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Month: March 2010

cardiff / football

Not so great Cardiff City FC moments: Rochdale away, 1997

Wed 31st March, 2010 - by editor - 1 Comment

It takes a certain type of fan to willingly set off on a 350 mile round trip to the bleak, wintry wastelands of Rochdale in the middle of winter.

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cardiff / football

Great Cardiff City FC moments: the 1993 tranny pitch invasion

Wed 31st March, 2010Wed 31st March, 2010 - by editor - 1 Comment

Away days don’t get much better than this. By the end of the 1992-3 season, Cardiff had assured their promotion out of Division Three, with a win away at Scunthorpe …

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London / Places / railways

Remembering Broad Street railway station, London

Tue 30th March, 2010Sat 17th September, 2011 - by editor - 17 Comments.

Closed in 1986 after a long and lingering death, the once bustling terminus at Broad Street was in a parlous state at the end, with its extensive canopies cut back, …

Remembering Broad Street railway station, London Read More
Wales

“Soccer Hooligan Mayhem: an angered Russian Mob takes on a swarm of a Welsh Mob”

Mon 29th March, 2010Mon 29th March, 2010 - by editor - 2 Comments.

This video is hilarious. The clueless American commentator seems to think that a massive mob of Welsh ‘soccer’ fans have somehow transported themselves into a Russian stadium parking lot. SUDDENLY …

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Brixton

Sunday night at the Stockwell Grosvenor

Mon 29th March, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Another top night at the Grosvenor, at the Acoustic Insurgency benefit for Haiti. Here’s Princess Maha (Frome the KUT) onstage.

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Brixton / Clubs & Nightlife

Benefit tonight, SW9: Acoustic Insurgency benefit for Haiti

Sun 28th March, 2010Sun 28th March, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I’ll be DJing tonight at the Acoustic Insurgency Haiti benefit, taking place at the excellent Grosvenor pub at 17 Sidney Rd, Stockwell, London SW9 0TP The event is a monthly …

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football

Football all the time, everywhere! Sky Sports parody

Sat 27th March, 2010Wed 12th May, 2021 - by editor - Leave a Comment

After watching the testosterone-packed, hyperbolic nonsense that is Sky Sports this afternoon, I simply had to post up this superb parody from comedians Mitchell and Webb one more time. “Football …

Football all the time, everywhere! Sky Sports parody Read More
cardiff

Crystal Palace 1 Cardiff City 2. Yes!

Sat 27th March, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Great win today at Selhurst Park, against a Crystal Palace team who battled hard. Here’s a few pics:

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Brixton / Clubs & Nightlife

Pussycat and the Dirty Johnsons, Brixton Grosvenor

Sat 27th March, 2010Sat 27th March, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Another top night at the Brixton/Stockwell Grosvenor, with the irrepressible Pussycat and the Dirty Johnsons headlining. Heaps of fun!

Pussycat and the Dirty Johnsons, Brixton Grosvenor Read More
Wales

Great games – Wales 32 England 31, Wembley, 1999: oh yes!

Fri 26th March, 2010 - by editor - 1 Comment

Easily the best day I’ve ever spent at the Wembley Stadium  – new or old – was the glorious sunny afternoon where Scott Gibbs jigged past several players to score …

Great games – Wales 32 England 31, Wembley, 1999: oh yes! Read More
photos / Places / snow

Deserted 57th Street station, Chicago, winter of ’99

Fri 26th March, 2010Fri 26th March, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

After a lovely long walk across snow-covered parks and – unwittingly – over a frozen lake or two, I decided to catch the train back to my hotel in the …

Deserted 57th Street station, Chicago, winter of ’99 Read More
Brixton / Clubs & Nightlife

The curious case of the Tap Dancing Smiths fan (video)

Fri 26th March, 2010Fri 26th March, 2010 - by editor - 1 Comment

This is why Brixton is the best place to live in London: where else can you see a fine bill of indie bands, curious acts and a girl tap-dancing to, …

The curious case of the Tap Dancing Smiths fan (video) Read More
photos / Places

A sunny summer’s afternoon in Brighton

Thu 25th March, 2010 - by editor - 2 Comments.

Taking a nap on the Palace Pier, Brighton. Regulars to this blog may have noticed that it’s enjoyed something of a revamp, with a shiny new interface and new features …

A sunny summer’s afternoon in Brighton Read More
Places

Chicago: snow, fog and Jenny Jones TV show

Wed 24th March, 2010Wed 24th March, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Ten years ago, I found myself being unexpectedly invited to be a guest on a popular US tabloid chat show called Jenny Jones. They asked if I’d like to do …

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London

Bright light over London. Are we calling Batman?

Wed 24th March, 2010Wed 24th March, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

There’s a very bright blue light shining up into the central London night sky from what must be somewhere around the Southbank. I don’t think we’re in need of Batman …

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Fake houses at Leinster Gardens Paddington
London / Places

The incredible fake houses of Paddington

Tue 23rd March, 2010Fri 4th June, 2010 - by editor - 5 Comments.

