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![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 […] -
![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 […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/17mono-set-west-coast-23-115x115.jpg "Tour diary – The Monochrome Set on the west coast of the USA")
Tour diary – The Monochrome Set on the west coast of the USA
Posted on Wednesday, May 1, 2019 | 1 CommentIn 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 […] -
![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 […] -
![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 […] -
![Here’s a selection of photographs taken around Hamburg earlier this year. Once again, I was back in the city with my band, The Monochrome Set, although this time it was […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/hamburg-signs-stickers-street-art-markets-01-115x115.jpg "Hamburg photos: signs, stickers, street art, street markets and The Monochrome Set")
Hamburg photos: signs, stickers, street art, street markets and The Monochrome Set
Posted on Wednesday, Aug 22, 2018 | No CommentsHere’s a selection of photographs taken around Hamburg earlier this year. Once again, I was back in the city with my band, The Monochrome Set, although this time it was […] -
![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 […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/ptit-festival-belgium-2018-01-115x115.jpg "P’tit Faystival – where a tiny village in Belgium goes crazy for music, July 2018")
P’tit Faystival – where a tiny village in Belgium goes crazy for music, July 2018
Posted on Tuesday, Jul 24, 2018 | No CommentsLocated 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 […] -
![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 […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/la-ferme-electrique-festival-01-115x115.jpg "The fabulous La Ferme Electrique festival, Tournan en Brie, France, with The Monochrome Set, Fri 6th July 2018")
The fabulous La Ferme Electrique festival, Tournan en Brie, France, with The Monochrome Set, Fri 6th July 2018
Posted on Tuesday, Jul 10, 2018 | No CommentsLa 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 […] -
![I was back in Berlin last weekend to play another show with The Monochrome Set, and took time out to grab photos of some of the interesting street art, graffiti […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/berlin-posters-graffiti-01-115x115.jpg "Berlin photos: graffiti, street art and posters, May 2018")
Berlin photos: graffiti, street art and posters, May 2018
Posted on Tuesday, May 8, 2018 | No CommentsI was back in Berlin last weekend to play another show with The Monochrome Set, and took time out to grab photos of some of the interesting street art, graffiti […] -
A trip to Manchester Media City – Marc Riley, Monochrome Set, Blue Peter Garden, and a dodgy lake – in photos
Posted on Saturday, Feb 10, 2018 | No CommentsEarlier this week, I headed north to Manchester to record some songs for BBC Radio 6 Music with The Monochrome Set . -
Photos of Weikersheim, Germany: the castle, street scenes and town views
Posted on Thursday, Jun 1, 2017 | No CommentsThe penultimate gig on the Monochrome Set’s German tour saw the band travelling to the charming historic small town of Weikersheim in Baden-Württemberg, south Germany. -
Hamburg photos: street art, graffiti, night scenes, the docks and The Monochrome Set
Posted on Thursday, May 4, 2017 | 1 CommentI’m still working through the photos from my recent German tour, and here’s a selection of over 80 pictures taken around Hamburg, a city I liked very much. -
![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 […] -
![I enjoyed a week in Berlin back in 2014, and it was great to get the chance to revisit the city recently. Sadly, it was something of a flying visit, as […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/berlin-photos-dec-2017-20-115x115.jpg "Berlin photos – station, stickers, squats, Roter Salon and bloody gentrification")
Berlin photos – station, stickers, squats, Roter Salon and bloody gentrification
Posted on Friday, Mar 17, 2017 | 1 CommentI enjoyed a week in Berlin back in 2014, and it was great to get the chance to revisit the city recently. Sadly, it was something of a flying visit, as […] -
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!