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Bad Lieutenant, 20th March 2010, Preston 53 Degrees

Bernard Sumner’s latest incarnation formed out of the limelight following the demise of New Order in 2007; though it was not until June 2009 that Bad Lieutenant officially announced their existence to the world, with an almost polished debut album Never Cry Another Tear soon to follow.

The band are named after Abel Ferrara’s uncompromising New York cop flick, Bad Lieutenant (a working title that unintentionally became a permanent moniker); and they continued to flaunt this apparent fascination with controversial cinema as they strode out on to the main stage at 53 Degrees to the haunting theme of Stanley Kubrick’s, A Clockwork Orange. Sumner dedicated tonight’s show to the late Larry Cassidy of Factory Records’ eighties post-punk band Section 25 – which the excited crowd duly appreciated, many of whom will have followed Sumner’s thirty-plus year career.

Bad Lieutenant do look a lot like New Order, with the obvious absence of Peter Hook, and with Sumner’s unmistakable, uplifting boyish vocals still sounding remarkably fresh, it is impossible to avoid the fact that Bad Lieutenant do often sound like New Order. So what is exactly new about this latest manifestation? Likeable Jake Evans (once of Britpop scenesters, Marion) joins the talented triple guitar line-up and adds another refreshing vocal dimension to the band, certainly comparable to Doves’ frontman, Jimi Goodwin’s husky baritone style. Experienced drummer, Stephen Morris (previously of Joy Division and New Order) gave an impressive machine-like performa

nce; and the ever-energetic, Phil Cunningham, who also toured with New Order, played guitar and occasional keys with a genuine conviction. Tom Chapman on bass guitar duties gave an accomplished set, which completes the live band unit.

Two new tracks kicked off the gig, This Is Home and Summer Days and Sumner assured the crowd that it is indeed great to be back in Preston – and with that the irresistible temptation to dip in to the back catalogue pleases many of the fans, with New Order debut single Ceremony being met with the first rapturous applause of the night. The set also featured a version of Sumner’s collaboration with The Chemical Brothers, Out Of Control, but the older generation of fans clearly wanted to experience more of the earlier material.

Surprisingly only six of the sixteen songs played were actually Bad Lieutenant originals, including first single Sink Or Swim and next single Twist Of Fate – both are catchy, radio-friendly tracks and obvious choices. It was noticeable that Sumner took the opportunity to check his guitar tuning at every opportunity and much to the crowd’s amusement he later suggested this was merely a ploy to catch his breath between tracks.

The biggest reactions came from covers of Joy Division’s hypnotic classic Atmosphere, New Order’s Crystal, and from the set closer, Temptation, which probably induced a few fond Haçienda flashbacks on the front row. However, long gone are the days when New Order refused to give fans a ‘pretentious encore’ and tonight, as the band return to the stage, Sumner promises an extra long treat of more Joy Division / New Order classics – and covers of Bizarre Love Triangle, Regret, Transmission and the epic Love Will Tear Us Apart bring the show to a triumphant end.

Bad Lieutenant fans ARE New Order fans, and Sumner’s new band do their very best to please.

http://badlieutenant.net/

Words: Liam Carroll

Photographs: Zoe Taylor (ZT Photography)

Weddings, Weddings, Weddings

I love 'em......Now, if you know me then you'll know that's a bold admission! But today I gave a "just wed" bride her wedding book and it gave me a sense of pride in my work. Yes, there is stress, yes, there is emotion, and that's just from me, let alone the bride!! But.....after all the photo taking, the hours of editing, creating, designing and proofing, there's something super duper about the way the happy couple grab that book from you with all the excitement of Christmas morning.

So, I'm bigging up weddings, let there be more, bring them on, shout it from the rooftops, tell all your friends....ZT Photography does weddings and they love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!yahoooooo!

Calendars, Weddings and Boxing!!

