Photography wise the work of (in no particular order of preference)Richard Avedon, Gregory Crewdson, Bill Brandt, David Lachapelle, Steve Gullick, Kevin Westenberg, Perou, Ross Halfin, Anton Corbijn, Andres Serrano, Steve Pyke, David Bailey, Rankin, Nigel Parry, Loretta Lux, Spencer Tunick, Kevin Cummins, Platon, Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Alastair Thain, Robert Doisneau, Serge Leblon, Albert Watson, Arnold Newman, Horst, Cartier-Bresson, Irving Penn, Annie Leibowitz, Elliott Erwitt etc
Stand up comedy - Bill Hicks, Doug Stanhope, David Cross, Sam Kinison, Richard Pryor, Steven Wright, Mitch Hedburg, George Carlin, Brendon Burns, Dave Bishop Check em out.
I play the guitar, quite badly.
I play Poker, quite quite badly.
Music
The Stones, Sly & The Family Stone, Iggy, Bowie, Flaming Lips, Richard Hawley, The Stray Cats, Morphine, Miles Davis, Nick Cave, Primal Scream, early Prince, Jeff Buckley, Jimi Hendrix, Hamell On Trial, Thomas Truax, Reverend & The Makers, The Kills, Sons & Daughters, Outkast, Rage Against The Machine, Massive Attack, The Noisettes, The Sonics, Maximo Park, Blondie, Isley Brothers,Jason And The Scorchers, Bill Withers, The Cramps, The Detroit Cobras, Imelda May, The Love Me Nots, Public Enemy, Ben Folds Five, QOTSA, early Mars Volta, At The Drive-In, Acoustic Ladyland, The Clash, Joy Division, System Of A Down, MC5, Arcade Fire, PJ Harvey, Peaches, Barry Adamson, Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy, Spearhead, Tom Waits, (some) Madonna, Modest Mouse, Johnny Cash, Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster, early Guns & Roses, Faith No More, Bjork, Patti Smith, The Bellrays, Gil Scott Heron, George Clinton & his various guises, Portishead, Pulp, Angelo Badalamenti, MGMT, Air, Eels, early Van Halen, early Aerosmith, early Cheap Trick, pre '81 AC/DC, Black Sabbath, The Black Crowes, Pixies, Little Lost David, KHLA, The Orange 38, The Listeners, Rumpus, Dirtyblood, 65 Days Of Static, Screaming Mimi, Viva High Rollers, Monkey Swallows The Universe, Future Ex-Wife, Double No No, Pink Grease, Bromheads Jacket, Pollinates, Arctic Monkeys, The Hosts, Scaramanga Six, Bare Knuckle Soul, The Lovers, Stoney, Lucifer Matches, Balor Knights, Chuck, I Monster, The Ape Drape Escape, The Long Blondes, Jody Wildgoose.
*NOT* The Beatles. The most overrated band ever*
Movies
Everything by David Lynch except Dune, mid period Hitchcock, lots of Woody Allen & Coen Brothers, Magnolia, Short Cuts, 70's paranoia like The Parallax View, All The President's Men, The Conversation, Klute etc, Apocalypse Now, Chinatown, Rosemary's Baby, Repulsion, Bitter Moon, Groundhog Day, He Loves Me...He Loves Me Not, Heat, Lost In Translation, Royal Tennenbaums, Godfather, Audition, Amelie, Memento, Fight Club, Seven, Out Of Sight, Taxi Driver, Donnie Darko, Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, Delicatessen, 2001, Being John Malkovich, The Last Seduction, numerous Film Noir, Do The Right Thing, Eternal Sunshine, Salvador, Lemming, Man Who Fell To Earth, Sicko, Halloween, Boogie Nights, Talk Radio, Battle Royale, The Apartment, Swingers, Sideways, The Odd Couple, Run Lola Run, 21 Grams, Goodfellas, Man With 2 Brains, Alien, City Of God etc
Television
The Wire, The Sopranos, Twin Peaks, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Six Feet Under, The Shield, Dexter, Breaking Bad, Brass Eye, 24, Peep Show, League Of Gentlemen, Fawlty Towers, Deadwood, Sleeper Cell, Nick Broomfield, Jon Ronson, John Pilger, Louis Theroux (before he started hanging around with famous people) and I like a good hard hitting documentary.
