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Month: August 2006

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Fortuna Pop-Fest: Actionettes and Bearsuit

Thu 31st August, 2006 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Checked out the Fortuna Pop fest at the Luminaire, High Road, Kilburn, London yesterday and had a good time. It’s great to see a thriving indie venue in the once-bleak …

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Brixton tube: metal detectors and submachine-guns

Mon 28th August, 2006 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Came out of the tube around 4pm today to find a ton of cops in the station, with travellers being directed through an airport style, full body metal detector. The …

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Two great photo galleries

Wed 23rd August, 2006 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Here’s two fantastic collections of photographs from two of my favourite places in the world: Wales and New York Maciej Dakowicz’s smart, sharp and funny street scenes taken around Cardiff …

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Endorse-It Festival, Dorset

Wed 16th August, 2006 - by editor - Leave a Comment

What a great festival that was! Despite its daft name (“Endorse-It Festival in Dorset”), it was a fantastic weekend. Great location, great bands, just the right amount of people and …

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Folkestone festival and abandoned funfair

Thu 10th August, 2006 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I’m still working on this one, but here’s some new photos from Folkestone. It’s a strange town and much nicer that I thought – it’s got a proper beach and …

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A weekend in Nottingham

Wed 9th August, 2006 - by editor - Leave a Comment

It’s a funny old city Nottingham. The centre is mainly ghastly with a truly dreadful shopping centre and bland streets lined with the same identical big brands as everywhere else, …

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Hangover ahoy!

Sat 5th August, 2006Thu 22nd April, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Hangover ahoy! Blimey, last night was a bit fierce. I was asked to DJ a benefit at the Albert which was billed as ‘ska, reggae and other stuff.’ As I …

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Coffee at the Photographers Gallery

Thu 3rd August, 2006Mon 17th May, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Coffee at the Photographers Gallery There’s an interesting exhibition on if you’re passing through. The London Fire Brigade Archive shows a curious selection of scenes from the 30s to the …

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Dungeness old railways, lighthouses and steam trains

Wed 2nd August, 2006 - by editor - 1 Comment

Visited the bleak – but fantastic – shingle wastelands of Dungeness last weekend and took some snaps of the old station site at Dungeness. Wandering around the area, I came …

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