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A cracking night out in Bristol: The Monochrome Set at the Thunderbolt and dancing at Elmer’s Arms

Thu 25th November, 2021Thu 25th November, 2021 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I enjoyed a fabulous time in Bristol over the weekend, starting with a gig with The Monochrome Set at the splendid Thunderbolt venue, and then dancing to 60s garage music …

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Bands of my past: the East London soul/funk outfit with an unlikely connection to black metal
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Failed bands of my past: east London soul/funk hustlers, Apartment

Thu 4th June, 2020Mon 31st May, 2021 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Here’s another glimpse into one of the long and many ‘lean’ years of my music career. This time it’s June 1983, and I can be seen youthfully posing at the …

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North London music venue The Lexington launches crowdfunding campaign
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North London music venue The Lexington launches crowdfunding campaign

Thu 23rd April, 2020 - by editor - Leave a Comment

It’s a brilliant venue – and one I’ve visited and performed at many times – but The Lexington in Islington is now struggling to stay afloat as the coronavirus lockdown …

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The Monochrome Set and support at the Lexington in Islington, Sat 28th Sept 2019 - photos
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The Monochrome Set and support at the Lexington in Islington, Sat 28th Sept 2019 – photos

Mon 30th September, 2019Mon 30th September, 2019 - by editor - 1 Comment

Fresh from a BBC6 radio session in Maida Vale on Thursday, the Monochrome Set played a sold-out album launch party at the Lexington in Islington, north London. We were launching …

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Tour diary - The Monochrome Set on the west coast of the USA
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Tour diary – The Monochrome Set on the west coast of the USA

Wed 1st May, 2019Wed 1st May, 2019 - by Contributor - 2 Comments.

In March this year, The Monochrome Set embarked on a breakneck USA tour, packing in nine gigs in ten days on both the East and West coasts of America. Merchmeister …

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Dispatches from the Monochrome Set's USA tour, March 2019
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Dispatches from the Monochrome Set’s USA tour, March 2019

Wed 27th March, 2019Wed 27th March, 2019 - by editor - Leave a Comment

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 …

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A damp and grey day in Sheffield - with high-level flasher, main roads and The Monochrome Set, Feb 2019
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A damp and grey day in Sheffield – with high-level flasher, main roads and The Monochrome Set, Feb 2019

Fri 15th February, 2019 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Last 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.

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Ten Years Ago: London's Astoria Theatre closes for good, Jan 2009 - in photos
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Ten Years Ago: London’s Astoria Theatre closes for good, Jan 2009 – in photos

Tue 8th January, 2019Mon 7th January, 2019 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Here’s the sad sight of the Astoria Theatre in central London after it had closed its doors for good in January 2009.

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"The party singalong Mrs Mills Experience are back - check out the crazy photos from their last London show, Feb 2014
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The Mrs Mills Experience party singalong band are back!

Mon 1st October, 2018 - by editor - Leave a Comment

South London’s rowdy singalong tribute to the much-loved queen of the honky-tonk piano, Mrs Gladys Mills, have announced that they’ll be dusting off the party hats and playing some gigs …

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P'tit Faystival - where a tiny village in Belgium goes crazy for music, July 2018
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P’tit Faystival – where a tiny village in Belgium goes crazy for music, July 2018

Tue 24th July, 2018Mon 30th July, 2018 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Located in the tiny village of Petit-Fays, near Bièvre, in the south of the province of Namur in Belgium, the P’tit Faystival is one of the most unlikely places to stumble …

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WIN two tickets for this year's Green Gathering Festival in Chepstow, Wales, 2-5th August
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WIN two tickets for this year’s Green Gathering Festival in Chepstow, Wales, 2nd-5th Aug 2018

Fri 20th July, 2018Tue 31st July, 2018 - by editor - Leave a Comment

A splendid four-day festival showcasing live music, spoken word, debates and skillshares, the Green Gathering has become a beacon for sustainability, with the whole event being powered by wind, sun …

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The fabulous La Ferme Electrique festival, Tournan en Brie, France, with The Monochrome Set, Fri 6th July 2018
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The fabulous La Ferme Electrique festival, Tournan en Brie, France, with The Monochrome Set, Fri 6th July 2018

Tue 10th July, 2018Tue 10th July, 2018 - by editor - Leave a Comment

La Ferme Electrique is a fabulously friendly small musical festival in Tournan-en-Brie, some 25 minutes from Paris via train, that runs over two nights in July. Small scale, alternative, fiercely …

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Mainz in photos: architecture, tasty train meals, street scenes and The Monochrome Set, May 2018
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Mainz in photos: architecture, tasty train meals, street scenes and The Monochrome Set, May 2018

Wed 30th May, 2018 - by editor - 1 Comment

Located on the River Rhine, Mainz was founded as a military post by the Romans in the late 1st century BC and is famous as the home of the movable-type printing …

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In photos: A trip to Nambucca, north London with the Bridport Dagger onstage, Nov 2017
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In photos: A trip to Nambucca, north London to see the Bridport Dagger and The Pacers, Nov 2017

Tue 12th December, 2017Tue 12th December, 2017 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Located in Holloway Road, north London, Nambucca is a live music venue/club/bar that happily survived a catastrophic fire in 2008 to remain an important gig on the indie circuit. We …

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North London music venue The Lexington launches crowdfunding campaign
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In photos: The Monochrome Set at the Tapete Records showcase, The Lexington, London

Tue 21st November, 2017Mon 20th November, 2017 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Over the last weekend, The Lexington venue in north London played host to Tapete Records, an independent record label based in Hamburg, Germany. The label was celebrating its 15th birthday with …

