New York City snapshots
Here’s some camera phone pics from NYC (using the HTC Desire phone and the Vignette app). Above is a scene in Williamsburg, with cranes looming in a chilly winter sky.
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Unseen Brixton: Orphan’s Yard, SW9
Situated underneath the railway tracks running above Barrington Road in Brixton is Orphan’s Yard.
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Ukuleles galore! Dulwich Ukulele Club at Brixton Offline
We had a fabulous night at the Brixton Prince Albert on Friday, with the fantastic Dulwich Ukulele Club playing a rip roaring set.
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Brixton Village: now open on Sundays
The success story of Brixton Village continues, with the formerly run down indoor market enjoying a real resurgence – and now opening on Sundays for the first time.
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Effra FC photography exhibition, Brixton
Opening this Thursday 25th at the Sun and Doves, Coldharbour Lane is this excellent photo exhibition. [website]
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Actionettes at the Fox and Firkin, Lewisham, London
Last night I ventured deep into the uncharted waters of Lewisham to check out The Actionettes and The Instants playing the Fox and Firkin, betwixt Lewisham and Ladywell.
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Brixton snaps: HTC Desire and Vignette app
I got told off for going overboard on the fantastic Vignette photo app on my Android HTC Desire phone, so, suitably chastised for over-egging the photo processing pie, I’ve intentionally …
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London 80GB photo panorama: the biggest in the world
As a panorama dilettante myself, I can’t get enough of zoom-tastic cityscape vistas, although I’d have to start snapping in an amphetamine frenzy to get anywhere near matching Jeffrey Martin’s …
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The London Shard at London Bridge, London SE1 continues to soar
Now reaching the start of the viewing gallery and open air observation deck at floors 64-72 is the Shard tower at London Bridge, which can already claim to be the …
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Ai Weiwei Sunflower Seeds at the Tate Modern. Meh
Over the years, I’ve enjoyed many of the exhibitions in the Turbine Hall at the Tate Modern – particularly the fantastic Weather Project in 2003 – but Ai Weiwei’s work, called …
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Stockwell Grosvenor rock’n’roll! Obscuritones, Dr Vampire + more
It was an evening of hard drinking and great music at the Grosvenor pub, Sidney Road, SW9 last night. The triple bill featured The Obscuritones, Mr Ghost Hot Steppers and …
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Wandsworth Town station in the early evening rain
With its street level buildings suffering a fairly ghastly rebuilding in the not so distant past, Wandsworth Town railway station is a bit of a Spartan affair. Although the island platform has some attractive original buildings and retains …
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Thee Spivs at the Hope and Anchor, Islington N1
Ace rockers (and Offline Club regulars) Thee Spivs put in a dynamite set last night at a packed Hope and Anchor, in Islington, north London.
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Battersea Power Station redevelopment plans get the green light
The long, long running saga of the Battersea Power Station redevelopment has taken many turns. Over the years, all manner of ambitious plans have been presented in super-glossy leaflets backed by king-size …
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Brixton car park awaits its fate
It may be one of the ugliest, most depressing buildings ever put up in Brixton, but the crumbling multi-story car park on Brixton Station Road has become a centre of controversy.
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Breads Etcetera opens in Brixton Village
Just opened in Brixton Village is Breads Etcetera, another Antipodean-connected operation in the market offering what looks like mighty attractive fare.
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New London Routemaster unveiled as a full size model
I loved the old Routemaster buses, with their hop-on hop-off platforms making them ideal for getting around London, so Mayor Boris Johnson’s pledge to reinstate them was one of the few …
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Now *that’s* a blown speaker! RIP Turbosound
Sadly, one of our Turbosound TNS-4 stacks couldn’t take the fearsome might of Atomic Suplex on the weekend, and here’s what’s left of the horn. The ripped silver bit is …
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Massive student demo against the cuts; Millbank occupied
Whatever you think of the protest, it’s great to see students getting arsey and uppity about politics again, with an unexpectedly huge crowd – estimated at over 50,000 – protesting …
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Barneys Cafe, Loughborough Junction, SW9
Seen here in 2003 where it was facing closure, Barney’s cafe has been serving Loughborough Junction for years.
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Atomic Suplex go up to 11 at Brixton Offline
It was loud. It was fun, It was Atomic Suplex at the Brixton Offline Club!
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Guinness Trust, Somerleyton Rd, Brixton fights the landlords
Another housing battle is brewing in Brixton, with residents living in and around The Guinness Trust estate uniting against their landlords.
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In praise of Kate Bush… [videos]
Famously described by John Lydon as “fucking brilliant” and “a true original,” I’ve loved Kate Bush’s work ever since I heard the beautifully unique ‘Wuthering Heights.’
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Brixton signs and street art 2003 – some archive shots
Here’s some more archive street shots taken around Brixton, south London in the spring of 2003. The graffiti above appeared briefly on the railway arch next to Brady’s on Electric …
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Elvis on Goodge Street, 2002
I’ve no idea what inspired someone to get out a pot of a paint and a brush and carefully write out the words Elvis on the pavement, but this is …
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London’s meanest slice of cake? (Tate Modern)
I’ve had some parsimonious pastries, stingy sticky buns, frugal fruitcakes and economical Eccles cakes, but I don’t think anything has ever come close to this miserly, paltry slither of carrot cake …
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Halloween at PROD at the Windmill, Brixton
They may be horribly overdue and not particularly good, but here’s my photos from the People’s Republic of Disco party at the Brixton Windmill last Saturday.
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Federation Coffee, Brixton Village shimmies into a new shop
Our favourite Brixton coffee shop – Federation Coffee – has just moved from its original intimate surroundings to a bigger unit, just a few metres from the original.
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Brixton’s lost Banksy graffiti
Appearing opposite the Brixton Academy at the back of the Backstage Bar (on Astoria Walk, SW9) was this “Thug For Life” graffiti by Banksy.
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