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Wrexham & Shropshire railway campaign update

Wed 9th March, 2011Wed 9th March, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

We raved about the fantastic service and lovely staff when we took a trip on the line and vexed like an angry rapper when we heard the news what it …

Message from Merthyr – how the ConDem cuts will kill the community

Tue 8th March, 2011Tue 8th March, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

If you’ve ever been to Merthyr, you’ll know what a thoroughly depressing place this once proud working town has become, and the government’s proposed benefit cuts are going to hurt …

London / photos / Places

The Really Free School – Guy Ritchie’s nemesis – moves to WC2

Tue 8th March, 2011Sat 7th May, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

After occupying Guy Ritchie’s Fitzrovia mansion for a while, those cheeky chappies at The Really Free School have found a new location for their activities at The Hand and Racquet …

Brixton / Places

‘Our Way Anarchy’ – Quality archive Brixton graffiti

Tue 8th March, 2011Mon 7th March, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

‘Our Way Anarchy’ – amended NatWest billboard, Atlantic Road, Brixton SW9, Jan 2002.

Brixton / London / Places / railways

Victoria Line turns 42 today. Happy Birthday!

Mon 7th March, 2011Mon 7th March, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Huzzah! It’s the Victoria Line’s birthday today, which was opened by the Queen on the 7th March 1969.

Brixton / photos

Illegal Coldharbour Lane, Brixton billboard – update

Mon 7th March, 2011Mon 7th March, 2011 - by editor - 6 Comments.

I’ve learnt a lot about the murky world of illegal billboard builders ever since this mahoosive, twin headed beast suddenly appeared on Coldharbour Lane in Brixton, London SW9.

Brixton / photos / Places

Brixton Windmill gets its sails back, reopens to public May 2011

Mon 7th March, 2011Mon 7th March, 2011 - by editor - 3 Comments.

Situated in a small park called Windmill Gardens, at the west end of Blenheim Gardens, London SW2, the Brixton Windmill is set to reopen to the public on 2nd May 2011 after …

Brixton / Clubs & Nightlife / Places

Here is what’s left of the Rest Is Noise bar, Brixton

Fri 4th March, 2011Fri 4th March, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

It’s hard to imagine that only a few months ago this was a fun and lively bar putting on live gigs and club nights, but here’s the scene today, as the bar …

Brixton / Places

Police heavy manners in Brixton Village bust

Fri 4th March, 2011Fri 4th March, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I’m still trying to get the full story on this, but word is that the cops came down ridiculously hard on two kids having a spliff during yesterday’s late night …

Brixton / photos / Places

‘Shop Is Cloze Today’, Brixton

Fri 4th March, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

Shop sign, Atlantic Road, Brixton, yesterday.

Brixton / Clubs & Nightlife / photos / Places

A very drunken night in the Brixton Dogstar. Oh dear!

Fri 4th March, 2011Fri 4th March, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

It’s been a very long night, but I promised to post up these photos from my fabulously fun night out in Brixton, so here they are – four mobile phone pics …

Brixton / photos / Places

Brixton Car Park comes tumbling down

Thu 3rd March, 2011Thu 3rd March, 2011 - by editor - 6 Comments.

There may be controversy a plenty about what’s replacing this multi-story car park on the corner of Brixton Station Road and Popes Road, but there won’t many people wailing at the sight of …

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Clueless Google declares urban75.org a ‘content farm’

Wed 2nd March, 2011Wed 2nd March, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

Man, this is annoying. Some blundering oaf at Google has dreamt up an algorithm designed to hoof out dodgy ‘content farm’ type websites from the rankings, but screwed it up …

photos / Places / Wales

Happy St David’s Day/ Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant

Tue 1st March, 2011Thu 1st March, 2012 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Happy St David’s Day/ Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant to you all! Here’s a few views from my beloved country – above is a scene from the Heads of the Valleys, …

London / photos

Pic of the day: a pair of photographers, South Bank, London

Mon 28th February, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Two snapshots in progress, the South Bank, London. [More photos]

London / Places

Critical Mass bike ride, London Feb 2011

Mon 28th February, 2011Sun 27th February, 2011 - by editor - 2 Comments.

Assembling on the last Friday of every month underneath Waterloo Bridge, central London, Critical Mass is an ‘unorganised coincidence’ which involves a lot of cyclists all deciding to cycle the …

Brixton / Clubs & Nightlife

Captain Hotknives and Atilla the Stockbroker in SW9

Mon 28th February, 2011Mon 28th February, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

This was a great night out in SW9, with the Acoustic Insurgency benefit night serving up punk poet Atilla the Stockbroker and the hilarious Captain Hotknives.

