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Dame Shirley Bassey - Imagine

danny@dannyclifford.com (Danny Clifford) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:02:00 +0000

On Tuesday 24th November at 10:35pm on BBC1 there is a program called Imagine. This is a show by Alan Yentob and this week it is about Dame Shirley Bassey and the making of her new album, The Performance. The BBC came over filmed this when Dame Shirley had just finished the recording of the album. I was there and apparently I am around in the background with Paul Carey and co. I bet I look tired as it was a rather long day, but very enjoyable. So, if you happen to live in the UK or Europe and you have Sky TV make sure you get to see it. It was a fascinating interview by Alan Yentob.

Monaco and Monte Carlo

danny@dannyclifford.com (Danny Clifford) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:56:00 +0000

I am off to Monaco this morning. Flying down and I will be driving back later tonight or tomorrow. I am kind of looking forward to the drive back. I will be on my own and it just seems to give me time to think. Also, if I do manage to drive back in daylight, I will no doubt be stopping all along the way to shoot pretty little French things along the way. Mind you, unless I swerve off the the right and slip through the Western side of Switzerland and have a little shoot around there.. It is sooo pretty there as well.

Evening in Monaco
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When I was about an house away from the French coast and Calais, the weather changed for the worse. It started raining and was quite horrible. It was just a reminder as to what I am used to back in the UK. When I got to the port we were informed that the ferries were running late as there was storms at sea. I photographed a Seafrance ship loading with a moody stormy sky behind it.
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Then a short while later we were off ourselves and off on a very rough crossing. Lots of people being sick on the ship. I managed to have a meal though, what a true professional. eh!!

Squeeze

danny@dannyclifford.com (Danny Clifford) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:51:00 +0000

Photo shoot with one of my fav bands of all time, Squeeze. We all met at Glen Tilbrook's recoding studio in South London at about 11 am. Then spent the rest of the day doing various shots. The weather was bloody awful, raining all day. But, we still managed to get some great shots. Well, I thought we did anyway, as I haven't heard from Glen Tilbrook. Chris Difford or there management Matt Thomas yet. Anyway, what an enjoyable day. They were one of the nicest bunch of guys to work with. In fact the whole team, hair, makeup and stylist were all lovely.

Dame Shirley Bassey 'The Performance'

danny@dannyclifford.com (Danny Clifford) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:44:00 +0000

I have just managed to get a copy of the new Album The performance by the living Legend Dame Shirley Bassey. I went to four or five places but it was sold out, which is mad as it only came out yesterday. I have just payed it and it really is fantastic. I had heard the tracks before as I have been around during the making of this album. The whole project is the brainchild of my mate Paul Carey. He came up with concept about two years ago and here it is. The songs are written by some of the worlds greatest songwriters ad songwriter and producer of this album, David Arnold and of course, Dame Shirley Bassey and you honestly do have a 5 Star Winner.

Dame Shirley Bassy & David Arnold
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The photo above is one of my photos used on the new album and I took it at Air Lyndhurst Recording Studios earlier this year. I have to say and didn't think I would be saying this in 2009, but Dame Shirley should have a massive hit on her hands with this.
Dame Shirley Bassey, David Arnold & Gary Barlow
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On the day at Air Lyndhurst Studios, Gary Barlow turned up to play a track he had written for Dame Shirley called This Time. he sat at the above Grand Piano and played her the song and put the same effort in as he would if he was in an arena concert venue like Wembley, Madison Square Garden. It was truly amazing. He is a brilliant songwriter, performer and all round geezer. My association with Dame Shirley really started a few years ago in the thick mud of Glastonbury where she got the party started with a massive mud covered 150,000 odd music fans going mad for her. Then earlier in 2009 I was the photographer who has kind of documented the making of this album. So, all of your Christmas present problems are over. Just get out to the record store or big old supermarkets and buy a copy or two as Christmas presents for the family.