A deceptive façade at 23/24 Leinster Gardens, Paddington, London W2

The incredible fake houses of Paddington Read More
London / Places

A trip to the fabulous Horniman Museum

Mon 22nd March, 2010 - by editor - 3 Comments.

I love this place – parts of it feel like you’ve stepped into an untouched Edwardian gallery of curiosities, while other parts are as high tech as anything you’ll find …

A trip to the fabulous Horniman Museum Read More
Brixton / Clubs & Nightlife

BANJOS! PUNK! CLOGS! VIOLAS! Brixton Offline Club

Sun 21st March, 2010Sun 21st March, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

After the headliners pulled out with the gig looming up fast, it looked like we’d be looking at an empty stage on Friday, but we managed to hastily assemble a …

BANJOS! PUNK! CLOGS! VIOLAS! Brixton Offline Club Read More
Places / railways

The melancholic romance of abandoned railway lines

Sat 20th March, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

If you’ve only a passing interest in Britain’s railways, its architecture or industrial past, you should find Subterranea Brittanica’s Closed Stations site an invaluable and compelling resource.

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Brixton / Clubs & Nightlife / Places

Brixton night out: Windmill and the Prince Albert

Fri 19th March, 2010Fri 19th March, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Brixton’s got some awesome venues, and on any just about any given night you can find some great stuff going on. Last night I checked out the excellent Lost Cavalry …

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Before the wrecking ball arrived
Places

Victorian Birmingham gets flattened: time-lapse video

Thu 18th March, 2010Sun 29th March, 2015 - by editor - 5 Comments.

In the 1960s and 70s, amateur snapper Derek Fairbrother made over 20 photographic time-lapse sequences showing the demolition of old buildings and their replacement by new buildings and road systems …

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London

Tate Modern: Miroslaw Balka’s ‘How It Is’ sculpture

Wed 17th March, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Polish artist Miroslaw Balka’s sculpture – entitled ‘How It Is’ – dominates the Turbine Hall at the Tate Modern, standing 13 metres high by 30 metres long, and balanced on …

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London

Revolution Paper, Mexican Prints at the British Museum

Tue 16th March, 2010Tue 16th March, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

This is only on until the 5th of April, so get down to the British Museum sharpish if you want to check out some superb political posters from the great …

Revolution Paper, Mexican Prints at the British Museum Read More
New York / Places

Queensboro Bridge & the Roosevelt Island Tramway, NYC

Tue 16th March, 2010Tue 16th March, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

We’re slowly working our way over every bridge out of Manhattan – we’ve strutted over the Manhattan Bridge, Williamsburg Bridge, the George Washington Bridge and the Brooklyn Bridge, and a …

Queensboro Bridge & the Roosevelt Island Tramway, NYC Read More
London

London Razor skyscraper packs wind turbines, Bladerunner-style (update)

Mon 15th March, 2010Wed 24th February, 2021 - by editor - 9 Comments.

Looking like it’s sprouted from the set of Bladerunner is London’s newest high-rise apartment block, the ‘Razor.’ The 148 metre-tall high-tech tower will feature built-in wind turbines – a world …

London Razor skyscraper packs wind turbines, Bladerunner-style (update) Read More
New York / Places

5Pointz, Queens NYC: the most graffiti’d building in New York?

Sun 14th March, 2010Sun 14th March, 2010 - by editor - 1 Comment

Situated by Jackson Avenue at Crane Street and Davis Street in Long Island City, 5 Pointz claims to be the “world’s premiere ‘graffiti Mecca,’ showcasing aerosol artists from around the …

5Pointz, Queens NYC: the most graffiti’d building in New York? Read More
London / photos

Snappers snap snaps at the Getty photogallery

Sat 13th March, 2010Sun 14th March, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Photographers taking photographs of photographs at the Getty Gallery, by Oxford Circus.

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Brixton

Brixton Village on a Saturday

Sat 13th March, 2010Sun 14th March, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

The old Granville Arcade (now renamed Brixton Village) was a moribund place for many years but thanks to a recent initiative to offer the empty shop units rent-free to artists, …

Brixton Village on a Saturday Read More
New York / Places / stuff

Some photos: Williamsburg, Brooklyn NY

Fri 12th March, 2010Sun 14th March, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Some more photos from our travels around Williamsburg, Brooklyn NYC:

Some photos: Williamsburg, Brooklyn NY Read More
stuff

A walk through the Thames Tunnel

Fri 12th March, 2010Sat 13th March, 2010 - by editor - 4 Comments.

Connecting Rotherhithe and Wapping, the Thames Tunnel was built between 1825 and 1843 by Marc Brunel and his son, the legendary Great Western railway engineer, Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Hailed in …

A walk through the Thames Tunnel Read More

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