Inner City Pirates, Brixton
We loved the Inner City Pirates when they played our Offline club back in July this year, so when we heard they were playing one of our favourite venues in …
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We love the 12 Bar Club, London
We love the 12 Bar Club. It’s one of the few old-school live venues left in central London that hasn’t either been closed or turned into a ghastly style bar. …
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A Borehamwood walk
Last weekend we went for an 12 mile walk along the ‘Timberland Trail’ runing from Borehamwood to the hamlet of Smallford. The walk should have been around 10 miles, but …
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Filthy Pedro & The Shanners @ Offline
Some photos from Friday’s lively Offline night at the Albert in Brixton.
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I know I should feel a little guilty for laughing at my fellow Welshmen, but when they’re as stupid as this lot of failed football hoolies, I feel it’s my …
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Kings Cross Gasometer
Following on from my photo feature in September last year, I grabbed a few more photos today of the Grade II listed gasometer. You can clearly see the parts of …
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Manette Street artwork
Wandering past Soho, we were surprised to see the buildings along the short stretch of Manette Street (off Charing Cross in Central London) having giant photocopies of people’s faces slapped …
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Brixton Skating Rink
Opened in 1910, Brixton Skating Rink was situated in Effra Road and was a popular venue until it closed around 1965. If you’d gone in the 1920s you could have …
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Human League live in Brick Lane
Last night, we went east to The Boiler House, in the Old Truman Brewery, right in the heart of trendy Brick Lane to see the mighty Human League in full …
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The Mystery of the Brixton Road footbridge
It started with a request by Paulie for a photo of the old footbridge in Brixton on the urban75 bulletin boards. The request was met by such head scratching that …
The Mystery of the Brixton Road footbridge Read MoreThe London Beer Flood Of 1814
Let us commemorate October 17, 1814: the London Beer Flood. Close to where Centre Point now stands on Tottenham Court Road, was the Meux and Company Brewery (aka the Horseshoe …
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Offline: Ottoman march bands, samba drummers and more!
Offline reverberated to some lively sounds last night. I’m too hungover to go into any detail, so here’s a few photos. Lots more here.
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The Monochrome Set at Dingwalls
We managed to blag our way into an invite-only Cherry Red party tonight at Dingwalls in Camden. And there was free beer! On the bill was JimBob (from Carter USM) …
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Offline – skiffle, ska and comedy mayhem!
We had a fantastic night at the Albert on Friday. Here’s some photos from the night – click here for more! Don’t forget – we’ve got an ENORMOUS club night …
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The Actionettes: Go-Go-A-Peel, Luminaire
We had a hoot at the Kilburn Luminaire on Saturday with ‘Go-Go A-Peel’ a show out on by our favourite 60s all-girl dance troupe, The Actionettes. The Action Men, Theoretical …
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