Month: May 2004
Modstock at the Rocket in Holloway Road
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 MoreSmacked in the mush in Somerleyton Road
Smacked in the mush in Somerleyton Road This fucking sucked. Imagine the scene: you’re walking along a quiet road at night and some twat – for no reason at all …
Smacked in the mush in Somerleyton Road Read MoreTXTing
TXTing Here’s what I’ve written on this ‘english to lingo’ converter website which converts normal English into the kind of gibberish that ‘the youth’ text to each other on their …
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Weekend updates – a night at the 12 Bar
Weekend updates Apologies for the slackness with the updates – things have been a tad busy. We finally moved over the rest of urban75 to its shiny, super fast home …
Weekend updates – a night at the 12 Bar Read MoreThe Guardian bigs up urban75
Guardian article I forgot to mention this, but I was well chuffed with this piece in the Guardian last week. “For some time, campaigning groups have used Flash movies to …
The Guardian bigs up urban75 Read MoreSome websites for your perusal
Some surfing… While I’m waiting for the server to be updated, I’ve been surfing around a few websites. Seeing as I can’t speak to them on the boards, here’s some …
Some websites for your perusal Read MorePart one of the big move as the urban75 bulletin boards get shifted
Part one of the big move Today, we’re moving the hyper-busy bulletin boards to their shiny new home at exonetric, with the .net part of urban75 following next week. It’s …
Part one of the big move as the urban75 bulletin boards get shifted Read MoreOver-lagered in south London
Over-lagered It’s been one of those weeks when there always seems to be an excellent reason for going down the pub. Wednesday was my friend Gea’s birthday drink at the …
Over-lagered in south London Read MorePost-Offline Monster Hangover
Last night’s Offline club night at the Ritzy, Brixton was a corker – but Lordy – the hangover payback is fierce! Check out pictures from the night here
Post-Offline Monster Hangover Read MoreGoldie Lookin’ Chain website is a hit
Goldie Lookin’ Chain You’ve got to check out the band’s website – it’s an absolute hoot! The Welsh hip hop band have a ‘flexible’ line-up and mainly sing about getting …
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Heist at the Spitz Club in Liverpool Street
After a dull day fiddling about with tedious computer/site admin stuff, it was a relief to get out for a few beers in the evening. I went to the Spitz …
Heist at the Spitz Club in Liverpool Street Read MoreSenses working overtime: a Sunday afternoon by the River Thames
I 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 …
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Franz Ferdinand at the Elephant & Castle
Franz Ferdinand at the Elephant & Castle Well, I liked the album and was well excited at the prospect of a freebie ticket for their gig at the Coronet, Elephant …
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Some new urban75 badges!
Some new urban75 badges! I’m not so sure how well these will sell, but the last two could certainly be worn with pride by some members of the bulletin board …
Some new urban75 badges! Read More
A Trip Down Tin Pan Alley, London
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 MoreMayday 2004 photo report now online
Mayday photo report now online I’ve finally managed to battle though the fug of last night’s lingering hangover to post up a photo report from the Mayday 2004 Picnic in …
Mayday 2004 photo report now online Read More
King of the hangovers after HDIFTBL!
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 …
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