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11.30.07
Dear friends.... You may have noticed that ILoveTattooedBassPlayers.com has been inactive for some time. Maybe it's about growing up, maybe it's about moving on. Mostly, it's about not having the stamina to sit in front of the computer during my non-day-job downtime. In any case, the website will stay up and as it is indefinitely. Hard to say now if there will be any updates in its current form. Thanks for all of your support over the years, and continue to stay in touch! Cheers, Joey

11.11.06
Once again, an update is long overdue. There's new pix of The Dropkick Murphys, Crewman Number Six, Bouncing Souls, The Living End, Blanks 77, and Onelinedrawing. Still a boatload in line, so check back soon!

03.01.06
My fellow rock and roll compatriots: You are hereby cordially invited to my forthcoming photography exhibition, to take place in my current hometown of Hoboken, New Jersey. Rock and Roll Portraits will be on display at Maxwell's (1039 Washington St.) from March 18, 2006 through April 21, 2006. There's an opening reception on Monday evening March 20 starting at 7pm. Come early and take advantage of the one hour open bar. Address details can be found at http://www.maxwellsnj.com. Download the flier by clicking here. Looking forward to seeing you there!

01.17.06
Highlights from the Meany Fest 2005 Finals, including Suicide City, Everlea, Locksley, Twin A, Golden State, Do You See the Dark, Golden Dawn, and Lush Life Kills. Plus new pix from UHF, Underwhelmed, The Go Station, Shootyz Groove, The Kin, One Day Left, and The Know.

12.29.05
Another big update. Pix of Eve to Adam, Nepo, Finding Tomorrow, Onelinedrawing, Houston Calls, Imaginary Bill, Locksley, Lush Life Kills, No More Dolls, and The Bouncing Souls. Even more soon! Happy New Year, kids....

12.12.05
Pix of Helmet, High Speed Chase, Motel Creeps, Parmalee, Sworn, Fenix Tx, Pryde, Antennae, Dawn Botti, A Day at the Fair, After Drama, Allister, Fight of Your Life, Anon, Midnight Creeps, and Do You See the Dark. More on the way soon. Really.

06.19.05
New photos and new bands to the site. Check out the pix of The Kowalskis, The Misery Loves, Billionaire Boys Club, The Pennyroyals, Crewman Number Six, High Speed Chase, and Fight of Your Life.

03.13.05
Ready for a long overdue update? How about new pix from The Other Half, Butterspy, Motel Creeps, Diesel Theory, Crewman Number Six, Eugene, High Speed Chase, Jonah Matranga, and Ya Nez Nayoo. Plus new pix of Fight of Your Life on the way....

01.15.05
It HAS been a while since the last update! Happy New Year, kids. Lots of new pictures from the Meany Fest 2004 finals, including Bandcamp, Halestorm, Underwhelmed, Eve's Fault, Marwood, More, and The Kin. Check back soon for another big update!

11.20.04
Jonah Matranga's new band, Gratitude, rock the hiz-ouse. And after years of hiding, Helmet tore up a full house at Bowery Ballroom. Plus, new pics of The New Speed, the Screaming Orphans, and Crewman Number Six.

10.31.04
Shots from the Rock Out Records Masquerade Ball at CBGB - The Pennyroyals, High Speed Chase, and Longspur. Plenty more to come soon....

10.27.04
New pics of The Pennyroyals, Telestatic, The Exit, and Eugene.

10.24.04
Once again, I'm slacking on getting the new photos up here. My excuse this time? I was out on the road with Alvik, an AMAZING band from the Czech Republic. They've got a few dates left on their US tour - check out their website, http://www.alvik.cz for tour dates. And hit the link below for my pics from the dates where they let me tag along. (Thanks again, kids!)

10.14.04
So, it's been ages since the last rock update. How about this: new pics of Big D and the Kids Table, One Day Left, SGT, Exit 8, Gravity, The Kowalskis, and Lourds. Plus, plenty more on the way! Hey - I've got another exhibit coming up this weekend - this time at The Shannon in Hoboken, NJ, as part of the Hoboken Artists Studio Tour. Come down on Saturday for a drink, music, art, and more!

09.15.04
Scroll down to "event photos" for pictures of the 2004 Republican National Convention. Our regular programming of rock photography will resume shortly.

08.26.04
New pics of Tub Ring. And their new album is super sweet. Taking a break from rock photography for a week or two to shoot the RNC. Wish me luck that I don't get myself arrested!

08.20.04
Finally caught up: new pics of Ultra High Frequency, The New Speed, and Eugene.

08.18.04
Mid-week update: The Exit, Sahara Hotnights, and SR Division (ex-Run Like Hell). Check it.

08.14.04
Sorry for the lack of updates lately. We've got new pics of Sixty Cycle, Chancer, Crewman Number Six, Hindsight, High Speed Chase, and the Pennyroyals. Plus, on the way, new pics of The Exit, Sahara Hotnights, SR Division, and lots more. Been a busy summer... check back soon for the next update!

07.19.04
Been a while, eh, kids? Your patience has been rewarded: pics of Instruction, Papa Roach, and Dead Poetic. And confidential to Arty - look ma, no photoshop!

06.26.04
New pics of High Speed Chase from their last two shows at CBGB, plus Downstage, Sixty Cycle, Downshallow, Diesel Theory, Crewman Number Six, and Dawn Botti (of Slushpuppy). Also, the older pictures of Reach 454 are back up on the site, along with pictures from their last-ever show. (The boys tell me it's not the end for them, though - they're starting up a new project called All is Lost.)

06.10.04
New photos of Eugene, Jim Testa, Lei, Longspur, The Pennyroyals, and The Last Show.

06.03.04
Been a busy few weeks: new shots of Andrew W.K., Murphy's Law, No Motiv, Fireball Ministry, UHF, Madjul, and onelinedrawing.

05.28.04
New pics of Downstage and Sixty Cycle, plus Opiate for the Masses and Classic Case. Soon: UHF, Andrew WK, Murphy's Law, No Motiv, Fireball Ministry, and onelinedrawing. Also, for those of you who are members of the ILoveTattooedBassPlayers yahoo group, there's some photos from the recent Relay for Life fundraiser in Hoboken, NJ. You've got to be a member to check them out - sign up for free by clicking here.

05.17.04
New photos of Orgy are up. Coming soon: Opiate for the Masses and new pics of Classic Case and UHF. Plus more re-scanned images from the archives. Stay tuned.

05.01.04
Time for something fresh. After putting well over 2,000 photos up on this site, I've decided that it's time to narrow them down to the best ones. You can purchase prints by clicking on the links - 8x10 prints are $40 each. And in response to some requests, the photos are now a lot bigger, as well. It's going to take some time for me to re-scan the older prints, but they'll be back eventually. In the meantime, check out the photos from the 2004 Skate & Surf Festival.