David Corio

News

1. 

   Ken Boothe video

   Here's a video I shot of the great Ken Boothe singing Bill Wither's 'Ain't No Sunshine' at a recent show in Brooklyn. Still in fine voice:

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5quOoCvUnI8

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   Vampire Weekend

   I just shot Vampire Weekend on top of the MetLife Building in NYC. Here's the article in the New York Times:

   http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/12/arts/music/vampire-weekends-evolution-in-modern-vampires-of-the-city.html?pagewanted=1&_r… read more

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   Rock Square Interview

   Here's an in-depth interview I have just done with the music memorabilia web-site Rock Square:

   http://www.rocksquare.com/community/themix/2396

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4. 

   Margaret Thatcher Death Party

   A few thousand people celebrated the death of Margaret Thatcher in a rainy Trafalgar Square on Saturday 14th April 2013.
   You can see more photos here:

   http://davidcorio.com/photos/project/mummies-etc
   and videos here:

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5. 

   Richard Briers R.I.P.

   The actor Richard Briers whose work varied from Shakepeare and Chekhov to 'The Good Life' on tv has just died. This is a portrait I took of him while during a rehearsal break in Richmond in 1985.

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   The Lumineers

   I just shot The Lumineers on New York's Highline. They are currently being touted as one of the best new bands around. Here's the article on them in the New York Times:

   http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/10/arts/music/the-lumineers-strange-… read more

7. 

   Cecil Womack R.I.P.

   Cecil Womack was best known as part of the duo Womack and Womack.He passed away on February 1 2013. Here are two portraits I took of him and his wife Linda. This is the obituary from The Guardian:

   http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2013/fe… read more

8. 

   D-Photo cover article

   Here's my photo of The Pretenders on the cover of D-Photo that has an interview with me talking about my live music photography. It is to coincide with the 'Who Shot Rock & Roll' exhibition currently on in Auckland, New Zealand. Copies can be… read more

9. 

   Portrait of actor John Lithgow

   Here's a recent photo of John Lithgow who just published an interesting article in the New York Times on performing at the National Theatre in London:

   http://theater.nytimes.com/2013/01/13/theater/john-lithgows-discovery-at-britains-nat… read more

10. 

    Jayne Cortez R.I.P.

    Jazz poet Jayne Cortez died at the end of December 2013.Here is the obitury from the New York Times featuring one of my photographs:

    http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/04/arts/jayne-cortez-poet-and-performance-artist-dies-at-78.html?ref=tod… read more

11. 

    'Live in London' Exhibition in Milan

    I have an exhibition of my music photographs in Photographia Gallery at Viale Lazio 1 in Milan beginning on November 7. See their web-site at www.photo-graphia.it for more details Here's a short video of the exhibition:
    http://www.youtube.c… read more

12. 

    Lomography Sprocket Rocket Interview

    Here's a new interview I have done with the Lomography people featuring a lot of my recent Sprocket Rocket photographs from my recent travels:

    http://www.lomography.com/magazine/lifestyle/2012/11/19/david-corio-takes-us-on-the-road-with… read more

13. 

    Who Shot Rock and Roll Exhibition in New Zealand

    I have photos of The Pretenders, Grace Jones and Salt N Pepa in the Who Shot Rock & Roll exhibition that is now on at Auckland Art Gallery, New Zealand
    until 3 March 2013:

    http://www.aucklandartgallery.com/whats-on/news/gallery-t… read more

14. 

    Memoirs From The Moshpit Exhibition in Florence, Italy

    I have an exhibition of 30 of my music photographs at SACI, Florence, Italy from September 20 2012 until October 31. Details can be found here:

    http://www.saci-florence.edu/exhibition_details.php?id=142

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15. 

    Megaliths Exhibition in Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK

    I have an exhibition of my Megalith photographs beginning on October 1 2012 until 17 November 2012 at Mills Cafe, 55 High Street, Stroud, Gloucestershire as part of a series of exhibitions in Stroud featuring landscape photographs including shows… read more

16. 

    One Good Thing About Music photo exhibition

    I have an exhibition of music photos at Chats Palace, 42-44 Brooksby's Walk, Hackney, London E9 until October 28 2012. Call 07921816754 for opening times and further info.

    Here's an interview I did for the show -

    http://www.fi… read more

17. 

    Barton Benes

    Our dear friend the artist Barton Benes died in May. I took the photographs for his book 'Curiosa' that features many of his relic art pieces. Here is an article in the New York Times about what is happening to his NYC apartment:

    http:/… read more

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    Lomography Magazine

    Here's a 'Behind The Lens' interview I've just done with Lomography magazine - the people behind the Lomo, Sardina, Diana, Holga and other unusual film cameras:

    http://www.lomography.com/magazine/lifestyle/2012/07/09/behind-the-lens-int… read more

19. 

    Who Shot Rock & Roll

    Opening on June 23 2012 at the Annenburg Space for Photography in LA. Here's the LA Times review featuring my Grace Jones photo from Drury Lane, London in 1981.

    http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2012/03/classic-rock-images-to-s… read more

20. 

    Photo exhibition in Lucca, Italy

    I have a selection of my punk images in a show in the beautiful city of Lucca, Italy until August 4 2012. See the link below for more details:

    http://www.artapartofculture.net/2012/07/01/immagine-del-suono-2012-three-times-they-are-a-ch… read more

21. 

    Bruce Springsteen group show in Milan

    I have photos of Bruce Springsteen in a group show at Photographia Gallery in Milan, Italy until July 14. This is the gallery web-site:

    http://www.photo-graphia.it/eventiextraruborn.htm

    Here is a news item in Repubblica:

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22. 

