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![Even by my standards this is pretty niche stuff, but I thought it might be of interest to one or two people out there. When I was a kid, I […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/jackson-heights-lee-jackson-115x115.jpg "In praise of the 1970s obscure: Press cuttings for Jackson Heights, Lee Jackson and Refugee")
In praise of the 1970s obscure: Press cuttings for Jackson Heights, Lee Jackson and Refugee
Posted on Thursday, Feb 23, 2017 | No CommentsEven by my standards this is pretty niche stuff, but I thought it might be of interest to one or two people out there. When I was a kid, I […] -
Boomtown releases first trailer for the 2017 festival
Posted on Wednesday, Feb 1, 2017 | No CommentsThe organisers of the fabulous Boomtown festival have released their first video previewing this year’s festival, described as ‘Chapter 9: ‘Behind the Mask.’ -
![I was very briefly up in Sheffield over the weekend, and grabbed a few photos as I scuttled about from the station to the venue and back again the next […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sheffield-photos-01-1-115x115.jpg "In photos: a look around Sheffield in late autumn")
In photos: a look around Sheffield in late autumn
Posted on Monday, Nov 7, 2016 | No CommentsI was very briefly up in Sheffield over the weekend, and grabbed a few photos as I scuttled about from the station to the venue and back again the next […] -
Street preacher, closed sex shops and street art: Soho photos, October 2016
Posted on Monday, Oct 10, 2016 | No CommentsHere’s a series of photos snapped during a recent walk around Soho. All the photos were taken on a battered three-year old Ricoh GR compact camera. -
![There’s a cracking collection of work currently on show at the Photographers’ Gallery in London, including a wonderful retrospective on East London snapper Terence Donovan, a series on ‘black dandyism’, and […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/what-soho-wore-photo-gallery-01-5-115x115.jpg "What Soho Wore, Black Dandyism and Terence Donovan at the Photographers’ Gallery, London")
What Soho Wore, Black Dandyism and Terence Donovan at the Photographers’ Gallery, London
Posted on Thursday, Sep 22, 2016 | No CommentsThere’s a cracking collection of work currently on show at the Photographers’ Gallery in London, including a wonderful retrospective on East London snapper Terence Donovan, a series on ‘black dandyism’, and […] -
![Boomtown has several stages and sound systems in the woods around the festival and they can make magical places to escape to after dark. Here’s some photos taken in the […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/boomtown-2016-woods-01-3-115x115.jpg "Photos: In the magical woods of Boomtown Festival 2016")
Photos: In the magical woods of Boomtown Festival 2016
Posted on Tuesday, Aug 30, 2016 | No CommentsBoomtown has several stages and sound systems in the woods around the festival and they can make magical places to escape to after dark. Here’s some photos taken in the […] -
![Located at the top end of the festival, the Wild West remains one of our favourite city districts, with no shortage of ad hoc street performances, bars and live venues to keep […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/boomtown-2016-wild-west-01-5-115x115.jpg "The Wild West at Boomtown: courtroom scenes, gunslingers and hoedowns")
The Wild West at Boomtown: courtroom scenes, gunslingers and hoedowns
Posted on Wednesday, Aug 24, 2016 | 5 CommentsLocated at the top end of the festival, the Wild West remains one of our favourite city districts, with no shortage of ad hoc street performances, bars and live venues to keep […] -
![The Park Hotel in uptown Mayfair has always been one of urban75’s favourite parts of Boomtown, and this year we spent a fair bit of time checking out its many […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/boomtown-2016-park-hotel-01-2-115x115.jpg "The Park Hotel at Boomtown 2016: bands, beer, pool, Eva Lazarus and ping pong debauchery")
The Park Hotel at Boomtown 2016: bands, beer, pool, Eva Lazarus and ping pong debauchery
Posted on Tuesday, Aug 23, 2016 | No CommentsThe Park Hotel in uptown Mayfair has always been one of urban75’s favourite parts of Boomtown, and this year we spent a fair bit of time checking out its many […] -
![Here’s our second instalment of photos taken around Boomtown Fair 2016. We’ve got loads more to come, so please check back regularly or visit our Boomtown home page for a […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/boomtown-fair-faces-2016-15-115x115.jpg "More faces of Boomtown Fair 2016 – in photos")
More faces of Boomtown Fair 2016 – in photos
Posted on Tuesday, Aug 23, 2016 | No CommentsHere’s our second instalment of photos taken around Boomtown Fair 2016. We’ve got loads more to come, so please check back regularly or visit our Boomtown home page for a […] -
Faces of Boomtown Fair 2016 – photos of people at the UK’s greatest festival!
Posted on Monday, Aug 22, 2016 | No CommentsOver four glorious days of August sunshine, Boomtown Fair delivered another wonderful, crazy, fascinating mix of music, art, performance and general mayhem. -
Green Gathering 2016 in photos. Night scenes: camp fires, upside down performers, bands and DJs
Posted on Thursday, Aug 18, 2016 | No CommentsFollowing on from the daytime views, here’s the second and final batch of photos from this year’s Green Gathering festival in Chepstow, Wales, with this collection of scenes after dark. -
![Located in a beautiful rolling hills close to Chepstow, the Big Green Gathering is an annual festival with an environmental and social justice focus. As well as live acts and […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/green-gathering-2016-01-1-115x115.jpg "Green Gathering 2016 in photos. Part one: Daytime festival scenes around the site in Chepstow, Wales")
Green Gathering 2016 in photos. Part one: Daytime festival scenes around the site in Chepstow, Wales
Posted on Thursday, Aug 18, 2016 | No CommentsLocated in a beautiful rolling hills close to Chepstow, the Big Green Gathering is an annual festival with an environmental and social justice focus. As well as live acts and […] -
Brighton photos: bird whistle man, moody skies, the Monochrome Set and a late bar
Posted on Thursday, Apr 28, 2016 | No CommentsI paid another visit to a chilly Brighton over the weekend and grabbed this selection of 22 photos on my travels around town. I hope you like them 🙂 -
Boomtown 2016 headline artists announced, more to come
Posted on Monday, Feb 15, 2016 | No CommentsBoomTown Fair is my favourite festival by a country mile, and already the line up for 2016 is serving up a tempting selection of artists. -
Glazed tiles, Grade II listing and drag acts: the wonderful Golden Cross pub in Cardiff
Posted on Thursday, Jan 7, 2016 | 3 CommentsThe Golden Cross, a splendid Grade II listed public house, can be found at the junction of Customhouse Street and Hayes Bridge Road in Cardiff.