Dingwalls, 11 Middle Yard, Camden Lock, London NW1 8AB In 1973, a venue opened in Camden Town that would go down in history—Dingwalls Dance Hall. The building, once a crumbling packing warehouse on the Regent’s Canal (now part of the iconic Camden Lock Market), was transformed into the perfect refuge for loud, uncompromising music. Dingwalls…
Due to the difficulties involved in developing a mobile app meant to guide users through London’s punk history and present, I’ll be gradually publishing the entire series here. Over the course of nearly a year, I personally visited every location—and while many venues no longer exist and have been replaced by something entirely different, there…
Half a year ago, after many long years, I deleted all my social media accounts. It wasn’t so much a step toward digital freedom—it was more a way to express my disgust at how the owners of those platforms openly supported Trump. It felt absurd watching algorithms amplify toxic rhetoric and normalize dangerous ideologies. I…
Under Mayor Sadiq Khan’s leadership, London is increasingly pushing cars—especially those with internal combustion engines—off its streets. It began a few years ago with the introduction of the so-called ULEZ (Ultra Low Emission Zone), an area where vehicles not meeting emission standards must pay to enter. Initially limited to central London, by 2023 it expanded…
