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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, 2020Thu 4th June, 2020 - 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 - 1 Comment

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. 0

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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. 0

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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: 0

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