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Forever Loving Vintage at Living Bar Brixton, Sunday 11th December

Fri 9th December, 2011Fri 9th December, 2011 - by editor - 3 Comments.

I have to admin that ‘vintage’ has become one of my trigger words these days. Whenever I see it written around Brixton, it’s often being used as hipster-speak for good old fashioned …

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London / Places

The rarely spinning turbines of the Strata Tower, south London

Thu 8th December, 2011Thu 25th February, 2021 - by editor - 25 Comments.

Voted ‘Britain’s ugliest new building‘ by readers of  Building Design magazine (and thus the holder of the  2010 Carbuncle Cup), the 43-storey Strata tower in south London presents a distinctive outline with its three turbines …

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London / Places

Pullens Yards Winter Open Studios, Elephant & Castle, London SE17

Wed 7th December, 2011Wed 7th December, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Pullens Yards – taking in Clements Yard (above), Iliffe Yard and Peacock Yard – held their Winter Open Studios last weekend, with clothing, jewellery, ceramics, fine art, furniture, books and …

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London / Places

Electric Elephant Cafe Gallery, betwixt Kennington and Elephant and Castle, London

Mon 5th December, 2011Mon 5th December, 2011 - by editor - 6 Comments.

Situated near the top of the Walworth road and adjacent to the artists’ community in IliffeYard is this lovely little cafe and sandwich bar, regaling under the distinctive name of the Electric Elephant.

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cardiff / Places / Wales

Doctor Who’s video guide to Cardiff, presented by Matt Smith

Sun 4th December, 2011Sun 4th December, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I loves the ‘Diff, so it’s great to see Doctor’s Who’s Matt Smith presenting a short video piece about my glorious hometown – a city lauded by National Geographic  as being …

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Brixton / Clubs & Nightlife / photos / Places

Hip hopsters The Scribes slam it down at Brixton Offline

Sat 3rd December, 2011 - by editor - 2 Comments.

There was a packed house at the Brixton Albert last night for the return of Bristol’s finest hip hop crew, The Scribes. Here’s some pics of the action.

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Brixton / Places

Brixton Christmas lights switch on: 4pm Friday, 2nd December

Thu 1st December, 2011Wed 30th November, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

Brixton’s Christmas lights are getting switched on this year from 4pm in Windrush Square, central Brixton.

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Brixton / photos / Places

National Strike day in Lambeth – Brixton Windrush Square scenes

Wed 30th November, 2011Wed 30th November, 2011 - by editor - 2 Comments.

Tens of thousands of people around the UK joined rallies as part of a National Strike, called over government plans to make public sector workers pay more and work longer to …

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football / photos / Wales

The 41 year reign of the Captain Morgan Rum advert at Ninian Park, Cardiff

Wed 30th November, 2011Wed 30th November, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

Once the longest-serving advert in any British football ground, the painted words of “Captain Morgan Rum – The Right Rum For Today’s Taste” adorned the roof of Cardiff City’s Ninian …

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New York / photos / Places

A walk from Bedford Hill down Bedford Avenue to Brooklyn Museum, New York

Mon 28th November, 2011Sun 27th November, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

After enjoying an excellent coffee at the Bedford Hill Coffee Bar in Bedford-Stuyvesant, we decided to walk the 1.7 miles to Brooklyn Museum, neat Prospect Park.

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Brixton / Clubs & Nightlife / Places

Brixton Albert relaunch party with live band +DJs, Fri 25th Nov

Sat 26th November, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

In the space of just ten days, the Prince Albert underwent a huge transformation, with the venue gaining a fantastic new stage, a proper DJ/mixing area (no more wobbly tables), …

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Brixton / Places

Christmas shopping at Brixton Market, Station Rd: December 2011 dates

Sat 26th November, 2011Fri 25th November, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

There’s street markets every Friday and Saturday leading up to Christmas on Brixton Station Road, with loads of gift buying ideas for panicking buyers! The market is located on Brixton Station Road – …

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New York / Places

Brighton Beach and Little Odessa, New York

Thu 24th November, 2011Thu 24th November, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

A short walk along the boardwalk from Coney Island lies Brighton Beach, known locally as ‘Little Odessa’ due to the high level of immigration from Odessa in Ukraine.

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New York / Places

Coney Island in winter: New York photo feature

Thu 24th November, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I’ve always been drawn to Coney Island, a faded seaside resort  in southern Brooklyn facing the breezy Atlantic Ocean. Once a thriving retreat for New Yorkers, the area has been slowly decaying …

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London / Places / railways

Tottenham Court Road reopens on the 28th Nov. TfL lob out a work in progress video

Thu 24th November, 2011Wed 23rd November, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Tottenham Court Road tube station has been closed for construction work for what seems like an eternity, but – after one last weekend closure – it will be reopening on Monday 28th November. …

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London / photos / Places

The London Shard inches closer to completion

Wed 23rd November, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I’ve enjoyed watching The Shard at London Bridge grow from a short concrete stump back in March 2010, and now it’s rapidly heading towards its completion deadline of May 2012.

