May 2011

Pic of the day: which way is Camden Town?

Tue 31st May, 2011Tue 31st May, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Confusing sign seen on Earnshaw Street, near New Oxford Street, central London, WC2.

Places / railways / wales / Wales

Barry Island breakwater, pier and railway, south Wales

Tue 31st May, 2011Tue 31st May, 2011 - by editor - 9 Comments.

Located at the entrance to Barry Docks to the east of Barry Island can be found this old breakwater, complete with a rusting railway track leading to the lighthouse at the end. …

photos / Places / Wales

Penarth Pier gets thumping big grant from Heritage Lottery Fund

Mon 30th May, 2011 - by editor - 3 Comments.

I spent a fair bit of my childhood summer holidays visiting Penarth (and the nearby Barry Island), so it’s great to hear that the pier and pavilion will be enjoying …

London / Places

Shiny sci-fi Walbrook development in Cannon Street struggles for buyers

Mon 30th May, 2011Mon 30th May, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Named after the hidden river that runs nearby (the River Walbrook has been covered since Victorian times) this shiny development on Cannon Street was built to tempt the well-stuffed wallets …

Brixton / Clubs & Nightlife / Places

Brixton dubstep vs two-step, at the Offline Club

Mon 30th May, 2011Mon 30th May, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

We love to mix it up at the Offline Club nights and Friday’s show was more mixed up than most, with lively sets from dubstep/grime maestro James Pyke and Brixton …

London / Places / railways

The Lost Collection: unclaimed art from the Lost Property Dept

Sun 29th May, 2011Sun 29th May, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

Almost 200,000 items were left behind on London’s tubes, buses, overground trains and black cabs last year, with books and brollies being some of the most common lost property items. …

stuff

Stunning NASA video of an astronaut’s view of Earth

Sat 28th May, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

NASA has released high definition footage of Earth’s most impressive landscapes as captured by astronauts orbiting above.

Brixton / Places

A formidable cake display, Coldharbour Lane, Brixton

Fri 27th May, 2011 - by editor - 2 Comments.

When people aren’t reportedly dodging wild axemen, there’s some delightful things to be seen on Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, and the latest addition is this colourful new cake shop/pattiserie. Opening up …

Brixton / Places

Vinyl reggae galore at Music Temple records, Brixton Village

Fri 27th May, 2011Fri 27th May, 2011 - by editor - 7 Comments.

Wedged between fashionable recent incomers in Brixton Village (Granville Arcade) is the Music Temple record and CD exchange, a fantastic place to track down rare reggae records.

Brixton / Clubs & Nightlife / music / Places

Morton Valence rip it up at their Loughborough Junction CD launch party

Thu 26th May, 2011Thu 26th May, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

Offline Club regulars and my one of fave bands Morton Valence served up a mighty fine set in downtown Loughborough Junction on Wednesay night .

Brixton / Places

Rain at last in Brixton (and hailstones!)

Thu 26th May, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

With the UK heading for the hottest, driest Spring since records began, we’ve been praying for a bit of rain down Brixton way for the sake of our ailing plants.

London / photos / Places

A trip up the 330 year old Monument tower in central London

Thu 26th May, 2011Thu 26th May, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

Standing at the junction of Monument Street and Fish Street Hill in the City of London, I’ve always been rather fond of the 61 metre tall Monument, and a few …

Clubs & Nightlife / London / music / Places

See the London Astoria disappear in front of your own eyes!

Tue 24th May, 2011Tue 24th May, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

A few minutes of time lapse video footage have been released showing the much-loved London Astoria venue disappearing into dust, a casualty of the all-conquering CrossRail project.

Brixton / photos / Places

The politician, the illusionist and the ‘wonderful talking machine,’ 322 Brixton Road

Tue 24th May, 2011Tue 24th May, 2011 - by editor - 5 Comments.

