Being a dyed in the wool Brixtonite, I always feel mighty uncomfortable when I’m asked to venture north of the river, but tonight I made an extra big effort to …
A trip….north of the river with the Actionettes Read MoreTonight’s pre-pub sonic delights! Franz Ferdinand: “Take Me Out” The Smiths: “Boy With a Thorn In His Side” New Order: “Ceremony” The Stills: “Lola Stars and Stripes” The Who: “Cut …
Tonight’s pre-pub sonic delights! Read MoreThe horrors of ‘on hold’ Unhappily, as a result of the urban75 server becoming flakier than Cadbury’s finest, I’ve found myself becoming heavily acquainted with telephone ‘on hold’ music and …
The horrors of ‘on hold’ Read MoreSpanking new ‘urban75 updates & blog’ page launched! For too long, the blog was hidden away, only accessible by clicking on a tiny link lurking at the top of the …
Spanking new ‘urban75 updates & blog’ page launched! (March 2004) Read More
London showers It’s a windy, Spring day in London and I’ve been enjoying another of my mighty cross-town walks. I got the tube to Warren Street, walked along Tottenham Court …
London showers and the National Portrait Gallery Read MoreBan cars? Terrible accident on Brixton Hill tonight. (my rant posted on the bulletin boards last night) There’s too many emotions spinning through my head right now to construct a …
Terrible accident on Brixton Hill tonight. And a rant Read MoreMore bloody records Once again, I was unable to resist the lure of the fabulous FOPP records store in Covent Garden. I’ve never managed to leave this excellently-curated, cut-price record …
More bloody records Read MoreToday I had to take a series of 360 degree panoramas around Paddington for a client, and boy was the security badgers-arse tight around the station! Each panorama needs around …
Walking through the West End Read MoreWhat a hangover! I’m still recovering after night’s Offline party at the Brixton Ritzy: see the pictures here It was the first time I’ve put the club on a Saturday …
What a hangover! Drinking at the Ritzy Read MoreTonight is Offline night! Tonight I’m putting on the second Offline Club night at the Brixton Ritzy. The first one went really well, but I always get nervous beforehand. What …
Offline at the Ritzy Read MoreDomain Registry of America: dodgy SCAMMERS! I’ve just received two official looking letters from the Domain Registry of America telling me that the various urban75 domains are up for renewal …
Domain Registry of America: dodgy SCAMMERS! Read MoreMore photos! I haven’t had time to post up the pics from the BT Tower today, but I’ve just managed to finish off a new 60-photo section called, Brixton: Signs …
A few more snaps Read MoreSpun out! There’s no question about it- it was worth enduring the swivel-action presentation for the ride to the top of the BT Tower! I’ve wanted to go up there …
A trip up the BT Tower Read More
Powerpoint-tastic! Pie charts! Flow charts! Statistics! Strap lines! Lots of blokes in suits! Yep, I’m at an industry presentation and the air is alive with buzz words. We’re talking ‘convergence’, …
Powerpoint-tastic in the BT Tower Read More
Coffee in the Lounge I’m currently relaxing on the deep leather sofa in The Lounge and giving this mo:Blog Palm blogging software its first ‘road test’. So far, its looking …
Coffee in the Lounge Brixton Read MoreSniff…snivel… Arse! I’ve got a bit of a cold a-looming and it’s made me a bit too lethargic for my liking. I was hoping to add a few new photo …
Updates to the site: Brixton pics, human billboards Read MoreSimultaneously inspired and depressed! I took a look through the art books at Shipley’s on Charing Cross Road (formerly known as Zwemmers) and got both inspired and depressed by Chris …
Chris Ware: Simultaneously inspired and depressed! Read MoreKnackered! Phew! The last 24 hours have been a bit hectic. First off, I had to write a late night review of the free Mozilla Firefox browser and I was …
Knackered! Read MoreCDs currently enjoying ‘heavy rotation’ in Chez Urban75: The Stills: Logic Will Break Your Heart Tom Waits: Closing Time Boo Hewerdine: Baptist Hospital Roddy Frame: Surf Snow Patrol: Final Straw …
CDs currently enjoying ‘heavy rotation’ in Chez Urban75: Read MoreBrighton rocks! I’m writing this on the train back from Brighton after a delightful afternoon in ‘London by the Sea’. The weather was perfect – sunny, crisp and cold – …
Brighton rocks! Read MoreA selection of links After last night’s all-girl punk rock shakeout, I’ve been having a shufti around these websites: Women of 1970’s Punk – a huge compilation covering Siouxsie to …
Women of 1970’s Punk Read MoreFopp’d! Once again I succumbed to the feast of CD bargains served up at Fopp, a discount record store in Covent Garden. What sets Fopp apart from most cheapo record …
Fopp’d! Read MorePresentation-tastic Today started early. Too early. I had to be up at 8am (that’s the equivalent of the crack’o’dawn in my world) to prepare for a talk I was giving …
Presentations and all girl punk Read MoreSaturday afternoon, London Cillin’ with an afternoon coffee in the Photographers Gallery, Leicester Square. It’s been a mad week – I worked out that I’d barely left the flat for …
Saturday afternoon, London Read MoreMighty Wales! Oh yes! Despite being many players short of our full squad, we still managed to whip, nay, crush Scotland 4-0 at the Millennium Stadium! And how good was …
Mighty Wales crush Scotland 4-0! Read MoreCardiff report (part three) Headlining the night was the highly tipped rockers, The Loves. With a brace of high profile support gigs under their belts (Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs), I was …
Cardiff trip report – The Loves argue Read More