Last minute shoppers on Oxford Street, London
With just one shopping day left before Christmas, there’s some frantic last-minute gift buying going on all over London.
Last minute shoppers on Oxford Street, London Read MoreWith just one shopping day left before Christmas, there’s some frantic last-minute gift buying going on all over London.
Last minute shoppers on Oxford Street, London Read MoreThere’s a night of festive fun lined up for the Brixton Albert this Thursday with a 7pm pub quiz followed by the debut live performance of SLEIGHED leading a mass sing-along of …
Brixton Thurs 22nd Dec: Join a BOBSLEIGH OF BRIXTON BONOs and compete for crap prizes! Read MoreThere was no shortage of festive spirit at the Brixton Albert last Saturday, with a packed house making it a fantastic night. On stage were the superb Lost Cavalry and Sanjuro, with DJs till the wee small …
The Lost Cavalry and Sanjuro play a packed Brixton Offline. Read MoreLadies and gentleman – here’s the OFFLINE CHRISTMAS LISTINGS and we’ve got a Santa’s bag full of festive treats for you! All of the events are FREE (except for the New …
A sleighbell rattling selection of freebie festive Brixton gigs at the Offline Club Read MoreOffline Club regulars and all round decent chaps, The Lost Cavalry, have just released a new video to accompany their Snow City Radio EP, and it’s a very splendid thing …
Snow City Radio – The Lost Cavalry’s beautifully atmospheric new video Read MoreThis is one of my favourite parts of central London, and on a Sunday afternoon – when the endless roar of traffic subsides – it’s easy to imagine how it might have …
The timeless Georgian architecture of Bedford Square, Bloomsbury Read MoreI’ve been fascinated by the sight of the Shard London Bridge slowly rising up, and have enjoyed documenting the various stages of its construction. I walked past the tower last …
Shard London bridge at night, Jan 2011 Read MoreMy train back from Cardiff yesterday ended up taking a curious diversionary route into Oxfordshire, with the HST ending up at Banbury station for 20 minutes before reversing out in the opposite direction. With the station …
Banbury railway station: fog, semaphore signals and trainspotters Read MoreSpotted outside the Hootenanny pub on Effra Road, SW2 was this tragically legless – and headless – Santa.
Brixton’s saddest Santa Read MoreHere’s another selection of photos from our December 2010 NYC trip, starting with these buskers on Bedford Avenue subway station, Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
New York photos: subways, buskers, transvestites and fallout shelters Read MoreWe had another ace Offline Club night at the Brixton Prince Albert last night, featuring the full throttle rock’n’roll of the Silver Brazilians with the ten piece circus ska of Orchestra Pirouette in …
Brixton Offline club – rockabilly and circus ska! Read MoreWe had a fabulous night at the Brixton Prince Albert on Friday, with the fantastic Dulwich Ukulele Club playing a rip roaring set.
Ukuleles galore! Dulwich Ukulele Club at Brixton Offline Read MoreIt was an evening of hard drinking and great music at the Grosvenor pub, Sidney Road, SW9 last night. The triple bill featured The Obscuritones, Mr Ghost Hot Steppers and …
Stockwell Grosvenor rock’n’roll! Obscuritones, Dr Vampire + more Read MoreWe had another lively Offline night on Friday, featuring the Gin Riots and Dr Vampire.
Dr Vampire and Gin Riots at Offline, Brixton Read MoreYou’ve got to give him points for effort here. A unicycling, guitar playing busker wearing rabbit ears sings it out loud outside KFC in central Brixton.
Brixton photos: a unicycling busker, street architecture and coffee Read MoreMrs Mills was discovered while working as the superintendent of the typing pool in the Paymaster General’s office in London in the early 60s. Her catchy piano style and jolly, …
Mrs Mills, pub party pianist extraordinaire – we salute you! Read MoreWe 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 …
Cardiff Bay photos Read MoreWe popped over to Crickhowell for the day over Christmas and I’d forgotten what an attractive little Welsh town it is. It was unbelievably cold though! Here’s a few photos:
A winter’s day trip to Crickhowell, Powys – photos Read MoreA few snaps from my trip up to Cardiff on Christmas Eve (including the train ‘trouble’ when some arse on a bridge in Slough threw a brick at the train …
A few snowy Cardiff pics Read MoreThe whole Borders UK operation is winding up this week, dumping over 1,100 people on the dole on Christmas Eve. Here’s the last days of the Charing Cross Road branch. …
Borders bookstore RIP Read MoreMy first Christmassy thing of the year! Christmas carol singing in a local Victorian park… More pics here
Carol Singing by Candlelight, Myatts Fields Park Read MoreSome photos from my Christmas trip to Porthcawl, on the south Wales coast. It was chuffing freezing! The lighthouse, which dates back to 1860. Lifeguard’s lookout tower. The 1930s Pavilion. …
Porthcawl seaside town – photos Read MoreThere was certainly no Christmas cheer for workers at Woolworths this year with the news breaking that all 807 stores would close if the business remained unsold by January 5th, …
So, goodbye Brixton Woolies… Read MoreCompare and contrast these scenes, seperated by a hundred years. Electric Avenue, 1908: Electric Avenue, 2008: More: Christmas in Brixton, old and new
No festive cheer in Brixton Read MoreI’ve spent an eternity mulling over the pros and cons of the latest batch of high-end digital compact cameras, so here’s an article I’ve written looking at the latest digital …
The best high end digital compact camera Read MoreThe weather wasn’t great, but we shook off some of the festive lard and lingering hangover with a short (4.3m) walk around town yesterday. Here’s some of the pics: Christmas …
Piccadilly to Vauxhall walk Read MoreThis year’s effort -both by the council and local shops – looks even worse than last years paltry offering. Only Brixton Station Road looks in the least bit festive, while …
Brixton: rubbish Xmas decorations Read MoreThere’s been no less than four Offline Club nights since I last updated this blog. Here’s a couple of snaps from the nights: Nov 29th: JAMM, Brixton. Thirty samba drummers, …
Offline Club – New York and London! Read MoreThis 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 …
Winter comes early to the BT Tower Read MoreSorry it’s taken so long, but here’s my blog from our trip to New York, 1st-14th December, 2006. As ever, I’ll be posting up lots of photos from the trip …
New York blog is here! Read More