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 …
Drinking, walking, clubbing and recovering Read MoreWoohoo! 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 …
Woohoo! Offline gets Time Out’s Critic’s Choice! Read More
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 …
Snow! Read More
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, …
A weekend in Rye Read More
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’ …
Bish! Bash! Crash! Thud! Pearl Traveler kit ordered Read MoreWales 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 …
YEEEEESSSS!!! Read More
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 …
I’ve ordered my drum kit! Read MoreDue 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 …
Slap Robert Kilroy Silk! Read More
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 …
Masked Ball at the V&A Read MoreI’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 …
Quick updates! Read More
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 …
Inbetween the tax return hell… Read MoreI’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 …
Tax return blues Read More
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 …
Tax, curry and drink Read MoreWell, 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, …
My Office Job Hell Read More
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 …
Tom Robinson, Roddy Frame and beer. Read More
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 …
Happy New Year! Read MoreTapping 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 …
South Eastern Asia Earthquake Appeal Read MoreFestive 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 …
Festive greetings from Caerdydd Read MoreSaw 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 …
Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players Read More
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 …
A long week Carter USM, Windmill, PROD Read MoreThat 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 …
The last beer… Read MoreChecking 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 …
Checking out the latest version of w.bloggar Read More
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 …
Wheelie Bin DJ and deadlines Read More
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 …
Wild Weekend in Benidorm, Spain. Read Moreurban75 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 …
urban75 boards in the news! Read MoreWeekend 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 …
Illustrated Ape and Dogstar Offline Read More