Ken Livingstone in Brixton
Me: Hello Ken. I run the urban75 website where Paddick used to postLivingstone: Is that the Anarchist website?Me: No. The press made that up in an attempt to discredit Paddick …
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Save your local pub!
After documenting the depressing roll call of closed Brixton pubs, I decided to collate some useful information together and provide a short guide to Saving Your Local Pub. There’s some …
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Offline returns to Crystal Palace!
On Friday we headed south and up hills for an Offline gig back at the Alma, a friendly old school boozer on Church Road. We had the No Frills Band …
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A walk around Ashtead and Epsom Commons
A few photos from a short (6 mile) birthday walk around Ashtead and Epsom Commons on the borders of Surrey and London. Ashtead station faces right out into the countryside, …
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More lost pubs of Brixton
Pubs are still continuing to disappear from the area at a worrying rate of knots. Today I took a look up Lyham Road, Brixton SW2, a road that has lost …
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‘Folkaoke’ at the Railway, Tulse Hill
With so much going on every night on Brixton, I rarely venture south for a night, but I was glad I made the effort to go nearby Tulse Hill for …
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The Brighton Sea Railway
I’ve just been sent an interesting YouTube animation of one of the most bonkers railways ever built – Volk’s Brighton to Rottingdean Seashore Electric railway. This mad piece of Victorian …
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Photographers Rights & The Law
In the face of increasing heavy manners towards photographers doing their job, I’ve posted up a guide to your rights when you’re out snapping on the streets. It can get …
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Amycanbe at Offline
What a terrific night it was at the Albert in Brixton last night! Jason from the Bridport Dagger gave us a great solo set. Amycanbe are one of my very …
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Offline party pics
Last night’s Offline at JAMM was a real treat with some great acts and a top atmosphere. Here’s some pics: Captain Hotknives was absolutely hilarious. We definitely want to get …
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FA Cup semi final: Barnsley 0 Cardiff 1
I’ve just posted up my photo report of this glorious day. And there’s also a short video of delirious Cardiff fans after we scored the winning goal too. Oh yes …
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Offline – more photos
Some more photos from Friday’s almighty mash-up! Don’t forget – the next Offline is this Thursday with top comedian Luke Toulson and three great live acts, plus cabaret. More info …
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Cardiff City win FA cup semi final vs Barnsley
Oh joy! In a tense (and, let’s be honest) frankly dull game, the mighty Cardiff City beat Barnsley at Wembley 1-0 to go through to the final of the FA …
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Brixton: Rock’n’Roll, Fire and Snow
There was an almighty night at the Albert on Friday with two top bands – the DeBretts and I Wanna Be Sedated, a UK film premiere of the Last Days …
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New York photo updates
I’m slowly getting through the huge backlog of photos from our December 2007 trip to New York. Here’s some updates – hope you like ’em! New York street photos part …
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London photos
A few snaps from around London town, taken with my trusty Ricoh GX100 camera. Man with a hat, Bedford Square. Penguin and passer by. Bins, Ogle Street. More London photos
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Brixton snow!
OK, not a flake settled and it soon turned into bloody rain, but for a moment Brixton looked lovely and wintery. I love snow. In fact, I love winter too, …
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Draw An Album Cover In MSPaint
From a classic timewasting thread on the urban75 boards today, here’s two of my efforts to draw an album cover using nothing more than MS Paint. Can you guess what …
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Hebden Bridge & Haworth photos
I’ve just uploaded a big new photo feature on our walking holiday in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire. Here’s a few pics for you:
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Fox & Goose, Hebden Bridge
We’ve just come back from a fantastic walking weekend in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire. Once scattered with corduroy and worsted mills, the area has retained a rugged northern beauty and …
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Palm Centro review
I’m loving my new Palm Centro phone which took over from my well battered Treo 650. It’s a pint sized Palm OS smartphone, with offers a ton of functionality in …
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Philadelphia photos update
Thanks to the lovely Siobhan in Philly, the Philadelphia photo gallery has now updated with in-depth captions detailing the history and local quirks of this fine city. These curious hand …
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Storm ahoy!
There’s severe gales and heavy rain blowing in from the Atlantic tonight. Here’s the view over Brixton right now.
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FA Cup: Middlesbrough 0 Cardiff City 2
Oh yes indeedy! Thanks to two first half goals by Peter Whittingham and Roger Johnson, the mighty Bluebirds out-hustled, out-skilled and outplayed the Premiership team today. You could almost hear …
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Colds, Keyboards and Wales
It’s Saturday night and I’m stuck in with a stinky cold. No Fun. Bah. I didn’t do myself any favours spending most of last night out – I was doing …
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A train trip up the Valleys, 1989
I’ve scanned in a few photos from a train trip I took nearly twenty years ago. Travelling out of Cardiff with my then girlfriend Debbie, I doubt if we knew …
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Offline St David’s Day Special
Blimey. What a fantastic night this was. We had free freshly baked Welsh cakes, daffodils, Welsh music, Welsh video, two great bands and vast amounts of DJing till 4am. I …
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A Sunday walk around Boxhill
After catching a train to Leatherhead and a bus onto Boxhill, we took a leisurely 10 mile walk around Boxhill in Surrey. The circular walk took us through some lovely …
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Time Out Top 50 Site!
Woot! It was great to see urban75 being listed in Time Out’s “Top 50 London Websites,” especially as were number one in the ‘communities’ section. Nice! Elsewhere on the site, …
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Hanway Street, London W1
I’ve just finished a photo feature on this quiet little street in the centre of London. Rumoured to be named after Jonas Hanway – the man who introduced the umbrella …
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