Photography / Music Writing (Archive)

Ruth Booth worked as a music writer for more than a decade. Since she started work in student newspapers, radio and fanzines, her work has appeared in The Independent, The Mirror, Kerrang! Magazine, Virtual Festivals, Thrash Hits, Big Cheese Magazine, and many more. Ruth previously worked as onsite editor during music festivals for Virtual Festivals, […]

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End Of Year Music Photography Photos

2015 in Photos

If you’ve been following my photography posts (search “photo” in the box at the top), you’ll know I’ve been a fairly industrious sort of a bee in 2015. I’ve shot a number of bands for Drowned In Sound‘s In Photos section, as well as for ma ainsel. With the year rushing to a close, here’s […]

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Music Photography Photos

New Photos: Maximo Park on Drowned In Sound

This month’s excuse to sweat for Drowned In Sound came in the form of Maximo Park, as they celebrated the 10th anniversary of seminal debut album, A Certain Trigger. Yep, another nostalgia fest, but as the hometown gig, one that definitely couldn’t be missed. A little older, maybe a little wiser, but it’s a wonderful […]

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New Photos: Editors and The Twilight Sad on Drowned In Sound

Hoi! This month, Drowned In Sound sent me back to tha Toon to capture Editors and The Twilight Sad doing their thing at the O2 Academy. This was my first time seeing both bands live, but after hearing GJB from local photography collective Blank Slate raving about The Twilight Sad, I was particularly keen to […]

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New Photos: The Polyphonic Spree on Drowned in Sound

Following the Kingsley Chapman and the Murder set from this week’s Photo Friday, those sterling chaps at Drowned In Sound have also uploaded my shots from The Polyphonic Spree‘s recent Newcastle show over the weekend. This was part of Poly Spree’s tour celebrating the 15th Anniversary of The Beginning Stages of… – the album that […]