self-titled magazine :: s/t daily » Coachella 2009 http://www.self-titledmag.com/home Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:03:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 BURY THE EVIDENCE: Hobo Gestapo’s Co-Founder Hands Over His Coachella Camera, Makes Us Stop Hating “Party Photography” For a Second http://www.self-titledmag.com/home/2009/04/23/bury-the-evidence-hobogestapocoms-founder-hands-over-his-coachella-camera-redefines-the-term-party-photographer-in-the-process/ http://www.self-titledmag.com/home/2009/04/23/bury-the-evidence-hobogestapocoms-founder-hands-over-his-coachella-camera-redefines-the-term-party-photographer-in-the-process/#comments Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:47:14 +0000 selftitled http://www.self-titledmag.com/home/?p=2394

[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…

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Burn Hollywood burn, indeed.

[Photos by Charles Grauke; slideshow available here]

The burning car was just the beginning…

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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…

View Photo Album

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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) … 

[Liars get ready to seek and destroy.]

[Some mid-afternoon R&B with Joss Stone]

Surkin

[Surkin tries to distract us from his dude-behind-laptop setup with fluorescent pink lights.]

[Henry Rollins continues to pretend that we care more about his spoken word performances than a Black Flag reunion.]

[Amanda ... Fucking ... Palmer—the hippest drama club dropout ever.]

[Williamsburg's unofficial mayor leads TV on the Radio in song.]

[Fleet Foxes try to out Band of Horses Band of Horses.]

[M.I.A. explains what "Bucky Done Gun" means.]

[No photographers were allowed in the photo pit during The Killers. This shit show is what happened as a result.]

[Brandon Flowers, let's hope you're not our only hope.]

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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?

For more of our Coachella coverage, click here.

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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.

White Lies

White Lies

Morrissey (Obviously; who else would wear dad jeans like that?)

Silversun Pickups

Silversun Pickups

The Presets

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