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Drinking, walking, clubbing and recovering

Tue 1st March, 2005 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Drinking, walking, clubbing and recovering Last Thursday’s Offline was a hoot: a good crowd, some great acts and even a snow storm outside! On Saturday, we headed out to Kent …

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Woohoo! Offline gets Time Out’s Critic’s Choice!

Thu 24th February, 2005Mon 2nd August, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Woohoo! Offline gets Time Out’s Critic’s Choice! Our Brixton club night this Thursday I24th Feb) is the Time Out’s Critic’s Choice, and the review is very flattering indeed, starting with …

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Snow!

Tue 22nd February, 2005 - by editor - Leave a Comment

At last! There may not be much of it yet, but at least – at long last – I’ve finally got to feel a bit of snow on my face …

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A weekend in Rye

Tue 15th February, 2005 - by editor - Leave a Comment

A weekend in Rye We spent a delightful couple of days over the weekend in Rye, Sussex, arguably one of Britain’s prettiest towns. The town hosts some beautiful medieval architecture, …

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Pearl Drums - Rhythm Traveler
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Bish! Bash! Crash! Thud! Pearl Traveler kit ordered

Fri 11th February, 2005Sat 12th January, 2013 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Well, actually, it’s more of a tip! tap! than a bang and a crash going on as I’ve taken delivery of my new Pearl drum kit with special super-clever ‘near-silent’ …

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YEEEEESSSS!!!

Sat 5th February, 2005 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Wales 11 England 9 Joy oh joy! Wales beat England in a tense Six Nations match – their first win over the English in Cardiff since 1993. A massive home …

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I’ve ordered my drum kit!

Fri 4th February, 2005 - by editor - Leave a Comment

After months and months of randomly banging biscuit tins, table tops and anything else capable of making a percussive noise around the house, I’ve finally bitten the bullet and bought …

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Slap Robert Kilroy Silk!

Thu 3rd February, 2005 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Due to overwhelming public demand, I’ve just added another worthy candidate to the ‘Slap Gallery’ on the site: Robert Kilroy Silk Give the sanctimonious, orange-hued, racist twat a slap for …

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Masked Ball at the V&A

Wed 2nd February, 2005 - by editor - Leave a Comment

On Friday, I checked out the Masked Ball at the Victoria and Albert Museum, South Kensington, London. The theme was beauty, and the evening promised mask making, dancing lessons, burlesque …

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Quick updates!

Thu 27th January, 2005 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I’m in a big rush because I’m trying to sort out all the details of tonight Offline Club in Brixton, London. We’ve got new wave legend Tom Robinson DJing, the …

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Inbetween the tax return hell…

Tue 25th January, 2005 - by editor - 1 Comment

I finally managed to get a refund on my 5 month old Sony DSC f88 digital camera, which had proved to be a bitter disappointment. I’ve been using various versions …

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Tax return blues

Thu 20th January, 2005 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I’ve spent long, tedious hours rummaging through fading receipts looking for some long-lost proof of some long-forgotten purchase. I’ve wasted wasted entire days adding up random figures that no longer …

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London / photos / Places

Tax, curry and drink

Tue 18th January, 2005Wed 21st November, 2012 - by editor - Leave a Comment

This is going to be a short set of updates on account of the beastly bastard storm cloud looming up on my horizon. Yep, my tax return is due for …

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My Office Job Hell

Wed 12th January, 2005 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Well, it’s an old story – nearly a quarter of a century to be precise – but I’ve finally got around to posting the story of My Office Job Hell, …

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Clubs & Nightlife / music

Tom Robinson, Roddy Frame and beer.

Mon 10th January, 2005Tue 26th April, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Sunday was a drinking day. We started off early, grabbing a breakfast at the Brixton Lounge before heading off to the Battersea Arts Centre for Tom Robinson’s annual private party/charity …

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Happy New Year!

Sun 2nd January, 2005 - by editor - Leave a Comment

It’s taken a while for me to get this post up on account of an Everest-sized hangover after a wild night seeing in the New Year. The quaffing started in …

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South Eastern Asia Earthquake Appeal

Thu 30th December, 2004 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Tapping away at my blog seems incredibly trite while thousands of people are still missing after the horrendous tsunami, so I’ll just use this opportunity to nag you into donating …

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cardiff / Places / Wales

Festive greetings from Caerdydd

Mon 27th December, 2004Wed 4th August, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Festive greetings! Christmas Eve started in the Deri, a lively pub in Rhiwbina, Cardiff before getting into the spirit of lager at the Butchers Arms, half a mile away. Christmas …

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Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players

Thu 23rd December, 2004Tue 28th September, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Saw the Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players at the Soho Theatre tonight. Describing themselves as ‘an indie-vaudeville conceptual art-rock pop band’, the three piece band buy up vintage slide collections from …

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Tue 21st December, 2004 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Awash with beerIt looks like I’m doing my bit to keep the UK at the top of the World Festive Boozer’s list, with a week-long binge that shows no sign …

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Tue 21st December, 2004 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Feast’o’festive facts!Brits rule the world when it comes to Christmas partying! According to a survey in the Guardian, the alcohol consumption of boozing Brits goes up by 41% over Christmas, …

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Sat 18th December, 2004 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Offline and beerAfter all the work, I’m happy to say that Thursday’s Offline was a fabulous success – the place was packed, 13 of the 14 DJs booked showed up …

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Brixton / Clubs & Nightlife

A long week Carter USM, Windmill, PROD

Mon 13th December, 2004Thu 3rd June, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

A long week Sorry for the lack of updates, but things have been a bit hectic. I’ve been busy sorting out the next Offline at the Dogstar, this Thursday (16th …

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Clubs & Nightlife

The last beer…

Sat 4th December, 2004Sun 11th April, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

That last beer… It’s late. I’m having a good time watching The Actionettes at the excellent, ‘How Does It Feel To Be Loved” club night in Brixton. I’m about as …

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Checking out the latest version of w.bloggar

Thu 2nd December, 2004Mon 31st January, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Checking out the latest version Just trying out the latest release candidate of w.bloggar, a lean and mean FREE desktop app that lets you fire off blog entries without having …

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Wheelie Bin DJ and deadlines

Thu 2nd December, 2004Mon 17th May, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

A feast’o’deadlines I guess it was inevitable with all my travelling of the past two months, but I’m now face to face with some mo’fo’ deadlines that are in danger …

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Sat 27th November, 2004 - by editor - Leave a Comment

A stranger in a strange land It’s a strange thing to have to watch your football team in the ‘wrong’ stand, where you’re surrounded by unfamiliar faces. For your own …

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Wild Weekend in Benidorm, Spain.

Sat 27th November, 2004Mon 17th May, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

The Wild Weekend Last weekend we partied hard – very hard indeed – at the bonkers drink-fest that is the Wild Weekend in Benidorm, Spain. Benidorm has long been a …

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urban75 boards in the news!

Wed 24th November, 2004Thu 22nd April, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

urban75 boards in the news! A few weeks ago we had a particularly unpleasant poster from the campaign group, ‘Fathers 4 Justice’ posting on our bulletin boards. Within a matter …

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Brixton / Clubs & Nightlife

Illustrated Ape and Dogstar Offline

Mon 15th November, 2004Thu 3rd June, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Weekend update… Offline at the Dogstar on Thursday truly rocked – there was a good crowd, some great acts, some fabulous visuals and a fantastic vibe – a big thanks …

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