Books
I don't read enough but....The LA Quartet by James Ellroy, lots of Paul Auster, The Dice Man by Luke Rhinehart, The Dirt by Motley Crue, 1984 by George Orwell, Fight Club, Survivor, & Diary by Chuck Palahniuk, Brave New World by Auldous Huxley, The Bonfire Of The Vanities by Tom Wolfe etc.
About me: Chris Saunders, photographer based in Sheffield, UK and resident snapper of much of that fine city's outstanding music scene. Has also photographed numerous well known actors, comedians, authors, and film directors etc. and has been published in numerous books, cds, magazines, dvds, newspapers etc worldwide. Pics can be seen in the 'pics' bit on here or on my website here. Go looksie.
FAO bands wanting to add me - I'll only add you if I really like your music, no offence. I had a huge rant about music on here until recently but it was starting to take up far too much room but in brief this is what it said -
Have a look at what I like. No Oasis/Beatles/Libertines soundalikes, moronic metal, emo, soft rock, AC/DC / Guns & Roses (though I am a fan of their early stuff) wannabes, dance music with some dopey sounding girl warbling over the top, hip hop going on about bling & putting a cap in yo ass (please listen to how good Public Enemy were), Coldplay/Killers etc stadium rock tedium etc etc etc will be entertained. Neither will bands that sound like whatever the latest 'indie'/NME sensation is at the moment, ie The View, Arctic Monkeys (though I am a fan), Pigeon Detectives, Klaxons, etc etc etc Thank yew.
Recent pics
Lucy
The Listeners
The Dead Delta
The Gentlemen
Imelda May @ The Boardwalk, Sheffield
Nick Cave @ Sheffield Academy
The Orange 38
Matt Helders
Tony Christie
Skint & Demoralised
John Russell Band
Rage Against The Machine @ Leeds Festival (Now TESTIFY..!!!)
Richard Hawley @ Yellow Arch Studios
David Lynch (this is not a recent shot but it's staying here permanently. Because it's David Lynch).
Who I'd like to meet: and photograph... Iggy Pop, Keith Richards, Nick Cave, Tom Waits, Larry David, David Bowie, Brian Setzer, Bill Murray, anyone who acts/acted in The Wire, The Sopranos, & Twin Peaks, Rage Against The Machine, Sons And Daughters, The Kills, Noisettes, Franke Potente, Sean Penn, Prince, Bjork, Scarlet Johansson, Al Pacino, Martin Scorsese, Richard Dawkins, Luke Rhinehart, Naomi Watts, Paul Auster etc etc etc
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La Folie are back in town again and we playing at the O2 Academy on Friday 11th of Septmeber! It's £4 a ticket and you get in to Transmission afterwards for free! Entry to that is usually £5 so it makes blatent sense to come see us first and you save a quid as well! get in touch if you fancy coming down
I'm happy to announce that my new album "Songs From The Films Of David Lynch" is out now.
"Truly unsettling and perplexingly brilliant... testament to both the quality of Lynch’s soundtracks and Truax’s talents" - The Skinny
"Truax is paying homage to a kindred spirit with this album. It's the best kind of tribute – affectionate and respectful, but with its own quirks and imaginative leaps and its own distinct identity." -The Scotsman
La Folie are having a launch party on the 8th of June at The Forum in Sheffield! £2 advance tickets/£3 on the door! Plus the added bonus of if you film some stuff from the night of us, you or anything else connected and send it us, we will send you a free copy of 'Risus Sardonicus'
This Saturday, we, The Hours kick-off our UK tour, right up there in Sheffield, at the Leadmill. We want the tour to start with a bang, so it would be good to see you all there!
New tunes to play you, as well as some oldies! Come on down!! http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/
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