Day Two of the Offline weekender saw a three band bill at the Brixton Albert, headlined by one of my favourite bands, Morton Valence. They were brilliant!
Electro-pop and skiffle mash up at Offline, Brixton Read More
To commemorate the birthday of the late, great Johnny Ramone (8 Oct 1948 – 15 Sept 2004), we put on a wild night of Brixton-meets-NYC rock and roll with Ramones …
JOHNNY RAMONE TRIBUTE! Brixton Offline club Read More
Some fascinating footage shot by British Pathe in summer 1961 shows Granville Arcade in all its rather stylish glory – with a particularly natty Art Deco sign above the Coldharbour Lane entrance.
Granville Arcade (Brixton Village), 1961: ‘London’s Largest Emporium’ Read More
Very few things give my morning coffee an extra bit of kick than the sight and sound of a steam engine thundering past, so I was delighted to hear the …
Brixton steam: LMS ‘Black 5’ locomotive passes through Read More
Brixton market traders protest against the closure of the car park caused by Tesco and Lambeth Council’s plans. Read the full story on our discussion boards – Popes road car park to …
Brixton Market lockdown – traders protest against the car park closure Read More
Weds: The week started early: as I popped out for “quiet” beers at the Albert followed by “just the one” at the Dogstar.
Drinking in Brixton: Dogstar, Albert, Windmill and the Grosvenor Read More
In a room so full of hard drinking, rowdy, shouty Brixton regulars that it brought back memories of debauched nights at the legendary Brady’s, the first Desert Island Discs at …
Brixton: Desert Island Discs, Albert-style Read More
Man, I loved this band. They played Offline a couple of times – at our Brixton Dogstar and Brixton JAMM gigs – but they seem to have split up several …
Tiger Force! We salute you! [videos] Read More
Anyone remember this guy? He used to be a regular fixture outside Brixton tube station ten years ago, belting out ‘Fire and Brimstone’ platitudes through a horribly loud megaphone.
The Brixton Evangelist, Brixton tube, 2000 Read More
Looking back through my photo archives, I came across these old photos taken of the old ‘Frontline’ in Atlantic Road, Brixton back in 2001 when large chunks of the road …
Atlantic Road, Brixton – archive photos from 2001 Read More
You’ve got to give him points for effort here. A unicycling, guitar playing busker wearing rabbit ears sings it out loud outside KFC in central Brixton.
Brixton photos: a unicycling busker, street architecture and coffee 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
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
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
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
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
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