I Love Film

danny@dannyclifford.com (Danny Clifford) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:03:00 +0000

I was sorting though some old negatives that I have never looked at before today. Amongst them were some of the many great artists that I worked with. I just found this shot of the one and only Thin Lizzy. It is of Phil Lynott and Scott Gorham. I can't remember where or when I took this, I suppose its around between 1977-79. I will be able to check it soon and see where and when. The filing system needs a little attention at my gaff.
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Shooting on film was a little more tricky than digital. You did need to pay attention and have a little knowledge of physics if you know what I mean. I just love the grit and grain in this shot above and it has made me feel really nostalgic. I think I might shoot a bit more film again soon. I also found some great old Status Quo, Rory Gallagher, Frankie Miller, John Miles, Lou reed and loads of others. I will get some more up on the site as soon as I get a chance.

Busy day again

danny@dannyclifford.com (Danny Clifford) — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:51:00 +0000

Lately all has been a bit mad. I am as I write packing my bags as I am leaving on an early flight tomorrow to deepest darkest Ireland. I fly to Dublin the off to a studio in the middle of Ireland. That is where I should be shooting the one and only Dame Shirley Bassey for her new album. Meantime, Antont Costa is down in Brighton tonight as we have arranged for him to co-host the Breakfast show on Heart FM tomorrow morning. That should be nice. So, he and Andy are now snuggled up in the exotic hotel in Brighton and no doubt, in the morning Antony will be ready and sparkling on the radio. Or more likely back on planet earth, they wont be snuggled up in the hotel but out chatting to all single young ladies in the Brighton area. There is no stopping them. Right, I am off to bed as gotta get up before dawn.. Lets hope dawn makes me a cup of tea.. Haha the old ones are the best.

Sphere Studios

danny@dannyclifford.com (Danny Clifford) — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:24:00 +0000

I went down to Sphere Recording Studios in Battersea to meet up with Andy Wright, top top producer. I haven't been to Sphere for a year or two. In fact, I had not been down there to see my photos that are all over the walls there. There is quite a selection, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Rolling Stones, Pete Doherty Shane, Shane MacGowan, Madonna and others. I had hoped to see Franco the owner of the studio. He is a really nice guy. Anyway, I had a nice meeting with Andy Wright and then headed out of town and home to the countryside.

Soccer Six Charity Match

danny@dannyclifford.com (Danny Clifford) — Sun, 24 May 2009 10:47:00 +0000

I went to Stamford Bridge, the home of London's Chelsea Football Club. Today is a charity six a side soccer tournament in aid of The Samaritans. I was there to shoot the band Blue. However, when I arrived with my son Sam & Gregg, we found that we were put into an area that was really awful from a photographic point of view. I did manage toget one shot of Antony and Lee before they wandered over to another pitch for a game.
Lee Ryan and Antony Costa of Blue
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There were quite a few photographers there, all of which were very very unhappy. The organisers charged all photographers £25 each to have the privilege of standing at the front of a stand where you could only see one pitch in front of you. Although, when there was a game on the pitch in front of you, people were standing in front of us, so we couldn't shoot the match. Not to mention the very important fact that all of the other pitches where games were also played were not visible to us at all. Occasionally I got a few shots of people standing around in front of us.

Danny Dyer
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Actor, Danny Dyer and all round good guy was with his partner and one of his children. I recenetly saw Danny in a film called The Business, he was fabulous in it, a really good film.
Lee Mack
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Comedian, Lee Mack was playing as well today. He is one of my favourite comedians. Very quick, very very funny.
Carl Barat
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It was great to see Carl Barat wearing a vintage Arsenal shirt. I had a chat with him, he is as always, very nice. I didn't know he was a goooner. Altogether, it was terrible for all of us photographers. All in all pretty useless. Sam, Gregg and I decided after a few hours of standing around getting nothing picture wise, that we should leave. We said goodbye to those that we knew and got out of there.

Eric Clapton - Royal Albert Hall

danny@dannyclifford.com (Danny Clifford) — Fri, 22 May 2009 21:19:00 +0000

I met up with Antony Costa and Andy for lunch in North London which was nice. We looked at some of the photos that I have taken over the past few days. Then I left and headed back to my house to pick up some other camera equipment for shooting Eric Clapton. So, once I got home after spending an hour and a half stuck on the M25, I grabbed my camera gear then headed straight towards the Royal Albert Hall in London. I arrived and headed into collect my pass. I then had to wait a while outside. Whilst I was there Katrina who is with Where's Eric came up to me to say hello. It was lovely to see her. Since I saw here last she has had two children. So, now the fun starts for her. It was lovely to see her. There were 2 other photographers there, one of which was Harry Heard, a very nice chap indeed. We were met at stage door by, head of security, my mate Brendan, who then took us down and got us into position.

