The best way to finish the week! After this… …and then this… The latest news, hot of the press, is that Comrade Dubversion is a fresh out of court and has had his case thrown out by the judge, who noted that “independent witness accounts offered nothing that was consistent with the officer’s statement”. I’ll …
Whilst on a south east london tip, I should bring Transpontine to your attention. “News, views and happenings in South London (New Cross, Deptford and Southwark in particular). ‘Transpontine’ was a word invented in the 19th century to disparage the popular culture found across the bridges on the South side of the Thames. We have …
I got in from work at 10:00pm last night cos I had to go to Manchester to do a talk. It’s much less glamorous that it sounds, you just spend ages on trains and then go to a room above a pub and come back. Like, maybe if it’s nearer home you get a chance …
Stewart Home – Down and Out in Shoreditch and Hoxton (The Do-Not Press) Great – much more immediate than “69 Uses”. He’s got the drift from pulp into art crit, into “literature” locked down. Some laugh out loud moments for me, including the appearance of the International Communist Current in the middle of a long …
Most annoying paragraph so far in Michael de Koningh & Marc Griffiths – Tighten Up – The History of Reggae in the UK (Sanctuary, 2004) “In 1958 a bout of unemployment hit the UK, affecting 2% of the workforce (half a million people). There was a bitterness at the perceived removal of job opportunities by …
The pamphlet launch was great – Use Your Loaf is a really good space, much more approachable for people not immersed in the counter culture than many occupied social centres I’ve visited. Nice bunch of local trouble makers, anarchos, young ‘uns in bands and random hangers on like myself and Danny. Neil did a nice …
Neil will be launching his new pamphlet Deptford Fun City: a ramble through the history and music of New Cross & Deptford on Thursday May 27th 2004, 8 pm at South London Radical History Group, Use Your Loaf, 227 Deptford High Street, SE8 (admission free). Turns out I will be playing some tunes at this …
Neil will be launching his new pamphlet Deptford Fun City: a ramble through the history and music of New Cross & Deptford on Thursday May 27th 2004, 8 pm at South London Radical History Group, Use Your Loaf, 227 Deptford High Street, SE8 (admission free). He will be reading some extracts and also playing some …