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.

Loitered Lens : Rival State

31/08/2014

Up close and personal at The Garage, Rival State get near enough to spritz the punters with a mist of high-octane rawk perspiration....

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Yung Lean by Carl Batson

Yung Lean : The Garage [Live]

16/08/2014

Security looked like they were bricking it a bit, But Yung Chan delivered a sweat-soaked performance at the Garage to be proud of....

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Thunder on the Left by Carl Batson

Thunder on the Left : The Garage

08/08/2014

Set to release their debut single, this gig was Thunder On The Left's moment to shine and firmly hammer their tousled blonde stamp on the rock scene....

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Kagoule : The Garage [Live]

06/08/2014

Art meets rock, shakes hands with pop, fondles a plethora of sub-genres and fucks post-punk...

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Pearl Harts by Carl Batson

The Pearl Harts : The Garage, Islington [Live]

15/07/2014

The Pearl Harts, a tenacious, rock hungry duo opening the show for Kagoule....

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A picture of Othon by Carl Batson

Loitered Lens : Othon

06/07/2014

Othon - 'a joyous celebration with a meze of cultural references'. Photos ...

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Othon by Carl Batson

Othon : The Garage [Live]

02/07/2014

the musical equivalent of opening a fairy tale pop-up book and watching the characters jump out and dance around your head...

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Beast Within UK by Carl Batson

Loitered Lens : Beast Within UK

22/06/2014

This is rock and roll and the brakes can't be put on for a bunch of overpaid kids kicking a ball and falling over a lot whilst people starve to death nearby....

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A picture of Throne by Carl Batson

Loitered Lens: Throne

15/06/2014

Pictures of Throne live at the Cob Gallery, London...

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James, by Carl Batson

Loitered Lens : James

08/06/2014

The Electric Ballroom was so packed there was a genuine risk of impregnating the total stranger who you were forced to rub up against....

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Kid Congo Powers : London Show

28/05/2014

If you’ve not yet had the opportunity to see Kid play live I strongly suggest you remedy this by grabbing tickets as soon as you possibly can...

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The Sonics by Carl Byron Batson

Loitered Lens : The Sonics

25/05/2014

Every number was another thick layer of royal icing on the garage cake ...

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The Galileo 7 by Carl Batson

Loitered Lens : The Galileo 7

18/05/2014

Photos of The Galileo 7 supportingThe Sonics at Koko, London....

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A picture of Clutch by Carl Batson

Loitered Lens : Clutch

11/05/2014

Chungering brute-heavy guitar chops, full-throttle riffage, support from labelmates Lionize. Clutch at the Forum. Photos....

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Bitter Strings by Carl Byron Batson

The 45s Carlisle / Bitter Strings [Live at The Garage]

09/05/2014

A complete sticky lather. ...

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The Sonics : Koko [Live]

08/05/2014

Instrumentally and vocally The Sonics still have it and boy oh boy, do they give it to you. ...

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Loitered Lens : Amund Maruud

27/04/2014

Imagine the King, frenzied and fuelled up on booze and bop pills whilst performing the main dance sequence of Jailhouse Rock - that was the show that blurred before us...

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A picture of Amund Maarud by Carl Byron Batson

Loitered Lens: Big Boy Bloater

30/03/2014

Tight grooves, infectious melodies and the unique voice of Big Boy Bloater...

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A picture of Boom Tales by Carl Byron Batson

Loitered Lens : Boom Tales

23/03/2014

Photos of Boom Tales by Carl Byron Batson...

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A picture of Prosperina by Carl Byron Batson

Loitered Lens : Prosperina

16/03/2014

Photos of Prosperina live at London's KOKO....

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A picture of Church of Misery by Carl Byron Batson

Loitered Lens : Church of Misery

09/03/2014

Doom-sludge metal at stratospheric volume. Photos of Church of Misery live at Koko, London...

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Monster Magnet , Koko

27/02/2014

Monster Magnet ripped out the spine of the packed Koko, swung it around with the head still attached and drooling, and smashed it down hard and heavy into the stage....

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A picture of the Quireboys by Carl Byron Batson

The Quireboys – Unplugged and Upfront

16/02/2014

An unplugged and upfront show that is actually a real pleasure to see and hear...

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Helene Greenwood

13/02/2014

Helene Greenwood at The Islington. Gig details....

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A picture of TOm Hickox by Carl Byron Batson

Tom Hickox [Live]

12/02/2014

A wonderfully dark and atmospheric set that was delivered with a large spoonful of gentleman’s relish...

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A photo of Curran by Carl Byron Batson

Curran : UK Gigs

11/02/2014

Curran, blazing through their set to a packed house like a Zippo being thrown into a barrel of TNT....

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A picture of Lindi Ortega by Carl Byron Batson

Loitered Lens : Lindi Ortega

09/02/2014

Dark humour, tales of struggle, death, joy and sadness. Lindi Ortega at the Garage, London. Photos ...

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Dames, Booze, Chains and Boots : Lindi Ortega

04/02/2014

Lindi Ortega's dark humour, tales of struggle, death, joy and sadness consume you ...

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A picture of BLE by Carl Byron Batson

Loitered Lens : BLE

26/01/2014

'delicate percussion, exquisite violin tones, deep soulful saxophone and liquid guitar playing' photos of BLE at The Garage, London...

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BLE : The Garage

23/01/2014

A huge crowd-pleasing fusion of sound. It was punctuated with delicate percussion, exquisite violin tones, deep soulful saxophone and liquid guitar playing...

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