Eric Clapton
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A couple of mins later, Eric Clapton and his band came on stage. He was excellent as usual. The Royal Albert Hall was packed as it usually is for Mr Clapton.

Eric Clapton
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I saw that Andy Faithweather Low and Steve Gadd are back with him, which is nice as they are both fantastic musicians and very nice chaps.

Chris Stainton
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I finished and headed back out of town. Got home and edited up the photos and sent them out to papers as usual.

The Antony Costa Band

danny@dannyclifford.com (Danny Clifford) — Thu, 21 May 2009 20:57:00 +0000

I met up with Antony Costa late afternoon at a hotel in Knightsbridge, London. We spent some time having a chat in the hotel room that Antony had been given to use by Terry Venables who was arranging this charity event. Andy Nicholas, Antony and I then went outside to have a cigarette, which is funny, as I don't smoke. Still, it was nice standing outside anyway. Antony's dad Michael arrived and joined us. After the cigarette break, we went back up to the room. Antony got changed and we then went down to a room where the band members were all waiting, a kind of green room, food, drinks etc. They were all due to go on and perform at about 10pm. But, things were running late as the auctioneer was taking his time. They finally went on about 11:30. But, when they did go on the place went mad. What a great band and what a great performer Antony is. I have to say, I have only seen Antony perform with Blue, but to see him perform like this was fantastic.

Antony Costa
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He is one hell of a talented boy, I really mean it. He did a few Blue songs as well as some great old classics. All of them were bloody brilliant. So, if you get the chance to see him with The Antony Costa Band, then jump at it.

It all finally ended at about 1pm or just after. We, me, Andy, Antony and his band went back to the green room ans chilled for a while. Then Antony went out and spent some time with Terry Venables, Andy Townsend, Alan Curbishley etc. I said goodnight at about 1:30 and headed home.

Antony Costa photo shoot

danny@dannyclifford.com (Danny Clifford) — Wed, 20 May 2009 08:40:00 +0000

I spent the afternoon at Antony Costa's house drinking tea, chatting and taking photos. Antony needed some shots himself for an acting project. So, whilst we were shooting we did some relaxed around the house, which was nice. Antony's band Blue are reformed and back in a few weeks . They are performing at a big Capital Radio event at the home of the mighty Arsenal at the Emirate's Stadium in London. I might go along and shoot that. Whilst I was shooting Antony today, there were moments when he reminded me of a young Elvis.
Antony Costa
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Antony does have a very strong and unique look and therefore he looks great in the shots. I was really pleased with the photos.

What a Sporty Day

danny@dannyclifford.com (Danny Clifford) — Sat, 16 May 2009 09:59:00 +0000

Had a bit of local running around to do this morning, what with dropping kids here and there. Then back to get some more things done at home. Then it's the mighty Arsenal, or not so mighty in reality playing the unstoppable Manchester United. I just thought that Arsenal are gonna get a proper kicking. Well, lucky for us, it was a 0-0 draw. So, there was a relief. However, that one point gave Manchester United what they needed to take the Premiership title. Therefore, leveling the amount of championships with Liverpool. So, congratulations to Manchester United. No, I don't need any emails from any of my Man Utd supporting friends, rubbing it in. OK, enough that for now. I then made my way down into town (London) and met up with Gregg Sulkin and his family. When I arrived at there home, I was introduced to Gary Stretch, ex-boxer, model and now Hollywood actor. Well, what a nice guy and very entertaining. He was talking about some of his experiences in acting and the people he has worked with is incredible. I think he is one for Friday night with Jonathan Ross. My son Sam was with me and he was also fascinated with the stories about some of his acting scenarios. Gregg, Sam and I went over to Primrose Hill and kicked a football around. I took some shots whilst we were doing this. After all of that exhaustion, me taking photos that is, we went back to The Sulkin's house then we all went out for dinner, in St John's Wood, which was really nice. After Sam and I headed off back out of town. On the way back, Sam insisted on listening to the Eurovison Song Contest on the car radio. I just thought it was a load of rubbish, but, he loves that sort of thing, after all he is the X-Factor generation.

