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John Cage’s Musicircus at ENO: astonishingly good fun!

Wed 7th March, 2012 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Now this was tremendous fun. On Saturday, the English National Opera put on a performance of a chaotic performance piece by the legendary American composer John Cage.

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Brixton / Clubs & Nightlife / music / photos / Places

Rafter-troubling Balkan gypsy ska at the Brixton Albert, 24th Feb 2012

Wed 29th February, 2012Tue 28th February, 2012 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Last Friday night in the Albert we had a cracking night of fun with the fantastic Austrian gypsy-ska outfit Roy De Roy on stage. Here’s some photos from the mayhem …

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Fri 2nd March - samba drummers galore at the free BrixtonBuzz launch party!
Brixton / Clubs & Nightlife / music / photos / Places

Fri 2nd March – samba drummers galore at the free BrixtonBuzz launch party!

Thu 23rd February, 2012Thu 23rd February, 2012 - by editor - 1 Comment

To celebrate the official launch of BrixtonBuzz – a fab free new Brixton listings site – we’re putting on a massive party at the Prince Albert in Brixton – and …

Fri 2nd March – samba drummers galore at the free BrixtonBuzz launch party! Read More
Offline Club DJ night at the Prince Albert, 17th Feb 2012
Brixton / Clubs & Nightlife / music / Places

Brixton Offline Club night at the Prince Albert, 17th Feb 2012

Sun 19th February, 2012 - by editor - Leave a Comment

We had another lively Offline Club night at the Prince Albert in Brixton on Friday, with the combination of beer,  punk, rock’n’roll, big band, rockabilly, Mrs Mills, Kylie and DJ Zinc …

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Thee Faction and The Nuns at Half Moon, Putney
Clubs & Nightlife / London / music / Places

Thee Faction and The Nuns at Half Moon, Putney, south London

Fri 17th February, 2012Fri 17th February, 2012 - by editor - Leave a Comment

It’s not often I drift west into the rugger-loving wilds of Putney, but it was well worth the trip last night to see a triple bill of Thee Faction, The …

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Brixton / music / Places

The death of Our Price records, Brixton Road, Brixton

Thu 9th February, 2012Fri 3rd January, 2014 - by editor - 7 Comments.

It almost seems like a distant memory now, but it wasn’t that long ago that you’d find big name record shops on most High Streets around the land – like …

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Brixton / Clubs & Nightlife / music / Places

Brixton Offline club night – photos from the Jan 27th paaaaaarty!

Mon 30th January, 2012Mon 30th January, 2012 - by editor - Leave a Comment

We had another fantastic mixed crowd down for our DJ night at the Brixton Albert last Friday.

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cardiff / music / Places / Wales

Stolen electricity and open air rehearsals: the Rhiwbina Hill sessions, Cardiff

Mon 9th January, 2012Mon 9th January, 2012 - by editor - 3 Comments.

Problem: we’re in a noisy rock band but there’s nowhere to rehearse – and we can’t afford to pay proper studios. Cunning solution: drive up to an abandoned quarry in …

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South Korean kindergarten kids covering the Ramones. 1, 2, 3, 4!

Thu 8th December, 2011Thu 8th December, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Man oh man, this is magnificent. Check out this footage of the the Sullivan School kindergarten classes singing and pogoing along to the Raomones punk classic,  ‘Judy Is A Punk.’

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Snow City Radio – The Lost Cavalry’s beautifully atmospheric new video

Sun 13th November, 2011Thu 17th November, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Offline Club regulars and all round decent chaps, The Lost Cavalry, have just released a new video to accompany their Snow City Radio EP, and it’s a very splendid thing …

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Actionettes star in Pipettes new video!

Sat 5th November, 2011Sat 5th November, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

It’s great to see the Actionettes in, err, action, dancing rather splendidly to the new Pipettes’ single, Boo Shuffle!

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Clubs & Nightlife / London / music / Places

Actionettes Halloween party with The Nuns, The Action Men and limbo dancing

Sun 30th October, 2011 - by editor - 3 Comments.

There was a big party going on north of the river last night, with the Actionettes hosting their ‘Night of the Shimmying Dead’ Halloween special at the Buffalo Bar, a basement club right …

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Brixton / Clubs & Nightlife / music / Places

City of Glass at Brixton Offline, 26th Aug 2011

Mon 29th August, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

On Friday, we hosted Canadian electro-popsters City Of Glass at the Offline Club night at the Prince Albert in Brixton.

