Photo Diary 2010 | Day 19

Sun Street, East London
I long for the summer days to come - to leave work whilst there is daylight.

Photo Diary 2010 | Day 18

Moorgate, East London
How many times can I photograph a tube station in one month?!

Photo Diary 2010 | Day 17

Today, the sun came out to play.

Photo Diary 2010 | Day 16

Leytonstone, East London
Birthday Party!

Photo Diary 2010 | Day 15

After work walk to Liverpool Street Station
The Neon Path
The East London Cats of Chobham Road, Stratford.
Shelton
Sabin
Wynter (Picture taken on Day 16)

Photo Diary 2010 | Day 14

A few drinks with an old friend.
Ashley

Photo Diary 2010 | Day 13

I sit next to Clifford five days a week. We tend to engage in heated debates on subjects such as women rights, quantum physics and Rick Ross a.k.a The Boss... fucking mug.
Clifford

Photo Diary 2010 | Day 12

Hi ho, it's off to work we go...

Plan B - Stay Too Long

Plan B has always kept me on my toes with his music. His 'Paint It Blacker' bootleg album was the best I had heard in awhile. He managed to take elements of UK hip hop that I love and combine it with guitar based music - The Rolling Stones, Nirvana and Leonard Cohen to name a few. He also manages to break through the glorious drum & bass scene by collaborating with the almighty Chase & Status - 'Pieces' was a fucking tune.

Plan B is to drop his new album, 'Defamation of Strickland Banks' in March. Until then, he's dropped it's first single, 'Stay Too Long'. Despite bloggers and folks muttering 'sell-out' in an attempt to go mainstream, it's a track worthy of a pat on the back. Especially as he hasn't lost the hype that is so common in his music. Mr B, I anticipate your album!

Plan B - Stay Too Long

Chase & Status Feat. Plan B - Pieces

Plan B Feat. The Rolling Stones - Paint It Blacker

Buy Plan B - Stay Too Long @ 7digital

- Domesticated Ape

Photo Diary 2010 | Day 11

District 9 & Swedish chocolates

Photo Diary 2010 | Day 10

I need more than one Sunday a week to finish an EP. Minimum.
Music Production

Photo Diary 2010 | Day 9

The entire day was spent in bed recovering from last night, whilst watching DVDs and surfing the net.
Recovery Day

Photo Diary 2010 | Day 8

Night out with friends @ Matter - Hospitality
Pre-drinks | 10:00pm
To the club | 12:00am
Leaving the club | 6:30am
Bed time! | 8:00am

Photo Diary 2010 | Day 7

Haircut Day! - Jennifer kindly posed for these pictures after cutting my hair.

Photo Diary 2010 | Day 6

Today it snowed

The Best Album Art of 2009

In contrast to my earlier post - Rubbish Album Art work, this one celebrates the top 10 album art of 2009 voted by industry insiders. Some nice bits of work!

The Best Album Art of 2009:

The Best Album Art of 2009 | Muse - The Resistance

2nd | Manic Street Preachers - Journal For The Plague Lovers

3rd | Fever Ray - Fever Ray

4th | Massive Attack - Splitting The Atom

5th | Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion

6th | Green Day - 21st Century Breakdown

7th | Depeche Mode - Sounds of The Universe

8th | La Roux - La Roux

9th | White Lies - To Lose My Life...

10th | Editors - In This Light & On This Evening

- Domesticated Ape

Photo Diary 2010 | Day 5

Delays? really? Now that's unlike the London Underground(!)

Deep Focus - Heavy Metal | TGunn Remix

Thee best chilled dubstep I’ve heard for a long while – In fact, it’s a nice little break from the usually rampant dubstep tunes we have come to love… oh the delight!



- Domesticated Ape

Photo Diary 2010 | Day 4

Lunch
Dinner

Photo Diary 2010 | Day 3

Morning Tea & Biscuits
A Clean House
Always Coca Cola
I've also given up Coke. Today, I fell off the wagon upon discovering a can in the fridge.

Photo Diary 2010 | Day 2

Quitting Kills
This is also Day 2 since I've quit. Taking pictures of cigarettes didn't help.
Din Din
Avatar - 3D

Rubbish Album Artwork

Okay, so everyone knows that photos are manipulated all the time to make products and brands look desirable and shit-hot. But these album covers are just bad! Take a moment to admire these awful Photoshop jobs.

This guy, who hasn’t quite grasped the concept of the backpack, decided the effort of actually sitting outside a church was visually pointless when you have Photoshop.

At least this next guy has aspired to something more than the local church steps. But he’s not fooling anyone, we all know he’s not in that car.

Everything about this one is just bad.
- Domesticated Ape

Photo Diary 2010 | Day 1

Hello all,

The concept is simple: I will document my day with pictures for an entire year. There's no real point to this, but to test my commitment and the high nostalgic factor this will give when finished.

Rules: A minimum of one picture for 365 days (dull pictures are guaranteed). Due to life being what it is, posts may not be daily but will eventually be posted. This ends on 31st December 2010!

Starts with new year's eve/day:
New Year's Eve
New Year's Day
Evening

Spill.com

The guys at Spill.com do the best film reviews, I kid you not! They are funny as hell but their comedy is not at the expense of the film, unless it's a load of shit. Their reviews are solid and quite true.

http://www.youtube.com/user/spillcom

- Domesticated ape

The New Job

According to BBC New, 2009 is toughest year for graduates. No Shit! It's been demotivating and heartbreaking applying for the ideal job(s), only to hear the 'regretful' response or nothing at all. I dreaded the thought of working in retail over the festive period. It brings out bargain hunters with a crazed look in their eyes, not attractive.

In the past couple of weeks I've been lucky enough to be taken on by 7digital, an online music company. 7digital is fast growing with its online music catalog surpassing 7million tracks. It offers content to be downloaded from online stores such as Spotify, Universal Music and Sony Music to name a few.

I was anxious on my first day, I wasn't sure what to expect at the office. Although I secretly hoped a David Brent-like character would be there to greet me, alas there was not. However I'm excited to be working with music now, plus I now have weekends off!

- Domesticated Ape