Author: Carl Byron Batson

Photographer, published poet, former party animal, body builder, grave robber to the stars and renowned chainsaw juggler, Carl can often be spotted on his Harley Davidson pretending to be in Terminator 2. He is also frequently seen in the press pits of old London town, camera in hand, avoiding being hit by bottles of wee and crippling his opposition with secret Kung Fu moves.

Loitered Lens: Breaking Benjamin

Photos of Breaking Benjamin at KOKO, London, May 2016...

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An Iconography Of Chance (99 Photographs Of The Evanescent South)

Tav Falco presents a lifetime's worth of photography from a colourful and cool past and present...

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Loitered Lens: The BibleCode Sundays

London Irish folk rockers set the stage a-jigging at the O2 Indigo. Photos...

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Loitered Lens: Pentatonix

Photos from the Pentatonix show at Brixton Academy...

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Apple Pie A Capella (Pentatonix)

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”T/dropcaphe thought of Brixton Academy being filled to the rafters with tearful teenagers on the verge of hysteria is not out of the...

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Loitered Lens: Eagulls

Photos of Eagulls at Islington Assembly Hall, May 2016...

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Loitered Lens: The Dead XIII

Horror metal from straight outta Catacombs, The Dead XIII morgue Islington up. Photos ...

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Loitered Lens: Sumo Cyco

Sumo Cyco exhort the Camden Underworld crowd to a filthy frenzy. Photos...

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Loitered Lens: Massive Wagons

Massive Wagons leave their London fans feeling dirty and used. In a good way. Photos...

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Loitered Lens: Butcher Babies

Top-poppin' queens of metal Butcher Babies put the front in frontwoman at the Underworld. Photos ...

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Loitered Lens: Griever

Metalcore newcomers Griever accelerate the gloom at Islington Academy 2. Photos...

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Loitered Lens: Shawn Klush

All era Elvis from Shawn Klush, fronting the King's own band The Sweet Inspirations. Photos...

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Loitered Lens: The Quireboys (Islington Academy, 2016)

A four-headed pile-up of hard rock in Islington saw The Quireboys come out tops. Photos...

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Celebrating the A&M Years with Monster Magnet

Reviving material from their years with A&M, Monster Magnet's only UK show of 2016...

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Loitered Lens: Stiff Little Fingers (The Forum, 2016)

Never tired, never complacent, Stiff Little Fingers revved the Kentish Town Forum to the redline. Photos...

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Freshly Polished, Forever Stomping: Stiff Little Fingers (Forum, 2016)

Snapping the jumpleads to the zombie corpse of punk rock, Stiff Little Fingers sparked the Forum's assembled masses to a beer-lobbing froth....

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Vomit, Velour and Quizzical Quips at Islington Assembly Hall (Barry Adamson)

Fresh from collaborations with luminaries as bright as Nick Cave and David Lynch, Barry Adamson blends the genres onstage in Islington. Review...

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Loitered Lens : Bones UK

Photos of Bones UK bringing the gnar to Kentish Town's Forum...

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Quirky but Complex, George Cosby Nails the Perfect Support-Act Takeover

A little bit Buckley, a whole lot himself, George Cosby lights up the Kentish Town Forum...

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You’ve Been Boned (Bones UK)

Bones UK opened for Skunk Anansie at the Kentish Town Forum and in true 'before they were huge' style, nicked the show. Report...

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Loitered Lens: Skunk Anansie

Photos of Skunk Anansie's commanding return to form at the Forum ...

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Loitered Lens: Three Days Grace

Photos of Three Days Grace kicking off their European tour at The Forum, Kentish Town, January 15th 2016...

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Loitered Lens: Edward Rogers

Photos of Edward Rogers at Islington Assembly Hall, on a night where Ray and Dave Davies shared the stage for a near Kinks reunion....

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Loitered Lens: Black Star Riders (The Scala)

Hard rock riffage at the London stop of the Black Star Riders Killer Instinct tour. Photos...

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Loitered Lens: The Amorettes

The Amorettes are the real deal, delivering pure raw pussy powered rock and roll....

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Triple-A Pass (Ash, Asylums and The Amorettes)

Concentrated Viagra straight to the pulsing vein, Ash, Asylum and the Amorettes at Shepherd's Bush Empire...

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Oh Brother! The Kinks Reunion (almost): Dave and Ray Davies/Edward Rogers

Christmas comes kinky at Islington Assembly Hall, as Dave and Ray Davies share the stage for a fleeting Kinks reunion....

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Loitered Lens: Diabulus in Musica

Photos of Diabulus in Musica at the O2 Academy, November 2015...

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Loitered Lens: The Crookes

Eyebleed and perspex. Photos of The Crookes at The Forum, Kentish Town....

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Loitered Lens: Backyard Babies

Raising the roof at the O2 Islington with filth, ferocity and flair, Backyard Babies...

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