Junk Culture

   September 30, 2025

Junk Culture @ L2, Liverpool, 5th July 2001.

2 men on a stage, performing as part of a band. On the let is a tall man wearing a blue, grey and white woolly hat, dark t-shirt, and blue jeans, and playing a white bass guitar. On the right is a man with short dark hair, wearing a dark shirt and grey trousers, holding a microphone in both hands, even though it's on a stand, while he sings in to it. In the background, a man can almost be seen sitting behind a silver drum kit, only his right hand visible clutching a drum stick. Black walls and bright stage lights fill the rest of the background, with a bloom of red light above the singers head.A man playing a large white bass guitar. He is slightly hunched over, and is wearing a grey and white hat, a black t-shirt with a white square logo in the middle of the chest, and blue baggy jeans, with white trainers. Behind him on the right are some amplifiers, while the drum kit is on the left. A red curtain acts as a backdrop, highlighted by a red light shining on the middle.A man standing on a stage, screaming into a microphone held on a stand. He has short dark hair, and is wearing a black shirt and light grey trousers and white trainers, and is playing a brown electric guitar. In the background, a drum kit is in the middle of the stage, with black curtains behind that, with large coloured lights on roof-mounted racks at the top of the frame, pointing at the front of the stage.

Junk Culture @ L2, Liverpool, 13th November 2001.

A man with short dar hair and wearing a grey t-shirt with long black sleeves, sitting behind a red and chrome drum kit, holding a pair of drumsticks in his hands, staring at his drums with a look of concentration on his face. A microphone is mounted on the drum in front of him, with several cymbals on stands to his left, on the right of the frame. Behind him is a red logo with a black and white ink drawing of a face in a helmet.

Junk Culture @ Fudge, Liverpool, 26th November 2001.

3 members of a band performing on a stage, on the left is the drummer at the back of the stage, with short dark hair and a grey and black t-shirt. In the middle is a man with short dark hair, wearing a grey jumper and black trousers, leaning on a microphone stand as he sings into the mic. On the right is a man with short dark hair, wearing a grey t-shirt and dark trousers, playing an electric guitar, and singing into a microphone on a stand, behind a bank of keyboards. The neck of a bass guitar can be seen right on the left of the frame, with a hand holding it half way along. The room is lit by a group of red lights, with shadows reaching out in all directions.

Junk Culture @ The Barfly, Liverpool, 16th February 2003.

Close-up of a man with short dark hair and wearing a blue t-shirt with the word "Bench" emblazoned across the chest, sitting behind a black and red drum kit, holding a stick in his right hand, the stick starting to blur as he brings it down towards the drum in front of him. His right leg is visible behind the upright bass drum at the bottom of the frame. A golden cymbal cuts into frame from the left, between his leg and his arm. Black walls fill the background.

Junk Culture @ Zanzi Bar, Liverpool, 2nd April 2003.

Closeup of the head and shoulder of a man with blond hair, looking down, taken from his right. He has sideburns reaching down to the base of his ears, and is wearing a grey shirt. The head of his guitar can be seen low down in the middle of the frame. Beyond him is a man with dark hair covering his ears, wearing a white shirt with thin black stripes, and singing in to a microhone on a stand in front of him, cupping the mic in both hands. Black walls fill the rest of the frame.

Junk Culture @ The Barfly, London, 18th April 2003.

Two men performing on stage as part of a rock band. On the left is a man with short brown hair, wearing a black shirt and a blue pair of jeans, playing a black electric guitar while staring off into the distance. On the right is a man with a green cap on his head, with black text "E2EK1E4" (Ezekiel), a short-sleeved grey t-shirt over a white long-sleeved t-shirt, and a blue pair of jeans, and playing a black bass guitar. Black walls and ceiling fill the rest of the frame.3 members of a band performing on a stage. On the left is a man with mid-length hair, wearing a black shirt and dark blue jeans, playing a black electric guitar, looking down towards his instrument. In the middle is a man wearing a khaki green hat, a green t-shirt over a white jumper, and a blue pair of jeans, playing a black bass guitar. On the right is a man with short brown hair, wearing a white shirt and a blue pair of jeans, holding on to a mic stand as if his life depends on it. Black walls and ceiling fill the rest of the frame, with large white letters "AR" on the rear wall, part of the word "Barfly" on the wall on the right of the frame.Low view of a man with dark hair, wearing a black shirt and a faded blue pair of jeans, playing a black electric guitar. He is leaning back slightly, with his eyes closed and his mouth slightly open. Black and grey amplifiers line the black walls in the background, with the ceiling also being black.4 members of a band standing on stage playing their instruments, and 2 of them singing. On the left is a man with ginger hair and wearing a black shirt and blue jeans, playing a black guitar and looking to his right. Towards the centre-left of the frame is a man with brown hair under a green baseball cap, wearing a black t-shirt with the words "Who the f**k are the moonies" and dark blue jeans, playing a dark blue bass guitar, and looking to his left. In the centre of the image, is a man with brown hair, wearing a white shirt and white knee-length shorts, playing a black electric guitar, and standing behind a microphone stand - although his mouth is hidden by the microphone, he is singing. On the right is a man with dark hair and wearing a black shirt and flared grey jeans, holding a golden orange electric guitar in his right hand, playing keyboards with his left hand, and singing into the microphone in front of him. There is a red and chrome drum kit behind the singer in the middle, and speakers facing the stage at the front. The back of the stage is covered in a black curtain with the word "barfly" and the outline of a large fly printed on it, all in white, and outlined with a large rounded rectangle.

