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 …
Climate Camp riot police footage Read More
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 …
G20 protests, London: police run amok Read More
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 …
Actionettes at the Buffalo Bar Read More
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
‘Put People First’ G20 Demonstration, London Read More
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 …
Tunng at Koko, Camden Read More
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 …
More photos from Friday’s Offline Read More
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 …
Trans Siberian March Band + Jarmean at Offline Read MoreIf 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 …
urban75.com is down for a short while Read More
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 …
An afternoon in Utrecht, Netherlands Read More
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 …
Rushcroft Road, Brixton evicted Read More
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 …
A look at my desk Read More
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 …
Remembering Twyford Down (M3) road protest Read More
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 …
Testing Windows Live Writer Read More
Here’s a few more photos from our recent visit to Philly. South Street is a lot like a mini-Camden.
South Street, Philadelphia Read More
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 …
Happy St Davids day! Read More
We pay homage to one of London’s finest clubs, which closed a few years ago. WARNING: this feature includes some seriously shocking hairstyles and yours truly clad in vast amounts …
Gossips Club, London Read More
It’s taken me ages to get around to finishing it, but here’s my full review of this fabulous little camera: Panasonic Lumix LX3 Digital Camera Review Is this the king …
Panasonic Lumix LX3 camera review Read More
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 …
Anchorsong/The Tenets at Offline Read More
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 …
Bloomsbury Bowling Lanes Read More
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 …
This is what full time after a 4-0 defeat looks like. Read More
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 …
Photography protest: Scotland Yard Read MorePlease 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 …
Petition for Bikes on Trains – please sign Read More
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 …
The London Stone Read More
A Saturday walk around a sunny, but freezing cold, central London: Get the full story behind these pics here: London street and river scenes
The Thames, theatres, Tate Modern and a tutu Read MoreOffline 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 …
Milk Kan at Offline Read More
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 …
More London gas lamps Read More
Well, not quite, but I hope you’ll find this comparison interesting: c. 1883A wintery scene on Brixton Road, looking north from the junction with Acre Lane, showing the roads under …
126 years of Brixton snow Read More
Rising temperatures saw a lot of the snow melt over the day, but there was still enough around by the evening to give Brixton a wintry look. Woohoo!
More snow! Read More
I’m still loving ‘the heaviest snowfall for a decade and a half’ and simply had to go out for a stroll this afternoon to take some more pics! More pics: …
Another snowy south London stroll Read More
It might have been well past midnight but I couldn’t resist going for a late night crunch through the crisp snow outside! Here’s a few photos from my walk around …
A snowy night in Brixton Read More