It’s still looks a little bit wonky after its recent refurbishment, but this building currently up for sale at 322 Brixton Road, London SW9 once enjoyed a rather more glamorous past. It was …

London / Places

Striking aerial video footage of the London Shard

Mon 23rd May, 2011Mon 23rd May, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I’ve been engrossed by the rise of the magnificent London Bridge Shard – set to be Europes tallest building – and construction firm Mace have just released a video showing off …

Brixton / Clubs & Nightlife / music / Places

The Lovely Eggs rock Brixton Offline

Sun 22nd May, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

This was one of the best Offline shows this year, with a fantastic crowd and one of my favourite bands, The Lovely Eggs onstage. Here’s some pics:

New York / Places / railways

Pic of the day: NYC subway scene

Sat 21st May, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Busy scene on an early morning Manhattan subway. [More New York photos]

London / photos / Places / railways

Tottenham Court Road and Crossrail – one almighty building site

Fri 20th May, 2011 - by editor - 2 Comments.

The massive CrossRail project which saw the much-loved Astoria music venue biting the dust continues apace in central London, with vast areas of Soho turned into construction sites.

festivals / music

Yellow hat, bumblebee and the Super Furry Animals at Glastonbury

Thu 19th May, 2011Thu 19th May, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I thought I’d share this photo with you from the rainy, sludgy mudfest that was Glastonbury 2007. With the sun briefly coming out during the Super Furry Animals set, I noticed a little …

Brixton / photos / Places

London Street Photography Festival, July 2011, London

Thu 19th May, 2011Thu 19th May, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Serving up a diverse program of world-class photography, exhibitions and interactive events across London from the 1st-31st July is the London Street Photography Festival 2011.

London / Places

Berners Hotel in central London gets rebranded as ‘Edition’

Wed 18th May, 2011Wed 18th May, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Dating back to 1835 and originally starting life as five grand residential houses, the historic Berners Hotel in London is currently enjoying extensive refurbishment, and its rather delightful Edwardian architecture …

Brixton / Clubs & Nightlife / Places

Friday 20th May – don’t miss The Lovely Eggs at Brixton Offline!

Tue 17th May, 2011Tue 17th May, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I really, really like this band and am dead chuffed to have booked them in for an Offline Club night in Brixton on Friday 20th May. They’ll be onstage around …

Brixton / Clubs & Nightlife / photos / Places

Brixton, 04:45am. Let the Jager Bombs commence!

Mon 16th May, 2011Mon 16th May, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

This was the scene late, late Saturday night at the Offline after-show party. In case you’ve never enjoyed a Jager Bomb yourself, it’s made up of one shot of Jägermeister …

Brixton / Clubs & Nightlife / photos / Places

Four bands at Brixton’s Plan B (Offline club photos)

Mon 16th May, 2011Mon 16th May, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

On Saturday night we put on out first ever Offline club night at Brixton’s fabulous Plan B venue. I was really impressed with the venue – the staff were great to work …

London / photos / Places

The soaring kite hawks of Piccadilly

Sat 14th May, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Soaring over the fabulously over-the-top baroque roof-line of The Ritz by Green Park can be spotted this kite, which is rather convincingly shaped like a hawk.

Brixton / Clubs & Nightlife / Places

Prince Albert Brixton – DJ night photos!

Sat 14th May, 2011Sat 14th May, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Last night we put on a lively DJ night at the Prince Albert – Brixton’s finest and friendliest boozer as far as I’m concerned – and the crowd were particularly up for …

Brixton / London / photos / Places

Visit the Getty Images photo gallery, Oxford Circus, London

Fri 13th May, 2011Fri 13th May, 2011 - by editor - 2 Comments.

It is perhaps not as well known as the (currently closed) Photographers Gallery nearby, but there’s been some cracking photo exhibitions at the Getty Images Gallery. Situated close to Oxford Circus …

Brixton / photos / Places

Brixton’s past: New Orleans style funeral procession on Brixton Road

Wed 11th May, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Seen making its way slowly up Brixton Road on a wet summer afternoon in 1993 was this New Orleans style funeral procession. Just behind the band is the coffin, which …

London / photos / Places / railways

St Pancras: brown bowler hatted football stand off

Tue 10th May, 2011Tue 10th May, 2011 - by editor - 2 Comments.

These kids were enjoying a kick about on the newly restored space outside St Pancras station, when this fella in the natty brown bowler told them to shove orf and …

London / photos / Places

The plinth, the artist and contortionist, Trafalgar Square, May 2011

Mon 9th May, 2011Mon 9th May, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

If you can’t get enough of street performers and bizarrely garbed people standing still for long periods of time, then the good news is that you no longer have to …