Two updates to the site: Full photo report of the Critical Mass bike ride in central London, Friday June 30th, 2006 Photos of the last days of Shoreditch tube station

What a turn out. There were hundreds and hundreds of us! More pics to follow soon, but here’s the Mass paying a visit to the American Embassy. Next stop: Buckingham …

Had another top night at Offline with Jesus Licks and Boomclick Soundsystem on the stage and a bevy of top notch poets and DJs. Check out the photos: OFFLINE 29, …

I’ve finally got around to adding a piece about St Mary’s church, Silvertown, east London When I visited it in the mid 1980s it was a burnt out shell, but …

Confiscated cameras and synergetic co-branding opportunities ahoy – I take a trip to the o2 Wireless Festival, Hyde Park, London. Read my report here: o2 Wireless Festival, Hyde Park Last …

I saw this crazy blue glowing cloud over Brixton around 2.20am this morning. It looked like the Aurora Borealis had gone walkabout from the north pole, and the cloud seemed …

The station light is still on, but the station has closed forever (note the black bunting). (Feature to appear in the disused railways section soon)

Cycing through the cityUp early to pedal into town on a glorious sunny morning. Cycled to the Wobbly Bridge to see the last of the sheep being herded over the …

View from my window now.

Full report to follow soon(ish) but in the meantime, here’s the intrepid urban crew emerging from the Devil’s Punchbowl, a stiflingly hot, bone-dry deep valley strewn with dead sheep in …

I love this kind of mad Victorian stuff – check out Volk’s sea railway which ran for nearly three miles in the sea along Brighton’s coastline. Not surprisingly, it lasted …

Testing the Palm Treo/Splashblog mobile blogging tools – with this combo I can snap a picture on my Treo 650 phone, rattle off a caption and upload it to my …

It felt really odd coming back to a place I hadn’t visited for twenty odd years, but I’ve posted up a photo report of my trip to Silvertown and North …

Naturally, I was beside myself with joy when I was asked if the mighty Level Crossing News could use one of my photos, and unable to contain my level crossing-related …

You had to feel sorry for these guys. They put on a big free music event in the centre of London and then the weather pisses down relentlessly all day …

Now, this really sucks. The Angel, Coldharbour Lane is one of the last old-school black Brixton pubs left here and in the 12 years I’ve lived opposite the place, it’s …

But I kinda wish it did. *thanks to IanW

Back in 1999, big protests like this were still possible! Blimey: it seems like another age now, doesn’t it? Shame the quality’s a bit crap, but these videos were shot …

I love walking along the Thames Path on the South Bank on a warm evening. Here’s some pics from last night: A couple walk into the night along the Thames …

We’ve got alternative folksters, a rap outfit, indie popsters, DJs, stand up, poets and the star of TV’s Lee and Herring, Richard Herring! Check out the full bill – and …

Their PA may have had all the power of a wet moth, but I enjoyed their short set in Trafalgar Square – and here’s the inevitable ‘drunk people in fountain’ …

After an unusually quiet JAMM night the month before, I was a bit worried about the turn out, but the night was a big one! The bands were amazing – …

On Saturday we put on an Offline DJ-only event at our fave pub in Brixton, the Prince Albert, and the night was a stormer! The night ended with me and …

PHOTO ARTICLES: New photos of the bizarre-but-kinda-cool-transport space age interchange at Vauxhall Cross, London Some more snaps of surviving Victorian Cabman’s shelters in London Looking west towards the site of …

Enjoyed a top night out at the Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club, London on Saturday night. With a frothing review in Time Out declaring the Working Men’s Club to be …

A few low-res pics taken with my new Palm Treo (don’t worry, I’ll be boring you guys shitless with all the details soon) Friday night: down the Albert and then …

It’s been a hectic few days – and it’s my birthday today. Woohoo! Thursday 30th March On Thursday, I put on another Offline club night at JAMM, Brixton. Compared to …