Public Address | Cafe | Capture: Laneway 2015

Jonathan Ganley

Mon, 09 Feb 2015 20:23:38 +1300

Courtney Barnett – Speaking of women who don’t give a fuck, this was unexpectedly badass! Fun songs with a reasonably grunty band.

Courtney and bass player, from too far away.

JacksonP

Sun, 01 Feb 2015 09:10:55 +1300

Nice one Jonathan.

With more time to edit and consider, I’ve changed two of the lead in photos for Hollie Fullbrook and Courtney Barnett. The first is just better I think, and trying to capture some of Courtney Barnett’s energy.

Also, for the Belle and Sebastian fans who have waited…

Jonathan Ganley

Sat, 31 Jan 2015 22:08:47 +1300

Royal Blood – ROCKIN’ power duo, boiling down bogan ridiculousness into its finest essence.

Loud as. Here’s what I learned waiting & watching Royal Blood set up: a flight case latch makes an excellent beer bottle opener.

Mike O'Connell

Thu, 29 Jan 2015 17:00:31 +1300

Media commentator and borderline-elderly hipster Russell Brown said that the award’s eventual winner could be explained by nothing other than “a ruthless desire to tear down Eleanor Catton and her success.”

Deviating slightly but I couldn't help putting this up, from a new Civilian post today. After quite…

Tamara

Thu, 29 Jan 2015 15:58:10 +1300

I had a good day but boy was it hot, and the concrete is punishing on the body. I enjoyed lots of the acts but due to my diminutive stature and distance I missed out on on visual performance. I thought the shows started pretty low key, and thought Jungle…

Andrew C

Thu, 29 Jan 2015 09:46:06 +1300

the constant flow of free water
and free cups to drink it with too, that's such a good idea.

Speaking of water, a buddy of mine had his empty 1.25L water bottle taken off him by security on the way in. Their reason – the bottle is too big. wtf…

Russell Brown

Wed, 28 Jan 2015 20:32:52 +1300

1) The backing singers were easier to identify, in spite of wigs.

There's a challenge for the readers!

JacksonP

Wed, 28 Jan 2015 18:28:33 +1300

Connan and his band just kind of got loose.

Loose? I kept thinking of the production team piecing together the footage and sound, then editing the dad jokes, and bad jokes, while making a publishable show. Hugh is a man of many talents. This will use all of them.

1)…

JacksonP

Wed, 28 Jan 2015 17:59:08 +1300

Jackson got a bunch of better ones

First I’ll post some more of his Laneway show, as I have a bit of a backlog still. :-)

I did try to find band member names, but Wikipedia seems a bit out of date. Any help appreciated.

Russell Brown

Wed, 28 Jan 2015 16:22:44 +1300

Just to keep things rolling, here are some dodgy pics (Jackson got a bunch of better ones) from last night’s post-Laneway Connan Mockasin gig for the Herald’s Sundae Sessions, on the roof of 1 High Street in the city.

You know, most bands go into a session looking to get…

Mike O'Connell

Wed, 28 Jan 2015 14:48:09 +1300

No-one's mentioned Flying Lotus. When St Vincent finished, I was ready to head home and merely glanced across at the far stage and just kept going. Maybe it was good, maybe not but after SV, I was determined to leave on a high :-)

Russell Brown

Wed, 28 Jan 2015 10:32:56 +1300

Righto. My sole picture, at Courtney Barnett. Figured that was enough pics of the back of people's heads.

Mike O'Connell

Wed, 28 Jan 2015 09:37:25 +1300

FKA Twigs visually impressive but she's not really my thing. I am so, so glad I made the breakaway to see St Vincent. Man, I have never seen anything like it, never seen a gal shred a guitar like Annie Clark did (3 guitars actually up – loved the green…

llew40

Wed, 28 Jan 2015 08:33:19 +1300

I think the fan-gathering might have been for Lorde, who we saw in with the punters in front of Jungle, and was (nice to report) getting very little over-attention that we could see, aside from the odd startled double-take from people making their way past. So New Zealand.

I didn't…

JacksonP

Wed, 28 Jan 2015 07:52:46 +1300

I promised the FKA twigs fans on Twitter some more. Best I give them what they want. :-)

Russell Brown

Wed, 28 Jan 2015 00:11:05 +1300

Laneway performer Vic Mensa’s photos of the day.

Russell Brown

Tue, 27 Jan 2015 23:24:44 +1300

Royal Blood. Quite liked their back drop.

Spare a thought for the drummers.

I liked the "and now I'd like to introduce you to everyone else in the band" line.

Jonathan Ganley

Tue, 27 Jan 2015 19:57:41 +1300

That’s what happens when you have 1000+ to look through, and bang out a post before 9am

Good work & great shots, Jackson. I admire your stamina.

JacksonP

Tue, 27 Jan 2015 18:46:16 +1300

Royal Blood. Quite liked their back drop.

Spare a thought for the drummers.

Russell Brown

Tue, 27 Jan 2015 18:23:09 +1300

Royal Blood – ROCKIN’ power duo, boiling down bogan ridiculousness into its finest essence. Clearly heavily influenced by QotSA (and then back to Zep). I laughed out loud with delight several times during their set, so (oddly enough) this was in my top few acts of the day.

Me too,…

JacksonP

Tue, 27 Jan 2015 18:20:25 +1300

At the time I tweeted “OH DAMN SON” and I see no reason to take back that assessment. Fantastic way to end the day.

