Some photos from my walk yesterday: ow turnout for the Biblical Gospel Ministries’ in Trafalgar Square Photographer’s Gallery, Leicester Square A statue of Fenner Brockway, an activist who I’d never …
Trafalgar Square to St Pauls Read More
Read more about this little known corner of London here: Amen Court
Amen Court and Amen Corner Read More
Well, it’s nearly gone already and it was more wet’n’soft than deep and crisp and even, but here’s a few shots from around Loughborough Park and Coldharbour Lane. More: Brixton …
Brixton snow! Read More
This was certainly a first for me: I was in the Songbird folkie club in Dalston tonight and two cops charged on, started taking pictures and declared the evening closed …
Blimey. I was in a *folk club* that just got busted! Read More
It’s taken me an eternity to get around to posting these photos up, but here they are! It’s a very pretty city (actually, it’s now been cruelly downgraded to a …
Perth, Scotland photos/panoramas Read More
Here’s the final part of my photo series from my west-east walk across London on Saturday. I hadn’t really explored the streets around Brick Lane and quite liked the ‘Williamsburg’ …
A walk through Spitalfields and Brick Lane Read More
Rubbing shoulders with the toffs! We went for a wander through Mayfair yesterday, through the decidedly upmarket Burlington Arcade (where whistling is banned) and along Saville Row. More photos here: …
A walk around Mayfair Read More
Slammed down in the middle of the Royal Academy’s Annenberg Courtyard, these two huge concrete towers provide a stark contrast to the Palladian architecture of Burlington House. I think they …
Jericho sculpture, Royal Academy Read More
Battersea Arts Centre It’s been a luvvy month for us as we’ve been to no less than three theatre productions in a single month! Spamalot at the Palace Theatre Check …
Three London theatres Read More
Here’s a short series of photos taken around Brixton this month. Maybe I’ll call it a ‘blog’ because that sounds hipper! 🙂 Brixton photo blog.
Brixton street photos Read More
The oldest record store in the world, Spillers Records in Cardiff, is under threat as the landlord looks set to hike the rent to unaffordable levels. It’s a great shop …
Save Spillers! Read More
Ace historian Chris Roberts kindly agreed to take a gaggle of urbanites on a short walk of the Thames, with a focus on ghost tales and mysterious happenings. More photos …
A London walk Read More
Blimey. Yesterday was a bit of a strange one. I woke up in Cardiff after coming up the night before for my grandmother’s funeral. It was a crisp and sunny …
Funerals and Parisian jazz bands Read More
OK, it’s hardly ‘white-out’ stuff, but snow is such a rare treat in London, I still get excited by the lightest of dustings. Here’s the view from my window this …
Brixton snow Read More
Still clinging to life despite many eviction attempts are these incredible mosaics of South Street in Philadelphia. Photos: Magic Gardens, Philadelphia
Magic Gardens, Philadelphia Read More
Armed with my camera, I went for a lone amble around London on Saturday, starting off at Borough market, and then walking along the Southbank to the Tate Modern and …
A London walk Read More
Last night’s Offline was another heap of fun. Being January, I was expecting a quiet crowd, but they were most certainly up for it! I got to play a load …
Offline, Prince Albert Read More
Now closed, DUMBA was a queer arts collective which played a pivotal role in the queer, riotgrrl, punk, and independent film scene in Brooklyn, New York. The venue for Le …
Farewell Dumba in Dumbo, Brooklyn Read More
FA Cup 3rd Round replay: Tottenham Hotspur 4 Cardiff 0. Yowch! That was a thumping! We were rubbish for all but the first 20 mins, but at least the Cardiff …
FA Cup: Spurs 4 City 0 – the Pain! Read More
Save Smithfield! Pictured above is the old General Market at Smithfields Market, part of a complex of fine Victorian buildings scheduled for demolition. Despite much local campaigning and appeals from …
Clerkenwell, Smithfield and Red Cow Yard Read More
An afternoon at the British Library There’s a great exhibition at the British Library at the moment – London: A Life In Maps, featuring lots of amazing old maps. There’s …
Photo Blog updates Read MoreAnd here’s some more! 70s Man goes to London 70s Man gets a job Inter City Traveller
More football cartoons Read MoreAh, it seems sooo long ago now, but I’m slowly adding strips from my old Bluebird Jones footie comic (described as “painfully right on” by nu-football mag 4-4-2!). Here’s a …
Football, women, drugs and the dole. Bluebird Jones 1993 Read MoreAccording to the BBC, Morrissey is considering representing the UK at the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest. After posting the news on a thread on urban75, several wags offered suggestions for …
Morrissey for Eurovision! Read More
It’s taken me over six months to sort ’em out, but the photos from our fabulous stay at the Middle Ninfa Bunkhouse, near Abergavenny, south Wales are finally on the …
Wales walking trip: the photos at last! Read More
A walk around the rain drenched streets of central London with my new Canon Ixus 850IS camera. Trafalgar Square in the rain. No takers at the funfair at Leicester Square. …
A rainy day in London Town Read More
Just posted up a review of the Fujifilm FinePix F31fd camera. In fact, I’d only bought the thing as my beloved Ricoh GRD (only the finest digital compact ever!) had …
Fujifilm FinePix F31fd review Read More
Sorry it’s taken so long, but here’s my blog from our trip to New York, 1st-14th December, 2006. As ever, I’ll be posting up lots of photos from the trip …
New York blog is here! Read More
The Offline New Year’s Eve Party at the Albert was fantastic fun last night. The place was absolutely rammed all night, the DJs played some great sets and I even …
Happy New Year! Read More
» Miserable match, miserable result, miserable weather, miserable crowd. Heaven knows we truly are miserable now. Now without a win for nine bloody games, only vast amounts of beer will …
No festive cheer at Ninian Park Read More