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A look around BBC’s wonderful Maida Vale Studio MV3, west London
Yesterday I was fortunate enough to spend time at the BBC’s famous studio complex at Maida Vale, recording live tracks with my old/new band The Monochrome Set for Marc Riley’s BBC6 Music […]
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What Soho Wore, Black Dandyism and Terence Donovan at the Photographers’ Gallery, London
There’s a cracking collection of work currently on show at the Photographers’ Gallery in London, including a wonderful retrospective on East London snapper Terence Donovan, a series on ‘black dandyism’, and […]
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Cardiff’s Bute Road railway station listed as one of the UK’s top 10 most endangered buildings
We wrote about the terrible state of the former Bute Road Station, in Cardiff Bay, exactly five years ago, and it’s sad to see that station continues to decline. Such is […]
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Tintern Massive, flabby fish and a big gun: A quick look around Chepstow, South Wales: in photos
En route to the lovely Green Gathering festival earlier this month, there was time to take a short walk around Chepstow in Monmouthshire, Wales, a small town (pop: 12,300) adjoining the border […]
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Photos: In the magical woods of Boomtown Festival 2016
Boomtown has several stages and sound systems in the woods around the festival and they can make magical places to escape to after dark. Here’s some photos taken in the […]
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Writing on the wall: Parastou Forouhar’s Written Room at Pi Artworks, London
I enjoyed stumbling across this simple but striking artwork on display at the Pi Artworks gallery in 55 Eastcastle Street by Oxford Circus, London, back in July this year.
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The Wild West at Boomtown: courtroom scenes, gunslingers and hoedowns
Posted on Wednesday, Aug 24, 2016 | 4 CommentsLocated at the top end of the festival, the Wild West remains one of our favourite city districts, with no shortage of ad hoc street performances, bars and live venues to keep […] -
The Park Hotel at Boomtown 2016: bands, beer, pool, Eva Lazarus and ping pong debauchery
Posted on Tuesday, Aug 23, 2016 | No CommentsThe Park Hotel in uptown Mayfair has always been one of urban75’s favourite parts of Boomtown, and this year we spent a fair bit of time checking out its many […] -
More faces of Boomtown Fair 2016 – in photos
Posted on Tuesday, Aug 23, 2016 | No CommentsHere’s our second instalment of photos taken around Boomtown Fair 2016. We’ve got loads more to come, so please check back regularly or visit our Boomtown home page for a […]
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Faces of Boomtown Fair 2016 – photos of people at the UK’s greatest festival!
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Green Gathering 2016 in photos. Night scenes: camp fires, upside down performers, bands and DJs
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Green Gathering 2016 in photos. Part one: Daytime festival scenes around the site in Chepstow, Wales
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The Fire Breathing Tuba of Tottenham Court Road – unique London busker in action
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Wales and the Euro 2016 Championships: the beautiful journey
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United For Palestine: anti-Israel Protest on Oxford Street, London
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An afternoon of dance performance and art at the Tate Britain, London
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In photos: Anti Brexit campaigners gather in Parliament Square, London
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Thousands join anti-Brexit demo in rain-drenched Trafalgar Square, London: full photo report
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London
Aluminium balloons at Jeff Koons’s Now exhibition at the Newport Street Gallery, London SE11
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Cable car across London – a return to the Emirates Air Line in East London
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Bursary or Bust – march by student nurses through central London, Sat 4th June
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In photos: Street art and graffiti of Shoreditch and Brick Lane, East London
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London’s hidden gems: Mount Street Gardens and a wonderful church in Mayfair
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