Search results for: “london”
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BabyLondon mashups: Bob Vylan vs Ruts & The Clash vs Pet Shop Boys vs 808 State
Two very apocalyptic love/hate mashups about my manor…London, and part of a series called BabyLondon WINNER of the 1989 Crumplbangers Discord Challenge! So had to do something with 808 State as both Quadrastate and 90 (both of which I own, on vinyl and cassette respectively) were released in 1989, and back then I was all…
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London 1932 & England during World War 1 in colour
Not sure if it’s the music or the window into the London of nearly a century ago, but I find this really moving. There’s something I’ve said before about old footage like this of my city and a city I’ve known for a long time, but seeing it through the lens of the past that…
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The Abandoned Mansions of London
There are quite a few mansions in London which are empty – appallingly given the housing crisis. Whole areas are bought up by foreign (and probably dodgy) oligarchs and left to rot, an investment rather than a home. Here is a fascinating look at the dilapidated towers of capitalism in one street in North London.…
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London isn’t reeling, Britain isn’t under siege
I had to go through London Bridge shortly after the London attack coming back from the Depeche Mode gig at London Stadium, so yes, I can confirm: LONDON IS NOT REELING. We are NOT under siege. This from the US press which LEAKED vital info from the Manchester investigation which I am still fucking livid…
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The Oldest Footage – London and NY
I love these wonderful films, taking the early films of London and New York and mapping them, and in the London film actually showing what it’s like today. The films date from 1890 – 1920’s, missing is William Friese-Greene whose 4/5 fps film from 1889 is lost. And probably was a con anyway, his systems…
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Another London small venue under threat
But this time, maybe you can do something about it! The Buffalo Bar, where Crimes Against Pop used to be and I spent many a good hour, and me and Kirk even DJ’ed there once, is probably closing due to a chain pub (yes another frigging chain pub, that’s what we REALLY need in London,…