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The Society Of Authors Presents Christy Fearn On Lord Byron

The Society of Authors Presents: Christy Fearn

UNESCO City of Literature: Lord Byron

He fought in wars, stood up for the poor, and kept a bear in his room at Trinity College, Cambridge. But Lord Byron also banged out a few poems - another reason why Nottingham is worthy of being a UNESCO City of Literature...

Interview: Sleaford Mods on Divide and Exit

Sleaford Mods have been playing Notts for the best part of a decade in one form or another. But after releasing their new album Divide and Exit, the rest of the world started to take notice. We caught up with frontman Jason Williamson for a celebratory beer...

Interview: Jake Bugg

Scooped up from the mean streets of Clifton into the loving arms of a record deal. All over Radio One. Tours of the UK and Europe. Live TV appearances. Two glorious hometown gigs lined up at Dot To Dot and Splendour. Spends his spare time wondering what Fearne Cotton thinks of him. He’s Jake Bugg, and he’s only just old enough to get into pubs...

Interview: Sleaford Mods

Jason Williamson and Andrew Fearn: two small-town Lincolnshire lads who fuse blistering lyrics to brutalist loops, bolt on an uncompromising stage presence, and call it Sleaford Mods.