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Harlem NY photos

Wed 20th September, 2006 - by editor - Leave a Comment

We didn’t get much time in Harlem, but there’s some beautiful buildings there – sadly, many of them were derelict. Harlem, New York photos

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Thames Festival 2006

Wed 20th September, 2006 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I love this weekend-long free festival set by the banks of the Thames in Central London. See photo report

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More New York photos

Sun 17th September, 2006 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I’m working hard to get my backlog of New York photos online before my next visit – here’s the latest updates: Around Midtown Manhattan at night Around Midtown Manhattan, Walking …

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Nation’s Parade, 5th Ave, NYC, 2005

Wed 13th September, 2006 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Just up on the site are these photos from the New York Veteran’s Day Parade which manages to include angry anti-war veterans, rambling Buddhists, marching bands and a, err, glamour …

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Lincolnshire photos

Tue 12th September, 2006 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Twenty photos showing the unspolit beauty of Stamford, Lincolnshire – apparently known as ‘the finest stone town in England.’ Also some snaps taken around Spalding and Surfleet Seas End – …

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New photos! Chichester, Barry Island, Porthcawl and more!

Mon 11th September, 2006 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Not sure how, but I managed to completely forget about my trip to the Heckington Annual Show in Lincolnshire, so I’ve finally managed to get the pictures online here: Heckington …

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urban75 in The Register!

Fri 8th September, 2006 - by editor - Leave a Comment

“www.urban75.com* – the naughty corner of British politics” (snigger) http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/09/08/blair_boosters_trolled/

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Cardiff Bay: new photo feature!

Thu 7th September, 2006 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I’m slowly getting around to sorting out the hundreds of of pics I’ve got from my lovely hometown and will be putting together small photo-features, which I hope will be …

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Offline Club – new mailing list and pics

Fri 1st September, 2006 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I finally got it together to sort out a mailing list for Offline – huzzah! You can sign up from the homepage here (text box on left hand column). Signing …

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Fortuna Pop-Fest: Actionettes and Bearsuit

Thu 31st August, 2006 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Checked out the Fortuna Pop fest at the Luminaire, High Road, Kilburn, London yesterday and had a good time. It’s great to see a thriving indie venue in the once-bleak …

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Brixton tube: metal detectors and submachine-guns

Mon 28th August, 2006 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Came out of the tube around 4pm today to find a ton of cops in the station, with travellers being directed through an airport style, full body metal detector. The …

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Two great photo galleries

Wed 23rd August, 2006 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Here’s two fantastic collections of photographs from two of my favourite places in the world: Wales and New York Maciej Dakowicz’s smart, sharp and funny street scenes taken around Cardiff …

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Endorse-It Festival, Dorset

Wed 16th August, 2006 - by editor - Leave a Comment

What a great festival that was! Despite its daft name (“Endorse-It Festival in Dorset”), it was a fantastic weekend. Great location, great bands, just the right amount of people and …

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Folkestone festival and abandoned funfair

Thu 10th August, 2006 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I’m still working on this one, but here’s some new photos from Folkestone. It’s a strange town and much nicer that I thought – it’s got a proper beach and …

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A weekend in Nottingham

Wed 9th August, 2006 - by editor - Leave a Comment

It’s a funny old city Nottingham. The centre is mainly ghastly with a truly dreadful shopping centre and bland streets lined with the same identical big brands as everywhere else, …

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Hangover ahoy!

Sat 5th August, 2006Thu 22nd April, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Hangover ahoy! Blimey, last night was a bit fierce. I was asked to DJ a benefit at the Albert which was billed as ‘ska, reggae and other stuff.’ As I …

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Coffee at the Photographers Gallery

Thu 3rd August, 2006Mon 17th May, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Coffee at the Photographers Gallery There’s an interesting exhibition on if you’re passing through. The London Fire Brigade Archive shows a curious selection of scenes from the 30s to the …

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Dungeness old railways, lighthouses and steam trains

Wed 2nd August, 2006 - by editor - 1 Comment

Visited the bleak – but fantastic – shingle wastelands of Dungeness last weekend and took some snaps of the old station site at Dungeness. Wandering around the area, I came …

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Disused station: Folkestone Harbour

Mon 31st July, 2006Fri 19th July, 2024 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I didn’t think it would be possible to stumble upon a derelict station untouched by graffiti and looking like something just closed by Beeching in the 60s, but as disused …

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Critical Mass and Offline report

Sat 29th July, 2006Wed 2nd June, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Critical Mass and Offline report Thursday’s Offline was great fun. We had a full house and some great bands: first on The Molotovs were fantastic with a mad-for-it crowd and …

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‘Free Time’ @ Somerset House, London last Saturday

Wed 26th July, 2006 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Anyone else go along to this? It was fun! More photos here: Free Time In The Courtyard, Somerset House, Strand, London WC2, July 2006

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Offline in two days – with Robert Newman!

Tue 25th July, 2006Mon 11th October, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Offline, Thurs, July 27th, Brixton, London SW9

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Mod mayhem at the Acklam Hall, 1979

Tue 25th July, 2006 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Rummaging through my archives, I came across some press clippings from a well-scary gig we played back in 1979. We were playing a Rock Against Racism gig at the Acklam …

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Protest and Party!

Mon 24th July, 2006 - by editor - Leave a Comment

On Saturday, we checked out the demo against the terrible Israeli attacks on Lebanon, before grabbing lunch at the Photographers’ Gallery on Great Newport Street (by Leicester Square). Photos: London …

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The Innocence Mission

Wed 19th July, 2006 - by editor - 1 Comment

I doubt if this is going to mean much to most if you, but tonight I managed to track down some live videos of the fabulous The Innocence Mission playing …

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More beards per square inch than is entirely comfortable

Wed 19th July, 2006Wed 22nd June, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Ventured north tonight to the Old Queen’s Head pub in Islington for the Spinning Jenny night. A friend was DJing (although we could barely hear anything she was playing), with …

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Lambeth Country Show Rocks!

Tue 18th July, 2006 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Just spent another fabulous weekend at the fantastic Country Fair in the middle of London. There was usual bonkers mix of medieval jousting, reggae bands, prize vegetables, steam engines, vegetable …

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London fire

Thu 13th July, 2006 - by editor - Leave a Comment

View from my window now… looks like a big fire near Poplar, east London.

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Railways around Hay on Wye

Thu 6th July, 2006 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I’m slowly getting around to updating my section on beautiful Hay on Wye in Wales So far, I’ve done a piece on Hay Castle and posted up my Hay on …

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Pride 2006, London

Mon 3rd July, 2006 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Photo report from Europride Day, Oxford Street, Saturday 1 July 2006 on the site now! EuroPride

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