Development: jmc_event_manager v0.3.1

A minor update to fix a few bugs associated with my event manager. The original plugin has also been split into two - one taking care of the front end and the other the backend. Both are necessary to run the event manager.

Download jmc_event_manager (backend) at

Photography: Butterfingers @ The Factory Theatre, Enmore - 26th October, 2007

Butterfingers are Back!

Part of a "two gigs in one night" outing for me saw Butterfingers come back to the Factory Theatre in Enmore to treat the crowd to their playful tunes. Support was provided by the more than able Bluejuice, a lot of fun to shoot, and Bukk City, …

Photography: The Vasco Era @ The Annandale Hotel, Annandale - 26th October, 2007

I believe that this is one of my best shots I've taken for a while - Sid O'Neil at the Annandale Hotel leading The Vasco Era

Isn't it amazing what a lighting rig can do. I first shot guitar strumming Sid O'Neil, his bass playing brother Ted and drummer Michael …

Opinion: Professional + Blogger = Self Censorship?

See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil, Blog No Evil - Self Censorship and Blogging (Photo: Kevin Trotman)

I'm sure that any employee of a company who maintains an active weblog will have come across the self imposed limitations that one places on oneself when …

Photography: The Klaxons @ The Enmore Theatre, Newtown - 25th October, 2007

The Klaxons live at the Enmore Theatre in Newtown

The Klaxons hit Sydney following a delay due to their bass player misjudging a jump and breaking his leg while in France earlier in the year. Support was from the Melbourne boys Damn Arms, who I've previously shot, when …

Photography: Australian Beer Festival @ The Australian Hotel, The Rocks - 21st October, 2007

The Australian Hotel, venue for the Australian Beer Festival at The Rocks in Sydney

After I dropped my cousin Stephen off at Sydney Airport for his flights back to Sweden I headed over to Stu's for some lunch before heading into the Rocks to meet up with some of the …

Photography: Urhtboy, Hermitude & The Tongue @ The Gaelic Club, Surry Hills - 12th October, 2007

I won't say much because a mate of mine has written a great review of the night - read it at InTheMix.com.au.

Urthboy

The Tongue

Hermitude

Shot for The Dwarf

Opinion: Blackle - is it all a hoax?

Blackle claims to reduce power consumption in comparison with Google

It was first in July that Blackle came to my attention with an enquiry from a mate who works at a large accounting/consulting company into the claims of reduced power consumption resulting from using …

Photography: Australian International Motor Show @ Darling Harbour, Sydney - 11th October, 2007

Jade MacRae launches the new Audi A4 with the help of half a dozen parkour runners. I definitely had the best spot for this one!

The day finally came where I was given the opportunity to be properly paid to cover an event. Alan Jones, editor and social media manager of …

Photography: EnergyAustralia Staff Club Masquerade Ball @ Swissotel, Sydney - 5th October, 2007

EnergyAustralia Staff Club Masquerade Ball @ Swissotel, Sydney

The second annual EnergyAustralia Staff Club Ball was held at Swissotel last friday. Was a great night, with the theme being Masquerade.

More shots at the EA Staff Club Masquerade Ball @ Swissotel, Sydney set

Photography: Regurgitator @ The Metro Theatre, Sydney - 6th October, 2007

My best jump shot of the night was for the Chinese support act New Pants

My first gig with The Dwarf saw me shooting the boys (and girl) from Regurgitator as they took to the stage at The Metro. It was the usual bigger gig restriction of three-songs-no-flash - though …

Photography: Shapeshifter @ The Gaelic Club, Surry Hills - 30th September, 2007

30 second exposure of Foreign Dub Soundsystem at the Gaelic Club in Surry Hills

The New Zealand Drum 'n' Bass band Shapeshifter hit the Australian shores for the Parklife festivals around the country and played a small sideshow in Sydney 4 hours after they went on …

Photography: Hollie Smith @ The Vanguard, Newtown - 3rd October, 2007

Hollie Smith's able hands on the keyboard at The Vanguard in Newtown

My mate Duncan and his brother Angus were heading along to see New Zealand's legendary jazz singer Hollie Smith, so I checked FasterLouder to see if I could cover it for them. Luckily I was given the …

Photography: Tal @ The Hopetoun, Sydney - 12th September 2007

Tal playing at The Hopetoun in Sydney

I was invited by a friend, Jeremy Curran, to shoot a gig at the Hopetoun for a new singer that he's backing up as violinist in her support band these days. With a conference to go to the next day it was a pretty busy night and had …

Photography: True Live @ The Annandale Hotel, Annandale - 28th September, 2007

True Live lead singer Ryan Ritchie leads an onstage collaboration with Bliss n Eso

It's been a few months since I last had the opportunity to capture True Live. It was one of my first gigs up in Newcastle, shooting that time for InTheMix (gallery on InTheMix or at my …

Futsal - Round One: Menner N Men 5 d Combat Wombats 2

Futsal! Well, this isn't us, but maybe one day... (Photo: muneto murakami

The Combat Wombats have reformed after a little over a year of rest, this time to take on the roundball sport of futsal. Played at North Sydney's ANZAC Memorial Club is a local futsal …

Politics:John Winston Howard and the Liberal Leadership Succession

The Honourable John Howard, Prime Minister of Australia. The Australian Liberal Party's best or worst long term asset? (Photo: Robb Cox/Getty Images)

I haven't had a good comment on the state of politics in this nation for a while, so I'll begin with a look at the …

ASP.NET - Not a Real Choice for Web Development

Recently I've spent a large amount of time working on a project for my employer. The group I was collaborating with were already using, with good reasons, the Microsoft Visual Studio tool kit for their application development process, predominantly with the C# language …

Twenty Six Weeks in Newcastle

This is a follow up post to the one I made in May about my first eight weeks in Newcastle. Give that a read if you like before continuing on.

Surfing @ Bar Beach, Newcastle - 8th July, 2007

This is a follow up to a post I made after my first eight weeks in Newcastle, …

Photography: Midnight Juggernauts @ The Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle - 30th August, 2007

Midnight Juggernauts finish a mammoth set at The Cambridge Hotel in Newcastle

For my second last gig with I'm With The Band in Newcastle I was given the opportunity to shoot Midnight Juggernauts when they hit Newcastle to play to a packed audience at The Cambridge …