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festivals / music / photos / Places

Carter USM deliver a killer set at Beautiful Days 2011

Fri 26th August, 2011 - by editor - 2 Comments.

I’ve seen Carter USM play live loads of times, but I think this may have been the best I’ve ever seen them. They were ace! Here’s some photos from their …

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festivals / music / photos / Places

Beautiful Days 2011 – photos from the festival

Fri 26th August, 2011Fri 26th August, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Beautiful Days was easily my favourite festival of the year and I’ve just finished posting up some photos from the weekend.  Here’s some shots:

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Brixton / Clubs & Nightlife / music / Places

Obscuritones oscillate wildly at the Stockwell Grosvenor

Mon 25th July, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Ace local rockabilly band The Obscuritones were in fine form on Saturday night, putting in a floor filling performance at the trusty Stockwell Grosvenor.

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RIP Clarence Clemons (Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band sax player)

Sun 19th June, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I’m really saddened to hear that ace saxophonist Clarence Clemons passed away tonight. This guy was a legend.

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Clubs & Nightlife / London / music / Places

We DJ for the Monochrome Set at Dingwalls, June 2011

Mon 13th June, 2011Mon 13th June, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Despite suffering an unfashionable amount of health scares recently, the Monochrome Set cheated death one more time to put on a fabulous performance at Camden’s Dingwalls – and we got …

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Brixton / Clubs & Nightlife / music / Places

Morton Valence rip it up at their Loughborough Junction CD launch party

Thu 26th May, 2011Thu 26th May, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

Offline Club regulars and my one of fave bands Morton Valence served up a mighty fine set in downtown Loughborough Junction on Wednesay night .

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Clubs & Nightlife / London / music / Places

See the London Astoria disappear in front of your own eyes!

Tue 24th May, 2011Tue 24th May, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

A few minutes of time lapse video footage have been released showing the much-loved London Astoria venue disappearing into dust, a casualty of the all-conquering CrossRail project.

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Brixton / Clubs & Nightlife / music / Places

The Lovely Eggs rock Brixton Offline

Sun 22nd May, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

This was one of the best Offline shows this year, with a fantastic crowd and one of my favourite bands, The Lovely Eggs onstage. Here’s some pics:

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festivals / music

Yellow hat, bumblebee and the Super Furry Animals at Glastonbury

Thu 19th May, 2011Thu 19th May, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I thought I’d share this photo with you from the rainy, sludgy mudfest that was Glastonbury 2007. With the sun briefly coming out during the Super Furry Animals set, I noticed a little …

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Clubs & Nightlife / music

From bands to DJs to soundmen: The Hierarchy Of Cool At A Gig

Mon 18th April, 2011Mon 22nd June, 2015 - by editor - 3 Comments.

There may be a certain truth to the assumption that working in the music business is a cool job, but after spending years working at gigs and clubs in a wide …

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music / stuff

C30, C60, C90, Go! Farewell then, trusty old cassettes

Wed 6th April, 2011Wed 6th April, 2011 - by editor - 5 Comments.

Allow me to pay tribute to the humble music cassette, my faithful musical companion for a large chunk of my life. The soundtrack to my youth (and onwards), each little …

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Brixton / Clubs & Nightlife / music / Places

Offline Brixton weekender: Drunken Balordi and Narcotic Daffodils

Tue 29th March, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Last weekend was ambitious: two Offline Club nights at the Brixton Prince Albert with the massive TUC March for the Alternative demo in the middle – but we just about …

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Brixton / music / Places

Ricky Rankin “Trick I” celebrates his Brixton roots

Thu 17th March, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Time to big up MC, singer and song writer local boy, Ricky Ranking who celebrates his sarf London roots in this 2005 video set against a backdrop of Brixton streets. Lovin’ …

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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 …

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Clubs & Nightlife / music

Here’s what the death of the music industry looks like

Fri 18th February, 2011Fri 18th February, 2011 - by editor - 3 Comments.

People can talk about the death of the music industry and throw figures around, but nothing brings its demise into sharp focus more succinctly than this graphic plotting sales over various formats from 1973 to 2009.

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Clubs & Nightlife / London / music / Places

Stage doors, sweets and the old Marquee club, London

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

Some evening photos taken around Covent Garden on my Lumix LX5 camera . First up, here’s a sweet seller in a bowler hat at Seven Dials, London WC2.

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London / music / photos / Places

London signs and notices – photos from the city

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

Here’s a Friday selection of signs and scenes that have caught my eye while wandering around London. Above is Senate House, a natty Art Deco offering in Bloomsbury, constructed between …

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