Junk Culture @ The Leopard, Doncaster, 11th September 2003.

5 men standing on a stage, all members of a band. On the left is a man with long brown hair, wearing a blue t-shirt, blue jeans, and wielding a black guitar. Next to him is a man with long brown hair, wearing a black t-shirt and blue jeans, playing a black and grey bass guitar. At the back, a man with short dark hair and wearing a grey t-shirt is sitting behind a red and chrome drum kit. Next is a man with short brown hair, wearing a black t-shirt and pale blue trousers. He is holding a microphone mounted on a stand in both hands to his mouth, singing in to it. On the right is a man with short dark hair, wearing a black sweater and grey trousers, playing a black electric guitar. The walls and ceiling behind them are black, with a metal lighting rig running across the top of the back wall.Five members of a rock band performing on stage. On the left is a man with mid-length blond hair, wearing a dark blue t-shirt and blue jeans, and playing a black electric guitar. Next to him is a man with dark hair, wearing a black t-shirt and baggy blue jeans, playing a black bass guitar. In the middle, at the back of the stage, is a man with short dark hair, wearing a white t-shirt, and sitting behind a red drum kit, the stick in his left hand slightly raised in to the air. Next is a man with dark hair, wearing a black t-shirt and the almost obligatory blue jeans, slightly hunched over as he sings into a microphone he is holding in his right hand. On the right is a man with dark hair, wearing a long-sleeved black top with a white stripe down the arm, and - Shock! Horror! - a grey pair of trousers with a black stripe down the side of the leg., and playing a black electric guitar. Various amplifiers and speakers (and a white electrical fan aimed at the drummer) litter the back of the stage. Black walls and ceiling fill the background, with large white text "The Leopard" high up on the wall at the back, under a metal lighting rig.

Junk Culture @ Zanzi Bar, Liverpool, 31st October 2003.

Long exposure shot of a man with dark hair, wearing a white t-shirt with a grey logo on the chest and blue jeans, playing a black guitar attached to a black strap slung over his left shoulder. A flash has frozen him in place, the long exposure capturing movement and stage lights afterwards, with a red secondary image of him leaning back slightly with his guitar raised, highlighted by red lights. Black walls and ceiling fill the rest of the frame.

Junk Culture @ The Barfly, Liverpool, 25th November 2003.

Low, close-up, side view of a man performing on a stage, facing to the left. He has short dark hair, and wearing a short-sleeved white shirt. His hands are reaching out of the frame to the left. A long exposure and his movement create red and orange streaks of light and secondary images, with a black background.A man with dark hair and wearing a white shirt and blue pair of jeans, screaming into a microphone held on a stand in front of him. He is cupping the mic in both hands, leaning on the stand so it is slanted to the side. A flash has frozen him in place, while a long exposure shows movement after the shutter was triggered, with red and yellow secondary images around him. Black walls fill the background.2 members of a band performing on stage-on the left, a man with brown hair, wearing a black t-shirt and dark blue jeans, playing a black and blue bass guitar, leaning forwards, with another man on the right, with unkempt ginger hair, and wearing a dark blue t-shirt and light blue jeans, playing a purple electric guitar and leaning backwards. Both men are frozen in place by the flash, but are still obviously moving, leaving coloured shadows at the edges of their arms and heads. A red light in the upper right corner is painting the center of the frame, creating visual echoes of the head of the bass. Black walls with mounted wooden frames fill the background.