Cities, towns and mountains
As demos go, they don’t get much more intimate than this three man affair that just shouted up and down Coldharbour Lane.
“More love and unity, Brixton” – a very small demo in Brixton shouts by… Read More
Standing above the crowded square and immune to the thumping cheesy Eurodisco of the Gay Pride celebrations below is the latest artwork on the Fourth Plinth of Trafalgar Square.
Nelson’s Ship in a Bottle and Gay Pride, Trafalgar Square Read More
We’ve always been big fans of the folks at the Duckie Club, and we went along to their ‘Gross Indecency’ night in the delightful Camden Centre. The event took place …
Gross Indecency, Camden, with The Actionettes + Club Duckie Read More
We had an ace night out last night at Stockwell’s Grosvenor boozer, with an impromptu mini orchestra of fiddles, accordions, tubas and hurdy gurdy’s rocking the place.
Feast of fiddles at The Grosvenor, Stockwell Read More
Friday’s Offline rock and roll special at the Brixton Albert certainly delivered with great slabs of high energy punk and garage. Here’s a few photos:
Rock’n’Roll! Atomic Suplex/Los Tourettes at Brixton Offline Read More
I’ve seen some stunning sunsets in my time, but this striking blood-red one over Whitby harbour is one of the most gorgeous I’ve ever seen! More Whitby photos to follow …
Whitby sunset – astonishingly beautiful Read More
After selling a few photos recently I was able to justify shelling out for a Lumix 14mm-45mm zooms lens for my Panasonic Lumix GF-1 camera.
West End photos with a Lumix GF-1 Read More
This turned out to be a very drunken night – and a heap of fun!
Drunken Balordi and Jarmean at Offline: photos Read More
Stuffed full of over 500 incredible photographs of London taken between 1875 and 1945, this coffee table book from English Heritage is an absolute treat. The previously unpublished images show …
Lost London 1870 – 1945: stunning unpublished archive images Read More
Me and Nicola DJd the Alabama3 night at Brixton JAMM last night and had a heap of fun.
DJing the Alabama3 night at JAMM, Brixton Read More
Troubling my hangover with an unexpected burst of noise and colour was this flypast of the Red Arrows in London a few moments ago.
Whoosh! Red Arrows flypast over London Read More
World Cup flags, Pope’s Road market.
Brixton snapshots: World Cup, Windrush Square and Brixton Village Read More
This is why Brixton is the best place to live in London! At the Ritzy were the excellent local spoon-troubling folkies, the No Frills Band, playing live with a wild …
No Frills Band at the Ritzy, experimental film music at the Albert, Brixton Read More
It’s a beaut, no?
Cracking Brixton sunset… Read More
‘Man Corner’ in the Circus pop up shop, Brixton Village (Granville Arcade).
Brixton photos: Camberwell coal hole, market stall and ‘Man Corner’ Read More
On Saturday we did our first ever night at the Stockwell Grosvenor, a lovely old school Sarf Landahn boozer with a large backroom stage.
Offline – samba, surf, electro, punk and anti-folk! Read More
It’s always a risky business taking to the stage in dark glasses, but Dan Sartain just about pulled it off last night.
Dan Sartain at the Garage, north London Read More
I was pleased to see that someone had gone to the trouble of posting up a YouTube video of one of our live recordings from the Mods Mayday 79 album.
Beggar on Mods Mayday 79 – another blast from my past [video] Read More
Still hungover after our Friday night bash, Offline DJ regular nipsla and were asked to DJ the solo Pete Doherty show at Brixton JAMM on Saturday night. DJing? And free …
Pete Doherty at Brixton JAMM Read More
We had another ace Offline club night at the Brixton Albert. It was Em and Han’s birthday and we had an ace line up of The Lucky Face, The No …
THE LUCKY FACE, DR VAMPIRE and THE NO FRILLS BAND, Brixton Read More
I’ll have to admit it: I’m not really a big fan of sweltering hot summers, and I prefer the British seaside when it’s wet, cold and windswept during the winter …
The Great British Summer’s on its way Read More
Five shots of signs in Brixton Market (formerly Granville Arcade)…
Brixton Market: five signs Read More
En route to the boozer before Saturday’s Championship play off final at Wembley, I passed this plaque on a wall in Grove Hill, Harrow on the Hill. The roadside plaque …
Take heed! Britain’s first fatal car accident, Harrow, 1899 Read More
It was a big night of rockabilly and rock and roll at the Albert on Friday. Double bass’s slapped, guitars twanged, whammy bars were wanged and a feast of mean …
Offline red hot rockabilly special! Read More
I love wandering around London wth my trusty Lumix X3 camera – here’s a few pics from a Friday ramble, starting with a photo of the cranes around Piccadilly.
Piccadilly, South Bank and Green Park, May 2010 Read More
Brixton has lost some fine record stores, but it’s great to see Selectors Music Emporium still serving the community, some 25 years on.
Selectors Music Emporium, Brixton Read More
We spent a night in the delightful Dorset town of Beaminster (pop: 3,000), situated some five miles from Crewkerne in an area that seems to have barely changed in centuries.
Beaminster & Crewkerne photos from finest Dorset Read More
It was a real shame when the Photographers’ Gallery moved from its site on Great Newport Street in central London, but I’m happy to say that the building has been …
Orbital Comics, Great Newport Street, London Read More
On Saturday, we popped down to see ‘A Flow of Words,’ a spoken word event in the Dead House, underneath Somerset House.
A trip to the Dead House underneath Somerset House Read More
This is a lovely tea shop/cafe in the heart of Soho. You can smell the leaves of the many blends on offer before ordering, and they do some pretty fine …
Yumchaa tea rooms, Soho: possibly the finest tea in London Read More