The worst festival ever!
If anyone thought that Glastonbury was bad this year, check out the living hell that was Yorkshire Folk and Blues festival at Krumlin, 1970. “The Krumlin Festival has the unfortunate …
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Robin Ince at Offline
Despite being bedevilled by a string of post-Glastonbury casualties and one of the acts cancelling after being rushed to hospital, there was still entertainment a-plenty with the Blazing Zoos, Kings …
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Back from Glastonbury
Got back last night from another fantastic Glastonbury, despite the never ending rain and rivers of mud. I’ll be posting up a full set of photos soon, but for now, …
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Offline goes south
Offline at the Alma Last night the Offline crew ventured south into deepest Crystal Palace, London to put on a show at the Alma, in Church Road. The Actionettes were …
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Dartmoor and Devon photos
It’s taken me an eternity to post up because I’ve ended up creating a 14 page, 220 page monster feature, but it’s (more or less) finished so I hope you’ll …
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Littlehampton trip
Spent a lovely day in the West Sussex town of Littlehampton yesterday and checked out the new East Beach cafe which looked great (although smaller than we imagined). The town …
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Strawberry and Green Fairs
Strawberry Fair Getting in to Cambridge for the Strawberry Fair was a real pain this year, with a completely over the top police presence at the rail station: there were …
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Goodbye Cooltan
Brixton’s legendary squat finally bites the dust. More picsCooltan history
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Offline with Stewart Lee
Last night had to be the busiest Offline at JAMM ever – the place was totally rammed! Stewart Lee was fantastic: it was an honour and a privilege to get …
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A weekend in Dartmoor
Just got back from a fantastic short break away with the urban75 walking club in Princetown, Devon. The bike rides were challenging, the walks were fantastic, the drinking mighty and …
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Dented buses, Brixton trams and DIY signs
There was much excitement (and piss taking) going on at the corner of Gresham Rd and Coldharbour Lane on Saturday morning when a bus driver completely miscalculated the turning. Full …
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Offline mashup
Ooerr, it was rather a lively one on Saturday. More pics here: Offline at the Prince Albert Don’t forget our Offline Special on Thursday May 31st – we’ve got an …
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North London drinkin’
Ooo-er. Last night was a bit fierce. I ventured way north to the windswept wastelands of Stoke Newington from an urban75 drink up and, lo, beer did flow. Oh yes …
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Swifts, Actionettes and Djing
Last night checked out the Actionettes at St George’s church, Bloomsbury and then headed off to JAMM for a late DJ slot at How Does It Feel To Be Loved …
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Palm Treo 750v review
If you’re after a new smartphone, you might want to give this one a look: Palm Treo 750v review As for me, I’m going to stick with my trusty Palm …
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A trip to timewarp Southwold
We spent a delightful few days in the coastal town of Southwold in Suffolk last week, pedalling about on our little folding bikes. The whole area is picture-book pretty, and …
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Things heating up in Brixton
It’s been a bit of a weekend in Brixton. There was ’nuff aggro outside my block on Friday afternoon. And then a bloke was tragically shot dead in Rushcroft Road …
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Streatham Common Kite Day
This was a whole heap of fun, with the skies around Streatham Common Kite Day being peppered with kites of every shape, size, design and colour. I flew this triplane …
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Football: cut out the “industrial language”
Went to see the mighty Cardiff City play like a bunch of disinterested park walkers at QPR on Saturday and was rather baffled by match programme’s curious warning about “industrial …
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Went to a friend’s birthday at the Charterhouse Bar last night (oh, all right, he owns the place) and first impressions weren’t good: the upstairs bar was jammed with extraordinarily …
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Alfie Howard, Lambeth Town Crier
It’s nearly a year since the legendary Alfie died. Read his remarkable story here: Remembering Alfie Howard
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Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Some wintery photos from Prospect Park, Brooklyn
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Some more New York photos…
I’m slowly getting through my pics from December’s trip! Here’s some more from Midtown Manhattan
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Myatt’s Fields Park
The park was built on the site of an old market garden in late Victorian times and is well worth a visit.Myatt’s Fields Park, London SE5
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A trip inside the Camberwell Submarine
This remarkable nuclear sub-like structure sits in the middle of a fairly quiet road in south London. Deep below the ground, boilers provide heat for local council estates, with the …
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View from my desk, 1981
Here’s a view from my desk back in the 1980s when I was working for a horrendous company called Farmiloe & Farmiloe in Smithfield, central London. The company was stuck …
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Feel the lycra!
While rummaging around in my woefully disorganised pile of old photos, I came across this one of me in full cycling regalia. I used to do a lot of cycling …
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Ruskin Park
It’s not as well known as its high profile neighbour Brockwell Park but Ruskin Park is well worth a visit. Here’s all that remains of a once grand Georgian mansion. …
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The Effra & The Albert, Brixton
Had a fine night tonight drinking in two fine old Brixton boozers: The Effra First stop was the Effra Tavern, a traditional boozer in Kellet Road that often puts on …
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Speakers’ Corner
I haven’t been to Speakers’ Corner for years but popped over last Sunday and had a hoot. And I even saw an Offline performer giving it some on a soap …
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