest of my Rufus picures on Flickr. Some of them turned out great.
OK Go, on the other hand, were a bit of a disappointment. The lead singer said he was sick, so I'll give them the benefit of the doubt. Here are my OK Go pictures on Flickr.
The Super Furries are in North America and kicked off their tour last night, but I can't find the set list anywhere. If you find hit, holler at me.
Moz producer Tony Visconti has a blog and a new photo of himself and the mighty Mozzer!
NME reviews Gorillaz in Manchester.
The Gaurdian on that Gorillaz gig as well as We Are Scientists.
Pitchfork throws some love at the new Harvey Danger record. Actually, the review kinda trashes the record, but they give it a 6.9. *shrug*
Wow. When he;s not busy trying to sell his book, kiss Chuck Klosterman's ass or talk up Jimmy Kimmel, the Sports Guy can still bring the heat. His thoughts on Theo Epstein might be some of the best stuff he's ever done. Definitely one of his most heartfelt columns. More please.
Knicks at Celtics tonight!
Here is my fantasy basketball team:
Gilbert Arenas / Jamal Crawford / Jalen Rose / Andrei Kirilenko / Shareef Abdur-Rahim / Richard Jefferson / Nene(who got hurt last night, *sigh*) / Lorenzen Wright / Antawn Jamison / Jameer Nelson / Mike Sweetney / Derek Fisher / Brendan Haywood
Three wizards and NO CELTICS. Oh well, that's what you get with autodraft.
Speaking of the hometown Wiz, here is my season preview on DCist.
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holla,
International Language
Hello Sunshine
Zoom
Atomik Lust
The Horn
Ohio Heat
Run! Christian
Frequency
Cloudberries
Ice Hockey Hair
Recepticle
Slow Life
Juxtaposed
Lazer Beam
Rings Around The World
Do Or Die
Something For The Weekend
Calimero
The Man Don't Give A Fuck
good to see IHH back, but i could do without SFTW and RCR, again.
rufus, such a beautiful man...
Posted by: lboogie at November 2, 2005 2:45 PM
L Boogie to the rescue! I am VERY, VERY happy with that set. Yay, "Ice Hockey Hair"! I'll pretend like you didn't say you were tired of "Run Christian Run". Blasphemy!
Posted by: information leafblower at November 2, 2005 2:59 PM
your camera is sooooo good. my pictures came out nothing like that, and we were standing in the same spot. i may be in the market for a new camera soon, and will have to investigate yours. at least no one tried to hug you during rufus' set... the man standing behind me, the one who cried and sang a lot, tried to hug me. who hugs strangers at shows?
Posted by: seeking irony at November 2, 2005 3:52 PM
glad to see the camera is working out for you. Learn to shoot in full manual mode - the presets don't know what to do in concert lighting situations. General rule - go for the lowest ISO you can, I usually end up at 200 though sometimes 100. 400 on my camera is too noisy to use, though yours may be cleaner. Set the aperture as wide open as you can and zoom out as far as you can while still getting the shot you want. Shutter speed - the slowest I can still get a sharp picture with is around 1/30 or 1/40. Ideally, you'll be able to get good exposure at 1/80 to 1/100, but generally you're at the whim of the lighting guy. Spot meter off the performer's skin, like his head or something.
That's all the unsolicited advice I have.
And the new Morrissey album is apparently out on March 21.
http://www.pauseandplay.com/whatsnew.htm
Posted by: frank at November 3, 2005 12:14 AM
oh, and play with the white balance settings. Custom white balance can sometimes totally compensate for red and magenta spotlights and get you sort of natural skin tones.
Posted by: frank at November 3, 2005 12:15 AM
