Brixton features
There was a fabulous night of glamour and drinking to be had at the Prince Albert on Saturday, with The Actionettes taking over the Offline Club for their forst of their three …
Las Vegas meets Brixton with The Actionettes at the Offline Club Read More
We had a night of rip-roaring rock’n’roll last night at the Brixton Prince Albert with the amazing Pussycat and the Dirty Johnsons playing the Offline Club.
Pussycat and the Dirty Johnsons rock the Brixton Offline club. Hell, yes! Read More
I loved the look of the pub in the preview I posted on Wednesday, and last night I went along to the full opening of the Crown & Anchor, a fab …
Crown & Anchor launches in a real ale frenzy, Brixton Road, Brixton Read More
I love seeing these lovely old Pullman trains go by – especially when they’re being hauled by a huffin’ and puffin’ steam locomotive – but this diesel-hauled special has been …
Lightning strike takes out signals: posh Pullman train stuck at signals in Brixton Read More
To celebrate the switch from analogue to digital TV services in London, a “spectacular” lightshow was promised at the Crystal Palace broadcast tower. Sadly, what I saw in downtown Brixton was far from …
Crystal Palace tower celebrates switch from analogue to digital TV with damp squib display Read More
There’s a new real ale bar coming to Brixton – and I was lucky enough to be invited for a pre-opening preview (and to try out some of the delicious beers and ciders …
The Crown and Anchor, 246 Brixton Road, SW9 – a new real ale bar for Brixton Read More
With its south facing hands seemingly doomed to display eighteen minutes to one forever, the clock on top of the old Brady’s public house on Atlantic Road, Brixton continues to stand …
Brixton landmarks: the Brady’s clock tower, Atlantic Road. Brixton, London SW9 Read More
Work continues apace on the large building development on Coldharbour Lane (opposite Somerleyton Road) in central Brixton, London SW9.
A look around the big Coldharbour Lane development, central Brixton Read More
We had a great night last Friday with the fabulous Dulwich Ukulele Club putting on a lively show to a packed Brixton Albert. Here’s some photos from the night:
An avalanche of ukes with the Dulwich Ukulele Club at Brixton Offline Read More
Older Brixtonites will remember the building as the old Coach and Horses – or perhaps the short-lived IsoBar – but in recent times it’s enjoyed a chequered history as The Living Bar.
The Living Bar becomes the Market House, Brixton Read More
Properties around Coldharbour Lane in central Brixton are certainly feeling the effects of this giant screw piledriver that is hard at work on the site of the old Cooltan community …
Brixton’s Coldharbour Lane throbs to the thump of a mighty piledriver Read More
Yep, it’s April alright, with a thumping great rainstorm just managing to catch me as I came back from some shopping. Here’s a couple of pics I took after I …
April showers, Coldharbour Lane, Brixton 2012 Read MoreI trust you’ll forgive me if my memory about this Offline Club night isn’t as good as it might be, but it was my birthday party too!
The Worry Dolls at Brixton Offline – and my birthday! Read More
Long term Brixton residents will remember the tube station before its extremely lengthy refurb, and here’s a couple of photos showing how the scene has changed in the past 36 years.
Brixton tube station: then and now Read More
Sadly, it’s nowhere as impressive as its grand name suggests, but here’s the Temple of Truth on Railton Road, close to Herne Hill railway station.
Gaze at the Temple of Truth on 213a Railton Road, London SE24 Read More
The wind was a little on the sporadic side, but the weather was glorious at the fourteenth Streatham Common Kite Day yesterday.
Streatham Kite Day 2012 – sunshine, kites and a modest amount of wind Read MoreThere was a fantastic double bill on offer at the Tulse Hill Railway Tavern last night featuring two of Brixton’s finest bands, Morton Valence and the Mountain Of Love. It was …
Morton Valence and the Mountain Of Love at the Railway Tavern, Tulse Hill Read More
Long suffering Brixtonites are again without a tube service all weekend, with the Victoria line shut down until Monday morning.
Brixton tube closures explained: 31st Mar/1st April and 6th/7th May 2012 Read More
The space once occupied by Sanders Jewellers in Brixton has finally been put back to use, with coffee uber-chain Costa moving into the premises last month.
A look inside the new Costa Coffee, Brixton Road, Brixton SW9 Read More
There was a lot of punk-powered Morris dancing going on at the Prince Albert in Brixton last Friday, with the fabulous Five Shitty Fingers putting in a fantastic set.
Nonnie Nonnie Oi! Punk Morris at Brixton Offline club Read More
Now sporting a new mini Intercity 125 loco is the Brockwell Park Miniature Railway, which ferries passengers along a short stretch of track in Brockwell Park, south London.
Brockwell Park Miniature Railway roars into action in south London Read More
It wasn’t quite as warm as the clear blue sky suggests, but yesterday we went for a very pleasant picnic in Brockwell Park, a 125 acre park located between Brixton, Herne Hill …
A sunny Spring Sunday afternoon in Brockwell Park, south London Read More
Following on from our recent story about Brixton St Matthews church and the future of Babalou and Mass nightclubs and this thread on the urban75 forums, we have received another update from …
Brixton Mass and Babalou nightclubs closed, premises repossessed Read More
On Sunday, the urban75 forums notched up their 11 millionth post, a pretty incredible landmark for a non-profit, self-funded bulletin board that carries no advertising.
Brixton-based urban75 forums notch up an incredible 11 million posts Read More
Brixton should start bracing itself for a stampede of bargain hunters on 10th May, when the new discount retailer TK Maxx opens up.
TK Maxx opening up in Brixton at 9am on 10th May 2012 Read MoreIt was great to welcome back anti-folksters Sergeant Buzfuz to the Brixton Prince Albert on Friday. Here’s a few photos from the show.
Sergeant Buzfuz slam it down at Brixton Offline Read More
I was saddened to find out about that Websters, one of the last family-run businesses in central Brixton, has closed for good. The shoe shop had served Brixton for over …
Websters shoe shop closes after 140 years of service to Brixton Read More
Those lucky bastards in trendy East London are set to enjoy the benefits of Barclays bikes, as the hire scheme extends into Tower Hamlets, including Canary Wharf and North Shoreditch in Hackney, this Thursday.
Barclays Boris Bikes go east and west this Thursday, Brixton left out in the cold Read More
Once home to a long-gone, inspirational community squat called Cooltan, building activity has finally started up on the cleared site facing Coldharbour Lane in central Brixton.
What’s happening to the old Cooltan site on Coldharbour Lane, Brixton? Read More
It may rarely get a mention in the groovy mainstream press, but Brixton’s 414 Club is a long-running, old school Coldharbour Lane institution that is well worthy of your support.
A night at the 414 Club in Coldharbour Lane, Brixton Read More