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Snow!

Tue 22nd February, 2005 - by editor - Leave a Comment

At last! There may not be much of it yet, but at least – at long last – I’ve finally got to feel a bit of snow on my face …

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A weekend in Rye

Tue 15th February, 2005 - by editor - Leave a Comment

A weekend in Rye We spent a delightful couple of days over the weekend in Rye, Sussex, arguably one of Britain’s prettiest towns. The town hosts some beautiful medieval architecture, …

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YEEEEESSSS!!!

Sat 5th February, 2005 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Wales 11 England 9 Joy oh joy! Wales beat England in a tense Six Nations match – their first win over the English in Cardiff since 1993. A massive home …

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I’ve ordered my drum kit!

Fri 4th February, 2005 - by editor - Leave a Comment

After months and months of randomly banging biscuit tins, table tops and anything else capable of making a percussive noise around the house, I’ve finally bitten the bullet and bought …

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Slap Robert Kilroy Silk!

Thu 3rd February, 2005 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Due to overwhelming public demand, I’ve just added another worthy candidate to the ‘Slap Gallery’ on the site: Robert Kilroy Silk Give the sanctimonious, orange-hued, racist twat a slap for …

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Masked Ball at the V&A

Wed 2nd February, 2005 - by editor - Leave a Comment

On Friday, I checked out the Masked Ball at the Victoria and Albert Museum, South Kensington, London. The theme was beauty, and the evening promised mask making, dancing lessons, burlesque …

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Quick updates!

Thu 27th January, 2005 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I’m in a big rush because I’m trying to sort out all the details of tonight Offline Club in Brixton, London. We’ve got new wave legend Tom Robinson DJing, the …

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Inbetween the tax return hell…

Tue 25th January, 2005 - by editor - 1 Comment

I finally managed to get a refund on my 5 month old Sony DSC f88 digital camera, which had proved to be a bitter disappointment. I’ve been using various versions …

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Tax return blues

Thu 20th January, 2005 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I’ve spent long, tedious hours rummaging through fading receipts looking for some long-lost proof of some long-forgotten purchase. I’ve wasted wasted entire days adding up random figures that no longer …

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My Office Job Hell

Wed 12th January, 2005 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Well, it’s an old story – nearly a quarter of a century to be precise – but I’ve finally got around to posting the story of My Office Job Hell, …

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Happy New Year!

Sun 2nd January, 2005 - by editor - Leave a Comment

It’s taken a while for me to get this post up on account of an Everest-sized hangover after a wild night seeing in the New Year. The quaffing started in …

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South Eastern Asia Earthquake Appeal

Thu 30th December, 2004 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Tapping away at my blog seems incredibly trite while thousands of people are still missing after the horrendous tsunami, so I’ll just use this opportunity to nag you into donating …

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Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players

Thu 23rd December, 2004Tue 28th September, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Saw the Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players at the Soho Theatre tonight. Describing themselves as ‘an indie-vaudeville conceptual art-rock pop band’, the three piece band buy up vintage slide collections from …

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Tue 21st December, 2004 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Awash with beerIt looks like I’m doing my bit to keep the UK at the top of the World Festive Boozer’s list, with a week-long binge that shows no sign …

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Tue 21st December, 2004 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Feast’o’festive facts!Brits rule the world when it comes to Christmas partying! According to a survey in the Guardian, the alcohol consumption of boozing Brits goes up by 41% over Christmas, …

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Sat 18th December, 2004 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Offline and beerAfter all the work, I’m happy to say that Thursday’s Offline was a fabulous success – the place was packed, 13 of the 14 DJs booked showed up …

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Checking out the latest version of w.bloggar

Thu 2nd December, 2004Mon 31st January, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Checking out the latest version Just trying out the latest release candidate of w.bloggar, a lean and mean FREE desktop app that lets you fire off blog entries without having …

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Wheelie Bin DJ and deadlines

Thu 2nd December, 2004Mon 17th May, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

A feast’o’deadlines I guess it was inevitable with all my travelling of the past two months, but I’m now face to face with some mo’fo’ deadlines that are in danger …

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Sat 27th November, 2004 - by editor - Leave a Comment

A stranger in a strange land It’s a strange thing to have to watch your football team in the ‘wrong’ stand, where you’re surrounded by unfamiliar faces. For your own …

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Wild Weekend in Benidorm, Spain.

Sat 27th November, 2004Mon 17th May, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

The Wild Weekend Last weekend we partied hard – very hard indeed – at the bonkers drink-fest that is the Wild Weekend in Benidorm, Spain. Benidorm has long been a …

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urban75 boards in the news!

Wed 24th November, 2004Thu 22nd April, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

urban75 boards in the news! A few weeks ago we had a particularly unpleasant poster from the campaign group, ‘Fathers 4 Justice’ posting on our bulletin boards. Within a matter …

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RIP John Peel

Tue 26th October, 2004Wed 14th April, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

RIP John Peel One of the finest DJs in the UK has just died of a heart attack while on holiday in Peru. It’s thanks to John Peel I got …

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London rain… and Usk station

Tue 26th October, 2004Fri 4th June, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

London rain… Lordy! Thing are extremely hectic right now, so this has to be a short update.. On Saturday, we hit the fabulous People’s Republic of Disco at the Windmill. …

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Wet and windy day in London

Sat 16th October, 2004Wed 14th April, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Autumn’s here and I like it! I’ve always loved the golden melancholy of autumn, taking walks through leaf-strewn parks with Innocence Mission in the headphones. I’m currently enjoying a coffee …

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Wed 13th October, 2004 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Castell Coch feature I’ve just posted up a photo feature on the fabulous Castell Coch, a rebuilt Gothic fortress in south Wales. Refurbished by William Burges, the interior is pure …

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Nervously spinning on the decks this week….

Fri 8th October, 2004Mon 16th August, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Nervously spinning on the decks this week…. Currently can’t get enough of: Dogs Die In Hot Cars – Please Describe Yourself Killers – Hot Fuss Razorlight – Up All Night …

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Biiiig Offline Cabaret Special coming up: Thursday 30th Sept!

Fri 24th September, 2004Mon 2nd August, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Biiiig Offline Cabaret Special coming up: Thursday 30th Sept! I;ve been working like a dog on this one: next Thursday I’m putting on a huge Offline special at the Dogstar …

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Fri 10th September, 2004 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Offline 8: a close one Last night’s Offline went well despite a well wobbly start. When I arrived at the Ritzy, I was horrified to find that the twin CD …

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BBC TV interview!

Thu 9th September, 2004Sun 28th March, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I’m on the tele! I’ve just come back from BBC White City where I did an interview about political games on the web Apparently it’s going to be on BBC4 …

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urban75 picnic in south London

Wed 8th September, 2004Tue 17th August, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

A full-on urban75 weekend! Sorry for the delay in getting this up, but things have been a tad hectic… On Friday, we got delightfully smashed at How Does It Feel …

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