Bands, clubs, pubs and drunken escapades
Here’s a selection of London scenes photographed over a decade ago. Above, you can see the much-missed Astoria Theatre which was cruelly flattened to make way for CrossRail. Read more …
Lost London: photos of The Astoria, 12 Bar Club, Denmark St and street scenes, Nov 2008 Read More
Last weekend, I paid my second visit to Sheffield in recent times and once again failed spectacularly to see anything of what I know is a most excellent city.
A damp and grey day in Sheffield – with high-level flasher, main roads and The Monochrome Set, Feb 2019 Read More
Here’s the sad sight of the Astoria Theatre in central London after it had closed its doors for good in January 2009.
Ten Years Ago: London’s Astoria Theatre closes for good, Jan 2009 – in photos Read More
The capital of northeastern Spain’s Aragon region, Zaragoza overlooks the Ebro River and is famous for its Islamic and Gothic architecture. However, my attention was more taken by the vivid colours, …
Zaragoza photos: Colours, life, street art, signs, architecture and The Monochrome Set Read More
South London’s rowdy singalong tribute to the much-loved queen of the honky-tonk piano, Mrs Gladys Mills, have announced that they’ll be dusting off the party hats and playing some gigs …
The Mrs Mills Experience party singalong band are back! Read More
Located in the tiny village of Petit-Fays, near Bièvre, in the south of the province of Namur in Belgium, the P’tit Faystival is one of the most unlikely places to stumble …
P’tit Faystival – where a tiny village in Belgium goes crazy for music, July 2018 Read More
A splendid four-day festival showcasing live music, spoken word, debates and skillshares, the Green Gathering has become a beacon for sustainability, with the whole event being powered by wind, sun …
WIN two tickets for this year’s Green Gathering Festival in Chepstow, Wales, 2nd-5th Aug 2018 Read More
La Ferme Electrique is a fabulously friendly small musical festival in Tournan-en-Brie, some 25 minutes from Paris via train, that runs over two nights in July. Small scale, alternative, fiercely …
The fabulous La Ferme Electrique festival, Tournan en Brie, France, with The Monochrome Set, Fri 6th July 2018 Read More
It’s quite a small exhibition, but there’s some cracking images to be seen at ‘Beat Positive,’ a photographic celebration of early hip hop culture at the Getty Gallery in central …
Early Hip Hop culture photographed: Beat Positive at the Getty Gallery, London Read More
Located on the River Rhine, Mainz was founded as a military post by the Romans in the late 1st century BC and is famous as the home of the movable-type printing …
Mainz in photos: architecture, tasty train meals, street scenes and The Monochrome Set, May 2018 Read More
Just over a year after my first visit to Cologne, I was back with The Monochrome Set to play the King Georg venue.
Cologne in photos: street scenes, graffiti, trains and The Monochrome Set, May 2018 Read More
Last night, I finally made it across to east London to visit the What’s Cookin‘ night held at the Leytonstone Ex-Servicemens Club, and enjoyed a splendid night in a striking venue.
In photos: A night at the wonderful What’s Cookin’ club in Leytonstone, east London Read More
Located in deepest Bavaria, Augsburg is Germany’s third oldest city, being founded by the Romans and named after the Roman emperor Augustus. I was back for the second time in …
Augsburg photos: snowy scenes, architecture, The Monochrome Set and the wonderful Grand Hotel Cosmopolis, Germany Read More
On Wednesday, I popped along to the splendid Folkroom night at The Harrison bar to see the Lost Cavalry play a short acoustic set.
In photos: Lost Cavalry at the Folkroom music night, Harrison’s Bar, Kings Cross Read More
Here’s a short photo series showing some of the Christmas lights and decorations currently lighting up the streets around central London.
In photos: the Christmas lights of London: Trafalgar Square, Mayfair and Winter Wonderland Read More
Located in Holloway Road, north London, Nambucca is a live music venue/club/bar that happily survived a catastrophic fire in 2008 to remain an important gig on the indie circuit. We …
In photos: A trip to Nambucca, north London to see the Bridport Dagger and The Pacers, Nov 2017 Read More
Over the last weekend, The Lexington venue in north London played host to Tapete Records, an independent record label based in Hamburg, Germany. The label was celebrating its 15th birthday with …
In photos: The Monochrome Set at the Tapete Records showcase, The Lexington, London Read More
A collaboration between Ben Kelly – who was behind the legendary Manchester nightclub Hacienda – and architectural designer Virgil Abloh, Ruin is a large-scale installation that recreates a mythical abandoned nightclub.
In photos: Ruin – an abandoned imaginary disco nightclub in the Store Studios, London Read More
With the festive season fast approaching, open air ice skating rinks are beginning to pop up all over London, and last night I popped along to the launch of Skylight’s …
Rooftop skating, booze, fondue and Gus’s wonderful roasted chestnuts at Skylight, Tobacco Dock, Wapping, London Read More
Last week I paid a midweek visit to the esteemed Ronnie Scott’s jazz club in Frith Street, Soho. I went along with a crew of Brixton pals to see a …
In photos: Jazz, jamming, and pricey drinks at Ronnie Scott’s, London Read More
Almost hidden in the woods at the top of the hill, the Whistlers Green area provided a relaxing alternative to the madness below, offering live music, food stalls and over 100 …
Boomtown 2017: a wander around the chilled out Whistlers Green on the top of the hill Read More
This year’s Boomtown Fair in Winchester, England, was once again a bloody amazing experience, and here’s the first batch of photos from the festival. Hopefully I’ve managed to document some …
Faces of Boomtown 2017: Seventy photos taken around the festival site Read More
Here’s the second of four photo features from this year’s Green Gathering festival, which is set on a verdant hilltop in Chepstow, Wales. This time I’m focusing on my favourite part …
Green Gathering 2017 in Wales: Mixing it up in the wonderful 99% Bar – in photos Read More
I was lucky enough to be invited up to this year’s Green Gathering in Wales. Sadly commitments elsewhere meant it was something of a flying visit, but here’s the first …
Green Gathering 2017 in photos: musicians and performers, Chepstow, Wales, August 2017 Read More
On a hot summer evening, the South Bank can be a lovely place to hang out, taking a stroll along the banks of the Thames and watching the river boats …
The beauty of London at night: a summer stroll along the South Bank, July 2017 Read More
A self-proclaimed autonomous neighbourhood of about 850 residents, Christiania was created in 1971 when squatters and hippies took over the former Bådsmandsstræde barracks in Copenhagen, Denmark, which includes some of the …
In photos: Freetown Christiania, a self-proclaimed autonomous neighbourhood in Copenhagen, Denmark Read More
Tonight, I’m DJing at the wonderful Royal Vauxhall Tavern in a fundraiser for Switchboard: the LGBT+ helpline and 10:10 Climate Action – so please come along if you can!
Party like it’s 1999: Switchboard and Climate Action benefit at London’s RVT tonight, 7th June Read More
It’s long been urban75’s favourite festival of the year, and we’re not surprised to see that all 60,000 tickets have sold out this year in record time.
Boomtown Fair festival sells out in record time Read More
On Saturday night, I was playing a show with the Monochrome Set at L’Aéronef in Lille, and afterwards the band repaired to a wonderful little bar a short walk away in …
A great music bar in Lille: Amul Solo on 9 Rue des Arts, Lille, France Read More
I recently had the pleasure of a short trip to Manchester to play a gig, and managed to grab some photos as I shimmied around town. One of the first things …
Manchester photos: Street art, Gullivers, Cock Cat, Canal Street and the Monochrome Set Read More