Friday, September 11, 2026

The Leisure Lounge: a great 1990s club in London

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The Leisure Lounge was one of the great mid-1990s London clubs. Located in a former snooker hall at 121 High Holborn, the main room downstai...
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Monday, August 31, 2026

Wham! in China

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I enjoyed the 'Wham! 10 Days in China' film if only for the footage of peak-Wham, especially George Michael's beautiful singing ...
Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Autonomous Astronauts watch the Solar Eclipse, 1999

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The total eclipse of the sun in 1999 coincided with a high point of activity for the Association of Autonomous Astronauts. On its email disc...
Friday, July 17, 2026

Far right skins attack Scritti Politti at Rock Against Racism gig in Hitchin, 1979

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In July 1979 Scritti Politti played a benefit for Stevenage Rock Against Racism at Hitchin College, supported by Acme Sewage Company (a punk...
Sunday, July 05, 2026

Racist skinheads attack GLC 'Jobs for a Change' festival while Redskins and Hank Wangford band play (June 1984)

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On June 10 1984 the left Labour-led Greater London Council, on the verge of being abolished by Margaret Thatcher's Conservative governme...
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Sunday, June 21, 2026

Up the Youth Club - and my punk period Luton youth club memories

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Emma Warren's 'Up the Youth Club: illuminating a hidden history' is an enthusiastic account of 150 years of recreational provisi...
Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Opposing the National Front in Hitchin, 1971

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Today, as in the past, the fight against the far right has to be taken to small towns as well as to city streets. Back in 1971, the town of ...