Save Spillers!
The oldest record store in the world, Spillers Records in Cardiff, is under threat as the landlord looks set to hike the rent to unaffordable levels. It’s a great shop …
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A London walk
Ace historian Chris Roberts kindly agreed to take a gaggle of urbanites on a short walk of the Thames, with a focus on ghost tales and mysterious happenings. More photos …
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Funerals and Parisian jazz bands
Blimey. Yesterday was a bit of a strange one. I woke up in Cardiff after coming up the night before for my grandmother’s funeral. It was a crisp and sunny …
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Brixton snow
OK, it’s hardly ‘white-out’ stuff, but snow is such a rare treat in London, I still get excited by the lightest of dustings. Here’s the view from my window this …
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Magic Gardens, Philadelphia
Still clinging to life despite many eviction attempts are these incredible mosaics of South Street in Philadelphia. Photos: Magic Gardens, Philadelphia
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A London walk
Armed with my camera, I went for a lone amble around London on Saturday, starting off at Borough market, and then walking along the Southbank to the Tate Modern and …
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Offline, Prince Albert
Last night’s Offline was another heap of fun. Being January, I was expecting a quiet crowd, but they were most certainly up for it! I got to play a load …
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Farewell Dumba in Dumbo, Brooklyn
Now closed, DUMBA was a queer arts collective which played a pivotal role in the queer, riotgrrl, punk, and independent film scene in Brooklyn, New York. The venue for Le …
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FA Cup: Spurs 4 City 0 – the Pain!
FA Cup 3rd Round replay: Tottenham Hotspur 4 Cardiff 0. Yowch! That was a thumping! We were rubbish for all but the first 20 mins, but at least the Cardiff …
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Clerkenwell, Smithfield and Red Cow Yard
Save Smithfield! Pictured above is the old General Market at Smithfields Market, part of a complex of fine Victorian buildings scheduled for demolition. Despite much local campaigning and appeals from …
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Photo Blog updates
An afternoon at the British Library There’s a great exhibition at the British Library at the moment – London: A Life In Maps, featuring lots of amazing old maps. There’s …
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And here’s some more! 70s Man goes to London 70s Man gets a job Inter City Traveller
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Ah, it seems sooo long ago now, but I’m slowly adding strips from my old Bluebird Jones footie comic (described as “painfully right on” by nu-football mag 4-4-2!). Here’s a …
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According to the BBC, Morrissey is considering representing the UK at the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest. After posting the news on a thread on urban75, several wags offered suggestions for …
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Wales walking trip: the photos at last!
It’s taken me over six months to sort ’em out, but the photos from our fabulous stay at the Middle Ninfa Bunkhouse, near Abergavenny, south Wales are finally on the …
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A rainy day in London Town
A walk around the rain drenched streets of central London with my new Canon Ixus 850IS camera. Trafalgar Square in the rain. No takers at the funfair at Leicester Square. …
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Fujifilm FinePix F31fd review
Just posted up a review of the Fujifilm FinePix F31fd camera. In fact, I’d only bought the thing as my beloved Ricoh GRD (only the finest digital compact ever!) had …
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New York blog is here!
Sorry it’s taken so long, but here’s my blog from our trip to New York, 1st-14th December, 2006. As ever, I’ll be posting up lots of photos from the trip …
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Happy New Year!
The Offline New Year’s Eve Party at the Albert was fantastic fun last night. The place was absolutely rammed all night, the DJs played some great sets and I even …
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