Image of the month

This month's image is of Patrice Rushen taken during her performance in London this summer, which VibeRide was at and thoroughly enjoyed. I like the unusual angle of this photo and how the purple and blue light has the effect of highlighting Patrice against the background. Check out michaelvalentinestudio.com for more images from the gig.

Image of the month

This month's image is the Brothers Johnson. I love the way this image captures the blurred right hand of bassist Louis Johnson as he is slapping the life out of that bass guitar. Also, the low perspective has the effect of making Louis Johnson look larger than life and helps frame the image nicely.

You can hear our favourite Brothers Johnson tracks in Mixes 26, 22, 19, 15, 12, 4 and 2. There's also a feature on bassist Louis Johnson you might like to check out. Until next time!

Image of the month

This week's photo is a beauty. It's the Commodores and the Jackson Five apparently waiting to go on stage (somewhere, Hawaii?) and do their funky thang. There should be one day of the week when everyone goes to work dressed like this. How awesome would that be. Actually, screw that, make it every day of the week.

Image of the Month

This month's image is a great shot of Chic from 1979. From left to right: Luci Martin, Nile Rodgers, Bernard Edwards and Alfa Anderson. Nice capture this one, as all four are striking different poses and creating a nice composition in that moment. Those disco days of old. They'll be back...

Image of the Month

This month it's a photo of the Jackson Five from 1973, which captures that classic knees-together-heels-kicked-out pose that MJ was famed for. To me this image says one thing: happy days.    

Image of the month

It's 'image of the month' time folks. This month it's Earth, Wind & Fire, and in particular - Maurice White. For me, this evocative black and white photograph captures the passion of this wonderful vocalist and musician very well. Just a great photo. What do you think?

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Image of the month

This is a brand new feature that we thought might be fun. Each month we're going to hand-pick a particularly striking image from the world of music and share some thoughts on it.

Our first image of the month is: Stevie Wonder by Al Satterwhite.

copyright, Al Satterwhite 1974

I love this photograph and it's probably my favourite of Stevie Wonder. Although, there is another image that runs a close second. What I like most about this photograph is the clever perspective, which makes the hands seem almost larger than life, and the way the microphone leads the eye into Stevie's classic expression. A skillfully constructed image that really makes you feel Stevie's unique energy! What do you think?