Offline Dogstar party pics
I’ve just posted up a load of photos from the fantastic Offline party at the Brixton Dogstar on the 9th April. It was one of the biggest nights I’ve put …
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Crystal Palace 0 Cardiff City 2
We went down to Selhurst Park yesterday to see the mighty Cardiff City take on Crystal Palace. The game wasn’t short on thrills or incident and turned out to be …
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Offline Dogstar Launch Party: Massive!
Ruddy hell, that was a busy one! The Brixton Dogstar was rammed to capacity for the return of the Offline club night on Thursday. We were running three rooms on …
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Amazing Feats Of Loneliness, Jonathan Richman
Last week we went to the Soho Theatre to see Edward Gant’s Amazing Feats of Loneliness – and loved every minute of it. A bit like Ripping Yarns meets the …
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Offline birthday party
I’ve been holed up in bed with the stinkiest of colds ever since, but Friday night’s double celebration of my own birthday and the club’s 5th birthday was a heap …
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I’m still far too hungover after last night’s birthday bash to post up any pictures, so here’s a truly amazing short film by Blu: an incredibly clever animation sprayed on …
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What happened at the Climate Camp after these photos were taken was an outrage, with riot police using shields and batons in a violent, unprovoked attack on peaceful protesters. The …
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G20 protests, London: police run amok
Today I attended the G20 protests in the City of London. Just like Mayday 2001, the police employed their borderline-legal tactic of forcing protesters into a cordon for many hours …
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Actionettes at the Buffalo Bar
Saturday night’s Actionettes club night at the Buffalo bar by Highbury and Islington was fantastic fun and well worth the tricky journey up north (the Victoria Line was out all …
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‘Put People First’ G20 Demonstration, London
There was a huge turn out for this march today – here’s some hastily slapped up photos: Loads more here: Put People First G20 Demonstration: ‘Jobs, Justice, Climate
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Tunng at Koko, Camden
We went along to KoKo in Camden tonight to see three members of the Algerian band Tinariwen, collaborating with twisted pop-folkies Tunng onstage. It was a great show and it …
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More photos from Friday’s Offline
Some more pics from the night. In an Offline first, both bands featured tuba players – and we’ve got another tuba player lined up for my birthday bash on April …
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Trans Siberian March Band + Jarmean at Offline
I’m still beastly hungover from last night’s immense Offline show – both bands were absolutely fantastic and the place was heaving again. The crowd was, as ever, well up for …
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If you’ve run your own website for a while, you’ll be used to occasional techie problems with your server, so when I found that urban75.com was down, I figured it …
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An afternoon in Utrecht, Netherlands
We’ve just spent a lovely long weekend in the Netherlands, cycling along canals and checking out the sights. I’ll do a full photo feature soon, but here’s a few shots …
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Rushcroft Road, Brixton evicted
Rushcroft Road is an attractive street of Edwardian mansion blocks running from Tate Gardens opposite Lambeth Town Hall to Coldharbour Lane. The street has a long association with community squatting …
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A look at my desk
I’ve had such a hideously unproductive day today, responding to a thread on urban75 asking for people to post up pictures of their desktops was just about the only thing …
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Remembering Twyford Down (M3) road protest
It seems like an eternity ago now but at the time it was a mighty important battle against the Tories’ mad, mad, mad plans to implement “The biggest road-building programme …
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Testing Windows Live Writer
I’m giving this free Microsoft blogging download a spin. The good folks at Lifehacker raved about it, and it’s been recently updated so I’m hoping it’s going to be better …
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South Street, Philadelphia
Here’s a few more photos from our recent visit to Philly. South Street is a lot like a mini-Camden.
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Happy St Davids day!
Lovely, lovely St Davids day! Thanks to the lovely Em, I’ve enjoyed a delightful leek bake today, followed by a plateful of delicious Welsh cakes. Welsh cakes rock. Here’s Eme …
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Anchorsong/The Tenets at Offline
We had another rip roaring night of fun at the Brixton Albert on Friday. Here’s a few photos from the drunken mayhem: Offline fave Anchorsong, does his electronic wizardry. There …
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Bloomsbury Bowling Lanes
We’ve always been fans of this venue under the Tavistock Hotel on Bedford Way by Russell Square, so when we were invited by some lovely friends to come down on …
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This is what full time after a 4-0 defeat looks like.
Cardiff fans aren’t angels, but we certainly know how to party! Here’s the view from the terraces after we were thumped 4-0 by Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium. As the …
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Photography protest: Scotland Yard
This morning, photographers and filmmakers – and the political activist and comedian Mark Thomas – gathered in their hundreds outside New Scotland Yard to exercise their democratic right to take …
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Please sign! Currently there is no minimum requirement for train operators to carry bicycles and each operator has a different set of rules and booking procedures. This makes the system …
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The London Stone
The legend of the London Stone has attracted tourists from all over the world, most of who we’d imagine must be a little disappointed when they get to see the …
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The Thames, theatres, Tate Modern and a tutu
A Saturday walk around a sunny, but freezing cold, central London: Get the full story behind these pics here: London street and river scenes
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Offline faves and cheeky scampsters Milk Kan have just released their new video, with some of the footage shot at their excellent Offline gig a few weeks ago. Nice one …
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More London gas lamps
I embarked on a chilly seven mile walk around central London today (photos coming soon!), and managed to grab a few more photos of gas lamps still in use. Expect …
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