Category Archive: Featured

Barack O’Clock: Inauguration 20/01/09

Barack O’Clock: Inauguration 20/01/09

Amazing five days in D.C. for the Inauguration of the 44th President of the United States, Barack Hussein Obama. Seduced by a desire to see …

 

Amazing popupshop on Bacon Street, EC1

Amazing popupshop on Bacon Street, EC1

This Christmas, for one week only (December 11 to 18) a temporary retail space appeared in London’s East End, selling beautiful, hand-picked curiosities guaranteed to …

 

Lovely holiday in Vejer de la Frontera

Lovely holiday in Vejer de la Frontera

Ten very relaxing, mostly sunny, technology free days in south west Andalucia. We flew in and out of a very windy Gibraltar. Bastion of Britishness, …

 

Wine tasting in Rioja

Wine tasting in Rioja

Just back from a lovely few days wine tasting in Rioja. In and out of Bilbao, so managed a couple of hours in Gehry’s amazing …

 

Glasvegas: best new band on the planet?

Glasvegas: best new band on the planet?

I’ve had the album on repeat play for two full weeks. My neighbours must be getting mighty sick of it. Am I? No way. Glasvegas …

 

Welcome to simoncrerar.com 3.0

Welcome to simoncrerar.com 3.0

Why the new site? Why the hell not. Here’s a couple of reasons. Both simoncrerar.com 1.0 and 2.0 were hosted by Yahoo Small Business. There’s …

 

Meeting Alfredo in Ibiza

Meeting Alfredo in Ibiza

Out in Ibiza courtesy of the very generous folks at We Love Sunday’s at Space, to cover their 10th birthday party. Interviewed Basement Jaxx Felix …

 

My new iPhone

My new iPhone

Yes, I am a fool. It probably won’t have escaped your attention that Apple have launched their brand new 3G iPhone. I have been waiting …

 

Beijing: capital of the Empire

Beijing: capital of the Empire

Never underestimate the power of central planning Chinese communist style. We’ve marvelled at the sheer modernity of Beijing’s vast flyovers, kick-ass Olympic architecture and crazy …