Author: Carl Byron Batson

Photographer, published poet, former party animal, body builder, grave robber to the stars and renowned chainsaw juggler, Carl can often be spotted on his Harley Davidson pretending to be in Terminator 2. He is also frequently seen in the press pits of old London town, camera in hand, avoiding being hit by bottles of wee and crippling his opposition with secret Kung Fu moves.

Gruff vocals, sleaze, tattoos, clichés and piercings. Yay! (Backyard Babies, Islington Academy)

04/12/2015

Junkstar, Heavy Tiger and Backyard Babies brought the rock to Islington Academy. Review...

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The Fratellis, Electric Ballroom, Camden. 17th November 2015

Loitered Lens: The Fratellis

02/12/2015

Neither November rain nor news events stopped The Fratellis rocking the Electric Ballroom. Photos...

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Leaves' Eyes, Islington Academy, 10th November 2015

Loitered Lens: Leaves’ Eyes

22/11/2015

Leaves' Eyes bring their army, as well as symphonic metal from Stavanger, Norway and Ludwigsburg, Germany....

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Loom at Islington Academy

Loitered Lens: Loom

20/11/2015

Loom prepped the ground for Turbowolf with a mighty show of strength. Photos....

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Loitered Lens: Riverside

15/11/2015

Riverside hit the road in support of recently released album Love, Fear and the Time Machine. Photos...

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Turbowolf

Loitered Lens: Turbowolf

08/11/2015

Turbowolf at Islington Academy, 29th October 2015 Photos by Carl Byron Batson...

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Loitered Lens : Reeves Gabrels at The Horn, St Albans

29/10/2015

Gabrels’ fingers moved in a cosmic blur around the fretboard whilst he seemed to be computing some impossible mathematical sum...

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Wheatus

Loitered Lens: Wheatus

18/10/2015

Loitered Lens revives its inner teenage dirtbag with photos of Wheatus...

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Annihilator at O2 Islington, October 2015

Loitered Lens : Annihilator

14/10/2015

Live at the O2, Islington, Annihilator brought the onslaught. Pictures...

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Florence Joelle

Loitered Lens: Florence Joelle

05/10/2015

Gallic charm at the 100 Club. Photos of Florence Joelle...

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Gallic Charm and Gypsy Jazz at the 100 Club (Florence Joelle)

30/09/2015

Allo, allo? Exuding Gallic je ne sais quoi at the 100 Club, Florence Joelle regrets nothing...

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Hang the Bastard

Loitered Lens: Hang the Bastard

28/09/2015

Thunderous doom and mighty riffage, Hang The Bastard at The Underworld...

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Mighty and Thunderous grooves at Camden Underworld (Hang the Bastard)

26/09/2015

The word of Hang The Bastard was both mighty and thunderous...

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Loitered Lens : Cortes

08/08/2015

Cortes delivered the spoils to an eager London audience....

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horton heat

Loitered Lens : Reverend Horton Heat

01/08/2015

Preaching to the converted, as ever the Reverend gave the assembled beer holders a most satisfying selection showing that, unlike other clergy, he hasn’t lost his power to touch his congregation...

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Misterwives

Loitered Lens: Misterwives

26/07/2015

Pinned between the pre pubescent girls, horny dads and the PA system, Carl Byron Batson frames Misterwives at Islington O2...

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Reverend Horton Heat

Reverend Horton Heat, Islington Academy.

16/07/2015

During a dusty warm front in old London town, Reverend Horton Heat and his punkabilly ensemble took to the stage at Islington Academy...

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The Movielife

Loitered Lens : The Movielife

06/07/2015

Proving time hasn’t dampened the punk rock spirit or the sheer energy of The Movielife....

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Let’s carry on from where we left off (The Movielife)

03/07/2015

For a band who most thought would never reunite (including the band themselves) this return to the stage was grasped with relish....

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Tav Falco, Hackney

Loitered Lens : Tav Falco at Oslo, Hackney

21/06/2015

Lithe and lean, Tav Falco plays up to the calls, draws the crowd in deeper and deeper....

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Tav Falco Hackney

Foot-stomping hip-swivelling rockabilly country-blues (Tav Falco)

18/06/2015

This crowd love Falco and Falco loves them back. He poses and postures, treats the audience to some fancy tango moves, and writhes on his back as if possessed. Tav Falco live. ...

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Rock now, Rock the Night! Loitered Lens [Europe]

07/06/2015

Joey Tempest banging out some ultra weird shapes...

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Loitered Lens : Theory of a Deadman

29/05/2015

So much rock awesomeness on the stage, it almost spilled outside...

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June Gigs, London [Thunder on the Left]

27/05/2015

Makes you want to jump behind the wheel of the Mustang and hit the road on a prolonged killing spree. ...

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Loitered Lens : Beasts [Beasts]

24/05/2015

Beasts soften the discordant minor melodies and double bass drum pedals of doom with catchy guitar riffs and shoegazer style vocals....

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Beasts

Grunged Up and Greasy, Beast of Eden [Beasts]

19/05/2015

Beasts have the discordant minor melodies and double bass drum pedals of doom softened by catchy guitar riffs and shoegazer style vocals....

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Marc Almond by Carl Batson

Loitered Lens : Marc Almond

18/05/2015

Joined by guitarist Neal X, formerly of Sigue Sigue Sputnik, it was as if the past 30 years had just been a bad dream' Marc Almond...

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Blues Pills Photo: Carl Byron Batson. Not to be reproduced without express prior permission.

Taking the Tablets, Popping the Blues [Blues Pills]

08/05/2015

Psychedelic riffs chimed out and drifted over the O2 like clouds of incense then metamorphasised into groovy guitar solos...

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Amorettes

Essence of old school rock [The Amorettes]

18/04/2015

Over all too soon, leaving just telltale scuff marks, a ringing in the ears and the faint smell of perfume ...

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dirty thrills

Lacking in natural grease, Rock Top Trumps Deathmatch

12/04/2015

You can spend hours in your bedroom practising your scales and hours more preening and primping but you can’t spray on that magical gritty rock and roll quality...

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