The penultimate gig on the Monochrome Set’s German tour saw the band travelling to the charming historic small town of Weikersheim in Baden-Württemberg, south Germany.
Photos of Weikersheim, Germany: the castle, street scenes and town views 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
I love this work by the Turner Prize winning artist Chris Ofili currently on show at the National Gallery. Admission is free. Commissioned by the Clothworkers’ Company (a livery company in the …
In photos: Weaving Magic by Chris Ofili at the National Gallery Read More
I returned to Brighton last weekend to play a show with The Monochrome Set at the Hope & Ruin pub in Queens Road, a short walk down from the station.
Brighton photos: zebra on keyboards, night scenes and the Monochrome Set at the Hope and Ruin Read More
Over the weekend I ventured forth over The Solent to play a gig with The Monochrome Set on the Isle of Wight. Here’s some photos from the trip:
A trip to Newport, Isle of Wight in photos: ferry, architecture, Quay Arts, The Crispin and street scenes Read More
Last weekend, I travelled with the Monochrome Set to play a show in the northern French city of Lille. In between soundchecking, playing and drinking, I managed to hotfoot it onto …
Photos of Lille, France: architecture, street scenes, empty chairs and graffiti Read More
Currently taking place at the Chelsea College of Arts is the interim show for the MA Textile Design and MA Interior Spatial Design courses. Running until the 15th May 2017, the work can …
Chelsea MA Textile Design and Interior Spatial Design show: abstract shapes, colours and forms 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’m still working through the photos from my recent German tour, and here’s a selection of over 80 pictures taken around Hamburg, a city I liked very much.
Hamburg photos: street art, graffiti, night scenes, the docks and The Monochrome Set Read More
Bognor is a place that I’ve found myself visiting rather more than I’d like of late, by virtue of the fact that my football team (Dulwich Hamlet) seem to play …
Bognor photos: dark clouds, windy scenes and a knackered old pier in photos Read More
Looking like a mix between an elaborate multi-tiered wedding cake and a spinning UFO, this zoetrope by Mat Collishaw is a fantastic piece of art, and it’s currently on display …
The optical wonder of The Centrifugal Soul by Mat Collishaw at Blain|Southern, London Read More
I love a bit of neon art, and there’s a splendid display on at the Tate Britain in London right now, created by Welsh artist, Cerith Wyn Evans.
Neon galore at the Tate Britain’s new light display by Cerith Wyn Evans, ‘Forms In Space’ 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
A notorious street and entertainment zone in Hamburg’s St. Pauli district, the Reeperbahn is the city’s major red-light district and a popular tourist attraction – and like most tourist attractions, it’s pretty crap.
Titty Twister, Beatles statues and seedy bars: A stroll around the Reeperbahn, Hamburg Read More
I enjoyed a week in Berlin back in 2014, and it was great to get the chance to revisit the city recently. Sadly, it was something of a flying visit, as …
Berlin photos – station, stickers, squats, Roter Salon and bloody gentrification Read More
Last weekend, I returned to my hometown of Cardiff to play a show with The Monochrome Set at the Globe, on Albany Road. I had a splendid time!
The Monochrome Set at the Cardiff Globe – in photos Read More
The second date on my tour with the Monochrome Set saw the band descending on an excessively chilly Leipzig, the largest city in Saxony and Germany’s tenth most populous city, …
Leipzig photos: Trams, steam locomotive, old rocker, posters and graffiti Read More
Here’s a selection of photos taken during a recent train journey from Brussels to Utrecht at the start of my December tour with the Monochrome Set.
Brussels to Utrecht: Tintin, band stickers, a strap on buffet and the mysterious face in the window Read More
Even by my standards this is pretty niche stuff, but I thought it might be of interest to one or two people out there. When I was a kid, I …
In praise of the 1970s obscure: Press cuttings for Jackson Heights, Lee Jackson and Refugee Read More
Currently on show until the 26th March 2017 in Camberwell’s South London Gallery is some compelling work by New York-based artist Amie Siegel.
Slow-moving, compelling cinematic visions with Amie Siegel: Strata at the South London Gallery Read More
If you’re desperate for a bit of relaxation, meditation, study and sleep, perhaps this ten hour treat of Arctic ambience might be the ticket. Pull the bedclothes up tight and …
Relax to the chilly ambient sounds of a frozen icebreaker in the Arctic Read More
As part of #ConspiracyWeek, London’s Photography Gallery is hosting a series of events until the 19th February 2017, exploring the increasing confusion between fact and fiction in a post-truth world.
Some people really want to believe: Conspiracy Week at the Photographer’s Gallery, London Read More
Suburbia has always filed me with fear: growing up in north Cardiff I used to dread the silence and monotony of suburban Sundays, where every shop was closed and the …
Braintree: a look at deepest, dullest suburbia in Essex where modernism unexpectedly lurks Read More
Here’s a selection of night-time views of Putney in south London, taken on a chilly Friday night at the end of January.
Putney at night: river views, Putney Bridge, the Half Moon and street views Read More
The organisers of the fabulous Boomtown festival have released their first video previewing this year’s festival, described as ‘Chapter 9: ‘Behind the Mask.’
Boomtown releases first trailer for the 2017 festival Read More
Reminiscent of the some of the best old pubs in Brixton before gentrification struck, the Star & Garter is a wonderful community pub in the multi-cultural area of St Pauls in …
A night of reggae at the Star & Garter, St Pauls, Bristol – in photos Read More
I meant to post these pics from the Imperial War Museum ages ago (they’re from June last year), so apologies for the delay. It’s a great museum to visit anyway, …
The Imperial War Museum and Anti Nuclear Protest Movement photos Read More
Here’s a short series of photos taken around Cologne/Köln, the largest city in the German federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and the fourth-largest city in Germany (after Berlin, Hamburg, and Munich).
Photos of Cologne, Germany: The Rhine, King Georg bar, pipes, bins and a near-arrest for a heinous crime Read More
Last week we went along to check out the Winter Lights Festival at Canary Wharf. Sadly, we made the mistake of arriving on a Saturday which seemed to coincide with …
Winter Lights festival in Canary Wharf: crowds, selfies galore and disappointment Read More
After posting up a collection of night scenes, capturing a crap busker, documenting a great night out on the town and extolling the virtues of a local cafe, here’s my final set of …
Edinburgh in fifty photos: street scenes, architecture, landscapes and the famous castle Read More