More photos from Friday’s Offline
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 …
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Trans Siberian March Band + Jarmean at Offline
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 …
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Rushcroft Road, Brixton evicted
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 …
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Anchorsong/The Tenets at Offline
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 …
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Offline 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 …
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126 years of Brixton snow
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 …
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More snow!
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!
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A snowy night in Brixton
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 …
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Snow! Woot! etc
As anyone who checks out the urban photo section will know, I love snow. It rocks! Unfortunately, living in London means that we rarely get little more than the lightest …
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Offline winter warmer party – phew!
Our first Offline of the year saw us pull a huge crowd into the Albert for a fantastic free party. Here’s a few photos of the madness!
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Brixton Woolies RIP
The end of an era on Brixton Road.
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Happy New Year
Happy New Year to my handful of readers! We had a ball last night at the Offline NYE party with two great bands, loads of beers and some fabulously drunk …
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Offline Christmas party in Brixton.
Well, that was a blast. We had the electronics whizz Anchorsong playing live on our lovely new stage (yes! a proper stage!) with the fantastic Danny Fontain and the Horns …
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So, goodbye Brixton Woolies…
There was certainly no Christmas cheer for workers at Woolworths this year with the news breaking that all 807 stores would close if the business remained unsold by January 5th, …
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No festive cheer in Brixton
Compare and contrast these scenes, seperated by a hundred years. Electric Avenue, 1908: Electric Avenue, 2008: More: Christmas in Brixton, old and new
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A rainy December walk in London
Some photos from my rainy walk around central London and Brixton yesterday… Beheaded Belisha beacon, Atlantic Road, Brixton. Named after Leslie Hore-Belisha (1895-1957), who was Minister of Transport responsible for …
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Brixton Offline with David Goo and the Actionettes!
The temperature inside the venue may have been bordering on sub-zero, but with a fine fare of entertainment on offer, things soon warmed up. The bill included the David Goo …
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Offline – ukuleles, rappers and protest singers
Some photos from Friday’s Offline club night in Brixton.
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Brixton autumnal sunsets
There’s been some fantastic autumnal sunsets around Brixton over the last couple of days. Here’s a few pics:
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Offline Club mayhem!
Some photos from last night. It was a wild one, alright! There’s another Offline on Friday with four acts, rappers, ukuleles and more. And, as ever, it;’s free all night!Offline …
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Fireworks Night, Brixton
A hefty urban75 crew assembled at the George Canning, Hobgoblin, Hootananny ready for the annual Fireworks display at Brockwell Park, and it was a good ‘un. Here’s a few photos: …
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US Election night 2008
Some pics from the Brixton election parties at the Ritzy Cinema and the Madusa Club. I don’t think I met a single person who wants McCain to win. Unfortunately, we …
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Offline Halloween Party
Friday night’s Offline Halloween turned out to be a great night – the place was packed and the bands were fantastic. The bill included wild gypsy-punk shenanigans with DRUNKEN BALORDI, …
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Inner City Pirates, Brixton
We loved the Inner City Pirates when they played our Offline club back in July this year, so when we heard they were playing one of our favourite venues in …
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Filthy Pedro & The Shanners @ Offline
Some photos from Friday’s lively Offline night at the Albert in Brixton.
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Brixton Skating Rink
Opened in 1910, Brixton Skating Rink was situated in Effra Road and was a popular venue until it closed around 1965. If you’d gone in the 1920s you could have …
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The Mystery of the Brixton Road footbridge
It started with a request by Paulie for a photo of the old footbridge in Brixton on the urban75 bulletin boards. The request was met by such head scratching that …
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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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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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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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