Clubs & Nightlife / London / Places

Monochrome Set at Popfest, 100 Club, London

Sun 27th February, 2011Sun 27th February, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

It was great to see my old mates The Monochrome Set playing last night at the fabulous London Popfest, the 100 Club, London.

Brixton / Clubs & Nightlife / photos / Places

Offline DJ special – photos from the mayhem! 25th Feb 2011

Sat 26th February, 2011Sat 26th February, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I was rather expecting a bit of a quiet night seeing as it was a last minute booking and we had no bands playing but – blimey – the place …

New York / Places

A rainy night in Manhattan, New York

Fri 25th February, 2011Thu 24th February, 2011 - by editor - 2 Comments.

Turn up the Frank Sinatra on your MP3 player, pull up your collars, light up a Marlboro, tilt your trilby at a jaunty angle and take a stroll with me …

Brixton / photos / Places / railways

Brixton station in the steam era (1950s footage)

Thu 24th February, 2011Wed 23rd February, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

Filmed in the 1950s, this fascinating amateur-shot footage (below) shows a tantalisingly short glimpse of steam trains thundering through a Brixton station still controlled by mechanical signals.

Brixton / photos / Places

Lambeth Town Hall occupied by anti-cuts protesters, 23rd Feb 2011

Wed 23rd February, 2011Thu 24th February, 2011 - by editor - 7 Comments.

There were lively scenes in Lambeth tonight as angry protesters stormed the Town Hall to disrupt the council’s meeting to vote on its proposed huge budget cuts.

Clubs & Nightlife / New York / photos / Places / railways

The Ear Inn – the oldest working bar in NYC, with a Nunhead connection

Wed 23rd February, 2011Wed 23rd February, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

The Ear Inn at 326 Spring Street, NY (btw. Greenwich and Washington) claims to be the oldest working bar in NYC and is a designated Landmark of the City of New York.

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Lambeth Council cuts budget vote – demo in Brixton, 6pm 23rd Feb

Tue 22nd February, 2011Tue 22nd February, 2011 - by editor - 2 Comments.

This is tomorrow – and I’ll be there! Please come along if you can. Read on for the full press release from Save Our Services including details of the protest.

Brixton / Places

Cafe Sitifis review, 11 Rushcroft Road, London SW2 1JS

Tue 22nd February, 2011Tue 22nd February, 2011 - by editor - 7 Comments.

Tucked away off the main drag of Brixton’s Coldharbour Lane is Cafe Sitifis, a friendly cafe serving up a reasonably-priced selection of meze, hot and cold paninis, cooked and continental breakfasts, …

Brixton / Clubs & Nightlife / music / Places

The Nuns rock Brixton Windmill

Mon 21st February, 2011Mon 21st February, 2011 - by editor - 2 Comments.

Last night I went along to a benefit gig at the Brixton Windmill to raise funds for Sedgehill School of Lewisham’s school trip. Once I’d stopped gazing in awe at the Windmill’s shiny …

Brixton / Places

Brixton Nuclear Dawn mural turns 30, a party follows

Mon 21st February, 2011Mon 21st February, 2011 - by editor - 2 Comments.

A large crowd of around 60 folks turned up to celebrate the 30th birthday of one of Brixton’s most iconic murals, “Nuclear dawn,” a slowly fading 50ft high mural featuring a …

London / photos / Places

No matter how bad your Monday morning is…(worst job in London?)

Mon 21st February, 2011Mon 21st February, 2011 - by editor - 5 Comments.

You may be feeling a bit sorry for yourself as it’s a Monday morning – but – come on – things have got to be better than what this poor …

Brixton / Clubs & Nightlife / Places

Pussycat & the Dirty Johnsons/Vinny & the Curse at Brixton Offline

Sun 20th February, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

There was fun, dancing, falling over and drinking to be had in perilously large volumes at the Offline show at the Prince Albert on Friday, 18th Feb.

Brixton / photos / Places

Barclays Bank Brixton closed down by UK Uncut protesters

Sat 19th February, 2011Sat 19th February, 2011 - by editor - 2 Comments.

With Barclays Bank paying just 1% corporation tax in 2009 – a paltry sum of £113m after the company trousered record profits of £11.6bn – protesters have targeted their high …