Good friend and fellow photographer Claudia Hehr has recently started a campaign on Indiegogo (like Kickstarter, but without the red tape and geographic restrictions) to help fund a social awareness trip to Tanzania. Claudia is hoping to raise enough money to travel to Tanzania and document the work of the non-profit group Artists For World …
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HUSTLE LOVE
A little love last month from music blog The Deceptive Cadence for the Howlin’ At The Moon video from Jay Kill & The Hustle Standard‘s New Men Old Boys EP. Click here to follow through. Ahhwuuuu!!!
HOW TO CUT OUT A PAPER DOLL
Fashion designer and friend Elaine Pedlar opened a papercraft boutique in DUMBO (Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass, in case you didn’t know) earlier this summer, which she smartly dubbed Dumbelle. With the know-how from a successful career in clothing and product design for some of the world’s biggest brands, Elaine has now turned her …
MOTEL BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD- ALBUM ART & VIDEO PREMIERE
Below you’ll find the album artwork for Jake Hill‘s recent solo EP, Motel By The Side Of The Road, and the music video for the title track. Shot and filmed in one evening in room 105 of the Pilgrim Sands Motel, Plymouth, Massachusetts. (See a larger version of this video here.)
THE 100TH POST
Today we mark a milestone here at SGB Pho(blog)raphy- this is our 100th post! And that which is cause for celebration also proves to be cause for reflection… 99 posts in 22 months. Some thoughtful, some witty, some irreverent, and all a means to this end- to prevent our idle hands from becoming the devil’s …
HORSES AND GRAVEYARDS: THE LAID HIM DOWN VIDEO PREMIERE
Below you’ll find the official video for Laid Him Down, the haunted heart of Jake Hill’s soon-to-be-released solo EP, Motel By The Side Of The Road. Filmed entirely in one of America’s oldest graveyards and on America’s first road named after a luncheon staple. Burial Hill and Sandwich Road, Plymouth, Massachusetts, respectively. Big thanks go …
FROM JAKE HILL MUSIC DOT COM: A LEGENDARY PERFORMANCE AT AN HISTORIC VENUE
(A few words that I’m proud of writing about my good friend Jake’s headlining performance at the historic Club Passim last Thursday evening in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The link to the original post on Jake Hill Music Dot Com can be found here.) … Bob Dylan. Joan Baez. Tom Rush. Joni Mitchell… Now you can add …
RAINBOWS & ICE CREAM CONES: THE RED VIDEO PREMIERE
More surreal than Sesame Street, slightly creepier than Mr. Rogers, and about as WTF as the Teletubbies- it’s the official music video experience for Red, taken from Jake Hill’s Any Kinda Work Today and featuring the sweet, sweet harmonies of Jake and Allyson Harple. And cardboard on sticks. We really broke the piggy bank on …
BUILD A ROCKET BOYS!
Tuesday March 8th saw the release of Elbow‘s highly anticipated 5th album, build a rocket boys!, following the successes of their Mercury Prize winning The Seldom Seen Kid and the recognition long overdue to them. Buy this album. See them live. Support Elbow.
THE KING OF LIMBS
Radiohead‘s 8th full length, The King Of Limbs, was released today. Give it a listen. Give it multiple listens.
VIDEO PREMIERE: HOWLIN AT THE MOON
Feast your eyes on the official music video for Howlin At The Moon, the first single and lead track from Jay Kill & The Hustle Standard’s New Men Old Boys. Ah-wu! (See a larger version of this video here.)
ANY KINDA WORK TODAY- ALBUM ART & VIDEO PREMIERE
Jake Hill’s fourth album and second full length of the year, Any Kinda Work Today, is now available for aural and visual consumption. Below is your first look at the album artwork and video for the title track, both of which we shot in Plymouth earlier this month. Big thanks to everyone involved! It was …
MEN AT WORK
A behind the scenes look at last weekend’s video shoot in Plymouth, MA for the lead single and title track from Jake Hill’s forthcoming new album. More to come soon.
VIDEO PREMIERE: CATFISH BREAKFAST
The third video in support of Jake Hill’s album, In The Mountain’s Shadow. Filmed entirely on location in Susquehannock State Forest, Clinton County, Pennsylvania. Special Thanks to Gordy, Danny, and Dave (for the suspenders). (See a larger version of this video here.)
LEMME TELL YOU A STORY ‘BOUT A MAN I KNEW
Catfish Breakfast. Coming soon.
HOW TO WRITE A BLOG POST FROM SUSQUEHANNOCK STATE FOREST
Susquehannock State Forest is in central Pennsylvania, along the northern border, just south of New York state. Susquehannock State Forest is located in Potter County God’s Country, with a few tracts of forest stretching into nearby McKean and Clinton counties. Susquehannock State Forest contains 262,000 acres of woodlands and 89 miles of hiking trails. Susquehannock …
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU: SNOW UP ON THE MOUNTAIN VIDEO PREMIERE
The music video for Jake Hill’s ‘Snow Up On The Mountain’, taken from his third album, In The Mountain’s Shadow. Happy birthday to you. (See a larger version of this video here.)
HAPPY (BELATED) BIRTHDAY
Coming soon.
THE TWO JAKES: DOWN FROM THE SUN VIDEO PREMIERE
I just wrapped up postproduction on the music video for Jake Hill‘s Down From The Sun, the lead track from Jake’s forthcoming third album, In The Mountain’s Shadow. I may have spoken a bit prematurely when, in a recent post, I proclaimed Jake to be The New Man In Black. After watching the video below …
A WORK IN PROGRESS: JAKE HILL
I wrapped up a project this week with New England-based singer/songwriter Jake Hill. Over a two day shoot we completed the cover for Jake’s soon-to-be-released third album, In The Mountain’s Shadow, shot a wide range of promotional portraits, and filmed a video for lead single and album opener ‘Down From The Sun’. While I can’t …
CLOSED OPENING: A TOKYO JUXTAPOSED + LOUD OBJECTS ÷ DJ NORI VS. THE SUSHI LOOP @ SUPERCORE RECAP
Tokyo Juxtaposed- my series of photographs pairing cultural and aesthetic imagery from modern-day Japan, went on display last Thursday at Supercore in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. A small opening event marked the occasion. Old friends came out to show their support, new friends were made, and a good time was had by all in attendance. The evening …
THE SUSHI LOOP: TOKYO WEEK! SATURDAY BONUS
As seen on the ceiling, Thursday evening, at Supercore.
