Seen by the Festival Hall on London’s South Bank today. It has to be said that the authentic, tartan-tastic, sporran-flapping ‘Hoots Mon! ‘ Scottish illusion was slightly shattered when the …
Pic of the day: Bagpipes and big drum, South bank, London Read More
I’ve seen Carter USM play live loads of times, but I think this may have been the best I’ve ever seen them. They were ace! Here’s some photos from their …
Carter USM deliver a killer set at Beautiful Days 2011 Read More
Beautiful Days was easily my favourite festival of the year and I’ve just finished posting up some photos from the weekend. Here’s some shots:
Beautiful Days 2011 – photos from the festival Read More
Autumn has long been my favourite season – I just love it when the leaves turn golden brown, the sun goes low in the sky and the nights start drawing …
Question of the day: exactly when does Autumn start in the UK? Read More
I’m still a bit too frazzled to sort out the pics from last weekend’s fantastic Beautiful Days festival, but here’s one of my fave pics, showing Carter USM near the …
Pic of the day: Carter USM at Beautiful Days festival Read More
This Dorset town of some 45,000 souls is as pretty as a picture, with some beautiful architecture, a lovely harbour and a fantastic beach a short walk away.
Photo feature: Christchurch, a coastal town in Dorset, England Read More
This is so cute! Yesterday, central Brixton was packed full of fire engines dealing with a major incident at the Footlocker store on Brixton Road. Although all the fire engines …
Little fire engine keeps an eye on Atlantic Road, Brixton Read More
En route to Endorse It Festival this year, I had a couple of hours to kill in Salisbury, so I went for a quick clatter around the town, with my …
Salisbury cathedral and town photos, Wiltshire, England Read More
I’m still not sure of the mechanics of a fire that can start up again two weeks after it had supposedly been put out, but the riot-damaged Footlocker store in …
Brixton Footlocker fire smoulders on, shops still closed [photos] Read More
Although I’ve had a blog of some description being updated on urban75 since the site first started (waaaay back in 1994/5), it’s only fairly recently that I transferred from Blogger …
The top ten most popular posts on the urban75 blog so far… Read More
Last weekend I was partying hard (and DJing) at the daftly named Endorse It in Dorset festival, and I had a mighty fine time. Here’s a few pics:
Endorse It Festival 2011 – photos of the Dorset mayhem Read More
Maybe Brixtonites are just too cool to bother posting up positive messages on the hoardings outside a riot-devastated building – or maybe no one really cared much for the burnt …
Brixton’s riot ‘love wall’ fails to engage locals Read More
Here’s a short selection of unusual caravans and tents seen around the Endorse It Festival camping site. Above is a particularly precarious looking Conway trailer tent, with the ‘bedrooms’ supported on …
Precarious caravans and curious tents, Endorse It Festival 2011 Read More
Expected to be completed in time for the London Olympics is this fun-looking walk over the roof of the o2 Dome (or the Millennium Dome as I like to call the thing).
Take a virtual Skywalk strut across the o2 Millennium Dome’s roof [video] Read More
Uplifting graffiti seen on the boardings outside the Footlocker store which was looted and burnt down in the disturbances in central Brixton last weekend.
One Love, Brixton – graffiti on riot-trashed store Read More
It’s not a patch on the sophisticated ‘Boris Bikes’ scheme that covers a large chunk of central London, but it’s great to see Cardiff’s more modest OyBike bike rental system …
Cardiff’s Oybike street bike hire scheme continues to grow Read More
Seagull numbers in Cardiff have apparently more than doubled in the past five years, with the cheeky ice-cream stealing buggers creating all sorts of problems – and even covering Welsh …
Cardiff overrun with seagulls, not even Aneurin Bevan safe Read More
With the media concentrating on the unrelated trouble that happened in Brixton after Splash had finished, it’s worth reminding people that a hugely successful event went on during the day, …
Brixton Splash 2011 – some photos from the Lambeth street festival Read More
Inbetween all the riots and smashed up buildings, I thought I’d lighten things up a bit with this photo taken at the Cardiff Big Weekend on Sunday. So here’s a …
Woman and a giant banana in a pram, Cardiff Read More
At the time of writing, reports are coming through that shops in Brixton have been told to close “right away” as rumours of fresh trouble grow. Brixton was hit pretty …
Brixton closes down as rumours of fresh trouble circulate Read More
Violence and looting broke out around Brixton’s town centre yesterday, with several local businesses hit and several reports of assaults taking place. Most of the town centre remains cordoned off, …
Brixton remains closed after overnight riots and looting – photos Read More
One of the most exciting, scenically stunning stretches of railway line in the UK has to be the Great Western main line that runs along a spectacular stretch of exposed …
View from a train: the stunning Great Western line through Dawlish, Devon Read More
An uncertain fate awaits New York’s famous Chelsea Hotel, as the building closes its doors to guests for the first time since it opened in 1894.
Chelsea Hotel, New York closes its doors to guests Read More
It’s been a good month for Brixton’s murals. Brixton Academy’s 1982 mural by Stephen Pusey was lucky enough to have gone under a bit of a restoration.
Restoration work on iconic Brixton Academy mural completed Read More
We’ve lost a worrying amount of pubs around Brixton over the years, and I’m saddened to see that the attractive Duke of Wellington pub on Acre Lane is currently being …
Duke of Wellington, Acre Lane Brixton – Edwardian pub demolished Read More
Vintage at Goodwood was one of my favourite festivals last year, and this year the whole caboodle moved to the Southbank Centre in the middle of London.
Vintage at the Southbank Centre – go-go girls and big bands Read More
Entitled ‘Brixton Speaks,’ this art installation by author Will Self is located on the side of the Iceland supermarket, at the western end of Brixton’s famous Electric Avenue. It’s also directly …
Will Self’s art piece on Brixton Electric Avenue lights up Read More
It seems remarkable that the first drive across the surface of the Moon happened 40 years ago, when the Lunar Roving Vehicle, or LRV, was taken for a spin across the …
Forty years ago: man drives a car across the Moon’s surface Read More
Featuring two-thirds of the original Alabama 3 crew, Brixton-based Mountain of Love slammed down an ace set at the Brixton Windmill last night.
Mountain Of Love at the Brixton Windmill, Fri 29th July 2011 Read More
Today sees the first birthday of the ‘Boris Bike’ scheme in London, with Transport for London celebrating the occasion by announcing a westward expansion while scooping up another £25 million in sponsorship …
London’s Boris Bikes speed past their first birthday, TfL celebrate with a feast o’facts Read More