My multi-talented gal pal Ellie Rose played a London headline show in Dalston to a packed basement with her new Yamaha Revstar featuring as a shiny centrepiece. Loved this set with Ellie’s band Freya, Rich and Joe, she is a star with an exciting future at only 21.

21:39 Tuesday May 30, 2017

Servant Jazz Quarters, Shoreditch, London

Fact: Londoner Ellie Rose has roots in Africa, India and Wales and was encouraged to make music by The Troggs’ Reg Presley when she was just 11. With support from BBC Introducing, she played Glastonbury in 2015 with a set full of strident storytelling, hook rich choruses, and a strikingly confident vocal full of charisma.

Ready for your close up?

17:17 Monday May 29, 2017

Redchurch Street, Shoreditch, London

Fact: The name ‘Shoreditch’ is thought to derive from the Old English term ‘Soersditch’ meaning ‘Sewer’s Ditch’, however many believe the name was attributed to Jane Shore, a mistress of King Edward IV, who died and was buried in a ditch in the area.

The view from the start line of the Westminster Mile. It doesn’t sound like far but sprinting 1.6km hurts.

11:24 Sunday May 28, 2017

The Mall, London

Fact: The Vitality Westminster Mile is held on the most iconic mile in the world, starting on The Mall and finishing in front of Buckingham Palace. Organised by London Marathon Events Limited, in partnership with Westminster City Council.

This scene is symbolic of Summer in East London.

17:01 Saturday May 27, 2017

London Fields, London

Fact: Hackney’s favourite park, London Fields has a designated barbecue zone and a few rules to follow: no barbecuing after 9pm, disposable barbecues are only allowed on metal stands (bricks and other supports aren’t permitted) and sports aren’t allowed near barbecues.

Friday night pre Bank Holiday weekend life briefs in Kings Cross with my stunning friend Tamara, this girl gives good advice. For someone who dislikes photos so much, I appreciate that she agreed to be my Friday muse.

22:08 Friday May 26, 2017

Kings Cross Railway Station, London

Fact: In 1850, Kings Cross Station was built as the Terminus for the Great Northern Railway. This connected London to the agricultural areas of East Anglia and the coal fields of the North East. There was greater capacity to carry the goods in both directions faster. The warehouses got even larger. Many of the warehouses are still present to this day but with a different purpose. This area went into decline in the 1960s but redevelopment started in the 21^st Century.

Celebrating Anita’s 30th Birthday tomorrow. If it’s good enough for Robert Pattinson…

20:43 Wednesday May 24, 2017

Currently obsessed with running 10km+ in the evenings, and lying in the damp grass in salty sweat with this view is the light.

21:25 Tuesday May 23, 2017

Victoria Park, London

Fact: The 10K run is a long-distance road running competition over a distance of ten kilometres (6.2 miles). Also referred to as the 10K road race, 10 km, or simply 10K, it is one of the most common types of road running event, alongside the shorter 5K and longer half marathon and marathon. As one of the shortest common road distances, many 10K races attract high levels of public participation.

Finally it feels like Summer tonight. I took this on the way home from Victoria Park.

21:05 Monday May 22, 2017

Lauriston Road, South Hackney, London

Fact: Cabinet Office figures show that a total of 622,000 people registered to vote today, of which 246,000 were under 25. Young people were dominant among those registering, with 207,000 aged 25 to 34 – compared to just 10,000 people over the age of 65. Anyone who registers to vote after 22 May will not be eligible to vote in the general election on 8 June. The 620,000 figure is up from an average of about 100,000 a day throughout the last week, itself up on about 30,000 a day since the general election was called in April.

My friend Julia invited me along to see her old band mates Evering play a set in the back room of the Finsbury, they provided a level of ‘end of the weekend’ escapism with their performance and my favourite song was Driftwood.

20:29 Sunday May 21, 2017

The Finsbury, London

Fact: Evering is an acoustic duo formed by Scottish singer-songwriters Chris Yendell and Dawn Coulshed with the common goal of creating an original sound within an indie / folk genre. Dawn and Chris first met on the Edinburgh music scene in 2013, but it wasn’t until the following year that their paths crossed again, this time in London. The inheritance of an old piano sparked their first collaboration and the beginning of Evering.