Offline mid week ska special with Gagadilo
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’ …
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Steaming through Brixton: LMS “Black 5” locomotive
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 …
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Brixton Duke of Edinburgh: urban75 drink, May 2002
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 …
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Brighton 2002: West Pier and a shop window piled full of books
We took the train down to Brighton on a chilly February day in 2002, and armed with my old Sony Cybershot DCS-F55E camera, I grabbed a few photos around town. …
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Is this the narrowest doorway in London? 60, Union Street, SE1
I haven’t been able to find anything on the web about this (hopefully some of you lot will be able to help out) but this surely has to be one …
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Street signs, stickers and graffiti, London July 2010
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.
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Urban orchard and and community garden, Union Street, SE1
Following the London Festival of Architecture and lasting through the autumn, a derelict site at 100 Union Street in SE1 has been transformed into an urban orchard and community garden.
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Ping Pong London – 100 tables pop up across London
Between the 4th July and the 22nd August, a hundred ping pong tables will be popping up across “London’s landmarks, squares, stations, estates, pubs and even airports.”
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Devonshire Road nature reserve annual Open Day, London SE23
Located along one side of the Forest Hill to New Cross Gate railway cutting, Devonshire Road Nature Reserve is a delightful place to spend n afternoon.
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Rockabilly at the Brixton Ritzy
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.
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Protest archives: J18 Stop The City, 1999
As mass protests go, J18 was certainly one of the last of the big ones in the City of London, with a huge turnout causing all sorts of mayhem around …
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No matter how bad your job is…
Could it be worse than this? Prawn seller, Barry Island, 1995 I spotted this poor fella stuck in a curious hamburger-shaped stall on the deserted seafront at Barry Island. No …
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Lambeth Country Show 2010 – photos
Some photos from my favourite London festival – the fabulous two day Lambeth Country Show…
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Note: it seems that the humourless wankers at EMI have pulled the plug on this video over copyright reasons. I’ve tracked down the version above but it’ll probably be gone …
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Save Our Shops – Brixton Village battles against rent hikes
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.
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Offline Country Show after party with Morton Valence
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 …
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Offline triple bill: Katy Boyd, Lost Cavalry and OK
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 …
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To Crack City, Brixton 2005
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 …
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Saturday morning, Brixton, 5am
Here’s how Brixton looked to me after a long, long night at the Offline Club…
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Brixton Windmill festival, 2010 – photos
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 …
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Robin Hood’s Bay – a beautiful North Yorkshire port
We cycled to Robin Hood’s Bay when we were up in Whitby and it’s a stunningly beautiful place, with its narrow alleys making it easy to imagine what it was …
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A trip on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway
We took a return trip on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway when we were up in Whitby (the steam train conveniently runs from Whitby station), and it was a lovely …
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Whitby photos: pier, harbour, abbey, 199 steps and local scenes
I finally got around to posting up the photos from our lovely mini-holiday in the north eastern coastal town of Whitby. Here’s a few examples (click on the link at …
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“More love and unity, Brixton” – a very small demo in Brixton shouts by…
As demos go, they don’t get much more intimate than this three man affair that just shouted up and down Coldharbour Lane.
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Nelson’s Ship in a Bottle and Gay Pride, Trafalgar Square
Standing above the crowded square and immune to the thumping cheesy Eurodisco of the Gay Pride celebrations below is the latest artwork on the Fourth Plinth of Trafalgar Square.
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Gross Indecency, Camden, with The Actionettes + Club Duckie
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 …
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Feast of fiddles at The Grosvenor, Stockwell
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.
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Rock’n’Roll! Atomic Suplex/Los Tourettes at Brixton Offline
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:
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Whitby sunset – astonishingly beautiful
I’ve seen some stunning sunsets in my time, but this striking blood-red one over Whitby harbour is one of the most gorgeous I’ve ever seen! More Whitby photos to follow …
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West End photos with a Lumix GF-1
After selling a few photos recently I was able to justify shelling out for a Lumix 14mm-45mm zooms lens for my Panasonic Lumix GF-1 camera.
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