Brixton Offline Club DJ night – 19th October 2012
Some photos from Friday night’s lively Offline Club bash at the Prince Albert on Coldharbour Lane, Brixton SW9.
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Oxjam Brixton Takeover 2012 music festival – photos
Five local venues took part in this year’s Oxjam Brixton Takeover, a live music charity event designed to raise funds for Oxfam and provide a great day of live music in …
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Brixton tube closed all weekend (Sat 20th/Sun 21st October 2012)
More bad news, fellow Brixtonites. Following last weekend’s complete closure, Brixton tube is going to be shut all Saturday and Sunday again. Bah!
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Crisis Midwinter Swim at Brockwell Lido on Dec 15th – get involved!
Crisis is looking for 350 tough as nails swimmers to dive into the chilly Brockwell Lido waters for the charity’s first annual Midwinter Swim in aid of Crisis at Christmas on 15 …
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Brixton and Stockwell tube stations to enjoy free wi-fi until the end of the year ‘and beyond’
I’ve rather got used to checking out my emails and delivering a few devastating ripostes on the urban75 boards while I’m waiting for the tube to arrive, and the good news is …
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The ancient tradition of fishing boats on the Strade, Hastings
Home to the largest beach-launched fishing fleet in Britain, the stretch of the beach known as the Strade in Hastings has been used as a fishing port for centuries.
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Brixton East – a new art space for Brixton artists, south London
Situated between Gresham Road and Barrington Road and located in an old warehouse is Brixton East, a privately owned but accessible gallery space and labour of love from its owner.
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Victoria Line completely closed this weekend (13-14 Oct 2012). AGAIN!
Expect tons of disruption if you’re travelling to and from Brixton this weekend (Sat 13th/Sunday 14th October) as once again the utter bastards at Tfl have decided to close a …
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Pic of the day: Love in a dangerous place, NYC
Seen on the Lower East Side, Manhattan, New York. More New York photos here.
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Nov 2nd: Brockwell Park Bonfire Night fireworks are back!
The great news is that the Brockwell Park fireworks display is back on again this year, with Lambeth Council also hosting a second display in Streatham Park. Double win!
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A visit to Notes Coffee, 31 St Martin’s Lane by Trafalgar Square, London
If you’re traversing the tourist traps around Leicester Square and Trafalgar Square and looking for a decent cup of coffee, Notes may be worth a look in. They have two …
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Brixton Beer debuts at the East Dulwich Beer Festival, south London
Last night, the Brixton Beer Company launched their Prima Donna ale, a delightful brew made from hops grown in and around Brixton and brewed in the Florence Pub. Naturally, I was there to …
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The Angel pub, Coldharbour Lane, Brixton and its Edwardian music hall connections
The Angel pub on Coldharbour Lane has a long history stretching back into Victorian times with the corner pub once home to a music hall act.
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Brixton Square marketing day: the awful truth
I’ll be honest: I walked right past Brixton Square tonight when Barratt Homes were holding their marketing day event. I couldn’t bring myself to walk in when I saw the …
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Building and buying an extra small, super-portable drum kit for gigging drummers
There’s a lot to be said for using a modern small drum kit: they’re less hassle to move about, lighter to carry and can be put up and taken down …
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Barratt Homes, Brixton Square and the fight to retain affordable housing in Brixton. Please sign the petition.
Urban 75, Brixton Buzz and Brixton Blog are partnering to protest against Barratt Homes’ application to water down the provision of social and affordable housing, including the conversion to ‘affordable …
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First Great Western’s recommended train trip entertainment: how to dispose of a murder victim
Heading back up to Wales for the weekend, we boarded our train at Paddington and noticed that our carriage was fitted with airplane style, on-demand touchscreens. Keen to try out …
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Last gasp of summer, Green Park, London
The weather’s wet and miserable outside now but on Saturday there was still a little bit of summer left, with Green park in central London enjoying some glorious sunshine.
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The Craft Beer Company Bar, Brixton Station Road, Brixton – review
It used to be quite a challenge tracking down a well stocked real ale bar around Brixton, but Brixtonites are becoming positively spoiled these days, with the opening of a second real-ale bar, the …
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Pic of the day: autumnal Brixton dawn with trees and jet trails
7.08am, by Coldharbour Lane, Brixton SW9.
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Former job centre in Josephine Avenue, Brixton is squatted
I’m hearing news that perhaps Brixton’s long and rich culture of squatting isn’t quite over yet – despite recent legislation – with the old Job Centre Plus in Josephine Avenue, SW2 being taken over …
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Here’s where Brixton is according to Apple’s new Maps app
While I was up in Cardiff over the weekend, my nephew was proudly showing off the new iOS6 operating system on his iPhone. With many reports detailing how catastrophically awful Apple’s new Maps app is, …
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Cardiff photos – chip alley, Alliance sculpture, National Museum and more rain
I was back up in the ‘Diff for a short stay this weekend, and took in a few sights from around town. Pictured above is the Alliance sculpture situated outside the rather …
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Abandoned station near Heathrow in the 1970s – can you recognise it?
Terry Davies from Oz got in touch and asked if I could identify the location of this abandoned station, located somewhere in the Heathrow and Amesbury area. I don’t recognise …
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Offline DJ night at the Brixton Albert 21st Sept – some photos!
I’d originally booked some bands for the night, but cancellations meant that it was left to the DJs to get the dancefloor going. Happily, we had a great crowd in and the …
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Pic of the day: Brixton cranes and Crystal Palace
Early evening view over the Moorlands Estate in Brixton showing the two cranes working on the controversial Guinness Trust redevelopment project.
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The Mrs Mills Experience wow the crowds at Duckie
This was such a fun gig to play. I’ve always wanted to play the legendary gay club Duckie after seeing the Actionettes perform there so many times, so was well …
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Photos of the beaches, harbour and streets of Tenby, west Wales
I’ve just posted up a new gallery of some 65 photos taken during our recent stay in the beautiful small west Wales town of Tenby. I hope you like them!
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Checking out the Google Web Lab at the Science Museum
This was fun: yesterday, the Google Web Lab at the Science Museum, London was opened up for late night visitors, with the added bonus of free booze on tap.
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Lambeth Country Show 2012 – full photo report
I’ve now posted up my full photo report of the weekend’s Lambeth Country Show. It was another great event this year, only marred by the catastrophic news of the Chucklehead …
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