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![Tucked away in a Shinjuku alley and up a flight of stairs is the wonderful Gravity rock bar, a diminutive venue which wedges in a fully stocked bar and a […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/gravity-rock-bar-tokyo-01-115x115.jpg "In photos: the fabulous Gravity Rock bar in Shinjuku, Tokyo")
In photos: the fabulous Gravity Rock bar in Shinjuku, Tokyo
Posted on Monday, Feb 17, 2020 | No CommentsTucked away in a Shinjuku alley and up a flight of stairs is the wonderful Gravity rock bar, a diminutive venue which wedges in a fully stocked bar and a […] -
![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 recently had the pleasure of a short trip to Manchester to play a gig, and managed to grab some photos as I shimmied around town. One of the first things […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/manchester-photos-2017-01-115x115.jpg "Manchester photos: Street art, Gullivers, Cock Cat, Canal Street and the Monochrome Set")
Manchester photos: Street art, Gullivers, Cock Cat, Canal Street and the Monochrome Set
Posted on Thursday, Apr 13, 2017 | No CommentsI recently had the pleasure of a short trip to Manchester to play a gig, and managed to grab some photos as I shimmied around town. One of the first things […] -
The Monochrome Set at the Cardiff Globe – in photos
Posted on Thursday, Mar 9, 2017 | No CommentsLast weekend, I returned to my hometown of Cardiff to play a show with The Monochrome Set at the Globe, on Albany Road. I had a splendid time! -
Brussels to Utrecht: Tintin, band stickers, a strap on buffet and the mysterious face in the window
Posted on Tuesday, Feb 28, 2017 | No CommentsHere’s a selection of photos taken during a recent train journey from Brussels to Utrecht at the start of my December tour with the Monochrome Set. -
Putney at night: river views, Putney Bridge, the Half Moon and street views
Posted on Thursday, Feb 2, 2017 | No CommentsHere’s a selection of night-time views of Putney in south London, taken on a chilly Friday night at the end of January. -
![A while ago, I wrote a piece entitled, “Building and buying an extra small, super-portable drum kit for gigging drummers,” and it proved to be one of the most popular […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/dennis-the-menace-drum-kit-115x115.jpg "Bash! Thwack! It’s a Dennis The Menace drum kit!")
Bash! Thwack! It’s a Dennis The Menace drum kit!
Posted on Tuesday, Jan 20, 2015 | No CommentsA while ago, I wrote a piece entitled, “Building and buying an extra small, super-portable drum kit for gigging drummers,” and it proved to be one of the most popular […] -
![My article about building and buying an extra small, super-portable drum kit for gigging drummers turned out to be surprisingly popular, so I thought I’d post up a follow up because […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/gretsch-drum-kit-03-115x115.jpg "Small, portable drum kits. Gretsch Catalina Drum Kit with 18-inch bass drum review")
Small, portable drum kits. Gretsch Catalina Drum Kit with 18-inch bass drum review
Posted on Wednesday, Jul 24, 2013 | No CommentsMy article about building and buying an extra small, super-portable drum kit for gigging drummers turned out to be surprisingly popular, so I thought I’d post up a follow up because […] -
![It was feared that London had lost one of its oldest music retailers when Foote’s Soho drum store closed last year, but the good news is that the store is […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/footes-drum-store-london-01-115x115.jpg "Footes drum and music store reopens in Store Street, central London")
Footes drum and music store reopens in Store Street, central London
Posted on Thursday, Jan 17, 2013 | 2 CommentsIt was feared that London had lost one of its oldest music retailers when Foote’s Soho drum store closed last year, but the good news is that the store is […] -
![I’m used to being greeted by all sorts of weird and wonderful noises when I come out of Brixton tube, but tonight the volume level was a bit higher than usual, with a busker […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/busking-drummer-brixton-115x115.jpg "Busking drummer blasts out the beats in Brixton")
Busking drummer blasts out the beats in Brixton
Posted on Saturday, Jan 12, 2013 | 1 CommentI’m used to being greeted by all sorts of weird and wonderful noises when I come out of Brixton tube, but tonight the volume level was a bit higher than usual, with a busker […] -
London busker bashes out the beats on a drum kit made from a bicycle
Posted on Monday, Nov 5, 2012 | No CommentsSeen bashing away in Hills Place near Oxford Circus on a drum kit mounted on a specially adapted bicycle is the busker known as Puncture Kit. -
![There’s a lot to be said for using a modern small drum kit: they’re less hassle to move about, lighter to carry and can be put up and taken down […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/premier-artist-heritage-11-115x115.jpg "Building and buying an extra small, super-portable drum kit for gigging drummers")
Building and buying an extra small, super-portable drum kit for gigging drummers
Posted on Wednesday, Oct 3, 2012 | 10 CommentsThere’s a lot to be said for using a modern small drum kit: they’re less hassle to move about, lighter to carry and can be put up and taken down […] -
![I was really saddened to hear of the imminent demise of one of London’s longest-serving music stores, Chas E Foote Ltd in Golden Square, London W1. (Update: the store reopens […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/chas-footes-drums-london-closes-01-115x115.jpg "Footes drum store in central London to close after 90 years – but swiftly reopens in Store Street W1!")
Footes drum store in central London to close after 90 years – but swiftly reopens in Store Street W1!
Posted on Tuesday, Jun 26, 2012 | 6 CommentsI was really saddened to hear of the imminent demise of one of London’s longest-serving music stores, Chas E Foote Ltd in Golden Square, London W1. (Update: the store reopens […] -
![Well, actually, it’s more of a tip! tap! than a bang and a crash going on as I’ve taken delivery of my new Pearl drum kit with special super-clever ‘near-silent’ […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2005/02/pearl-traveller-drum-115x115.jpg "Bish! Bash! Crash! Thud! Pearl Traveler kit ordered")
Bish! Bash! Crash! Thud! Pearl Traveler kit ordered
Posted on Friday, Feb 11, 2005 | No CommentsWell, actually, it’s more of a tip! tap! than a bang and a crash going on as I’ve taken delivery of my new Pearl drum kit with special super-clever ‘near-silent’ […] -
![In case you’re wondering what the above is about let me explain – the first is the written sound of the mighty drum roll intro to the 1980s stadium-thumper, ‘In […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/drums-115x115.jpg "Flats in Dagenham! Flats in Dagenham! Kate Bush!")
Flats in Dagenham! Flats in Dagenham! Kate Bush!
Posted on Thursday, Aug 26, 2004 | 1 CommentIn case you’re wondering what the above is about let me explain – the first is the written sound of the mighty drum roll intro to the 1980s stadium-thumper, ‘In […]