TE NEWS
____________________________________________AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2005
TE has moved to a new location. Go to www.titaniumexposure.com to see lots of exclusive and new photos along with updated news information. This news page will no longer be updated.JUNE/JULY 2005
Summer has arrived and so has a new full-color, glossy postcard. This time, it's of BUSINESS LADY and it's the first one that I've printed up from a studio session. I'm pretty excited about them so I'm keeping them cheap at two for a buck postage paid (please see the TE POSTCARD PAGE for ordering info). If you're a cheapskate or just plain lazy, I'll be giving a few away at COMIC CON this year. So if you see me there, say hello and ask me for one! My original idea for the postcard involved some static-cling bear head decals (the kind that stick to smooth surfaces, but aren't really sticky like stickers). The idea bears [sic] a similarity to the the first VELVET UNDERGROUND record that sports the peelable banana decal on its cover. Although I opted to print the postcard as-is, there will be a limited edition original print run that I'll be using the bear head decals on. Check back in a few weeks for more information on this.
In related news, BUSINESS LADY will be on a full US tour starting in late July and throughout August. THE PEPPERMINTS are also currently on tour in support of their sophomore jinx LP Jesus Chryst so go out and see 'em. Also, if you're a member of the working press (or other media outlet), please help support them by running a photo in your publication/website/etc.
On the horizon is the debut album by San Diego's SLEEPING PEOPLE. I shot the pots and pans that graze their album artwork and the layout is pretty neato in itself. TEMPORARY RESIDENCE is releasing it and the album can be found in stores on August 16th, 2005.
APRIL/MAY 2005
As I noted in an earlier news post, the second installment of THIS IS NOT A PHOTOGRAPH: The Sound and Fury of San Diego Sonic Photography is coming. The official date has been set for Saturday, May 28, and Sunday, May 29, 2005 and it features a fresh crop of band photographers including RICH COOK, SEAN DEJECACION, JEFF WINTERBERG, ANTHONY MUSICK, DEREK PLANK, DARYL RYSDYK, JOSHUA WEINBERG, MARIA VANVILLE, NOA AZOULAY, ROBERT PARDUE, JEREMIAH GRIFFEY, CHRIS CAVALLO, LONNIE DEAN, ANTHONY BARENO, ANDREW CADDICK, ROB QUEENIN, GABE VEGA and perhaps a few more (including myself). It'll be held at the same Voltaire Consort Space (4862 Voltaire Street) in Ocean Beach and I anticipate it to be a HUGE hit since last year's show shattered all previous attendance records. Check out the TINAP2 website for more info.
I've got a few other press photos and album artwork that you should look out for. First of all, THE PEPPERMINTS are releasing their second album on the ANIMAL COLLECTIVE's PAW TRACKS imprint. It's called Jesüs Chryst and yours truly took the cover shot (and sequential inner booklet shots) of the band posing as if they were at "The Last Supper." The visual satire unfolds as a food fight and then some day-after decadence and debauchery that just falls short of getting slapped with a "PARENTAL ADVISORY" sticker. There are also some press photos in the works for XBXRX, BUSINESS LADY and D YELLOW SWANS.
FEBRUARY/MARCH 2005
Got some new studio shots of THE LOCUST, SOME GIRLS and THREE ONE G Records crowd up in the PRESS AND MEDIA PHOTO ARCHIVE that you should most definitely check out. Also got some live shots of BARR, MR. AND MRS TRIBUTE TO UGLINESS, BUSINESS LADY, BIRCHVILLE CAT MOTEL and others with many more waiting in the wings. Also, if you're not already aware of it, it's GSL Records' 12 anneversary this year and they are celebrating with a number of mailorder-only records and they've also released an all-unsigned, california-based band comp called GOLDEN GROUPER. I've got pictures of the DMONSTRATIONS and TENDER BUTTONS in the liners and am very impressed with many of the tracks within.
DECEMBER 2004/JANUARY 2005
A number of really great changes have been happening with the start of the new year. I’ve become a full member of the VOLTAIRE CONSORT space in Ocean Beach and plan on using it as a photography studio and exhibition space for art shows. You may remember it as the venue of last year’s THIS IS NOT A PHOTOGRAPH: The Sound and Fury of San Diego Sonic Photography 1967-2003 show, but it is also perhaps one of San Diego’s most exquisite hubs for underground music and other experimental art activities in recent memory. One of the events I have been working on curating has been a follow-up to last year’s all-band photography TINAP show. The first one was such a glowing success, that I’d hate to stop now, and there were still a few excellent photographers that were not able to participate last year that are more likely to participate this time around. In an effort to take on more than I can ever possibly handle on my own, I’ve expanded to allow photos taken outside of San Diego as well, so keep this in mind. Also, it’s going to be a whole new crop of band photographers so that nothing is repeated. If you’ve ever taken any photos of bands that you can honestly say you’re proud of, or know of any good band photographers (locally or nationally) who deserve a spotlight please don’t hesitate to get in touch (motleywoo@yahoo.com).To mark this celebratory moment in my photographic canon, throughout the month of February I am offering to do a FREE PHOTO SHOOT (minus expenses and on approval, of course) with any band or artist who wishes it. I don’t get this generous very often so please SEIZE THE DAY before I change my fickle mind.
OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2004
Apologies to those who have been checking this website lately and have come up dissapointed. There have been very few updates (1) as a result of my moving into a new place and (2) getting rid of my Macintosh computer. The two coincide because my new room is too small to store a regular desktop computer. So, in a bold and bastardly attempt to micronize my already thimble-size life, I plan on getting an i-pod and perhaps some kind of laptop so I can go to coffee shops and look important. The whole idea of becoming digital has repulsed me for countless years, but if I figured that if I don't do some rennovating soon, I will never have a ghost of a chance to keep up with the perpetual growth rate of modern technology. Don't worry, I don't think I'll ever rid myself completely of film cameras. But I am working toward attaining more digital cameras. Some of my major strengths in photography have been framing and composition with an experimental edge and this will not end simply because I cross over to digital. In fact, I see it as a whole new avenue of experimentation and have taken a liking to even the lowest of digitized resolution.A somewhat discouraging factor in the updating of this website has been that freewebs.com has been deleting certain profane words (when did "girls" become a bad word?) or main chunks of text such as the lower half of this news section. I guess the TENDER BUTTONS album art drawings was a little too much for someone but I suppose that is what you get when you don't pay for a host or domain name. So all the news is lost because I didn't back it up, but it doesn't really matter anyway. There are a few new reviews up of albums by LAIBACH and COMETS ON FIRE and I'll be posting those HOT SNAKES and other photos soon.
AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2004
Got some new press photos up of the DMONSTRATIONS and the CASTANETS in the press and media photo archive for all to view. I've also recently taken some HOT SNAKES press photos that I'll be posting soon. All of these bands are currently on tour so go out and support them because they all have great new records out.JUNE/JULY 2004
Those of you in the San Diego area who plan on going to The San Diego County Fair in Del Mar this year should check out the art exhibits for my postcard of THE DEAD C. It won "Best In Class" for offset printing quality and was printed by my good buddy WILLIAM RIVERA, who also has a pin-on button business called FACTORY BUTTONS.MAY 2004
They're pretty, they're practical, and now they're in abundance. Yes, postcards of THE DEAD C and HOT SNAKES have arrived. I'm completely enamored by the new "postcard" word logo on the back of these because it's got a quill threading through the letters. It's super slick! So to celebrate this monumental moment in postcard history, I'm selling the pair for a mere $1 (PPD). But hurry, this offer ends on Mayday, 2010 or while supplies last.
MARCH/APRIL 2004
KILL ME TOMORROW's The Garbageman and the is finally out on GSL and comes packaged complete with a DVD collecting four music videos, each with a completely different stylistic approach. The one for "Flesh Siren" is animated in a similar style to the videos on The Power of Salad and Milkshakes and actually uses fragments of photos that I took (see the press and media archive to view these). Also, one of the greatest photographic compliments I have ever recieved has been when K8 WINCE composed an original painting that interprets one of my photos of KILL ME TOMORROW. It reminded K8 of the opening scene in "Resovoir Dogs" when Tarantino's pack of gangsters are walking down the street. At any rate, you can find this painting along with some creative bloodsplatter on the back cover of the album.
More rank images of dirty rock and rollers are headed your way! Label websites like Mental Telemetry and Deathbomb Arc have given new homes to my photos of SIX ORGANS OF ADMITTANCE and TENDER BUTTONS, respectively. The new issues of Skyscraper and Rockpile will print photos of VAZ and KILL ME TOMORROW, respectively. And the new 31G DVD, "This is Circumstantial Evidence," features a photo I took of CATTLE DECAPITATION, retrospectively. Also, in the early days of April, the Gold Standard Laboratories website is going to show a few of my photos of TETSUNORI, VAZ and/or YEAR FUTURE. The VAZ ones are the same ones that will appear in Skyscraper (or elsewhere on the TE website), and the TETSUNORI one is the same as the one shown below this text, but the YEAR FUTURE pic is pretty much exclusive thus far to the GSL web. So hit it or quit it!
