From May until July 2010, no less than 257 brightly painted elephants have been placed around the streets and squares of London to help raise money and awareness for endangered …
Elephant in Windrush Square, Brixton Read More
Last night, the truly dreadful One Show on BBC contrived to do a piece on the forthcoming ‘Four Lions’ comedy film by Chris Morris. Despite the film not being seen …
BBC One Show: it’s really, really shit, isn’t it? Read MoreThis superb clip from Armando Iannucci’s ‘Time Trumpet’ may be four years old but it wonderfully shows Cameron’s opportunistic copying of Blair. Hilarious!
David Cameron exposed – genius video parody with added Bowie! Read More
Valentia Place is like a bit of time-warped 1950s Brixton, with its cobbled road surface breaking through the tarmac, knackered corrugated iron walls and railway arch.
Brixton snaps: Grosvenor, Valencia Place and the Village Read More
The photos don’t even come close to capturing the mayhem that accompanies a Filthy Pedro gig, so you’ll have to take it from me that the night was a whole …
Filthy Pedro at Offline Club: photos Read More
It’s another lovely sunny day in Brixton, so here’s a few snaps from my walk around town. Above: Mime lesson – or is that ‘lessen’? – advertised in Brixton Market.
Brixton street snaps, late April Read More
Mrs Mills was discovered while working as the superintendent of the typing pool in the Paymaster General’s office in London in the early 60s. Her catchy piano style and jolly, …
Mrs Mills, pub party pianist extraordinaire – we salute you! Read More
Sandwich board men have been on the streets of London for centuries, providing cheap and effective advertising for local businesses. Go back two hundred years and you would have seen …
Crap London jobs: the sandwich board man Read More
I spent a delightful weekend up in Oxfordshire, camping near the Vale of the White Horse with a lovely mob of urban folks. The weather was sensationally good – clear …
urban spring camping holiday – Vale of the White Horse Read MoreAs part of the campaign to bring the World Science Fiction Convention to London in 2014, a four minute video montage of movie invasions has been put together. Dr Who …
London invaded! A compendium of alien invasion movie clips Read More
Here’s another of my occasional series of photo reports from long-forgotten Cardiff City matches, with this one recalling the 2-1 victory over Northampton Town on the 2nd March, 2002.
Cardiff City awaydays: Northampton Town 2002 Read More
This guy did a great job of cheering me up after Cardiff City’s defeat at Cambridge earlier. With busking, it’s all about getting noticed and hopefully getting a positive reaction …
Busker in a bin, Cambridge (updated) Read More
Prompted by a thread on urban75, here’s two of my worst reviews – and boy are they shockers! This one below appeared in NME about my punk band, Beggar. We …
My worst ever band reviews in music papers Read More
Ah, the delights of lower division football. On 15th September 2001, I took a trip with the 1927 Club to see the mighty Cardiff City take on the titans of …
Crap away trips: Cambridge Utd vs Cardiff City, 2001 Read More
This attractive, formally-landscaped area at the top of Streatham Common used to be known as Streatham Spa and once stood in the grounds of a large house called The Rookery.
The Rookery, Streatham Common, London Read More
This was a fantastic day out and the weather was near perfect (apart from the nadger-freezing temperature).
The Streatham Common Annual Kite Day Read More
I can always tell if I’ve made a connection with a city by the number of photos I’ve taken during my stay. Every time I fly over to New York, …
Los Angeles: roads, sun and telephone wires Read More
Back in 2000, I took a trip to Paris and grabbed a few photos on my Sony Cybershot DSC-F55E digital camera.
Paris street shots, March 2000 Read More
We put on the fabulous Morton Valence last night at the Albert. They’re a remarkable band surely – surely – destined for greater things, and it was a delight to …
Morton Valence at Offline club, Brixton Read More
I had to take a trip to Hendon last week. It wasn’t very nice.
Behold! Hendon Broadway and station Read More
It’s not often I venture south into Streatham, but here’s some photos from Streatham High Road which has the honour of being both Britain’s longest High Street and its worst …
Streatham High Road in photos Read More
I’ve already compiled a depressingly long list of closed pubs in Brixton, but I came across another two on Streatham High Road. The 1882 Bedford Park pub was housed in …
Two lost pubs of Streatham Read More
Rarely has a birthday present been better that this one: Cardiff beating arch rivals Swansea to hoist the team into fourth place, with the prospect of a play off place …
Cardiff City 2 Swansea City 1. A beautiful day. Read More
The South London Press may have been getting a bit carried away when they described it as the “party to end all parties,” but as Offline cub nights go, this …
Offline birthday party photos – it was a big one! Read More
I love this picture of these five old ladies dressed in white and sat on a bench looking out across the Bristol Channel. It was taken at the small seaside …
Five old ladies on a bench, Penarth, Wales Read More
We’ve just got the most amazingly over the top review in the SLP for our big Offline party in Brixton tonight. The party to end all parties ….part Wild West, …
Offline tonight: “the party to end all parties!” Read More
Honest Foods on Coldharbour Lane do some of the finest veggie breakfasts in London. Delicious bread and super-fresh ingredients make this well worth the trudge out in the rain. Only …
Cooked breakfast, Honest Foods, Brixton Read More
My mate Marcus Oakley is an ace artist so we popped along to the ICA by Trafalgar Square to watch him do a live drawing thing with two of his …
My mate Marcus at the ICA Read More
I love gas lamps: so here’s one in Green Park, central London. See more London gas lamps here.
Gas lamp, Green Park Read More
Situated on the corner of Coldharbour Lane and Hinton Rd, Loughborough Junction near Brixton, the Green Man was once a fine – if rather run-down – community boozer.
Green Man pub, Loughborough Junction Read More