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Brixton / Places

Brixton Retro Vintage Market photos. New street market on the third Saturday of the month

Mon 21st November, 2011Mon 21st November, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Happening on the third Saturday of every month is the new Brixton Retro Vintage Market, at Brixton Station Road (2 mins walk from station). The market serves up  retro & vintage clothing, books, …

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Brixton / Clubs & Nightlife / Places

Carter USM in Brixton – gig and after party photos

Mon 21st November, 2011 - by editor - 4 Comments.

Saturday night in Brixton turned out to be a bumper night out, warming up at the Queen’s Head in Stockwell, before watching the fabulous Carter USM rock the Brixton Academy, …

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Brixton / photos / Places

Brixton fog, 7am Sunday morning. And a bit about pea soupers

Sun 20th November, 2011Sun 20th November, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

Gor blimey guv’nor, there was a propah, old-fashioned London pea souper over Brixton this morning, with the thick, billowing grey mist reminding me of the Carter USM gig  earlier.

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London / photos / Places

It’s a goat. On a pile of boxes. In Spitalfields, London

Sat 19th November, 2011Sat 19th November, 2011 - by editor - 2 Comments.

Standing atop a stack of packing crates in Bishop’s Square in Spitalfields, is Kenny Hunter’s I Goat sculpture.

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Brixton / Clubs & Nightlife / photos / Places

So, it’s goodbye to Brady’s, one of Brixton’s legendary boozers

Thu 17th November, 2011Thu 17th November, 2011 - by editor - 6 Comments.

Really sad to see that the legendary Brady’s  bar (formerly the Railway Hotel) in Atlantic Road, SW9 has been sold off to Mayfair-based ‘property consultants.’

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London / photos / Places

In praise of Beigel Bake, Brick Lane, London E1

Tue 15th November, 2011Mon 14th November, 2011 - by editor - 2 Comments.

Open 24 hours a day and serving up a feast of  freshly baked bread, croissants, pastries and doughnuts is Beigel Bake, one of the oldest  beigel (bagel) shops in London.

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Brixton / Clubs & Nightlife / photos / Places

Last night at the Brixton Albert – closing party mayhem!

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

With the Brixton Albert closing for a two week swanky refurb, we saw off the battle-hardened premises last night with one hell of a party. Once again, we had a …

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Brixton / Clubs & Nightlife / photos / Places

White hot Brixton rock and roll: Atomic Suplex at the Offline Club

Sat 12th November, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

The hatches were well and truly battened down last night with a loud, sweaty night of sweet rock and roll debauchery served up by ATOMIC SUPLEX, backed by lo-fi Garage/Popsters …

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Brixton / photos / Places

Christmas comes early in Brixton as two steam locos pass in quick succession

Fri 11th November, 2011Sat 12th November, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

Two steam locos thundering through Brixton in an hour? Hell yes! I’d barely got over the excitement of seeing Tornado steam past at 10:29 this morning en route to Canterbury …

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London / photos

BALANCE: European Hardcore book launch at Lo & Behold E2

Fri 11th November, 2011Fri 11th November, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

It’s not often I traipse past the ludicrously named Silicon Roundabout and venture east to the land of fixed-wheel racers, unfeasibly tight trousers and ironic moustaches, but I was happy …

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Brixton / photos / Places / railways

Tornado steam loco powers dramatically through Brixton

Fri 11th November, 2011Fri 11th November, 2011 - by editor - 3 Comments.

Emerging through the mist of a chilly autumnal morning can be seen 60163 Tornado, a LNER Peppercorn Class A1 steam locomotive, which entered service in 2008.

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London / photos / Places

Tapped & Packed coffee shop review, Tottenham Court Road, London

Thu 10th November, 2011Thu 10th November, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

We rather liked the blend of coffee served up in their first store at Rathbone Place in Fitrovia, so it’s great to see Tapped & Packed opening up new premises in …

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London / photos

Oxford Street Christmas lights are turned on – in ruddy November, FFS

Wed 9th November, 2011Wed 9th November, 2011 - by editor - 2 Comments.

Here’s a view of the Christmas decorations already up at Oxford Circus. A few days into November! In my mind, the start of December is the earliest anyone should be …

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Brixton / Places

Brixton Flea Market, Saturdays on Brixton Station Road, SW9

Tue 8th November, 2011 - by editor - 2 Comments.

The Brixton Flea market takes place on the first Saturday of every month, right in the heart of Brixton.

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