Bands, clubs, pubs and drunken escapades
Things aren’t looking too good for Streatham residents at the moment, with the High Road peppered with closed down swimming baths, cinema and clubs.
Streatham struggles to keep its leisure and entertainment venues Read More
This was one of the maddest (and probably the riskiest) Offline Club bills I’ve ever put on in Brixton – a full on thrash metal band versus a grime/hip hop …
Grime vs Thrash Metal in Brixton with Mortad vs James Pyke Read More
Old school Brixtonites will remember it as the Coach and Horses – or even perhaps the IsoBar – but last night saw the long overdue opening of the Living Bar, …
Brixton Living Bar, Coldharbour Lane reopens Read More
Doubling up as my birthday party, this turned out to be a great night at the Prince Albert in Brixton, with a big crowd and the fantastic Scribes putting in …
Offline hip hop special with The Scribes rocks Brixton! Read More
I’m fairly partial to a beer-fuelled pub quiz or two, and there’s always quite a few going on around Brixton in the week. There doesn’t seem to be any official …
Brixton pub quizzes: a handy list Read More
Last weekend was ambitious: two Offline Club nights at the Brixton Prince Albert with the massive TUC March for the Alternative demo in the middle – but we just about …
Offline Brixton weekender: Drunken Balordi and Narcotic Daffodils Read More
Man oh man this turned out to be a hell of a night. The first stop was a well-packed Prince Albert on Coldharbour Lane before walking up towards Stockwell for …
St Patrick’s night in Brixton – ceilidhs, Sambucas, ales and a massive hangover Read More
Offline favourites Morton Valance played another fantastic set at the Brixton Albert on Friday as part of an Offline night that included the première of some fantastic short films and a set …
Morton Valance and Kontakte at Brixton Offline, 11th March 2011 Read More
Word is that the Prince of Wales pub has most definitely closed and all the fittings are now being taken out, so it’s unlikely to be a pub again for …
Prince of Wales, Coldharbour Lane, Brixton calls last orders? Read More
It’s hard to imagine that only a few months ago this was a fun and lively bar putting on live gigs and club nights, but here’s the scene today, as the bar …
Here is what’s left of the Rest Is Noise bar, Brixton Read More
It’s been a very long night, but I promised to post up these photos from my fabulously fun night out in Brixton, so here they are – four mobile phone pics …
A very drunken night in the Brixton Dogstar. Oh dear! Read More
This was a great night out in SW9, with the Acoustic Insurgency benefit night serving up punk poet Atilla the Stockbroker and the hilarious Captain Hotknives.
Captain Hotknives and Atilla the Stockbroker in SW9 Read More
It was great to see my old mates The Monochrome Set playing last night at the fabulous London Popfest, the 100 Club, London.
Monochrome Set at Popfest, 100 Club, London Read More
I was rather expecting a bit of a quiet night seeing as it was a last minute booking and we had no bands playing but – blimey – the place …
Offline DJ special – photos from the mayhem! 25th Feb 2011 Read More
The Ear Inn at 326 Spring Street, NY (btw. Greenwich and Washington) claims to be the oldest working bar in NYC and is a designated Landmark of the City of New York.
The Ear Inn – the oldest working bar in NYC, with a Nunhead connection Read More
Last night I went along to a benefit gig at the Brixton Windmill to raise funds for Sedgehill School of Lewisham’s school trip. Once I’d stopped gazing in awe at the Windmill’s shiny …
The Nuns rock Brixton Windmill Read More
There was fun, dancing, falling over and drinking to be had in perilously large volumes at the Offline show at the Prince Albert on Friday, 18th Feb.
Pussycat & the Dirty Johnsons/Vinny & the Curse at Brixton Offline Read More
People can talk about the death of the music industry and throw figures around, but nothing brings its demise into sharp focus more succinctly than this graphic plotting sales over various formats from 1973 to 2009.
Here’s what the death of the music industry looks like Read More
I thought I’d pen a short obituary to what was a short-lived but rather fine addition to Brixton’s boozers.
Remembering the Rest Is Noise pub, Brixton Read More
Captured here in its last death throes in May 2005 is Cundy’s Tavern in Silvertown, reputed to be one of East London’s dodgiest boozers.
Lost dodgy London boozers: Cundy’s Tavern, Silvertown Read More
If you like your pubs untouched by the hand of progress, gimmicks, poncy gastro-types and braying yuppies, then take a trip to the Elm Park Tavern, 76 Elm Park, Brixton, …
Elm Park Tavern – a proper old school Brixton boozer Read More
Some evening photos taken around Covent Garden on my Lumix LX5 camera . First up, here’s a sweet seller in a bowler hat at Seven Dials, London WC2.
Stage doors, sweets and the old Marquee club, London Read More
In the words of Richard Keys, we smashed it last night at Offline, with a great band and a fantastic crowd. Here’s a few pics:
Drink, dance and the Fallen Leaves at Offline Read More
Thursday is the new Friday (or something) and in Brixton’s there’s no shortage of ace free entertainment on offer. First stop was Brixton JAMM to check out an excellent four band bill of indie …
A Thursday night in Brixton: indie and industrial Read More
There was a feast of fiddles, banjos, dancing, clapping and, indeed, some falling over to be had last night at the Grosvenor in Stockwell as the No Frills Band put …
Drinking and stripping the willow at a Burns night ceilidh in Stockwell Read More
This was one hell of a night, with a load of DJs, vast amounts of drinking and dancing and the fabulous Stirfried Frequency rocking the Albert till 5am.
Brixton Offline NYE party photos – it was a wild one! Read More
We had an amazing Offline party at the Brixton Prince Albert last night. Here’s the drunken scene as the new year was rung in. More photos of the madness to …
Happy New Year 2011 – Offline party in Brixton Read More
There’s not many bars I can think of that double up as a flower shop, but the Sycamore at Cortelyou Rd, Brooklyn, NY 11218 can boast that that rare distinction. …
Sycamore Flower Shop & Bar, Flatbush, Brooklyn NY Read More
Friday’s Offline Christmas party at the Brixton Albert was another great night out, with three great acts and a lovely crowd.
Offline Christmas party photos – go-go, surf and rockabilly! Read More
We had another ace Offline Club night at the Brixton Prince Albert last night, featuring the full throttle rock’n’roll of the Silver Brazilians with the ten piece circus ska of Orchestra Pirouette in …
Brixton Offline club – rockabilly and circus ska! Read More