Tag: music
Failed bands of my past: east London soul/funk hustlers, Apartment
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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From the Valleys to the Roxy: Welsh punk rock dreams from the 1970s
Here’s the story of how the punk revolution changed everything for this Welsh boy living in Cardiff in the 1970s, and how the dreams of rock’n’roll stardom took a blow when …
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London and the coronavirus crisis: Clampdown by The Clash
As 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: 0
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Early Hip Hop culture photographed: Beat Positive at the Getty Gallery, London
It’s quite a small exhibition, but there’s some cracking images to be seen at ‘Beat Positive,’ a photographic celebration of early hip hop culture at the Getty Gallery in central …
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In photos: Ruin – an abandoned imaginary disco nightclub in the Store Studios, London
A collaboration between Ben Kelly – who was behind the legendary Manchester nightclub Hacienda – and architectural designer Virgil Abloh, Ruin is a large-scale installation that recreates a mythical abandoned nightclub. 0
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In photos: The Crash art show in the Q Park underground car park, London
The Crash is a non-profit exhibition featuring over 100 international artists in the circular 20000 Sq ft multi-storey underground car park beneath Cavendish Square in the heart of central London. …
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Boomtown 2017: a wander around the chilled out Whistlers Green on the top of the hill
Almost hidden in the woods at the top of the hill, the Whistlers Green area provided a relaxing alternative to the madness below, offering live music, food stalls and over 100 …
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Faces of Boomtown 2017: Seventy photos taken around the festival site
This year’s Boomtown Fair in Winchester, England, was once again a bloody amazing experience, and here’s the first batch of photos from the festival. Hopefully I’ve managed to document some …
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Boomtown Fair festival sells out in record time
It’s long been urban75’s favourite festival of the year, and we’re not surprised to see that all 60,000 tickets have sold out this year in record time. 0
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Boomtown releases first trailer for the 2017 festival
The organisers of the fabulous Boomtown festival have released their first video previewing this year’s festival, described as ‘Chapter 9: ‘Behind the Mask.’ 0
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The best 40 albums of 2016 according to urban75 – see them here
Once again, posters on the urban75 forums have been voting for their best albums of 2016, with a pretty interesting selection making the list. Nominations were invited at the beginning of …
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Photos: In the magical woods of Boomtown Festival 2016
Boomtown has several stages and sound systems in the woods around the festival and they can make magical places to escape to after dark. Here’s some photos taken in the …
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