Thanks for posting this here. You've written much of what I would have said, only with much more musical knowledge on the acts than I possess.…

Danielle

Tue, 27 Jan 2015 18:09:16 +1300

Jackson kindly asked me to post my little Facebook Laneway summary, so here it is.

We arrived at about 1.30pm after a lengthy parking odyssey which wound up with us in the casual lot of a megachurch. The house of the Lord charges more per hour than I imagine its…

JacksonP

Tue, 27 Jan 2015 17:01:09 +1300

And a couple of black & whites for the monochrome set.

On that note, I saw a few people carrying 120 roll film cameras, along with their other gear, including the photographer friend of an award winning artist from North Shore. I admire their commitment to the craft.

JacksonP

Tue, 27 Jan 2015 16:32:32 +1300

Some more St. Vincent.

There was some discussion earlier that she was channeling Prince, or David Bowie.

While I also got a Prince vibe, I think after the few songs I saw, she can claim her own icon status.

JacksonP

Tue, 27 Jan 2015 16:31:10 +1300

carting a lens of that size around!

Yeah, I saw the lens being carried, but not being used. I'll live the puns to others. :-)

Nora Leggs

Tue, 27 Jan 2015 16:02:09 +1300

Time on my hands in the hot sun let me indulge in cropping the hoardings around Wynyard Quarter.
Auckland, city of wheels?

Nora Leggs

Tue, 27 Jan 2015 15:58:43 +1300

Spooky re-run of last year, first person I spotted by the main gate was Jeremy from Rackets and a crew.

Nora Leggs

Tue, 27 Jan 2015 15:57:28 +1300

As you can see, the playground spot was well obscured this year.
And the view from the carpark, just a bit bland.

Nora Leggs

Tue, 27 Jan 2015 15:54:53 +1300

Jackson, I think you’d agree, it was way too hot a day to be carting a lens of that size around!

Nora Leggs

Tue, 27 Jan 2015 15:51:34 +1300

I did get to see some star mobbing going on round the back. No idea who these peeps were mobbing, but it went on for nearly an hour. (the world was black and white before the stars emerged, and technicolour afterwards)

Nora Leggs

Tue, 27 Jan 2015 15:50:32 +1300

Last year I had a great time roaming outside, the site was photogenic, the sound was good out there.
This year, the organisers had done a great job of reducing the photogenictiy. I hung out to listen to Royal Blood. Sound was OK at this little spot. But better in…

Bart Janssen

Tue, 27 Jan 2015 15:49:18 +1300

they asked if I could take their photo

Would've been rude to refuse, right?

Looks like you had a great day, some great shots.

JacksonP

Tue, 27 Jan 2015 14:52:58 +1300

A few crowd shots.

The top one, they asked if I could take their photo. So I did. Hope they find this somehow.

Alan Perrott

Tue, 27 Jan 2015 14:12:17 +1300

I had an odd day, wandered as much as possible to see as many acts as possible, then began to feel rather disconnected when I struggled to hear what people were getting all excited by.
did enjoy Jungle's two hits but and would vote St Vincent as act of the…

Joe Wylie

Tue, 27 Jan 2015 13:28:47 +1300

…especially such a gem as that 3Ds threeway pun
(the trinity of Hey Zeus, Jesus & Theodor ‘Dr Seuss’ Geisel
– The Father, the son and the Holey Gosh!)

Oh very nice, thanks for that.
Here's an old fave from the Good Doctor's foray into feature filmmaking. While he kind of…

Ian Dalziel

Tue, 27 Jan 2015 13:12:10 +1300

a Dunedin double take...
I noticed in other coverage that the Dunedin song homages also extended to a misspelt 'Hey Suess' stage – what's the point of 'honouring' something if ya don't take the time to make sure it is spelt correctly...
...especially such a gem as that 3Ds threeway…

Russell Brown

Tue, 27 Jan 2015 13:10:57 +1300

Meanwhile, the Instagram account Man Buns of Laneway is a highly-focused labour of love. So many buns, so little time.

JacksonP

Tue, 27 Jan 2015 13:07:53 +1300

Samuel Herring

He was quite outstanding really. Here’s a couple more. I’m having second thoughts about which pictures I should have chosen for the lead post. That’s what happens when you have 1000+ to look through, and bang out a post before 9am. :-)

Russell Brown

Tue, 27 Jan 2015 12:45:58 +1300

I’ve been to all five Laneways and do think the festival is a great thing for Auckland, and very well run.

It stepped up a level again this year with the new PA and staging at Cactus Cat, the constant flow of free water and nice touches like the video…

Simon Bennett

Tue, 27 Jan 2015 12:37:00 +1300

Here’s one from the middle of the crowd at the hottest part of the day: watching Courtney Barnett, who was excellent. Highlight for me: St Vincent, with Belle and Sebastian as shambolic runners-up. I’ve been to all five Laneways and do think the festival is a great thing for Auckland,…

Kebabette

Tue, 27 Jan 2015 12:08:55 +1300

Fantastico.

Russell Brown

Tue, 27 Jan 2015 11:02:16 +1300

Perhaps liberated by the knowledge that Jackson was taking all the pictures, I took exactly one, all day.

Highlights? Courtney Barnett, then Jakob (who were awesome for three or four songs, then seemed a bit punishing in the hot sun), Royal Blood (total surprise — what fun! — although I'm…

Russell Brown

Tue, 27 Jan 2015 09:29:19 +1300

Great work, Jackson — and so speedy! I think that Samuel Herring pic particularly stands out.

Public Address

Tue, 27 Jan 2015 09:29:18 +1300

Discussion from blog post.