Hi to you all

Well, the last few days have seen ZT Photography at a boxing event and a wedding. Both great, in different ways of course! But more on them soon.

Today, I want to tell you about our new 2010 Calendar, it's A3 in size and packed full of my favourite girlies. I hope you buy one and enjoy all year round! £1 goes to The Prostate Cancer Charity to help all the men (including my Dad) who suffer with this to get healthy.

So, click on the calendar page and follow the instructions, it's easy peasy and you'll be getting yourself a limited edition, signed and numbered calendar. I'm taking orders upto 30th November, so hurry!!

Ok, off now, speak soon.

Websites!

Afternoon all

The last few days have been rather busy, I reckon one of the problems or disadvantages of being self employed is that you never know when to stop. An office workers average day is 9-5, then you come home and hopefully leave it all behind til the next day. Not so here folks, sometimes I find myself "doing stuff" long into the early hours but hey, dark shadows under the eyes are in this year!

So today I'm gonna introduce you to a new website I'm doing for Animated Canvas Uk Ltd, a fab new tattoo place in Thornton. Please click on the image below to take a look, the site is work in progress so take that into consideration.

If you need a website but don't have the time or just simply can't be bothered then give me shout and I'll send you some details!

Right, speak to you all soon.

Zoe

Nerino Pallot

I'm a couple of days behind on this one, but never mind!

Both myself and reviewer Liam C went to 53 Degrees in Preston for Nerino Pallots gig. The review and photos can be seen here, http://www.guestlistmusic.com/2009/10/nerina-pallot-9th-october-2009-preston.html

She was lovely and Real Late Starter is definately my favourite. Not sure it was Liams thing though!! To all the girls, her shoes were amazing and if I could walk in them as good as she could, I'd be a happy bunny!

Check them out! x

Our Wedding Books!

Hi to you all, I just wanted to share with you how special our wedding books are. The books we use our truly stunning. It's not a secret, we use only the best: KISS Wedding Books . They offer 7 amazing colours, from voluptuous black to passion pink, there's a colour to suit everyones style. 100% full-grain natural leathers are used to wrap the hand-made albums and lay flat binding ensures no photographs are cut down the middle. They come in 3 sizes: 8", 10" and 12" And for a great present for your close family members or guests there is the beautiful 4" book.

Trust me, they are yummy!! x

Hi to you all and what a horribly rainy day!

Outside looks nasty and cold so today I've been mainly updating a couple of websites.

Firstly my own, there have been a couple of changes to the page layouts, the galleries etc and all looks good, there's a few more bits that need doing. And secondly, www.tattoocarnival.com has had a makeover. The layout has improved and new stuff is now in the shop, go take a look. The T-Shirts are great "Sit Down, Shut Up and Bleed" Lol. Love it. There isn't a photo of them yet but I'll be doing that soon.

Anyhow, I'm off to do other stuff.

Speak soon.

Trash the Dress - 17/09/09

Welcome

Well, Kirstie and myself went out for the Trash the Dress photoshoot a few days back now and we had a fab time. The weather was kind to us and didn't rain once, the wind wasn't too bad either considering we were on the sand dunes for a bit.

Kirstie looked amazing in the dress. Especially as it was only £5.99, yep £5.99 from a charity shop, bargain!

We visited lots of places and a had a laugh, which is what it's all about at the end of the day, that and getting some fabulous shots, some of which you can see below.

Thanks Kirstie and look forward to working with you again in the future. Right, I'm off to have a low fat hot chocolate,mmmm. Speak soon.

Zoe

Welcome to my blog!

Hello to you all and welcome to the first day of my blog!

Thought I'd give it a go but how long it lasts is anyones guess! Not sure how it works, what I do, and how often! But I suppose it''ll be used for a mixture of things, work, play, gripes, success, zt photos, miss tee, shopping, things I've made, photography hints and tips, anything like that.

Ok, off to do things and will back soon!

Bye for now

Zoe