    Chuck Brown RIP

    The Godfather of Go Go has passed away. The Washington DC dance music scene had a distinct style with heavy percussion led funk created by Chuck Brown and made popular by the likes of Little Benny & The Masters and Troublefunk. Here's a short… read more

23. 

    The Wainwright Family

    I just shot Loudon, Rufus, Martha, Lucy Wainwright and Suzzy Roche on the Lower East Side, NYC for a New York Times article:

    http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/13/arts/music/the-wainwrights-play-town-hall.html?_r=1

    If you click on… read more

24. 

    Maurice Sendak RIP

    Famed children's book illustrator and author Maurice Sendak passed away on May 8. Here's a photo of him in his Connecticut home from 2003 and an obituary from People magazine:

    http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20593789,00.html

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25. 

    Lloyd Brevett RIP

    Another great reggae musician is no longer with us. Lloyd Brevett was the bassist for the Skatalites, The Soul Brothers and Soul Vendors and played many of the bass lines on Studio One's greatest rhythms. Here is an obit from the BBC:
    http://w… read more

26. 

    Adrienne Rich

    Poet, essayist and feminist Adrienne Rich has passed away. When I met her she said she didn't like to be photographed but she agreed to go outside - leaning on a mailbox the New York street and traffic made her more relaxed. Here is the NY Times … read more

27. 

    James Corden

    Here's an article on James Corden opening on Broadway from the New York Times featuring my portrait backstage at the Aldwych Theatre in London:

    http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/26/theater/james-cordens-one-man-two-guvnors-on-broadway.htm… read more

28. 

    Whitney Houston RIP

    Sad news to hear of Whitney Houston passing away. A great voice and dynamic live performer in the earlier part of her career. More photos can be seen here:

    http://davidcorio.com/photos/genre/soul-r-b?page=3

    Here's the New York… read more

29. 

    Sinead O'Connor photo shoot

    I was just at Sinead O'Connor's house in County Wicklow shooting her portrait for the New York Times. Here is the article by Ravi Somaiya:

    http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/12/arts/music/sinead-oconnors-how-about-i-be-me-and-you-be-you.htm… read more

30. 

    My Bob Marley photo used in legal opinion

    Here's an article on Reuters by Terry Baynes regarding one of my photographs being used in a legal opinion by a judge in NYC:

    http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/20/us-judge-photos-idUSTRE80J1XY20120120

    abajournal.com is al… read more

31. 

    Winston Riley RIP

    News that another reggae legend, Winston Riley has passed away after numerous assassination attempts on his life last year. He sang in the one of the greatest harmony groups The Techniques in the 60's and went on to produce some classic reggae so… read more

32. 

    Sam Rivers RIP

    Another jazz great has passed away. Sam Rivers was one of the first great jazz men I got to photograph. Going back over my negs I found this one that had some weird chemical damage on it but frames him quite nicely. Accidental mistakes can someti… read more

33. 

    Philip 'Fattis' Burrell

    Sad to see that reggae producer Philip 'Fattis' Burrell just passed away. Here is Rob Kenner's obituary in the New York Times:

    http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/11/arts/music/philip-burrell-influential-jamaican-record-producer-dies-at-57.h… read more

34. 

    Who Shot Rock & Roll: Photographers of Rock & Roll

    I have some photos in the touring show 'Who Shot Rock & Roll: A Photographic History, 1955 to the Present' that started off at Brooklyn Museum. It is currently on at Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, USA until January 15 2012.

    http://ww… read more

35. 

    Sun Ra v Peter Tosh blog

    Here's a recent blog from EJS discussing a couple of my photos:

    http://www.intellectualrefuge.com/vol1/sun-ra-vs-peter-tosh

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36. 

    Backstage Pass: Rock & Roll Photography

    A few of my photos are in this exhibition at Currier Museum of Art in Manchester, New Hampshire until January 15 2012

    http://www.currier.org/nowonview.aspx

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37. 

    L'Ultima Rivoluzione

    I've got some punk photos in an exhibition at ONO Arte Contemporanea, Via Santa Margherita 10, Bologna, Italy until December. It features photos and punk artifacts including original art work from Jamie Reid.

    http://www.onoarte.com/

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38. 

    TV interview

    Here's a skype/tv interview I did in November 2010 for Akron Art Museum to coincide with their exhibition of 'Who Shot Rock & Roll'

    http://vimeo.com/16448039

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39. 

    WHRW Radio Interview

    Here's a link to radio interview I did with Ras Charles on his reggae show on WHRW in 2006:

    http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/16280

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40. 

    WKCR Radio Interview

    Here's a link to a radio interview I did with Carter Van Pelt in NYC in 2008:

    http://www.archive.org/details/DavidCarioWithCarterVanPeltOnWkcr89.9FmNewYork

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41. 

    Interview in Juice Magazine

    Here's a link to an interview I did in Juice Magazine in 2010 for my Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia exhibition at Zinc Gallery:

    http://www.juiceonline.com/features/interview-david-corio/

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42. 

    Hong Kong interview

    Here's a short interview I did with Friday Magazine in Hong Kong for an exhibition - for anyone who can read Chinese.

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43. 

    Evening Standard review of 'Memoirs From The Moshpit'

    Sue Steward's review of my exhibition from May 2007

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44. 

    David Corio's Best Shot

    An article in The Guardian from 17 May 2007

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45. 

    Blog from my Kuala Lumpur exhibition

    Here's a link to a blog about the exhibition and show I had in Kuala Lumpur in 2010:

    http://smalltimetraveller.wordpress.com/tag/david-corio/

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46. 

    AC/DC Interview

    Here's a link to an interview I did with a French AC/DC fans web-site:

    http://www.highwaytoacdc.com/index.php?articleid=905

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47. 

    Interview in The Source

    Here's a link to a short piece on me in The Source:

    http://www.thesource.com/articles/4672

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