THE ANGRY WHALE

a web zine by columbia sc photographer sean rayford

Nuke Facility Employees Try to Bully Photojournalist - Fail

July 24, 2013
"Don't you know what you are doing is against the law?" shouted the Westinghouse Nuclear facility's rent-a-cop from the other side of Bluff Rd. about 10 miles outside of...
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Weird Al Yankovic Ruins Birthday Party

June 21, 2013
"Was it dark or light beer?" "That's awesome if that is your first question - and it was a PBR." So begins my phone conversation with the clerk at That Computer Store o...
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Soda City Salutes Legendary Rockafellas' Music Club

May 20, 2013
I saw three notable bands at Rockafellas' during my freshman year at USC before the music venue shut it's doors: Machine Head, Seven Mary Three and Stretch Arm Strong. Ye...
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Unicorn sighted at Kenny Chesney Concert - Photo

May 13, 2013
I spent the Saturday before last hanging out at Williams Brice Stadium photographing the Kenny Chesney concert. Most of the time I spent in the media "holding area" under...
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Guitarist John Vail Suffers from Bangover - Photos

April 29, 2013
"The Bangover lasts about three days. The first show, you lose your mind [onstage]. And then the next two you are in agony," says former Wretched (Victory Records) guitar...
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Drunk Guy at the Festival & Hula Hoops - Photos

April 23, 2013
The drunk guy at the festival has always been a side attraction for me, orchestrating a ballet of intoxication that is oftentimes more entertaining than the stage musicia...
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Clowney Catches TD Pass - South Carolina Spring Game Photos

April 14, 2013
Jadeveon "Hammer of the Gods" Clowney was standing next to me on the sideline in sneakers and shorts when the quarterback launched what I thought was a horrendously overt...
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Go Fish! Springtime in the Soda City - Photos

April 09, 2013
I'm experiencing a strange personal dream episode of MSNBC's Lock Up. It's as if the hand of god has reached down through the clouds with a giant yellow highlighter and p...
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Mardi Gras in the Soda City - Columbia SC - Photography

February 15, 2013
I would compare Columbia's third annual Mardi Gras Festival held at City Roots, to the long running St. Partick's Day Festival in Five Points but without all the assholes...
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Welcome to the Soda City: Jan 16-21 - Columbia, SC

January 23, 2013
I found out about last Wednesday night's show at Cult Classic after running into a band from Miami outside of Drip Coffee in Five Points. I biked to the space early and c...
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