Proud Gallery - Trekstock

danny@dannyclifford.com (Danny Clifford) — Wed, 13 May 2009 19:26:00 +0000

Tonight was a busy one. I went to the Proud Gallery in Camden to shoot a big night for the Charity Trekstock. I was shooting the arrivals outside and all inside exclusive stuff. Mark Ronson was DJing there.

Mark Ronson
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Other guests included, Beth Ditto, Will Young, Henry Holland, DJ Yoda, James Walsh, Mathew Horne, Holly Vallance & brilliant up and coming actor, Gregg Sulkin. He has been romantically linked with Miley Cyrus recently. According to almost every paper in the UK and in fact hundreds of the round the world, Miley wants to dump her current boyfriend for the young British actor after getting close with him at a Disney Party. Gregg is being referred to as 'The British Zac Efron'. It was interesting watching the other Celebs there. Lots of them wanted to chat to him. He is a really down to earth lovely boy. He will no doubt go far. He is one to watch.

Will Young & Gregg Sulkin
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Whilst this event was moving on, my mate Jon Gardner was shooting a job at Madam Jo Jo's. After he finished there, he jumped in a taxi and came up to meet us. Jon seems to be addicted to Taxi's. He must spend a fortune on them. Jon was a great help, as he shot some of the arriving guests outside for me whilst I was inside shooting, The Cuban Brothers, who were absolutely fantastic. They must be seen if they are performing anywhere near you. Truly fantastic!

I had a really nice chat with Will Young about his brother who has set up a charity. I saw him on TV recently and his charity, Mood Foundation, is a brilliant idea. It is there to help people beat depression etc. So, well done to Rupert for starting that charity. I really hope it goes well for him as it is a fantastic thing to have done.

Mark Ronson was great on the decks, he knows exactly what to play and how to mix it about. I must say, in my humble opinion, he is a genius. I love everything he has done. His musical taste is fantastic and I love his production. Daniel Merryweather was there as well, another very talented chap. He is playing at the Bloomsbury Ballroom in June and he invited me down. So, I hope I am free that night as I would love to go down there.

Beth Ditto & Mathew Horne
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Beth Ditto is lovely, she was chatting to Gregg Sulkin and Sam, my son. She was educating them on the ways of Country music. She was telling them about Johnny Cash and Dolly Parton. I mentioned that I worked with Johnny Cash and she was really knocked out. So much so, that she said I want a photo with you. Me that is! So, Sam took my camera and Beth and I posed for him. I think we were trying to see who had the biggest muscles. I must Say, Beth looks positively skinny next to me. Anyway, what a lovely girl she is.

Danny Clifford & Beth Ditto
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The place started to thin out so we started to leave. Beth Ditto was leaving at the same time and despite covering her head with a coat, the paps who were waiting did seem to get shots of her. Al in all a very eventful night and for Trekstock a very successful one. I got home at about 2AM and then edited the shots until about 5:30 am. It was light and the birds were singing when I went to bed. I wont be a sleep for long as I will be up just after 9am.. That is horrible as I really need 8 hours a night to operate kind of normally. Sad, but true.

Mark Ronson - Beth Ditto

danny@dannyclifford.com (Danny Clifford) — Tue, 12 May 2009 19:44:00 +0000

I have loads of photo editing to do during the day and a photo shoot as well. However, tomorrow night I am off to Camden to shoot Mark Ronson and many others. Should be a busy night at Proud Camden.

Gary Barlow & Take That

danny@dannyclifford.com (Danny Clifford) — Mon, 11 May 2009 15:26:00 +0000

What a lovely day, sunshine all over the UK. It makes me much happier when the sun shines. Had billions of things to do today and started with it all quite early. Then collected a framed print that I had produced for Gary Barlow of Take That. I then took it to deepest darkest Hertfordshire to the rehearsal studio where Take That were rehearsing. I gave it Becky who works with them and she will no doubt pass it on to Gary. It a shot I took of him recently in a rather special situation. I do hope he likes it.

