stuff – Page 3 – urban75: art, photos, walks

Is this the narrowest doorway in London? 60, Union Street, SE1

Tue 27th July, 2010Tue 27th July, 2010 - by editor - 1 Comment

I haven’t been able to find anything on the web about this (hopefully some of you lot will be able to help out) but this surely has to be one …

photos / stuff

The tattiest trainers I have ever owned

Fri 23rd July, 2010Mon 22nd September, 2014 - by editor - 1 Comment

Back in the early 90s when I was spectacularly broke, these are the shoes I trudged around town in.

photos / stuff

It’s Summer! Some of my old art school work…

Fri 23rd July, 2010Thu 31st July, 2014 - by editor - Leave a Comment

It’s summer! Back in the day when an 2MB RAM-packing Amiga A1200 and a copy of DPaint was as good as it got in the computer graphics department, a lot …

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PC World sell used goods as new, customer service says “whatever” (repost)

Sat 29th May, 2010Sat 5th June, 2010 - by editor - 4 Comments.

We’d had bad experiences with PC World in the past, but finding ourselves in an emergency after our router packed in two weeks ago, we thought we’d give them another …

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London’s new double-decker bus announced

Mon 17th May, 2010 - by editor - 1 Comment

I loved the old Routemaster bus, with its handy rear platform for jumping on and off quickly, and Boris Johnson’s decision to reintroduce an updated version was one of the …

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Clegg, Cameron and the election: the official urban75 verdict

Fri 7th May, 2010 - by editor - 2 Comments.

If you’re offended by naughty words, don’t click on, but but this is the only way I can sum up my feelings about Cameron and Clegg right now:

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urban75’s internet memes thread for endless LOLz

Thu 6th May, 2010Fri 2nd March, 2012 - by editor - Leave a Comment

First started in October 2006 and now containing over 18,000 posts, the “I’m on ur boardz, wasting ur bandwidthz” threads on urban75 have proved a hilarious place to catch up …

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The Hitler ‘Downfall’ parody movie clip lives on

Thu 6th May, 2010Wed 5th May, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

We’ve enjoyed the hundreds of parodies of this clip from the superb “Downfall” film about Hitler, but a while back the studio involved, Constantin Films, started asserting its rights and …

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Voting Day. Here’s our choice!

Thu 6th May, 2010Thu 6th May, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Today is voting day, and it’s a rum choice on offer alright. There’s not a lot to get us excited, but here’s the kind of poster that might make us …

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Entire Star Wars saga retold in 2mins 13s – in Lego! [video]

Thu 6th May, 2010Wed 5th May, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

This is ace. I can’t imagine how much effort it took, but it’s well worth 2 minutes and 13 seconds of your time.

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BBC One Show: it’s really, really shit, isn’t it?

Wed 5th May, 2010Wed 5th May, 2010 - by editor - 4 Comments.

Last night, the truly dreadful One Show on BBC contrived to do a piece on the forthcoming ‘Four Lions’ comedy film by Chris Morris. Despite the film not being seen …

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David Cameron exposed – genius video parody with added Bowie!

Tue 4th May, 2010Tue 4th May, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

This superb clip from Armando Iannucci’s ‘Time Trumpet’ may be four years old but it wonderfully shows Cameron’s opportunistic copying of Blair. Hilarious!

music / stuff

Mrs Mills, pub party pianist extraordinaire – we salute you!

Thu 22nd April, 2010Mon 24th September, 2012 - by editor - 5 Comments.

Mrs Mills was discovered while working as the superintendent of the typing pool in the Paymaster General’s office in London in the early 60s. Her catchy piano style and jolly, …

London / photos / Places / stuff

Crap London jobs: the sandwich board man

Wed 21st April, 2010Wed 21st April, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Sandwich board men have been on the streets of London for centuries, providing cheap and effective advertising for local businesses. Go back two hundred years and you would have seen …

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:

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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 …

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Meeting Phil Daniels (Quadrophenia)

Sun 7th March, 2010Wed 27th July, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

I was asked by an old chum to take some photos at the launch of Phil Daniel’s biography, Phil Daniels – Class Actor – I’ve always liked the fella since …

Brixton / stuff

Offline goes Brazilian!

Sun 7th March, 2010Sun 14th March, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

We had a great Offline night in the Brixton Albert on Friday, with Brazilian rockers OCIO putting in a top live set. Here�s a few pics.

Brixton / stuff

Windrush Square: new public square in Brixton

Sun 7th March, 2010Sun 14th March, 2010 - by editor - 7 Comments.

Used for sheep pasture until the end of the 19th Century, the space in front of Brixton Tate library was purchased by Sir Henry Tate’s widow and donated to the …

Brixton / stuff

Brixton Village (Granville Arcade)

Sun 7th March, 2010Sun 14th March, 2010 - by editor - 2 Comments.

Late last year, the Space Makers Agency teamed up with London & Associated Properties PLC and Lambeth Council to fill the empty shop units in the Brixton Village indoor market …

Brixton / stuff

Atomic Suplex at Offline Club, Brixton

Wed 17th February, 2010Sat 13th March, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

It was a night of full on raaawck’n’rollll at the Brixton Albert on Friday – here’s some pics:

football / stuff

Chelsea vs Cardiff City: FA cup, pics

Wed 17th February, 2010Sat 13th March, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

We came. We saw. We outsang the home fans. We put up a bit of a decent fight but were finally overwhelmed. Here’s some pics from Cardiff’s away trip to …

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My mod past – Mods Mayday and all that

Thu 11th February, 2010Thu 24th June, 2021 - by editor - 4 Comments.

Here’s me in my mod days, back in 1979 with the band Beggar (as heard on the outer chart troubling Mods Mayday album). I’m the bloke on the left. I’d …

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Trinity Buoy Wharf and Container City, Docklands – photos

Tue 9th February, 2010Sat 13th March, 2010 - by editor - 2 Comments.

Here’s the second part of our walk last weekend. Trinity Buoy Wharf is a great place to visit, and the diner was ace too!

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East India Docks and Basin walk – photos

Tue 9th February, 2010Sat 13th March, 2010 - by editor - 1 Comment

We went for a walk around East India DLR station on Saturday and had an unexpectedly pleasant walk. Parts of it feel very Brooklyn-esque: wide open spaces, industrial decay and …

Brixton / stuff

Offline Brixton Hot Tiki Party

Tue 2nd February, 2010Sun 14th March, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

This was one helluva party! We had the Silver Brazilians onstage, plus the Actionettes dancing – and the gig was packed all night long. Here’s a few photos:

Brixton / stuff

Coffee and cake

Sat 30th January, 2010Sun 14th March, 2010 - by editor - 1 Comment

The Photographers Gallery (now situated by Oxford Circus) has long been my favourite cafe in the West End. Here’s a photo of their cafe staff ready to load up the …