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 …
The fabulous La Ferme Electrique festival, Tournan en Brie, France, with The Monochrome Set, Fri 6th July 2018 Read More
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 …
Mainz in photos: architecture, tasty train meals, street scenes and The Monochrome Set, May 2018 Read More
Just over a year after my first visit to Cologne, I was back with The Monochrome Set to play the King Georg venue.
Cologne in photos: street scenes, graffiti, trains and The Monochrome Set, May 2018 Read More
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 …
Berlin photos: graffiti, street art and posters, May 2018 Read More
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 …
Newcastle photos: bridges, graffiti, bars, pigeon fanciers, night views and The Monochrome Set, April 2018 Read More
Here’s a collection of photos taken during a short visit to Leeds earlier this month.
A day and night in Leeds: street scenes, markets, arcades, Brudenell Social and The Monochrome Set Read More
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 …
Photos of Oxford: architecture, fog, frozen canal, church tower views and The Monochrome Set Read More
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 …
Augsburg photos: snowy scenes, architecture, The Monochrome Set and the wonderful Grand Hotel Cosmopolis, Germany Read More
Earlier this week, I headed north to Manchester to record some songs for BBC Radio 6 Music with The Monochrome Set .
A trip to Manchester Media City – Marc Riley, Monochrome Set, Blue Peter Garden, and a dodgy lake – in photos Read More
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 …
York photos: architecture, city walls, river scenes, night views and the Monochrome Set Read More
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 …
In photos: The Monochrome Set at the Tapete Records showcase, The Lexington, London Read More
The 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.
Photos of Weikersheim, Germany: the castle, street scenes and town views Read More
I 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.
Brighton photos: zebra on keyboards, night scenes and the Monochrome Set at the Hope and Ruin Read More
Over the weekend I ventured forth over The Solent to play a gig with The Monochrome Set on the Isle of Wight. Here’s some photos from the trip:
A trip to Newport, Isle of Wight in photos: ferry, architecture, Quay Arts, The Crispin and street scenes Read More
Last weekend, I travelled with the Monochrome Set to play a show in the northern French city of Lille. In between soundchecking, playing and drinking, I managed to hotfoot it onto …
Photos of Lille, France: architecture, street scenes, empty chairs and graffiti Read More
On Saturday night, I was playing a show with the Monochrome Set at L’Aéronef in Lille, and afterwards the band repaired to a wonderful little bar a short walk away in …
A great music bar in Lille: Amul Solo on 9 Rue des Arts, Lille, France Read More
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 …
Manchester photos: Street art, Gullivers, Cock Cat, Canal Street and the Monochrome Set Read More
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 …
Berlin photos – station, stickers, squats, Roter Salon and bloody gentrification Read More
Last 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!
The Monochrome Set at the Cardiff Globe – in photos Read More
The second date on my tour with the Monochrome Set saw the band descending on an excessively chilly Leipzig, the largest city in Saxony and Germany’s tenth most populous city, …
Leipzig photos: Trams, steam locomotive, old rocker, posters and graffiti Read More
Here’s a selection of night-time views of Putney in south London, taken on a chilly Friday night at the end of January.
Putney at night: river views, Putney Bridge, the Half Moon and street views Read More
I was very briefly up in Sheffield over the weekend, and grabbed a few photos as I scuttled about from the station to the venue and back again the next …
In photos: a look around Sheffield in late autumn Read More
Yesterday I was fortunate enough to spend time at the BBC’s famous studio complex at Maida Vale, recording live tracks with my old/new band The Monochrome Set for Marc Riley’s BBC6 Music …
A look around BBC’s wonderful Maida Vale Studio MV3, west London Read More
I paid another visit to a chilly Brighton over the weekend and grabbed this selection of 22 photos on my travels around town. I hope you like them 🙂
Brighton photos: bird whistle man, moody skies, the Monochrome Set and a late bar Read More