Razorlight at the O2

danny@dannyclifford.com (Danny Clifford) — Thu, 07 May 2009 09:22:00 +0000

Off to the O2 Arena in North Greenwich to shoot Razorlight. We were led inside and into the pit where I got my cameras ready. Then I noticed amongst the 20,000 people a bit of a commotion. Then I looked up into the gods and could see two guys running around with their shirts off. The crowd were responding with cheers. Then suddenly one of them decided to drop his trousers and give us all a 'Moon'. So, that was nice...NOT!! At least it kept the crowd happy for a few mins.

I don't know how many times I have shot Razorlight, loads of times really. Almost every time I have shot them, Johnny Borrell has worn a white shirt and white trousers. Add a bright white light on him and that starts to create a few problems with exposures. Anyway, tonight he was in a white, but the lighting wasn't too bad. This was the first time however that I have shot their new drummer. He is a New Yorker called David 'Skully' Sullivan-Kaplan. He was a pretty good drummer, I liked his style. So, all in all it was okay. The band came on at 9:20 and we all shot the first three songs, then left. I made a swift exit as it is a long old drive back to my part of town, nearly two hours to be precise. When I got home I edited up the photos and sent them out. Finally went to bed just before 3 am deep joy!!

Santa Barbara on Fire

danny@dannyclifford.com (Danny Clifford) — Wed, 06 May 2009 09:12:00 +0000

The beautiful city of Santa Barbara is on fire and the residents are all being told to evacuate. The air is so thick with smoke that breathing is now a big problem. My little brother Simon was one of those told to get out of town. So, on his way out he shot the fire's from his truck. He has sent this to me and it is a brilliant photo. Just the fact that it is in his rear view mirror with a car speeding on the other side of the road. It just shows the urgency of the situation. I would have been very proud to have shot this myself. In fact I wish I had.
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Simon Clifford- All Rights reserved

Bank Holiday Monday in Recording Studio

danny@dannyclifford.com (Danny Clifford) — Mon, 04 May 2009 08:16:00 +0000

I spent the best part of the day in a recording studio shooting a legend or two. When it hits the press in about a week I can mention it on my diary. But for now, cant say a word. However, it is a very exciting project and my day was a very good one.

Trafalgar Square and Pink nearly!

danny@dannyclifford.com (Danny Clifford) — Fri, 01 May 2009 18:45:00 +0000

Firstly, I love this weather. I love sunshine and it seems to be getting sunnier now.. I have loads of editing to do, so the day started with serious editing of images. Then I had a call from my friend Mick Flinn. He told me to get myself down to the village for a nice milky coffee. So, my wife and I stopped what we were doing and met up with Mick. When we arrived some other friends of ours were there, Jill & Bob Visser. It was really nice to actually stop working for a while and whiz out and meet with them.

Then back to the grindstone and more editing.. I have so much to do. Amongst other things, I just heard that boy band Blue are now reforming and performing this summer. So, I had better get my shots of Blue up and out syndicated that is.

I then got a call informing me that there was an event taking place in Trafalgar Square in London. This was to be the filming of a new TV commercial for telephone operator, T Mobile. I had a whisper that Pink was turning up to do it as well. The call I got was about 5:20 and Pink was going to be there between 6 and 7. So, I grabbed my cameras, assistant and drove as fast as I could into central London to shoot this. Well, it was rush hour and madness on the streets and we arrived in Trafalgar Square and rushed over through the crowd to see what was what. I couldn't see Pink anywhere, so, we asked someone in the crowd if there have been any celebs here and we were told "yeah, it was brilliant, Pink was here". She had just left, so, that was a bummer. Oh well, you cant win them all.. We headed out of town and when I got back, I just carried on with my editing.

and they are off..

danny@dannyclifford.com (Danny Clifford) — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:17:00 +0000

Today my second container left Southampton, UK for sunny California, USA. This has been a bit of a distraction over the past couple of months, but at least they are going. I will have to be there at Long Beach to receive it in about 6 weeks. No doubt with the help of my brother who is driving around Arizona and the Grand Canyon in his bloody enormous motor home, at the moment having a nice and well deserved break.

