Cities, towns and mountains
The massive CrossRail project which saw the much-loved Astoria music venue biting the dust continues apace in central London, with vast areas of Soho turned into construction sites.
Tottenham Court Road and Crossrail – one almighty building site Read More
Serving up a diverse program of world-class photography, exhibitions and interactive events across London from the 1st-31st July is the London Street Photography Festival 2011.
London Street Photography Festival, July 2011, London Read More
Dating back to 1835 and originally starting life as five grand residential houses, the historic Berners Hotel in London is currently enjoying extensive refurbishment, and its rather delightful Edwardian architecture …
Berners Hotel in central London gets rebranded as ‘Edition’ Read MoreI really, really like this band and am dead chuffed to have booked them in for an Offline Club night in Brixton on Friday 20th May. They’ll be onstage around …
Friday 20th May – don’t miss The Lovely Eggs at Brixton Offline! Read More
This was the scene late, late Saturday night at the Offline after-show party. In case you’ve never enjoyed a Jager Bomb yourself, it’s made up of one shot of Jägermeister …
Brixton, 04:45am. Let the Jager Bombs commence! Read More
On Saturday night we put on out first ever Offline club night at Brixton’s fabulous Plan B venue. I was really impressed with the venue – the staff were great to work …
Four bands at Brixton’s Plan B (Offline club photos) Read More
Soaring over the fabulously over-the-top baroque roof-line of The Ritz by Green Park can be spotted this kite, which is rather convincingly shaped like a hawk.
The soaring kite hawks of Piccadilly Read More
Last night we put on a lively DJ night at the Prince Albert – Brixton’s finest and friendliest boozer as far as I’m concerned – and the crowd were particularly up for …
Prince Albert Brixton – DJ night photos! Read More
It is perhaps not as well known as the (currently closed) Photographers Gallery nearby, but there’s been some cracking photo exhibitions at the Getty Images Gallery. Situated close to Oxford Circus …
Visit the Getty Images photo gallery, Oxford Circus, London Read More
Seen making its way slowly up Brixton Road on a wet summer afternoon in 1993 was this New Orleans style funeral procession. Just behind the band is the coffin, which …
Brixton’s past: New Orleans style funeral procession on Brixton Road Read More
These kids were enjoying a kick about on the newly restored space outside St Pancras station, when this fella in the natty brown bowler told them to shove orf and …
St Pancras: brown bowler hatted football stand off Read More
If you can’t get enough of street performers and bizarrely garbed people standing still for long periods of time, then the good news is that you no longer have to …
The plinth, the artist and contortionist, Trafalgar Square, May 2011 Read More
With Japanese rock, Morris dancers, Actionettes and our good friends the Dulwich Ukulele Club playing live, the May Ball at the St. Thomas More hall in East Dulwich was well worth …
Dulwich Ukulele Club May Ball – Japanese rock, go-go and ukuleles Read More
Here’s some photos from Friday’s lively gig at the Prince Albert in Brixton, with Marble Fairy laying down the thumping electro dance beats.
Electro-pop at Brixton Offline Club with Marble Fairy Read More
The building had lain empty for years on end, so I was pleased when the Really Free School squatted this old central London pub and put it to productive use.
Really Free School booted out of the Hand and Racquet, Whitcomb St, London Read More
On a red hot August afternoon in 2004, kids are seen cooling off in the water feature in Cardiff bay (also known as the Torchwood Tower after its appearances in the BBC …
Cooling off in Cardiff Bay at the Torchwood Tower Read More
Here’s the second part of the award winning ‘9 stories Brixton’ film about a residents group on the Guinness trust estate in Brixton (see part one here).
Guinness trust estate campaign continues in Brixton [video] Read More
It has to be said that parts of it are looking a bit run down these days, although the vast Barbican estate in the City of London remains a desirable …
A spring strut through the Barbican estate, London Read More
Opening in January 1983, the first premises for Brixton Cycles was on Coldharbour Lane, conveniently opposite the Prince Albert pub. The business has been run as a co-op since the offset, …
We salute the awesome might of Brixton Cycles! Read More
Veritably dripping with Victorian atmosphere is Newman Passage, a narrow alleyway in Fitzrovia linking Newman and Rathbone Streets.
Newman Passage, Fitrovia – a walk into London’s past Read More
A huge crowd turned out yesterday for the official reopening of the Brixton Windmill, which first opened in 1817. Here’s some photos from the procession up Brixton Hill and the party in …
Brixton Windmill reopens to big crowds Read More
There were all sorts of protests and expressions of disinterest towards last weekend’s Royal Wedding, but this one-woman campaign seen on Oxford Street had to be the strangest.
The oddest anti-royal wedding protest of the lot, Oxford Street Read More
We had a particularly lively Offline night on Friday, with two great acts and a delightfully wild crowd.
Punk vs Country Brixton showdown – knees-up and a pile on! Read More
The Offline anti-royal wedding bash at the Stockwell Grosvenor on Thursday was a smash, with zombie brides, massed drummers, a magician and lots of sweet Wills and Kate-shunning rock and roll. Oh, and …
Zombie brides, samba drummers and magic at our anti royal bash Read More
After the country had finished working itself into a right regal lather over the ruddy royal wedding, a Critical Mass took place in central London.
A right royal Critical Mass bike ride, London Read More
I’m guessing it has more to do with it being a bank holiday rather than today’s marriage of Wills and Kate, but Coldharbour Lane is buzzing tonight, with the hot …
Street Party on Coldharbour Lane, Brixton Read More
Here’s a collection of street photos taken around Manhattan and Williamsburg, starting with this fire service box (or whatever it is Americans call them!) in lower Manhattan.
Anarchy in Manhattan and other street scenes Read More
The first of a chain of US fast food restaurants specialising in hot dogs, the original Nathan’s restaurant stands at the corner of Surf and Stillwell Avenues in Coney Island. Al …
Hot dogs at Nathan’s Delicatessen, Coney Island, New York, USA Read More
The anarchist bunting is nearly finished, the bands are booked, the zombie bride go-go dancers are ready to go and the magician is still insisting that he’s going to make the Royal …
Screw the wedding – let’s PARTY! Free Brixton clubs tonight/Fri! Read More
Let me get one thing out of the way before I start: being Welsh, the Union flag means precious little to me (there’s not even a hint of the Red …
Regent Street bedecked with Union Jacks as ghastly Royal Wedding looms closer Read More