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London and the coronavirus crisis: Clampdown by The Clash
Posted on Wednesday, Mar 18, 2020 | No CommentsAs London heads into an anticipated total lockdown with reports of the army being drafted in by the weekend, there’s only one song to play: -
![Hundreds of Extinction Rebellion activists filled Parliament Square yesterday, after marching from Russell Square. Joining forces with Parents for Futures and others, the march was to highlight the inaction on […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/extinction-rebellion-feb-2020-01-115x115.jpg "In photos: Extinction Rebellion protest in Parliament Square, London, Sat 22nd Feb 2020")
In photos: Extinction Rebellion protest in Parliament Square, London, Sat 22nd Feb 2020
Posted on Sunday, Feb 23, 2020 | No CommentsHundreds of Extinction Rebellion activists filled Parliament Square yesterday, after marching from Russell Square. Joining forces with Parents for Futures and others, the march was to highlight the inaction on […] -
![With the year nearly over, here’s a listing of the fifteen most popular posts on this blog in 2019, with the mystery of sneakers dangling on the power lines of […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/hanging-sneakers-new-york-03-115x115.jpg "Shoes on power lines, fake houses, trains, photos, gentrification and architecture – the most popular posts in 2019")
Shoes on power lines, fake houses, trains, photos, gentrification and architecture – the most popular posts in 2019
Posted on Tuesday, Dec 31, 2019 | 2 CommentsWith the year nearly over, here’s a listing of the fifteen most popular posts on this blog in 2019, with the mystery of sneakers dangling on the power lines of […] -
In photos: London Transport Museum opens Canteen, a new cafe/bar in the heart of Covent Garden
Posted on Friday, Nov 29, 2019 | No CommentsLast night we went along to the launch of Canteen, a new cafe/bar inside the London Transport Museum, overlooking Covent Garden Piazza. -
![I took a photographic stroll around central London a while ago, walking from Oxford Circus down to the Portrait Gallery and then back past Covent Garden and Bloomsbury up to […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/london-photos-aug-2019-01-115x115.jpg "Street scenes, Portrait Gallery and Trafalgar Square – Central London photos")
Street scenes, Portrait Gallery and Trafalgar Square – Central London photos
Posted on Friday, Nov 22, 2019 | No CommentsI took a photographic stroll around central London a while ago, walking from Oxford Circus down to the Portrait Gallery and then back past Covent Garden and Bloomsbury up to […] -
![It may only be the middle of November, but all of London’s main Christmas street lights have now been switched on, and this short photo series shows off the displays […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/london-xmas-lights-2019-01-115x115.jpg "In photos: London Christmas lights and markets – Regent Street, Leicester Square, Carnaby Street and Trafalgar Square")
In photos: London Christmas lights and markets – Regent Street, Leicester Square, Carnaby Street and Trafalgar Square
Posted on Monday, Nov 18, 2019 | No CommentsIt may only be the middle of November, but all of London’s main Christmas street lights have now been switched on, and this short photo series shows off the displays […] -
London 15 Years Ago: Rain, a Banksy in the street, Le Tigre and Centre Point, October 2004
Posted on Thursday, Oct 31, 2019 | No CommentsHere’s a short selection of photos taken around central London fifteen years ago, back in October 2004. -
![Last Saturday, the Fero Arts Collective, Zero_LDN and ReSpace Projects hosted an Open House event at Gillett Cubed, which included a sustainable fashion catwalk. The fashion show was curated by […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/open-house-sustainable-catwalk-01-115x115.jpg "In photos: Gillett Cubed – Open House and sustainable catwalk, Dalston, 26th Oct 2019")
In photos: Gillett Cubed – Open House and sustainable catwalk, Dalston, 26th Oct 2019
Posted on Wednesday, Oct 30, 2019 | No CommentsLast Saturday, the Fero Arts Collective, Zero_LDN and ReSpace Projects hosted an Open House event at Gillett Cubed, which included a sustainable fashion catwalk. The fashion show was curated by […] -
![Another great art show hosted at The Store X The Vinyl Factory on The Strand, United Visual Artists: Other Spaces, is an audio visual assault on the senses – and […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/united-visual-artists-other-spaces-01-115x115.jpg "In photos: United Visual Artists: Other Spaces – an audio visual treat at 180 The Strand, London")
In photos: United Visual Artists: Other Spaces – an audio visual treat at 180 The Strand, London
Posted on Thursday, Oct 17, 2019 | No CommentsAnother great art show hosted at The Store X The Vinyl Factory on The Strand, United Visual Artists: Other Spaces, is an audio visual assault on the senses – and […] -
![By Wednesday morning, the Metropolitan police had made over 1,600 arrests at Extinction Rebellion (XR) protests, with many of that number put into custody after the police imposed a section […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/extinction-rebellion-trafalgar-sq-01-115x115.jpg "In photos: Extinction Rebellion activists defy protest ban and pack out Trafalgar Square, 16th Oct 2019")
In photos: Extinction Rebellion activists defy protest ban and pack out Trafalgar Square, 16th Oct 2019
Posted on Wednesday, Oct 16, 2019 | No CommentsBy Wednesday morning, the Metropolitan police had made over 1,600 arrests at Extinction Rebellion (XR) protests, with many of that number put into custody after the police imposed a section […] -
![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 […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/monochrome-set-lexington-2019-01-115x115.jpg "The Monochrome Set and support at the Lexington in Islington, Sat 28th Sept 2019 – photos")
The Monochrome Set and support at the Lexington in Islington, Sat 28th Sept 2019 – photos
Posted on Monday, Sep 30, 2019 | 1 CommentFresh 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 […] -
![The Monochrome Set were back recording in the BBC’s wonderful studios in Maida Vale, west London yesterday. I first visited the studios back in September 2016, where we performed in […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/mono-set-maida-vale-bbc-2019-01-115x115.jpg "In photos: Another look around the BBC’s Maida Vale studios with The Monochrome Set, Sept 2019")
In photos: Another look around the BBC’s Maida Vale studios with The Monochrome Set, Sept 2019
Posted on Friday, Sep 27, 2019 | No CommentsThe Monochrome Set were back recording in the BBC’s wonderful studios in Maida Vale, west London yesterday. I first visited the studios back in September 2016, where we performed in […] -
Dalston Open House: Fero Arts Collective fashion show with Zero London, 8th Sept 2019
Posted on Wednesday, Sep 18, 2019 | No CommentsBrixton-based fashion activists Fero Arts Collective hosted an open house and sustainable fashion show in Dalston Gillett Square recently. Photographer Viola Spanu was there to capture the action: -
Art: Colony Sound at the Marlborough Gallery – a trip through a dystopian, cold war alternative universe
Posted on Friday, Sep 13, 2019 | No CommentsBewildering, beautiful, absurd and entertaining, the Colony Sound installation at the Marlborough Gallery in London is an absolute delight. -
![It’s not every day you come across a tree named after the actor Benedict Cumberbatch, but that’s what happened to me yesterday when I was walking along Euston Road in […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/benedict-cumberbatch-tree-01-115x115.jpg "Help save a tree called Benedict Cumberbatch in Euston, London")
Help save a tree called Benedict Cumberbatch in Euston, London
Posted on Friday, Sep 13, 2019 | No CommentsIt’s not every day you come across a tree named after the actor Benedict Cumberbatch, but that’s what happened to me yesterday when I was walking along Euston Road in […]