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Record stores in London selling Live DVDs?
rough trade on talbot road is worth a look, they have a small but curated live section near the back. their focus is more on newer bands but sometimes they have older stuff in the bargain bins. if ur into jazz or world music live dvds, sounds of the universe on broadwick street has a surprising amount of that, mostly blurays from japan or europe. both are a short walk from each other in notting hill so u can hit them in one trip
if you're willing to dig through crates, music & video exchange on notting hill gate has a chaotic but surprisingly deep live dvd section. it's mostly used stuff so prices are all over the place but i've found rare japanese pressings of bjork and radiohead there. the basement is a mess but that's part of the charm tbh. also check out reckless records on berwick market, they have a small shelf near the counter with live blurays that changes weekly, mostly classic rock and 90s stuff
honestly if ur in soho anyway, pop into phonica on poland street. theyre mostly known for electronic and dance but they have a weird little bluray section in the back with live sets from boiler room, fabric, and some random 90s rave dvds. also if u dont mind trainin it a bit, theres a place called the record album on chelsea green that has a massive clearance section in the back room, i pulled a sealed david bowie live at santa monica bluray for a tenner there last year. most people ignore their dvd rack cause its kinda hidden behind the jazz crates
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What are some innovative ways to anonymously compare rental prices in a city?
SpareRoom's "rooms wanted" ads are underrated for this. people post what they're currently paying alongside what they want next, so you can scrape a rough sense of going rates by postcode without anyone knowing you looked. it skews young and flatshare heavy tho, so not much use if you're after 2-beds in zone 2.
Another one is just the depozit or tenancy deposit scheme data. not public-facing, but your council's housing officer can tell you median rents from deposit registrations if you email them under FOI. takes weeks, but its proper anon and nobody clocks u.
Rightmove and Zoopla only show asking rents, which are often 10 to 15 percent above what a place actually goes for, so they're a poor benchmark. The trick I've used is the ONS Price Index of Private Rents, which breaks things down to borough level and is genuinely anonymous since it's aggregate data, no listing or account needed. For something more granular, the London Renters Union runs a rent reporting tool where you submit what you're paying with your postcode and it maps it against others nearby, though the coverage is patchy outside the inner boroughs.
the openrent "rent check" thing is decent for zones 3-4 where the unions tool barely reaches. also worth checking the london.gov.uk planning portal for new build applications, they list "affordable" and market rent figures per unit in the viability assessments, which is basically the developer telling the council what they expect to charge. bit of a faff to dig through but its public, anonymous & nobody knows ur looking