Bands, clubs, pubs and drunken escapades
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
We had a fabulous night at the Brixton Prince Albert on Friday, with the fantastic Dulwich Ukulele Club playing a rip roaring set.
Ukuleles galore! Dulwich Ukulele Club at Brixton Offline Read More
Last night I ventured deep into the uncharted waters of Lewisham to check out The Actionettes and The Instants playing the Fox and Firkin, betwixt Lewisham and Ladywell.
Actionettes at the Fox and Firkin, Lewisham, London Read More
It was an evening of hard drinking and great music at the Grosvenor pub, Sidney Road, SW9 last night. The triple bill featured The Obscuritones, Mr Ghost Hot Steppers and …
Stockwell Grosvenor rock’n’roll! Obscuritones, Dr Vampire + more Read More
Ace rockers (and Offline Club regulars) Thee Spivs put in a dynamite set last night at a packed Hope and Anchor, in Islington, north London.
Thee Spivs at the Hope and Anchor, Islington N1 Read More
Sadly, one of our Turbosound TNS-4 stacks couldn’t take the fearsome might of Atomic Suplex on the weekend, and here’s what’s left of the horn. The ripped silver bit is …
Now *that’s* a blown speaker! RIP Turbosound Read More
It was loud. It was fun, It was Atomic Suplex at the Brixton Offline Club!
Atomic Suplex go up to 11 at Brixton Offline Read More
They may be horribly overdue and not particularly good, but here’s my photos from the People’s Republic of Disco party at the Brixton Windmill last Saturday.
Halloween at PROD at the Windmill, Brixton Read More
This was a load of fun, with a band who could best be described as ‘none more Halloween’ and a suitably scary magic set from Simon Subvert. Here’s some photos …
Offline Halloween special – photos Read More
Is Brixton best place for great free nights out in London? I’ve lived all around London and can’t think of anywhere where you’d get this assortment of free, ‘scene’-free entertainment.
A Thursday night in Brixton: four bars, six bands and all for free Read More
Saturday saw the 10th anniversary party of the all-girl, go-go dancing troupe, The Actionettes at the 100 Club, Oxford Street, London. It was a great party!
Actionettes 10th Birthday at the 100 Club London Read More
We had another lively Offline night on Friday, featuring the Gin Riots and Dr Vampire.
Dr Vampire and Gin Riots at Offline, Brixton Read More
Day Two of the Offline weekender saw a three band bill at the Brixton Albert, headlined by one of my favourite bands, Morton Valence. They were brilliant!
Electro-pop and skiffle mash up at Offline, Brixton Read More
To commemorate the birthday of the late, great Johnny Ramone (8 Oct 1948 – 15 Sept 2004), we put on a wild night of Brixton-meets-NYC rock and roll with Ramones …
JOHNNY RAMONE TRIBUTE! Brixton Offline club Read More
Weds: The week started early: as I popped out for “quiet” beers at the Albert followed by “just the one” at the Dogstar.
Drinking in Brixton: Dogstar, Albert, Windmill and the Grosvenor Read More
I love mixing up the bills at Offline, and last night’s was more eclectic than most, featuring a French folk/sea shanty band called Sanjuro, and hip-hop/grime sets from Olos and …
Offline club: hip-hop, grime and sea shanty special! Read More
In a room so full of hard drinking, rowdy, shouty Brixton regulars that it brought back memories of debauched nights at the legendary Brady’s, the first Desert Island Discs at …
Brixton: Desert Island Discs, Albert-style Read More
Man, I loved this band. They played Offline a couple of times – at our Brixton Dogstar and Brixton JAMM gigs – but they seem to have split up several …
Tiger Force! We salute you! [videos] Read More
This was a fantastic night – the Southbank was packed, the floor sticky with spilt beer and the music was fabulous – any club that plays Kate Bush’s “Wuthering Heights” …
Club Duckie’s 15th Birthday Party at the Southbank Centre Read More
Performing last night at the Greenwich Comedy Festival was the fabulous 60s go-go dancing troupe, The Actionettes.
Greenwich Comedy Festival: Actionettes at the Silent Disco Read More
You’ve got to give him points for effort here. A unicycling, guitar playing busker wearing rabbit ears sings it out loud outside KFC in central Brixton.
Brixton photos: a unicycling busker, street architecture and coffee Read More
One of the best things about living in Brixton is that there’s always something interesting going on, or a scene to catch the eye – like this fabulously named van …
Brixton scenes: Rasta van, Mr Biggs, truck graffiti and Grosvenor banjos Read More
Here’s the final instalment of photos from our fab weekend at Vintage at Goodwood festival in Sussex. I really hadn’t expected it to be as good as it was – …
Sunday at Vintage at Goodwood – photos from the festival Read More
There was so much interesting stuff going on at Vintage at Goodwood that I ended up taking hundreds of photos. I’ve just posted up around 130 of the better snaps …
Vintage at Goodwood – photos from Saturday’s events Read More
I’m slowly working my way through a vast pile of photos from the weekend – here’s some from Friday at the Vintage at Goodwood festival.
Vintage at Goodwood- Friday photos Read More
Against all my cynical expectations, Vintage in Goodwood proved a fantastic weekend – we all had a heap of fun!
Vintage in Goodwood festival proves a monster hit! Read More
We put on an Offline club on a Wednesday night for the first time ever, and it turned out to be a heap of fun. Playing live were French ‘Balkan/ska’ …
Offline mid week ska special with Gagadilo Read More
I’m feeling a bit nostalgic today, so here’s some photos from an urban75 drink at the Duke of Edinburgh boozer in Brixton, back on the 24th May, 2002. Look at …
Brixton Duke of Edinburgh: urban75 drink, May 2002 Read More
We had a top rocking night last night at the Ritzy, with a live double bill of the Piccadilly Bullfrogs and our chums, the Muleskinners laying down some mean rockabilly.
Rockabilly at the Brixton Ritzy Read More
After a long day at the superb Lambeth Country Show (photos coming soon!) it was all down to the Albert for a terrific night with Offline faves Morton Valence and …
Offline Country Show after party with Morton Valence Read More