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Green Gathering 2017 in photos - scenes around the festival site
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Green Gathering 2017 in photos – scenes around the festival site

Fri 11th August, 2017Wed 9th August, 2017 - by editor - 1 Comment

Here’s the last set of photos from this year’s Green Gathering festival, which takes place on the top of a hill near Chepstow, south Wales:

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Green Gathering 2017 in photos - festival folks, August 2017
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Green Gathering 2017 in photos – festival folks, August 2017

Thu 10th August, 2017Wed 9th August, 2017 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Here’s the third and penultimate selection of photos from this year’s Green Gathering, showing some of the people at the festival. As ever, drop me a line if you find …

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Green Gathering 2017: Mixing it up in the wonderful 99% Bar - in photos. Chepstow, Wales, August 2017
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Green Gathering 2017 in Wales: Mixing it up in the wonderful 99% Bar – in photos

Wed 9th August, 2017Thu 10th August, 2017 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Here’s the second of four photo features from this year’s Green Gathering festival, which is set on a verdant hilltop in Chepstow, Wales. This time I’m focusing on my favourite part …

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Green Gathering 2017 in photos: musicians and performers, Chepstow, Wales, August 2017
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Green Gathering 2017 in photos: musicians and performers, Chepstow, Wales, August 2017

Tue 8th August, 2017Tue 8th August, 2017 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I was lucky enough to be invited up to this year’s Green Gathering in Wales. Sadly commitments elsewhere meant it was something of a flying visit, but here’s the first …

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Brussels to Utrecht: Tintin, band stickers, a strap on buffet and the mysterious face in the window
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Brussels to Utrecht: Tintin, band stickers, a strap on buffet and the mysterious face in the window

Tue 28th February, 2017Tue 28th February, 2017 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Here’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.

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Green Gathering 2016 in photos. Night scenes: camp fires, upside down performers, bands and DJs
Clubs & Nightlife / festivals / photos / Places / wales / Wales

Green Gathering 2016 in photos. Night scenes: camp fires, upside down performers, bands and DJs

Thu 18th August, 2016Thu 18th August, 2016 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Following 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.

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Sparkle galore and an early New Year with Misty Miller, Black Honey & The Near Death Experience at Hackney's Moth Club
Clubs & Nightlife / London / music / news / photos / Places

Sparkle galore and an early New Year with Misty Miller, Black Honey & The Near Death Experience at Hackney’s Moth Club

Mon 30th November, 2015Mon 30th November, 2015 - by editor - Leave a Comment

The New Year came early last night in Hackney as a trio of bands performed for Japan’s New Year’s World Rock Festival – the world’s longest running music show. The show …

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Eviction order served on Soho's 12 Bar Club - bailiffs due tomorrow, street party called
Clubs & Nightlife / London / music / Places

Soho’s legendary 12 Bar Club to close in January 2015

Thu 11th December, 2014 - by editor - 6 Comments.

And so another wonderful chunk of Soho’s rich musical history is set to disappear forever, with the news that the legendary 12 Bar Club in Denmark Street in central London …

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London's Buffalo Bar to close, with final event on New Year's Eve 2014
Clubs & Nightlife / London / music / photos / Places

London’s Buffalo Bar to close, with final event on New Year’s Eve 2014

Thu 13th November, 2014Thu 13th November, 2014 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I’m really saddened to hear that London is to lose another fine live music venue, with the Buffalo Bar in Highbury and Islington announcing that it will be hosting its …

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Fat White Family headline the Antifolk Festival at Soho's fabulous 12 Bar venue
Clubs & Nightlife / London / photos / Places

Fat White Family headline the Antifolk Festival at Soho’s fabulous 12 Bar venue

Mon 18th November, 2013 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Located by Tottenham Court Road tube station, the 12 Bar in Denmark Street is one of the very last rock’n’roll venues left anywhere near Soho, and it’s one that’s well …

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A Thursday night in London: Piney Gir in Shoreditch and Allo Darlin' in St Pancras
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A Thursday night in London: Piney Gir in Shoreditch and Allo Darlin’ in St Pancras

Fri 28th June, 2013 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I had a splendid night out in London town last night, checking out both Piney Gir and Allo Darlin’ in two venues across town.

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BrixtonBuzz listings now available in the Lambeth Weekender newspaper
Brixton / Clubs & Nightlife / Places

BrixtonBuzz listings now available in the Lambeth Weekender newspaper

Wed 5th September, 2012Wed 5th September, 2012 - by editor - Leave a Comment

A while ago, I teamed up with like-minded Brixtonite, Rich, to create what we wanted to be the best Brixton listings service on the planet, naming it BrixtonBuzz.

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Clubs & Nightlife / London / Places

A night at the Water Rats, Kings Cross – loads of bands, but not a love of love

Fri 27th January, 2012Fri 27th January, 2012 - by editor - 1 Comment

It’s been a while since I’ve visited the Water Rats venue, a smallish live venue some five minutes from Kings Cross station, a short walk down Grays Inn Road. Now renamed …

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Clubs & Nightlife / music

From bands to DJs to soundmen: The Hierarchy Of Cool At A Gig

Mon 18th April, 2011Mon 22nd June, 2015 - by editor - 3 Comments.

There may be a certain truth to the assumption that working in the music business is a cool job, but after spending years working at gigs and clubs in a wide …

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My worst ever band reviews in music papers

Wed 14th April, 2010Tue 14th January, 2014 - by editor - 4 Comments.

Prompted by a thread on urban75, here’s two of my worst reviews – and boy are they shockers! This one below appeared in NME about my punk band, Beggar. We …

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