Pussycat and the Dirty Johnsons, Brixton Grosvenor
Another top night at the Brixton/Stockwell Grosvenor, with the irrepressible Pussycat and the Dirty Johnsons headlining. Heaps of fun!
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Great games – Wales 32 England 31, Wembley, 1999: oh yes!
Easily the best day I’ve ever spent at the Wembley Stadium – new or old – was the glorious sunny afternoon where Scott Gibbs jigged past several players to score …
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Deserted 57th Street station, Chicago, winter of ’99
After a lovely long walk across snow-covered parks and – unwittingly – over a frozen lake or two, I decided to catch the train back to my hotel in the …
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The curious case of the Tap Dancing Smiths fan (video)
This is why Brixton is the best place to live in London: where else can you see a fine bill of indie bands, curious acts and a girl tap-dancing to, …
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A sunny summer’s afternoon in Brighton
Taking a nap on the Palace Pier, Brighton. Regulars to this blog may have noticed that it’s enjoyed something of a revamp, with a shiny new interface and new features …
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Chicago: snow, fog and Jenny Jones TV show
Ten years ago, I found myself being unexpectedly invited to be a guest on a popular US tabloid chat show called Jenny Jones. They asked if I’d like to do …
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Bright light over London. Are we calling Batman?
There’s a very bright blue light shining up into the central London night sky from what must be somewhere around the Southbank. I don’t think we’re in need of Batman …
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The incredible fake houses of Paddington
A deceptive façade at 23/24 Leinster Gardens, Paddington, London W2
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A trip to the fabulous Horniman Museum
I love this place – parts of it feel like you’ve stepped into an untouched Edwardian gallery of curiosities, while other parts are as high tech as anything you’ll find …
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BANJOS! PUNK! CLOGS! VIOLAS! Brixton Offline Club
After the headliners pulled out with the gig looming up fast, it looked like we’d be looking at an empty stage on Friday, but we managed to hastily assemble a …
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The melancholic romance of abandoned railway lines
If you’ve only a passing interest in Britain’s railways, its architecture or industrial past, you should find Subterranea Brittanica’s Closed Stations site an invaluable and compelling resource.
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Brixton night out: Windmill and the Prince Albert
Brixton’s got some awesome venues, and on any just about any given night you can find some great stuff going on. Last night I checked out the excellent Lost Cavalry …
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Victorian Birmingham gets flattened: time-lapse video
In the 1960s and 70s, amateur snapper Derek Fairbrother made over 20 photographic time-lapse sequences showing the demolition of old buildings and their replacement by new buildings and road systems …
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Tate Modern: Miroslaw Balka’s ‘How It Is’ sculpture
Polish artist Miroslaw Balka’s sculpture – entitled ‘How It Is’ – dominates the Turbine Hall at the Tate Modern, standing 13 metres high by 30 metres long, and balanced on …
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Revolution Paper, Mexican Prints at the British Museum
This is only on until the 5th of April, so get down to the British Museum sharpish if you want to check out some superb political posters from the great …
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Queensboro Bridge & the Roosevelt Island Tramway, NYC
We’re slowly working our way over every bridge out of Manhattan – we’ve strutted over the Manhattan Bridge, Williamsburg Bridge, the George Washington Bridge and the Brooklyn Bridge, and a …
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London Razor skyscraper packs wind turbines, Bladerunner-style (update)
Looking like it’s sprouted from the set of Bladerunner is London’s newest high-rise apartment block, the ‘Razor.’ The 148 metre-tall high-tech tower will feature built-in wind turbines – a world …
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5Pointz, Queens NYC: the most graffiti’d building in New York?
Situated by Jackson Avenue at Crane Street and Davis Street in Long Island City, 5 Pointz claims to be the “world’s premiere ‘graffiti Mecca,’ showcasing aerosol artists from around the …
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Snappers snap snaps at the Getty photogallery
Photographers taking photographs of photographs at the Getty Gallery, by Oxford Circus.
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Brixton Village on a Saturday
The old Granville Arcade (now renamed Brixton Village) was a moribund place for many years but thanks to a recent initiative to offer the empty shop units rent-free to artists, …
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Some photos: Williamsburg, Brooklyn NY
Some more photos from our travels around Williamsburg, Brooklyn NYC:
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Offline goes Brazilian!
We had a great Offline night in the Brixton Albert on Friday, with Brazilian rockers OCIO putting in a top live set. Here�s a few pics.
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Windrush Square: new public square in Brixton
Used for sheep pasture until the end of the 19th Century, the space in front of Brixton Tate library was purchased by Sir Henry Tate’s widow and donated to the …
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Brixton Village (Granville Arcade)
Late last year, the Space Makers Agency teamed up with London & Associated Properties PLC and Lambeth Council to fill the empty shop units in the Brixton Village indoor market …
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Atomic Suplex at Offline Club, Brixton
It was a night of full on raaawck’n’rollll at the Brixton Albert on Friday – here’s some pics:
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Offline Brixton Hot Tiki Party
This was one helluva party! We had the Silver Brazilians onstage, plus the Actionettes dancing – and the gig was packed all night long. Here’s a few photos:
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Coffee and cake
The Photographers Gallery (now situated by Oxford Circus) has long been my favourite cafe in the West End. Here’s a photo of their cafe staff ready to load up the …
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National Portrait Gallery
There’s a small selection of great photos to be seen downstairs in the National Portrait Gallery at the moment. It’s free so pop in if you’re in town! Oh, I’m …
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Great to see old-school punk/jazz/experimentalists Blurt doing their thing upstairs at the Dogstar last night.
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Cardiff Bay photos
We took a walk around the Bay around Christmas, and the place keeps changing so fast I can hardly recognise parts of it. A new walk had been opened up …
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