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May 31, 2008
19:35
“Feck! Drink!! Tube!!!” (and a dash of John McLaughlin)
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One task that the new Mayor of London has ordered is the banning of alcohol on all Transport for London services (Tubes, buses, trams and DLRs) as of the 1st of June, 2008. With such a ‘decree’ sanctioned, ‘loyal‘ TfL passengers gathered at different times today on the tube network in a [...]
May 30, 2008
18:50
Nate James at Jazz Cafe
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Despite some really good gigs that are usually advertised at the Jazz Cafe, I try as much as possible to avoid this venue like the plague, due to the palaver of just getting a photo-pass. If you’ve ever read any of my past encounters at the Jazz Cafe, you’ll know why. So, to be [...]
May 28, 2008
18:32
His father’s son: Seun Kuti at the Barbican
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If there is one thing that we Nigerians do and do very well, it’s to have fun. If we are going to dig deep into our pockets for a ticket to a gig that probably cost a fortune, we might as well enjoy every penny of it. So anyone not a Nigerian or [...]
5:28
Roberto Fonseca & Esperanza Spalding at the Barbican
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Evening Standard Jazz reviewer, Jack Massarik (even his name sounds jazzy!) has written a short and sweet review of yesterday’s amazingly outstanding gig here. Since I couldn’t have said it better in words, I’m going to do the next best thing: show you the pictures from the night: Roberto Fonseca: Omara Portuondo & Roberto Fonseca: Esperanza Spalding: [...]
May 26, 2008
3:09
Taio Cruz vs Mamas Gun: 2 different music tastes!
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Every now and then, you find yourself at a gig to cover the main act and you realise that the warm-up act is much better. And so I find myself reaching that conclusion when I covered the Taio Cruz gig last Friday at Scala. The first act to come on was Mamas Gun, [...]
May 22, 2008
9:32
Shyne Ward at the O2.
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For the record, Shyne Ward is not my cup of tea. I had no idea of who he is, until some of my friends told me that he won some talent show or the other called X-Factor. I actually wanted to photograph Seu Jorge at the Royal Festival Hall, but my agency called the shots. [...]
May 21, 2008
3:31
Abdullah Ibrahim vs Jason Moran (Pictorially, that is…)
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Pax Vobiscum, Pilgrims. It’s been a busy week, and if anyone said commissioning a photographer for a front cover is easy, hasn’t done it before. And don’t even get me started with journalists who think that because an image is online can be used without any copyright consequences! But I digress. On Saturday, I had the challenge [...]
May 16, 2008
7:38
The Charlatans at the Forum (and how to lose weight!)
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In everything we do in life, we have an incentive. We read to be knowledgeable; we work so as to pay the bills; heck, we even have to run so as to catch the bus. So it begs the question: should cash bribes be used as an incentive in getting kids with weight issues (or just [...]
May 07, 2008
11:32
Nikon Crash dummy!! (and King Sunny Ade)
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When I saw this clip, I just cringed! You can tell that the dude has money to burn!! I mean, there’s a crack on one of my camera and I was freaking out! Hasn’t he heard of a strap?? Anyway, I was listening to my Ipod today and left the setting on random. An old King Sunny [...]
May 06, 2008
2:34
Quick Media rant & Toumani Diabete at St. Luke’s.
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Years ago at University, I remember a debate we had with one of the lecturers about the media. The argument presented by the Professor was “News is a window into the world: Discuss.” I pondered on this for a couple of seconds and responded: “I reckon it depends on who’s window view you’re looking from.” I’m [...]
May 02, 2008
3:54
Councils, Indo-Pakistan Zombies & Matchbox 20
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It’s about 9.23 am and I am tired. I’m tired of the moronic Shennenigans of my local council. (Long story short: repairs that should have been fixed 3 months ago are still lingering!) So, here I am, waiting for the so-called powers that be to come and sort things out. Hah!! And what’s [...]
May 01, 2008
11:24
May Day!
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Hey, hey!! Happy May Day, you pilgrims. I cannot believe that we’ve come into a new month. Another thing to be thankful for. Speaking of May Day, I’m busy at work sorting some images for press day when my Art Director calls out to me: “Akin, there’s a procession gathering outside with the police all [...]

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