Brixton features
Three photos for you from my wander around Brixton today. The first is of the Guyanese roti caravan on Brixton Station Road, which has proved a hit on the urban75 …
Brixton: Guyana Roti, tree trousers and a little envelope Read More
Anyone looking to travel to/from Brixton tune today, be advised: the tube station is only open for topping up Oyster cards and there are no tube trains running.
Tube strike: no Brixton tube today (7/09/10) Read More
I spent a pleasant afternoon at Brockwell park on Sunday at the Urban Green Fair, hanging out and chatting to friends.
Urban Green Fair photos, Brockwell Park, south London, 2010 Read More
For Brixton’s coffee cognoscenti and caffeine-quaffing connoisseurs of the coffee bean, there’s one truly unmissable place on London’s cafe map, and that’s Federation Coffee.
Federation Coffee, Brixton – London’s finest coffee? Read More
Six views from my wander around central London on Saturday. Above is Centre Point, photographed against a late summer sky.
London: Waterloo Bridge, Centre Point and road works 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
Caffeine freaks are getting very spoilt in Brixton, with another independent coffee shop opening up in SW9 this week.
The Goodbench – another independent Brixton coffee bar opens! Read More
We’ve just been treated to a stunning scene over south London, with a beautiful rainbow filling the skies.
A stunning rainbow over Crystal Palace, south London Read More
There should be much rejoicing on the streets of Brixton soon as one of its ugliest buildings looks set to be pulled down and replaced by a temporary ice rink.
Brixton Station Road car park to become ice rink Read More
Now in its fifth year, Brixton Splash is a one day free street festival in the heart of Brixton. The weather was good, the beer tasted fine and the bass …
Brixton Splash street festival, 2010 Read More
Currently dividing opinion on our bulletin boards is this new addition to the central Brixton skyline. ‘The Brixton Heron’ is a weathervane sculpture created by artist Maggi Hambling and sits …
The Brixton Heron Weathervane, Coldharbour Lane/Brixton Road 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
Not many things cheer my day up more than the sound of a steam engine puffing by, so I was, err, well chuffed to see this LMS Stanier Class 5 …
Steaming through Brixton: LMS “Black 5” locomotive 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
A collection of street signs and graffiti seen around London. Can’t complain about the sentiments contained in this sticker seen near Carnaby Street, W1.
Street signs, stickers and graffiti, London July 2010 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
Some photos from my favourite London festival – the fabulous two day Lambeth Country Show…
Lambeth Country Show 2010 – photos Read More
Just as Brixton Village (aka Granville Arcade) starts to get going after years of under-use, the owners have started to try and price locals out.
Save Our Shops – Brixton Village battles against rent hikes 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
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
This billboard on the corner of Gresham Road and Brixton Station Road usefully added some local information that Tom Tom was unlikely to provide. (Photo May 2005. More Brixton photos …
To Crack City, Brixton 2005 Read More
Here’s how Brixton looked to me after a long, long night at the Offline Club…
Saturday morning, Brixton, 5am Read More
On a glorious summer afternoon, we walked up to the Brixton Windmill, to check out the Brixton Windmill festival, 2010. Located off Blenheim Gardens SW2, the windmill is a partially …
Brixton Windmill festival, 2010 – photos Read More
As demos go, they don’t get much more intimate than this three man affair that just shouted up and down Coldharbour Lane.
“More love and unity, Brixton” – a very small demo in Brixton shouts by… 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
World Cup flags, Pope’s Road market.
Brixton snapshots: World Cup, Windrush Square and Brixton Village Read More
This is why Brixton is the best place to live in London! At the Ritzy were the excellent local spoon-troubling folkies, the No Frills Band, playing live with a wild …
No Frills Band at the Ritzy, experimental film music at the Albert, Brixton Read More