AC/DC London

danny@dannyclifford.com (Danny Clifford) — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 09:54:00 +0000

I can’t remember the last time I shot AC/DC, but I think it was around 1980. It was possibly at Hammersmith Odeon. In fact, I have a funny feeling that I also photographed them with Status Quo. Does anyone remember if they actually supported Quo? If so, please let me know and I will then get someone to dig deep into the archive and try and find them. So, back to now then. I arrived at the O2 arena in North Greenwich, London. It is a really long drive for me. I always say this or at least think it, but, it's easier for me to drive to Birmingham than across London to the O2. There were only about 6 photographers there allowed to shoot the show. We were all given a briefing as to where we are to stand and how the show will run for us. It was kind of reminiscent of shooting the Rolling Stones, the same kind of setup, which is pretty good. They know why were are there and want us to get the shots. So, in this case, the guy who was briefing us actually at the end of his list of does and don’ts he said one last thing "thank you for coming and we at AC/DC hope you get some great shots" This was quite refreshing and nice. So, in we went and we were split into two groups. There O2 was packed out, the crowd were really excited. Then without much delay at all, on the massive screen behind the stage came an intro cartoon film of AC/DC on a train with cartoon characters including scantily dressed saucy women. Then as this train finally crashed into a station, pyrotechnics went off on stage and the band appeared on stage. The lighting was very bright. We were all positioned along a runway in front of the stage. Brian Johnson and Angus Young both took turns and came down along the runway. After the show I headed out of the O2 and jumped in my car and attempted to get to a restaurant for dinner with my sister in law Jane who was having a dinner to celebrate her birthday. But, by the time I got anywhere near the restaurant, they had all left and gone home, which was a shame. Maybe they thought, hurry up eat up and get out of here before Danny gets here. When I got home I edited up the photos of AC/DC and sent them out.

Starsailor - Shepherds Bush London

danny@dannyclifford.com (Danny Clifford) — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:06:00 +0000

Tonight was the full band. I have been shooting James Walsh quite a bit recently on his own whilst he was doing a few acoustic sets. So, here we were at Shepherds Bush Empire and it is sold out. I am not surprised as they are bloody great. I was shooting the whole show so, I managed to get some good shots. I started in the photo pit and did the first 5 songs. Then I ventured upstairs and shot from left right and centre. It was a great show, brilliant band. There was an after show party, but, I didn't go, I went with my wife Lyn and our friend Jill to Fulham to VQ and had a quick bite to eat. We then headed out of town and home. I then edited the photos and sent them out to usual places.

Ted Nugent Exclusive in Texas

danny@dannyclifford.com (Danny Clifford) — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 19:44:00 +0000

I was running through some of my old negatives and scanned a whole set of photos that I shot when I was on tour with Ted Nugent back in 1980. This was a shoot backstage somewhere in El Paso, Texas. Ted posed for me with all of his guns blazing.. Kind of weird as they were all loaded.. He was a very nice man and I did have great fun on the road with him. One of these shots ended up as a cover of the music magazine of the day in the UK, Melody Maker..

Pictures Published

danny@dannyclifford.com (Danny Clifford) — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:46:00 +0000

Had some photos from Friday night's Remi Nicole party in today's London Paper. Think they were in some other papers as well. But, I didn't really get much time to check them all..

Lacoste Party for Remi Nicole

danny@dannyclifford.com (Danny Clifford) — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:56:00 +0000

Party tonight at the Boogaloo in Highgate, North London. It's Remi Nicole's birthday party sponsored by Lacoste and in aid of Multiple Sclerosis. I got there at about 7:30, I was told it would start at about 8pm. Well, it was about 9:30 and nobody had arrived yet. There was a steady procession of guests from about 10pm. So, finally we got some photos. Pixie Geldof was on good form. She was having great fun, dancing and having a laugh. Her sister Peaches turned up about an hour after her. So, we did a couple of shots of them together.. Alexa Chung, Nick Grimshaw turned up and got on the decks for a bit of DJing. The party was in full swing by now. Got some nice shots of Alexa, Nick, Remi, Pixie & Peaches.. I headed off home just after midnight. Then edited up the photos and sent them out to all of the papers.