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![It’s now changed out of all recognition with the legendary 12 Bar Club closing and several music stores moving out due to redevelopment, but this small road in central London […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/denmark-street-2004-01-115x115.jpg "London 15 years ago: Denmark Street, 12 Bar Club & The Astoria, Soho, London in April 2004")
London 15 years ago: Denmark Street, 12 Bar Club & The Astoria, Soho, London in April 2004
Posted on Monday, Apr 15, 2019 | No CommentsIt’s now changed out of all recognition with the legendary 12 Bar Club closing and several music stores moving out due to redevelopment, but this small road in central London […] -
![Fifteen years ago, you could barely walk around the centre of London without banging into some poor soul hanging on to an oversized placard advertising a computer fair, golf sale, […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/human-billboards-april-2004-01-115x115.jpg "The human billboards and sandwich men on the streets of Soho 15 years ago – London history, April 2004")
The human billboards and sandwich men on the streets of Soho 15 years ago – London history, April 2004
Posted on Friday, Apr 12, 2019 | No CommentsFifteen years ago, you could barely walk around the centre of London without banging into some poor soul hanging on to an oversized placard advertising a computer fair, golf sale, […] -
![In steam-crazy Britain it’s not unusual to come across a steam locomotive on the ordinary passenger network, but I was surprised to see this locomotive waiting at Roma Ostiense railway […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/steam-train-roma-ostiense-station-03-115x115.jpg "An unexpected steam locomotive and the Rome Express at Roma Ostiense railway station, April 2019")
An unexpected steam locomotive and the Rome Express at Roma Ostiense railway station, April 2019
Posted on Tuesday, Apr 9, 2019 | No CommentsIn steam-crazy Britain it’s not unusual to come across a steam locomotive on the ordinary passenger network, but I was surprised to see this locomotive waiting at Roma Ostiense railway […] -
![Walking through the streets of the Monti District in Rome late last week, we came across the unusual sight of street lamps flickering on and off in a seemingly random […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/rome-flickering-115x115.jpg "Watch the weird and mesmerising flickering street lights of Rome")
Watch the weird and mesmerising flickering street lights of Rome
Posted on Monday, Apr 8, 2019 | No CommentsWalking through the streets of the Monti District in Rome late last week, we came across the unusual sight of street lamps flickering on and off in a seemingly random […] -
![Last September, The Monochrome Set played the main stage at the BAM Festival in Barcelona and had a brilliant time of it. We were playing in front of thousands of […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/monochrome-set-bam-barcelona-01-115x115.jpg "In photos: The Monochrome Set at the BAM festival, Barcelona, Sept 2018")
In photos: The Monochrome Set at the BAM festival, Barcelona, Sept 2018
Posted on Sunday, Apr 7, 2019 | No CommentsLast September, The Monochrome Set played the main stage at the BAM Festival in Barcelona and had a brilliant time of it. We were playing in front of thousands of […] -
![I’ve long been fascinated by the BT Tower, and back in March 2004, I was lucky enough to get a trip to the top of this Grade II listed structure. […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/trip-up-the-bt-tower-2004-01-115x115.jpg "In photos – a trip to the top of London’s BT Tower in March 2004")
In photos – a trip to the top of London’s BT Tower in March 2004
Posted on Thursday, Mar 28, 2019 | No CommentsI’ve long been fascinated by the BT Tower, and back in March 2004, I was lucky enough to get a trip to the top of this Grade II listed structure. […] -
![Earlier this month, I was with The Monochrome Set on a whistle-stop tour of the US, taking in no less than nine gigs and three radio sessions on both the […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/usa-tour-1-1-115x115.jpg "Dispatches from the Monochrome Set’s USA tour, March 2019")
Dispatches from the Monochrome Set’s USA tour, March 2019
Posted on Wednesday, Mar 27, 2019 | No CommentsEarlier this month, I was with The Monochrome Set on a whistle-stop tour of the US, taking in no less than nine gigs and three radio sessions on both the […] -
In photos: Echo Park, Los Angeles, in the early evening light
Posted on Wednesday, Mar 20, 2019 | No CommentsLocated close to Sunset Boulevard in LA’s Eastside can be found the lovely Echo Park, a small public space dominated by a large lake. -
In photos: Central Park in the snow on St David’s Day, New York, March 2019
Posted on Wednesday, Mar 13, 2019 | 3 CommentsHere’s a selection of snowy scenes taken in New York’s Central Park on the 1st March 2019, St David’s Day. -
![Here’s a selection of London scenes photographed over a decade ago. Above, you can see the much-missed Astoria Theatre which was cruelly flattened to make way for CrossRail. Read more […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/london-photos-november-2008-01-115x115.jpg "Lost London: photos of The Astoria, 12 Bar Club, Denmark St and street scenes, Nov 2008")
Lost London: photos of The Astoria, 12 Bar Club, Denmark St and street scenes, Nov 2008
Posted on Tuesday, Feb 26, 2019 | No CommentsHere’s a selection of London scenes photographed over a decade ago. Above, you can see the much-missed Astoria Theatre which was cruelly flattened to make way for CrossRail. Read more […] -
A damp and grey day in Sheffield – with high-level flasher, main roads and The Monochrome Set, Feb 2019
Posted on Friday, Feb 15, 2019 | No CommentsLast weekend, I paid my second visit to Sheffield in recent times and once again failed spectacularly to see anything of what I know is a most excellent city. -
![My east London wanderings along the River Lea Navigation took me to the Here East tech park in Stratford, which was completely deserted at 7pm on a Sunday night. Here’s some […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/hear-east-tech-park-01-115x115.jpg "Hubs & clusters. A walk around a deserted tech park at night: Here East, Stratford, east London, Feb 2019")
Hubs & clusters. A walk around a deserted tech park at night: Here East, Stratford, east London, Feb 2019
Posted on Wednesday, Feb 6, 2019 | No CommentsMy east London wanderings along the River Lea Navigation took me to the Here East tech park in Stratford, which was completely deserted at 7pm on a Sunday night. Here’s some […] -
![Here’s fifty photographs documenting an east London canal-side walk along the River Lee Navigation from Bow to Hackney Wick, past Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and the London Stadium. It’s a […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/bow-hackney-wick-13-115x115.jpg "Bow to Hackney Wick canalside walk: barges, street art, buildings and twilight, Feb 2019")
Bow to Hackney Wick canalside walk: barges, street art, buildings and twilight, Feb 2019
Posted on Tuesday, Feb 5, 2019 | No CommentsHere’s fifty photographs documenting an east London canal-side walk along the River Lee Navigation from Bow to Hackney Wick, past Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and the London Stadium. It’s a […] -
Must see: Doreen Fletcher’s incredible East London urban street paintings at the Nunnery Gallery, London E3
Posted on Monday, Feb 4, 2019 | No CommentsEasily my favourite exhibition of the last twelve months, Doreen Fletcher’s Retrospective showcases a stunning collection of urban street views painted around east London. -
A walk around the West End: street art, signs, galleries and a busking drummer – in photos, Jan 2019
Posted on Friday, Feb 1, 2019 | No CommentsTaken at the end of a chilly January, here’s a selection of photos taken around London’s West End.