Cities, towns and mountains
Site updates I’ve been dusting off some of my old negatives and scanning in London pictures taken on my trusty Olympus OM10 35mm camera, waaay back in the 1980s. It …
London’s docklands in the 80s, Epping to Ongar railway Read More
The Banjo Artshow exhibition at Cide, Waterloo Hung out with the low-trousered skateboard doodz tonight at the Banjo Artshow downstairs in the cide skateshop, 88 lower marsh street, waterloo, london. …
The Banjo Artshow exhibition at Cide, Waterloo Read More
Osterley Park Walk On a whim, we went out for a lovely walk on Sunday, through Osterley Park (west London) and along part of the Grand Union Canal. It’s a …
Osterley Park Walk Read More
This is going to be a short set of updates on account of the beastly bastard storm cloud looming up on my horizon. Yep, my tax return is due for …
Tax, curry and drink Read MoreFestive greetings! Christmas Eve started in the Deri, a lively pub in Rhiwbina, Cardiff before getting into the spirit of lager at the Butchers Arms, half a mile away. Christmas …
Festive greetings from Caerdydd Read More
A long week Sorry for the lack of updates, but things have been a bit hectic. I’ve been busy sorting out the next Offline at the Dogstar, this Thursday (16th …
A long week Carter USM, Windmill, PROD Read MoreWeekend update… Offline at the Dogstar on Thursday truly rocked – there was a good crowd, some great acts, some fabulous visuals and a fantastic vibe – a big thanks …
Illustrated Ape and Dogstar Offline Read More
Back from New York! Sunset from Brooklyn Bridge Blog from my New York trip, October/November 2004 Thursday 28th Oct, 2004 Phew! A close one! Got to Heathrow running a little …
New York blog – places we went, things we saw…2004 Read More
Le Tigre rock! The venue may well be one of the suckiest, most corporate, most soulless places to be found in London – it’s named after a fucking beer for …
Le Tigre rock! Read MoreA feast of new panoramas on the site! I’ve been swivelling about snapping photographic panoramas, and have just got around to adding them to the site. (Please note: panoramas need …
A feast of new photo panoramas on the site – Wales, London, Brixton… Read MoreSantorini photos online! It’s been a time-consuming job, but the new Santorini Photo Gallery is now online, featuring over 100 photos of this spectacular Greek island, with a few panoramas …
Santorini photos online! Read More
Offline triumph! I can’t say I really enjoyed myself until the night was nearly over (way too much stress!), but our first Offline club night at the Dogstar was a …
Offline packs the Dogstar Brixton! Read More
A wedding in Nottingham Saturday morning saw us speeding north towards Nottingham for another marriage ceremony – they seem to be coming in thick and fast this year! The last …
A wedding in Nottingham Read More
Our week in Santorini (I’ll be adding more to this – and posting up some photos – so come back soon!) Day One Tuesday 14th Sept After a diabolically bad …
Our week in Santorini Read More
London billboards and sandwich board men So, you’re walking along The Strand in 1838, minding your own business, when suddenly you’re confronted with a line of walking metal pots. Is …
London billboards and sandwich board men Read More
London weather pays off! A few weeks ago, I invested an inordinately large sum of money in a new Nikon D70 dSLR camera and I’m happy to say that it’s …
Photographing the Tate Modern Read More
On the road… ‘Scuse the lack of updates – but we’ve been shuffling about the countryside a tad recently. On Tuesday, we headed up to lovely, lovely Wales, arriving in …
A trip to Wales – Cardiff, Tintern, Usk, Cardiff Bay and Castell Coch Read More
I spent a few hours in Brighton today and I was saddened to see that the concert hall of the moribund West Pier has finally sunk into the sea. It …
The tragedy of Brighton’s West Pier Read More
Last night’ we hit the bright lights of Spalding, starting the evening with a few pints at the Lincolnshire Poacher, a lively pub heavily oversubscribed with hen parties. We later …
A trip to Spalding to Stamford, Lincolnshire Read More
Shopping and drinking Now, when it comes to shopping for clothes, I’m not too good. In fact, I’m utterly rubbish. I get stressed within seconds of entering a clothes shop, …
Urban Art Fairs and shopping for clothes Read More
Recovering… Saturday turned out to be a hectic one. Once I’d stopped having a hissy fit about the non-appearance of my new camera (see below), I headed out to the …
Lewisham People’s Day… Read More
Lager weekend I still haven’t managed to quite shake off the buzz from the mad hedonism of Glastonbury, so this weekend continued in a similarly alcoholic haze. My poor liver! …
Actionettes at HDIFTBL, Brixton Read MoreThe urban75 south London curry crew is in full effect tonight, so I’m looking forward to a jolly good nosh-up in Khan’s (Brockwell Park), promptly followed by some intense lagerification …
Friday night is curry night! Read More
It’s a beautiful day and I’m speeding through green fields on my way to a meeting in Abergavenny. I don’t think I’m much happier than when I’m on a half-empty …
Heading to my homeland Read More
Post weekend update: Saturday afternoon, I popped down to St Agnes Place, an old community Kennington squat now threatened with eviction. We couldn’t stay long as a trip to town …
Alternative Euro 2004 – urban75 football team Read More
Modstock Despite my bloodied hooter, I ventured up to the Rocket in Holloway Road for Modstock. Billed as a “3 Day Event Celebrating 40 Years of Modernist Culture”, it was …
Modstock at the Rocket in Holloway Road Read MoreI took a walk along the South Bank today and it turned into a bit of an onslaught of emotions – from being uplifting by art, saddened by an exhibition …
Senses working overtime: a Sunday afternoon by the River Thames Read More
Tonight, I visited the 12 Bar Club in London’s West End for the first time and was mightily impressed. Conveniently situated in Denmark Street – a street long renowned for …
A Trip Down Tin Pan Alley, London Read More
King of the hangovers! Last night was fierce and it’s got a hangover to match. The beers started to flow at the Albert and turned into a veritable torrent at …
King of the hangovers after HDIFTBL! Read MoreThe urban75 walk I’ve just posted up part one of my report from the urban75 walk to Chislehurst Caves on Saturday.
urban75 walk to Chislehurst Caves Read More