Poetry the True Underlying Condition of my Life

I have studied Photography seriously for just over a decade. I have used almost every type of camera imaginable from the latest of digitals offering, to cameras made at the turn of the twentieth century and in between. I have worked as a videographer and photographer. I have studied my Masters in photography and plan to pursue a PhD in photography. I work as a camera salesman as my day job.  As I approach my twenty-fifth birthday I still and always will have much to learn about the craft that has taken over my life. 

I have written poetry since I was fourteen. I started as a way to understand William Shakespeare who I was playing in a play at high school. I started simple and evolved as I went. I damned the rule and I damned grammar. I just wrote I had found a way to vent my emotions as I felt them into a physical representation to the exact word, all in the name of teenage angst. I have won one local competition, and written hundreds of poems, most of which I have lost.

At the end of my Masters, I sought to combine the Japanese poetry known as Haiku and photography. Going forward I wish to sink my teeth into Poetry and Photography with more abandon. Though I have written for over a decade I never really studied poetry, past what was handed me in school. So as I study Haiku by chance I picked up a collection of Poems by Allen Ginsberg. I was inspired. The rawness of the words, the emotions and visions created spoke of what a younger me had sought to accomplish in the written form. I was renewed, I needed to learn more about this genre of poetry.

And though, I will never ever to profess to be a Master of the written word. Just as I will never ever profess to be a Master of the visual image. I wish to, going forwards use this blog as a way to talk about the two things that I have found the most passion for. I will be publishing poems, images. Images of poems, poems of images and so on and so on. I will leave you with a Haiku I wrote:

Just me and the cat,

It sleeps at my feet in bed

I await my dreams

Thanks For Reading,

Reece.

Molotov Jukebox

Hello guys. Apologies for not posted anything on this due to University and Life swallowing time and thought and such. The joy. 

But anyways I am here to talk about a six piece British band known as Molotov Jukebox. I have recently come to enjoy their music. And my thoughts after just over a week of listening to them is why the bloody hell has it taken this long for me to know of them.

I am a massive music fan. My love for music covers almost all genres and many decades. However within the last decade or so my thought is that the music industry has become lacking. You flick through music channel after channel to pretty much the same songs or artist on an ever eternal loop. So when I came across Molotov Jukebox with their unique style I was very intrigued. 

I would like to say I came across this band through music which seams like it should have happened. However I found out about the band due to its leading lady. Natalia Tena who is also a very talented actress. Fans will know her as Ellie from About a Boy (2002) or Nymphadora Tonks from the Harry Potter series starting with the Order of the Phoenix (2007) and more recently Osha the Wildling from Game of Thrones (2011-Present).

Finding out that she had a band called Molotov Jukebox intrigued me. So I hit YouTube in search of this elusive band. Now having bought all the songs of theirs I can and I can happily say to anyone if you don't after reading this search out the band and listen to them then you are sorely missing out. 

Now though a music fan I would not claim to be an expert or even a player of any instrument (tried and failed) I am throwing this out here purely on the basis that in around a week this band has become equal to my fave band of all time 'Nirvana' in the place of number 1. in my list of fave bands/artist. A feat which hundreds of other bands/artist have failed to do even after years of being listened to by me. 

The band is unique combining- Accordion, Violin, Guitar, Bass, Drums and Trumpet together in a multitude of styles. And they really do cover many genres yet retain their own distinct style which they have dubbed: 'Gypstep'. Each song holds its own brilliant beat which makes you want to just get up and dance and smile. They hold a very upbeat and charismatic feel to their music as if they truly love what they create. Something that to me becomes lacking in some of the more well known bands. Molotov Jukebox give of the feeling of grabbing life and enjoying it. 

Now I'm not saying you must like this band or else for all I know they might not be your cup of tea however they are well worth a listen to. And my apologies if this comes across as a ramble about this band I have come to love but alas still worth a listen to. 

Here is a good video to introduce them: 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtIgGH9K3dw 

Quote of the Post -  Life is a song - sing it. Life is a game - play it. Life is a challenge - meet it. Life is a dream - realize it. Life is a sacrifice - offer it. Life is love - enjoy it.