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Urban Green Fair 2007, Brixton

Mon 10th September, 2007 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Well, that was a lovely way to spend a Sunday afternoon. And Mark Thomas was there too! Urban Green Fair 2007, Brockwell Park, South London.

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London Rollergirls Rollerderby

Sun 9th September, 2007 - by editor - Leave a Comment

That was a whole heap of fun: on Saturday I braved the bleak wastelands of Tottenham Hale (surely the ugliest, most road-tastic area of London?) to check out the London …

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Salisbury city and cathedral

Wed 5th September, 2007 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Some snapshots around Salisbury in Wiltshire and its fab cathedral, taken with my trusty Ricoh GX100 and with minimal post-processing. More:Salisbury CitySalisbury cathedral The photos were taken while we waited …

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Petts Wood walk, sth London

Mon 3rd September, 2007 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Just 20 mins train ride out of Brixton is Petts Wood, a 1930s ‘new town’ surrounded by ancient forest. Walking through Park Wood. See more photos here: Petts Wood Walk …

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Slogans on Police Plant Pots

Thu 30th August, 2007 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Lined up outside Brixton Police station can be seen this strange selection of plant pots, all bearing bizarre, God-squad-tastic hand painted slogans. WTF?!! Full feature here

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DJing, drinking and photographing

Thu 30th August, 2007 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Blimey. What a week. Last Saturday I went to the Windmill, Brixton for the leaving bash of two of my friends, Scott and Jo. It was a fabulous night that …

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Oxwich Bay, The Gower

Mon 20th August, 2007 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Although we used to regularly camp at nearby Llangennith when we were kids, I don’t think I’d ever been to Oxwich Bay before. And what a delight it was! We …

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Festival of the year!

Wed 15th August, 2007 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Just got back from The Endorse it in Dorset Festival and had a fabulous time. It’s a lovely little festival with a great vibe, lovely people, top bands and a …

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Mon 6th August, 2007 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Offline at the Charterhouse Bar – our first central London club gig! Offline Charterhouse night Offline at the Prince Albert – Brixton Splash after-party This was a long party – …

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Brixton Splash street festival

Sun 5th August, 2007 - by editor - Leave a Comment

A few early shots from the free street festival. We’ll be DJing by the Albert from 5pm onwards! See more photos here: Brixton Splash 2007

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Winter comes early to the BT Tower

Thu 2nd August, 2007 - by editor - Leave a Comment

This was a good blag because I: (a) love the BT Telecom Tower(b) love wintery things and(c) love freebies …and all three were on offer today as I’d been invited …

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Offline at the Alma. Blimey!

Sun 29th July, 2007 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Now that was a fun night. We were DJing the Bowl Festival after-party at the Alma, Crystal Palace and it was a lively one alright. At one point, it was …

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Josie Long and ukuleles galore at Offline

Fri 27th July, 2007 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Fantastic night at Offline last night with some great bands and the fabulous Josie Long. Check out the photos here: Offline

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Brixton joyriders

Wed 25th July, 2007 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Here’s how you don’t want to be woken up on early a Sunday morning after a very, very late night:

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Lambeth Country Show/Urban Art Fair

Wed 25th July, 2007 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Once again, we enjoyed the bonkers mix of entertainment available at the Lambeth Country Show 2007, including prize lettuces, sheep shearing, full size plastic milking cows, reggae bands, steam engines …

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Dulwich Village/Green Fair photos

Thu 19th July, 2007 - by editor - 1 Comment

It’s just a short bus ride from downtown Brixton, but it feels like a universe away with its quiet village atmosphere, posh houses, well tended verges and lack of shouting …

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Coldharbour Lane car crash

Sun 15th July, 2007 - by editor - 2 Comments.

There was a really odd crash today where a car ended up on its roof but it seemed hard to work out how it managed it. There were no skidmarks …

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London photos

Tue 10th July, 2007 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Some more pics from my London ambles… A visit to the Tate Britain Hyde Park, the Strand and Borough Market photos Steam train at Victoria station Covent Garden, Bloomsbury, the …

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Glastonbury photos are here!

Tue 10th July, 2007 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I forgot to mention that I finally got around to posting up the full set of pictures from this year’s mud-fest at Glastonbury. Here’s a few to whet your appetite. …

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Brixton Windmill

Sun 8th July, 2007 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Yes, Brixton does have a proper Grade 2 listed windmill! I popped up today for the annual Windmill Gardens Festival – more pics here: Windmill Festival 2007

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Tour De France, London prologue

Sat 7th July, 2007 - by editor - Leave a Comment

More pics here: Photos of Tour de France 2007

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The worst festival ever!

Wed 4th July, 2007Mon 24th January, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

If anyone thought that Glastonbury was bad this year, check out the living hell that was Yorkshire Folk and Blues festival at Krumlin, 1970. “The Krumlin Festival has the unfortunate …

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Robin Ince at Offline

Fri 29th June, 2007 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Despite being bedevilled by a string of post-Glastonbury casualties and one of the acts cancelling after being rushed to hospital, there was still entertainment a-plenty with the Blazing Zoos, Kings …

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Back from Glastonbury

Wed 27th June, 2007 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Got back last night from another fantastic Glastonbury, despite the never ending rain and rivers of mud. I’ll be posting up a full set of photos soon, but for now, …

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Offline goes south

Sun 17th June, 2007 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Offline at the Alma Last night the Offline crew ventured south into deepest Crystal Palace, London to put on a show at the Alma, in Church Road. The Actionettes were …

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Dartmoor and Devon photos

Thu 14th June, 2007 - by editor - Leave a Comment

It’s taken me an eternity to post up because I’ve ended up creating a 14 page, 220 page monster feature, but it’s (more or less) finished so I hope you’ll …

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Littlehampton trip

Mon 11th June, 2007 - by editor - 1 Comment

Spent a lovely day in the West Sussex town of Littlehampton yesterday and checked out the new East Beach cafe which looked great (although smaller than we imagined). The town …

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Strawberry and Green Fairs

Mon 4th June, 2007 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Strawberry Fair Getting in to Cambridge for the Strawberry Fair was a real pain this year, with a completely over the top police presence at the rail station: there were …

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Goodbye Cooltan

Sun 3rd June, 2007 - by editor - 1 Comment

Brixton’s legendary squat finally bites the dust. More picsCooltan history

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Offline with Stewart Lee

Fri 1st June, 2007 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Last night had to be the busiest Offline at JAMM ever – the place was totally rammed! Stewart Lee was fantastic: it was an honour and a privilege to get …

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