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![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 […] -
![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 […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/mainz-germany-photos-01-115x115.jpg "Mainz in photos: architecture, tasty train meals, street scenes and The Monochrome Set, May 2018")
Mainz in photos: architecture, tasty train meals, street scenes and The Monochrome Set, May 2018
Posted on Wednesday, May 30, 2018 | No CommentsLocated 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 […] -
Cologne in photos: street scenes, graffiti, trains and The Monochrome Set, May 2018
Posted on Friday, May 25, 2018 | No CommentsJust over a year after my first visit to Cologne, I was back with The Monochrome Set to play the King Georg venue. -
![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 […] -
![I had the good fortune to be able to visit the grand city of Newcastle earlier this month, and although the trip was exceedingly short, I still managed to grab […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/newcastle-photos-01-115x115.jpg "Newcastle photos: bridges, graffiti, bars, pigeon fanciers, night views and The Monochrome Set, April 2018")
Newcastle photos: bridges, graffiti, bars, pigeon fanciers, night views and The Monochrome Set, April 2018
Posted on Wednesday, Apr 25, 2018 | No CommentsI had the good fortune to be able to visit the grand city of Newcastle earlier this month, and although the trip was exceedingly short, I still managed to grab […] -
A day and night in Leeds: street scenes, markets, arcades, Brudenell Social and The Monochrome Set
Posted on Friday, Apr 20, 2018 | No CommentsHere’s a collection of photos taken during a short visit to Leeds earlier this month. -
![Here’s a selection of around 80 photos taken around Oxford during a chilly early March weekend. It’s a beautiful place to visit, with some striking architecture and plenty of history […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/oxford-photos-01-115x115.jpg "Photos of Oxford: architecture, fog, frozen canal, church tower views and The Monochrome Set")
Photos of Oxford: architecture, fog, frozen canal, church tower views and The Monochrome Set
Posted on Wednesday, Mar 14, 2018 | No CommentsHere’s a selection of around 80 photos taken around Oxford during a chilly early March weekend. It’s a beautiful place to visit, with some striking architecture and plenty of history […] -
![Located in deepest Bavaria, Augsburg is Germany’s third oldest city, being founded by the Romans and named after the Roman emperor Augustus. I was back for the second time in […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/augsburg-winter-photos-01-115x115.jpg "Augsburg photos: snowy scenes, architecture, The Monochrome Set and the wonderful Grand Hotel Cosmopolis, Germany")
Augsburg photos: snowy scenes, architecture, The Monochrome Set and the wonderful Grand Hotel Cosmopolis, Germany
Posted on Thursday, Mar 8, 2018 | 1 CommentLocated in deepest Bavaria, Augsburg is Germany’s third oldest city, being founded by the Romans and named after the Roman emperor Augustus. I was back for the second time in […] -
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 . -
![Veritably dripping in history, York is a beautiful, tourist-luring walled city at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. Founded by the Romans as Eboracum […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/york-city-photos-01-115x115.jpg "York photos: architecture, city walls, river scenes, night views and the Monochrome Set")
York photos: architecture, city walls, river scenes, night views and the Monochrome Set
Posted on Wednesday, Dec 20, 2017 | No CommentsVeritably dripping in history, York is a beautiful, tourist-luring walled city at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. Founded by the Romans as Eboracum […] -
![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 […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/monochrome-set-tapete-01-115x115.jpg "In photos: The Monochrome Set at the Tapete Records showcase, The Lexington, London")
In photos: The Monochrome Set at the Tapete Records showcase, The Lexington, London
Posted on Tuesday, Nov 21, 2017 | No CommentsOver 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 […] -
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. -
Brighton photos: zebra on keyboards, night scenes and the Monochrome Set at the Hope and Ruin
Posted on Friday, May 19, 2017 | No CommentsI returned to Brighton last weekend to play a show with The Monochrome Set at the Hope & Ruin pub in Queens Road, a short walk down from the station.