Offline at the Alma. Blimey!
Now that was a fun night. We were DJing the Bowl Festival after-party at the Alma, Crystal Palace and it was a lively one alright. At one point, it was …
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Josie Long and ukuleles galore at Offline
Fantastic night at Offline last night with some great bands and the fabulous Josie Long. Check out the photos here: Offline
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Brixton joyriders
Here’s how you don’t want to be woken up on early a Sunday morning after a very, very late night:
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Lambeth Country Show/Urban Art Fair
Once again, we enjoyed the bonkers mix of entertainment available at the Lambeth Country Show 2007, including prize lettuces, sheep shearing, full size plastic milking cows, reggae bands, steam engines …
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Dulwich Village/Green Fair photos
It’s just a short bus ride from downtown Brixton, but it feels like a universe away with its quiet village atmosphere, posh houses, well tended verges and lack of shouting …
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Coldharbour Lane car crash
There was a really odd crash today where a car ended up on its roof but it seemed hard to work out how it managed it. There were no skidmarks …
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London photos
Some more pics from my London ambles… A visit to the Tate Britain Hyde Park, the Strand and Borough Market photos Steam train at Victoria station Covent Garden, Bloomsbury, the …
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Glastonbury photos are here!
I forgot to mention that I finally got around to posting up the full set of pictures from this year’s mud-fest at Glastonbury. Here’s a few to whet your appetite. …
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Brixton Windmill
Yes, Brixton does have a proper Grade 2 listed windmill! I popped up today for the annual Windmill Gardens Festival – more pics here: Windmill Festival 2007
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Tour De France, London prologue
More pics here: Photos of Tour de France 2007
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The worst festival ever!
If anyone thought that Glastonbury was bad this year, check out the living hell that was Yorkshire Folk and Blues festival at Krumlin, 1970. “The Krumlin Festival has the unfortunate …
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Robin Ince at Offline
Despite being bedevilled by a string of post-Glastonbury casualties and one of the acts cancelling after being rushed to hospital, there was still entertainment a-plenty with the Blazing Zoos, Kings …
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Back from Glastonbury
Got back last night from another fantastic Glastonbury, despite the never ending rain and rivers of mud. I’ll be posting up a full set of photos soon, but for now, …
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Offline goes south
Offline at the Alma Last night the Offline crew ventured south into deepest Crystal Palace, London to put on a show at the Alma, in Church Road. The Actionettes were …
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Dartmoor and Devon photos
It’s taken me an eternity to post up because I’ve ended up creating a 14 page, 220 page monster feature, but it’s (more or less) finished so I hope you’ll …
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Littlehampton trip
Spent a lovely day in the West Sussex town of Littlehampton yesterday and checked out the new East Beach cafe which looked great (although smaller than we imagined). The town …
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Strawberry and Green Fairs
Strawberry Fair Getting in to Cambridge for the Strawberry Fair was a real pain this year, with a completely over the top police presence at the rail station: there were …
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Goodbye Cooltan
Brixton’s legendary squat finally bites the dust. More picsCooltan history
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Offline with Stewart Lee
Last night had to be the busiest Offline at JAMM ever – the place was totally rammed! Stewart Lee was fantastic: it was an honour and a privilege to get …
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A weekend in Dartmoor
Just got back from a fantastic short break away with the urban75 walking club in Princetown, Devon. The bike rides were challenging, the walks were fantastic, the drinking mighty and …
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Dented buses, Brixton trams and DIY signs
There was much excitement (and piss taking) going on at the corner of Gresham Rd and Coldharbour Lane on Saturday morning when a bus driver completely miscalculated the turning. Full …
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Offline mashup
Ooerr, it was rather a lively one on Saturday. More pics here: Offline at the Prince Albert Don’t forget our Offline Special on Thursday May 31st – we’ve got an …
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North London drinkin’
Ooo-er. Last night was a bit fierce. I ventured way north to the windswept wastelands of Stoke Newington from an urban75 drink up and, lo, beer did flow. Oh yes …
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Swifts, Actionettes and Djing
Last night checked out the Actionettes at St George’s church, Bloomsbury and then headed off to JAMM for a late DJ slot at How Does It Feel To Be Loved …
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Palm Treo 750v review
If you’re after a new smartphone, you might want to give this one a look: Palm Treo 750v review As for me, I’m going to stick with my trusty Palm …
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A trip to timewarp Southwold
We spent a delightful few days in the coastal town of Southwold in Suffolk last week, pedalling about on our little folding bikes. The whole area is picture-book pretty, and …
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Things heating up in Brixton
It’s been a bit of a weekend in Brixton. There was ’nuff aggro outside my block on Friday afternoon. And then a bloke was tragically shot dead in Rushcroft Road …
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Streatham Common Kite Day
This was a whole heap of fun, with the skies around Streatham Common Kite Day being peppered with kites of every shape, size, design and colour. I flew this triplane …
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Football: cut out the “industrial language”
Went to see the mighty Cardiff City play like a bunch of disinterested park walkers at QPR on Saturday and was rather baffled by match programme’s curious warning about “industrial …
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Went to a friend’s birthday at the Charterhouse Bar last night (oh, all right, he owns the place) and first impressions weren’t good: the upstairs bar was jammed with extraordinarily …
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