Breads Etcetera opens in Brixton Village
Just opened in Brixton Village is Breads Etcetera, another Antipodean-connected operation in the market offering what looks like mighty attractive fare.
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New London Routemaster unveiled as a full size model
I loved the old Routemaster buses, with their hop-on hop-off platforms making them ideal for getting around London, so Mayor Boris Johnson’s pledge to reinstate them was one of the few …
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Now *that’s* a blown speaker! RIP Turbosound
Sadly, one of our Turbosound TNS-4 stacks couldn’t take the fearsome might of Atomic Suplex on the weekend, and here’s what’s left of the horn. The ripped silver bit is …
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Massive student demo against the cuts; Millbank occupied
Whatever you think of the protest, it’s great to see students getting arsey and uppity about politics again, with an unexpectedly huge crowd – estimated at over 50,000 – protesting …
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Barneys Cafe, Loughborough Junction, SW9
Seen here in 2003 where it was facing closure, Barney’s cafe has been serving Loughborough Junction for years.
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Atomic Suplex go up to 11 at Brixton Offline
It was loud. It was fun, It was Atomic Suplex at the Brixton Offline Club!
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Guinness Trust, Somerleyton Rd, Brixton fights the landlords
Another housing battle is brewing in Brixton, with residents living in and around The Guinness Trust estate uniting against their landlords.
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In praise of Kate Bush… [videos]
Famously described by John Lydon as “fucking brilliant” and “a true original,” I’ve loved Kate Bush’s work ever since I heard the beautifully unique ‘Wuthering Heights.’
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Brixton signs and street art 2003 – some archive shots
Here’s some more archive street shots taken around Brixton, south London in the spring of 2003. The graffiti above appeared briefly on the railway arch next to Brady’s on Electric …
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Elvis on Goodge Street, 2002
I’ve no idea what inspired someone to get out a pot of a paint and a brush and carefully write out the words Elvis on the pavement, but this is …
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London’s meanest slice of cake? (Tate Modern)
I’ve had some parsimonious pastries, stingy sticky buns, frugal fruitcakes and economical Eccles cakes, but I don’t think anything has ever come close to this miserly, paltry slither of carrot cake …
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Halloween at PROD at the Windmill, Brixton
They may be horribly overdue and not particularly good, but here’s my photos from the People’s Republic of Disco party at the Brixton Windmill last Saturday.
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Federation Coffee, Brixton Village shimmies into a new shop
Our favourite Brixton coffee shop – Federation Coffee – has just moved from its original intimate surroundings to a bigger unit, just a few metres from the original.
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Brixton’s lost Banksy graffiti
Appearing opposite the Brixton Academy at the back of the Backstage Bar (on Astoria Walk, SW9) was this “Thug For Life” graffiti by Banksy.
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A visit to Westminster Hall, Parliament
The oldest building on the Parliamentary estate, Westminster Hall, is getting on a thousand years old. I was lucky enough to be invited along to a meeting in Parliament, so grabbed …
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Heron Tower skyscraper, 110 Bishopsgate, London
Set to open in February 2011 is the Heron Tower skyscraper, located at 110 Bishopsgate in the City of London, near Liverpool Street station.
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New York – Manhattan street shots
I love photographing New York – for a while I was lucky enough to live and work there and I’m hoping to get back over this year. I’ve visited the …
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Old Tea Rooms, Museum Street, London WC2 [updated]
It may be long closed, but the frontage of these old Tea Rooms in central London is still (just about) hanging on to life. Situated close to the British Museum …
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Offline Halloween special – photos
This was a load of fun, with a band who could best be described as ‘none more Halloween’ and a suitably scary magic set from Simon Subvert. Here’s some photos …
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Bloomsbury Festival 2010 – Russell Square Gardens photos
Designed to ‘offer a taster of the amazing cultural life of this beautiful area of central London’, the Bloomsbury Festival brings together people who live and work in the area …
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‘Hi, I’m a Tea-Partier’ [Video]
With the US Congressional mid-term elections starting up today (Tuesday), it seems an appropriate moment to post this amusing video which highlights the sheer madness of the Tea Party’s policies.
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Abandoned and desolate Pullman coaches, Marazion, Cornwall
I spotted several old Pullman railway coaches in a state of ruin during a trip to Cornwall in 2003. Once the byword for upmarket, luxury train travel, several of these once …
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Lambeth Save our Services: March, Demo and Rally
With the evil con-dem alliance spending review set to destroy jobs, public services, schools and communities, a Lambeth community rally and march was announced to join together to fight all …
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The US Tea Party – the shocking, crazy, mixed-up truth [video]
Lordy. This is terrifying stuff. Read on for some example quotes from Tea Party members:
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Cardigan old railway station, Wales [photos]
In the June of 2009, we spent a week in the lovely Fforest campsite near Cardigan, west Wales, and being the railway spod I am, I simply had to find …
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Brixton street photos: October 2010
Another set of photos snapped around Brixton, London SW9, starting with a night view from the top of the Barrier Block. Scroll on for more!
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A Thursday night in Brixton: four bars, six bands and all for free
Is Brixton best place for great free nights out in London? I’ve lived all around London and can’t think of anywhere where you’d get this assortment of free, ‘scene’-free entertainment.
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Stop the Cuts rally and Fireman’s strike, London – photos
A few days after the government announced massive spending cuts, a rally was held at Congress House, central London to mobilise opposition . The Tory chancellor, George Osborne, wants to see cuts of £81 billion, …
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‘Lice Sex Shop,’ bookshops, old hospitals and autumnal London street scenes
Amusingly damaged neon sign in the window of a Licensed Sex Shop, Charing Cross Road, W1.
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Alexandra Palace, London – a winter walk
A short series of photographs taken during a chilly walk to Alexandra Palace, north London, in February 2005.
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