Bands, clubs, pubs and drunken escapades
I’ve just about recovered from the Offline weekender, with bands playing the Brixton Albert on Friday and Saturday night. On Friday – and paying through the fabulous new beefy Turbosound …
Offline triple bill: Katy Boyd, Lost Cavalry and OK Read More
We’ve always been big fans of the folks at the Duckie Club, and we went along to their ‘Gross Indecency’ night in the delightful Camden Centre. The event took place …
Gross Indecency, Camden, with The Actionettes + Club Duckie Read More
We had an ace night out last night at Stockwell’s Grosvenor boozer, with an impromptu mini orchestra of fiddles, accordions, tubas and hurdy gurdy’s rocking the place.
Feast of fiddles at The Grosvenor, Stockwell Read More
Friday’s Offline rock and roll special at the Brixton Albert certainly delivered with great slabs of high energy punk and garage. Here’s a few photos:
Rock’n’Roll! Atomic Suplex/Los Tourettes at Brixton Offline Read More
This turned out to be a very drunken night – and a heap of fun!
Drunken Balordi and Jarmean at Offline: photos Read More
Me and Nicola DJd the Alabama3 night at Brixton JAMM last night and had a heap of fun.
DJing the Alabama3 night at JAMM, Brixton Read More
We love this band! Amycanbe are a fabulous Italian indiepop band who played two Offline club nights a while back.
Amycanbe – one of our very fave indiepop bands! Read More
On Saturday we did our first ever night at the Stockwell Grosvenor, a lovely old school Sarf Landahn boozer with a large backroom stage.
Offline – samba, surf, electro, punk and anti-folk! Read More
Still hungover after our Friday night bash, Offline DJ regular nipsla and were asked to DJ the solo Pete Doherty show at Brixton JAMM on Saturday night. DJing? And free …
Pete Doherty at Brixton JAMM Read More
We had another ace Offline club night at the Brixton Albert. It was Em and Han’s birthday and we had an ace line up of The Lucky Face, The No …
THE LUCKY FACE, DR VAMPIRE and THE NO FRILLS BAND, Brixton Read More
It was a big night of rockabilly and rock and roll at the Albert on Friday. Double bass’s slapped, guitars twanged, whammy bars were wanged and a feast of mean …
Offline red hot rockabilly special! Read More
Valentia Place is like a bit of time-warped 1950s Brixton, with its cobbled road surface breaking through the tarmac, knackered corrugated iron walls and railway arch.
Brixton snaps: Grosvenor, Valencia Place and the Village Read More
The photos don’t even come close to capturing the mayhem that accompanies a Filthy Pedro gig, so you’ll have to take it from me that the night was a whole …
Filthy Pedro at Offline Club: photos Read More
Prompted by a thread on urban75, here’s two of my worst reviews – and boy are they shockers! This one below appeared in NME about my punk band, Beggar. We …
My worst ever band reviews in music papers Read More
We put on the fabulous Morton Valence last night at the Albert. They’re a remarkable band surely – surely – destined for greater things, and it was a delight to …
Morton Valence at Offline club, Brixton Read More
I’ve already compiled a depressingly long list of closed pubs in Brixton, but I came across another two on Streatham High Road. The 1882 Bedford Park pub was housed in …
Two lost pubs of Streatham Read More
The South London Press may have been getting a bit carried away when they described it as the “party to end all parties,” but as Offline cub nights go, this …
Offline birthday party photos – it was a big one! Read More
We’ve just got the most amazingly over the top review in the SLP for our big Offline party in Brixton tonight. The party to end all parties ….part Wild West, …
Offline tonight: “the party to end all parties!” Read More
I’ll be DJing tonight at the Acoustic Insurgency Haiti benefit, taking place at the excellent Grosvenor pub at 17 Sidney Rd, Stockwell, London SW9 0TP The event is a monthly …
Benefit tonight, SW9: Acoustic Insurgency benefit for Haiti Read More
Another top night at the Brixton/Stockwell Grosvenor, with the irrepressible Pussycat and the Dirty Johnsons headlining. Heaps of fun!
Pussycat and the Dirty Johnsons, Brixton Grosvenor Read More
This is why Brixton is the best place to live in London: where else can you see a fine bill of indie bands, curious acts and a girl tap-dancing to, …
The curious case of the Tap Dancing Smiths fan (video) Read More
After the headliners pulled out with the gig looming up fast, it looked like we’d be looking at an empty stage on Friday, but we managed to hastily assemble a …
BANJOS! PUNK! CLOGS! VIOLAS! Brixton Offline Club Read More
Brixton’s got some awesome venues, and on any just about any given night you can find some great stuff going on. Last night I checked out the excellent Lost Cavalry …
Brixton night out: Windmill and the Prince Albert Read More
This was a top night with three-song cover sets by The Loves, Git, Allo Darlin, The Grave Architects and the Escapologists plus a dancing set from the Fabulous Actionettes. A …
Christmas covers party, Luminaire Read More
I can’t remember the last time I was blown away by a club, but Shunt was one of the best clubs I’ve been to for a very long time. We …
Shunt Club, London Bridge. Absolutely amazing! Read More
We pay homage to one of London’s finest clubs, which closed a few years ago. WARNING: this feature includes some seriously shocking hairstyles and yours truly clad in vast amounts …
Gossips Club, London Read More
One of London’s finest music venues is set to be demolished by the summer, thanks to the long-delayed CrossRail project which needs the land. I’ve seen some great gigs at …
Goodbye London Astoria Read More
Last night, we went east to The Boiler House, in the Old Truman Brewery, right in the heart of trendy Brick Lane to see the mighty Human League in full …
Human League live in Brick Lane Read More
We managed to blag our way into an invite-only Cherry Red party tonight at Dingwalls in Camden. And there was free beer! On the bill was JimBob (from Carter USM) …
The Monochrome Set at Dingwalls Read More
A quick big up for the GROSVENOR boozer at 17, Sidney Street, SW9 0TP (off Brixton Road, not far from JAMM) It’s a fabulous old school pub with two bars, …
Grosvenor Pub, Stockwell (near Brixton) Read More