BURY THE EVIDENCE: Hobo Gestapo’s Co-Founder Hands Over His Coachella Camera, Makes Us Stop Hating “Party Photography” For a Second
Posted on April 23, 2009
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[Photos by Hobo; slideshow available here]
Generally speaking, self-titled grew tired of ‘party photographers’ a while ago; mostly because they have this way of turning special events into a seen-it-all-before parade of sleeve tattoos, asymmetrical hair, and hopeless hanger-ons who really shouldn’t be wearing that.
Props to the Hobo Gestapo, then, for reviving our interest in a medium that’s overdone but necessary—a gutter rock/hipster-mythologizing analogue to bygone eras of genuine glitz and glamor. While some of the above make appearances on their moody, slightly mysterious site, the cross-continental collective mostly captures refreshingly evocative moments. Not simple knee-jerk shots that lack any sense of composition or—god forbid—lighting.
As Hobo—a 26-year-old Sydney transplant who c0-founded HG—told NY Magazine in its Spring Fashion issue, “We want to steer clear of taking party pictures and being labeled like that because this is more about documentation. We don’t just toss anything up there; we have a real editing process to create a consistent narrative.”
With that in mind, consider the following an s/t-endorsed chapter that just so happens to include candids of A-Trak, the Bloody Beetroots and the cornball entrepreneur who’s largely responsible for a lot of this nonsense… Read more
1MM: Coachella Day Three — Crowd Shots Caught Before Heart Stroke Set In (Seriously)
Posted on April 21, 2009
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Burn Hollywood burn, indeed.
[Photos by Charles Grauke; slideshow available here]
The burning car was just the beginning… Read more
1MM: Backstage At Coachella With TV on the Radio, Guest-Starring Ian MacKaye, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Antibalas and Kanye West
Posted on April 21, 2009
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[Photos by Musa Alves]
Remember when we promised you three distinct perspectives on Coachella this year? Well, here’s Viewfinder No. 2, which caught such unexpected cameos as Mr. College Dropout himself… Read more
1MM: Coachella Day Two — The Artists, From a Jumbotron Version of The Killers to Glimpses of M.I.A., TV on the Radio, Liars, Fleet Foxes and More
Posted on April 21, 2009
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A postnatal M.I.A., looking a tad like Ray Charles.
[Photos by Charles Grauke; slideshow available here]
Excuse us if we wanted a pillow in the early evening portion of Coachella’s Saturday presentation. Seriously though—Fleet Foxes, Band of Horses and Jenny Lewis back-to-back on one of the main stages? We like their records and all, but seeing such indie rock standbys in the fading-but-oh-so-steamy sun is a fate we wouldn’t wish on any self-titled reader. That’s why we did it for you (kinda) … Read more
1MM: Coachella Day Two — The Crowd Shots, Because the Hipster To the Left Is Sometimes More Entertaining Than What’s Actually Onstage
Posted on April 20, 2009
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[Photos by Charles Grauke; slideshow available here]
Is it just us or is Dave Navarro interviewing Perry Farrell in one of these photos? Read more
1MM: Coachella Day One, W/ Morrissey, Silversun Pickups, White Lies, The Presets and a Man By the Name of Macca
Posted on April 18, 2009
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[Photos by Charles Grauke; slideshow available here]
Rather than have a handful of writers pontificate on the inner workings of Coachella 2009, we shipped some photographers—each with a very different aesthetic—out to Palm Springs with the goal of capturing what it feels like to roast in the desert sun for three days. Here’s our first of many photos roundups from this weekend. Read more
