The London Beer Flood Of 1814
Let us commemorate October 17, 1814: the London Beer Flood. Close to where Centre Point now stands on Tottenham Court Road, was the Meux and Company Brewery (aka the Horseshoe …
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Offline: Ottoman march bands, samba drummers and more!
Offline reverberated to some lively sounds last night. I’m too hungover to go into any detail, so here’s a few photos. Lots more here.
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The Monochrome Set at Dingwalls
We managed to blag our way into an invite-only Cherry Red party tonight at Dingwalls in Camden. And there was free beer! On the bill was JimBob (from Carter USM) …
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Offline – skiffle, ska and comedy mayhem!
We had a fantastic night at the Albert on Friday. Here’s some photos from the night – click here for more! Don’t forget – we’ve got an ENORMOUS club night …
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The Actionettes: Go-Go-A-Peel, Luminaire
We had a hoot at the Kilburn Luminaire on Saturday with ‘Go-Go A-Peel’ a show out on by our favourite 60s all-girl dance troupe, The Actionettes. The Action Men, Theoretical …
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Citylink Couriers: useless, lying wankers
I’ve lost count of the amount of times I’ve wasted long days sat in waiting for this shower of shit to turn up with a promised “next day” delivery, only …
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Punk rock special at Offline
I’ve just about recovered from Friday night’s mad punk rock special at the Albert in Brixton. Two great bands, lots to drink and a happy, mosh-pit loving crowd. Terrific fun! …
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Edith Cavell: WW1 nurse and humanitarian
Born in Swardeston in Norfolk in 1865, Cavell served as a matron in the Berkendael Institute in Brussels, Belgium, which was taken over by the Germans in WW1. In violation …
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A trip along the Brecon Mountain Railway
Running along a 5.5m stretch of the abandoned Brecon and Merthyr Railway, the Brecon Mountain Railway currently operates from Pant along the full length of the Taf Fechan Reservoir past …
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Nick Drake photos @ Proud Galleries, London
There’s a great free exhibition of rock photos by Keith Morris at Proud Galleries, 32 John Adam St, WC2 (back of The Strand). There’s excellent archive photos of the Damned, …
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Another Brixton murder
Just come back out from an excellent Brixton night out to discover the area around my front door taped off, and police everywhere. It seems a 23yr old was stabbed …
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Cardiff City 0 Bristol City 0 – photos
On Saturday we popped down to Ninian Park for what will probably be our last cross-Severn derby with Bristol City – next season we should have moved across Sloper Road …
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Brighton “Fans United” remembered, 1997
Back in 1997, Brighton & Hove Albion were deep in financial trouble, courtesy of dodgy directors and iffy land deals, and with the prospect of the club going under for …
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Swervedriver at the Scala, Kings Cross
Thanks to a freebie ticket from IanW, I got to check out the comeback kids Swervedriver at the Scala at Kings Cross. First off, let me beef about the venue …
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Now, this is class!
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Hooligan Night, Jessica Delfino, Severed Limb at Offline
Ouch! My head! Last night was fantastic at JAMM with a great line up of acts. Here’s some pics:
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Lake District: a feast of steam & a Lake Windemere cruise
We checked out two preserved steam railway lines on our hols – the Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway, which took us to the edge of the glorious Lake Windemere, and the …
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Lake District: three walks
We managed to get in a few good walks while we were staying in Cartmel in Cumbria, right on the edge of the Lake District. Here’s some photos: Cartmel To …
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Lake District: Grange Over Sands and Cartmel photos
There’s some big updates in the photo section after our weekend in the Lake District – we’d gone up early for a friend’s wedding so we could take in some …
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More Apple launch photos
Three more photos from today’s event.
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Apple iPod, Touch and Nano launch event, London
So I had to cover this event in a conference hall in Islington, London, and sit though an hour of watching a live feed of a horde of Apple fanboys …
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Directory Opus v9.1 review
I’m loving this fantastic replacement Explorer program for Windows – check it out! Directory Opus FeaturesBasically a super-turbo charged file manager and Windows explorer replacement, Opus lets you set up …
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Nottingham photos
I’ve been in Nottingham twice in the last few weeks – once en route to the Indietracks festival, the second time in rather sadder circumstances as we travelled up for …
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No Frills Band and Dates; Offline Club
We had two great bands last night at Offline – and any band that has a spoon player is alright with me!
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Anti-Folk night at the 12 Bar, London
I love this place. It’s one of the very last old school live gigs left in central London and every time I’ve been there I’ve had a great night. Tonight …
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Offline this Saturday
Sat 16th AUGUST LIVE MUSIC SPECIAL9pm – late. Prince Albert, 418 Coldharbour Lane, Brixton SW9 8LF.Tel: 020 7274 3771Transport: 2 mins from Brixton tube/BR/buses.FREE ADMISSION! CHEAP BAR! Map and venue …
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Endorse It in Dorset: Sunday
Photos from the last day at my favourite festival. We had a mad party at the campside (don’t ask!) before hitting the arena to watch punk rock karaoke, drink more …
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Endorse it in Dorset Festival – Saturday
Saturday was a hideous rainy monsoon of a wash out. The rain fell so hard that our gazebo failed miserably, so we had to huddle under the small awning by …
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Endorse it in Dorset Festival, 2008
Now in its fifth year and already established as urban75’s unofficial Festival Of The Year, the Endorse-it in-Dorset music festival takes place in the Dorset countryside, not far from the …
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