I was really saddened to hear of the imminent demise of one of London’s longest-serving music stores, Chas E Foote Ltd in Golden Square, London W1. (Update: the store reopens …
Footes drum store in central London to close after 90 years – but swiftly reopens in Store Street W1! Read More
There were nautical jaunts a-plenty last Thursday as Brixton’s Offline Club took over the Tamesis Dock boat moored in central London and put on a fabulous free party!
Mrs Mills Experience join in the nautical japes at the Tamesis Dock boat party – photos Read More
This was a fantastic day – we were playing live at the 2012 Nocturne bike races at Smithfield, central London, and enjoyed the bizarre experience of playing tunes as the Penny Farthing …
The Mrs Mills Experience, Penny Farthings and the Nocturne bike races Read MoreWe had a great Offline Club night at the Prince Albert on Friday, with the fantastic Captain Hotknives – aka ‘The Bard Of Bradford’ – playing live, backed by a …
The fantastic Captain Hotknives at the Offline Club, Brixton Albert Read More
The Prince Albert enjoyed a proper community singalong on Friday night, when the Mrs Mills Experience debuted their Brixton brand of music hall entertainment.
New music hall sensation, the Mrs Mills Experience, debuts at the Offline Club, Brixton Read More
Well, OK, it’s not really a castle, but I imagine that to a young kid with a bit of imagination, these recently created ‘ruins’ in Max Roach Park could easily be some ancient monument …
See the ruins of Brixton Castle, set in a delightful little park named after a jazz drummer Read More
Saturday night saw the second of the ongoing Actionettes’ residency at the Brixton Prince Albert, and there was certainly a pretty special show on offer.
Brixton rocks to the Actionettes’ ‘Vive La Revolution’ special with Thee Faction playing live Read More
Coming up on the 1st June at the Brixton Albert is the world debut of the Mrs Mills Experience – a band so hot that they secured a Saturday night …
Brixton! Get ready for the Mrs Mills Experience! Read MoreOffline Club regulars and worthy winners of a clutch of national ‘Best Live Act’ awards, The Scribes, put in another ace set at the Brixton Albert on Friday. This band …
The Scribes bring the house down at Brixton Offline Read More
Recorded at various Cardiff City games, home and away in 1991/2, is this old school rave tribute to the mighty Cardiff City FC and their manager, Eddie May, who recently …
Cardiff City Attack! Vintage 1993 football rave track from the 1927 Club Read More
In what’s rapidly turning into an annual event, long-serving indie popsters The Monochrome Set played a superb set to a packed house at London’s Dingwalls last night. Here’s some photos from …
The Monochrome Set entertain London Dingwalls, April 2012 Read More
Day three of my four day DJ tour-ette saw me spinning some tunes at the Half Moon, a large, late-Victorian boozer close to Brockwell Park, a sprightly ten minutes walk …
A night at the Half Moon, Herne Hill, south London Read More
There was a fabulous night of glamour and drinking to be had at the Prince Albert on Saturday, with The Actionettes taking over the Offline Club for their forst of their three …
Las Vegas meets Brixton with The Actionettes at the Offline Club Read More
We had a great night last Friday with the fabulous Dulwich Ukulele Club putting on a lively show to a packed Brixton Albert. Here’s some photos from the night:
An avalanche of ukes with the Dulwich Ukulele Club at Brixton Offline Read More
There was a lot of punk-powered Morris dancing going on at the Prince Albert in Brixton last Friday, with the fabulous Five Shitty Fingers putting in a fantastic set.
Nonnie Nonnie Oi! Punk Morris at Brixton Offline club Read More
It’s one of my favourite albums ever, and as a kid I travelled to London just to stand in the exact location where Mr Ziggy stood. It was a bit …
Forty years of Ziggy Stardust: plaque unveiled in Heddon St, London W1 Read MoreNow this was tremendous fun. On Saturday, the English National Opera put on a performance of a chaotic performance piece by the legendary American composer John Cage.
John Cage’s Musicircus at ENO: astonishingly good fun! Read MoreLast Friday night in the Albert we had a cracking night of fun with the fantastic Austrian gypsy-ska outfit Roy De Roy on stage. Here’s some photos from the mayhem …
Rafter-troubling Balkan gypsy ska at the Brixton Albert, 24th Feb 2012 Read More
To celebrate the official launch of BrixtonBuzz – a fab free new Brixton listings site – we’re putting on a massive party at the Prince Albert in Brixton – and …
Fri 2nd March – samba drummers galore at the free BrixtonBuzz launch party! Read More
We had another lively Offline Club night at the Prince Albert in Brixton on Friday, with the combination of beer, punk, rock’n’roll, big band, rockabilly, Mrs Mills, Kylie and DJ Zinc …
Brixton Offline Club night at the Prince Albert, 17th Feb 2012 Read More
It’s not often I drift west into the rugger-loving wilds of Putney, but it was well worth the trip last night to see a triple bill of Thee Faction, The …
Thee Faction and The Nuns at Half Moon, Putney, south London Read More
It almost seems like a distant memory now, but it wasn’t that long ago that you’d find big name record shops on most High Streets around the land – like …
The death of Our Price records, Brixton Road, Brixton Read More
We had another fantastic mixed crowd down for our DJ night at the Brixton Albert last Friday.
Brixton Offline club night – photos from the Jan 27th paaaaaarty! Read More
Problem: we’re in a noisy rock band but there’s nowhere to rehearse – and we can’t afford to pay proper studios. Cunning solution: drive up to an abandoned quarry in …
Stolen electricity and open air rehearsals: the Rhiwbina Hill sessions, Cardiff Read More
Man oh man, this is magnificent. Check out this footage of the the Sullivan School kindergarten classes singing and pogoing along to the Raomones punk classic, ‘Judy Is A Punk.’
South Korean kindergarten kids covering the Ramones. 1, 2, 3, 4! Read More
Offline Club regulars and all round decent chaps, The Lost Cavalry, have just released a new video to accompany their Snow City Radio EP, and it’s a very splendid thing …
Snow City Radio – The Lost Cavalry’s beautifully atmospheric new video Read MoreIt’s great to see the Actionettes in, err, action, dancing rather splendidly to the new Pipettes’ single, Boo Shuffle!
Actionettes star in Pipettes new video! Read More
There was a big party going on north of the river last night, with the Actionettes hosting their ‘Night of the Shimmying Dead’ Halloween special at the Buffalo Bar, a basement club right …
Actionettes Halloween party with The Nuns, The Action Men and limbo dancing Read More
On Friday, we hosted Canadian electro-popsters City Of Glass at the Offline Club night at the Prince Albert in Brixton.
City of Glass at Brixton Offline, 26th Aug 2011 Read More
I’ve seen Carter USM play live loads of times, but I think this may have been the best I’ve ever seen them. They were ace! Here’s some photos from their …
Carter USM deliver a killer set at Beautiful Days 2011 Read More