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Interview: John Robertson

Wed 15 Dec 2010

John Robertson was your archetypal terrace favourite for over a decade at Forest. In part it was because he obviously liked his pies, pints and fags, but mainly for providing the cross that Trevor Francis got on the end of in 1979, the goal that beat Hamburg in 1980, and all those photos of kids holding up the European Cup in Nottingham pubs thirty years ago.

Interview: Jeanie Finlay on Sound It Out

Thu 09 Dec 2010

Originally from the North East, but now firmly established in Nottingham as both an artist and a film maker, both music and community have played a big role in Jeanie Finlay's work. Now the two come together for her latest project, Sound It Out - an observational, documentary portrait about Teeside's last surviving independent record shop...

Rock City 30th Anniversary Magazine

Mon 06 Dec 2010

LeftLion have produced a special magazine to celebrate 30 years of Rock City

LeftLion Magazine #38

Wed 01 Dec 2010

Featuring John Robertson, The Soundcarriers, Vivian Mackerrell, Jeannie Finlay, White Dolemite, Andy Smith and more...

Interview: Alan Fletcher aka Dr Karl Kennedy from Neighbours

Sun 28 Nov 2010

He’s played the world’s favourite doctor for the past sixteen years, been the front man and singer in The Waiting Room for the past five, and would do almost anything for his legions of almost obsessive fans. When we heard that we was heading to The Walkabout in Nottingham as part of a UK tour, we called up Alan Fletcher, AKA Neighbour’s Dr Karl Kennedy, for a quick chat about music, his fans and being referred to as a DILF...

Anne McDonnell Interview

Mon 22 Nov 2010

To celebrate National Short Story Week we spoke to local publisher, Pewter Rose Press

May Contain Notts: Oct-Nov 2010

Mon 22 Nov 2010

Overview of the last two months with: Goose Fair, Cypress Hill off-licence, Dobby banned by Eastwood school, Broad Marsh revamp goes down the pan

Vivian Mackerrell: The Actor Who Inspired Withnail

Fri 19 Nov 2010

Vivian Mackerrell was the jobbing actor who inspired the character of Withnail in Bruce Robinson's Withnail and I. He lived much of his life in Nottingham. Here are some quotes about him from the people who knew him best...

Interview: Tony the Interpretive Dancer

Thu 18 Nov 2010

Antony Hodgkinson drums for Julian Cope, collaborates with a host of Notts bands, flew the flag for Derby Alt-Rock in the mid-90s with Bivouac, and likes to be known these days as ANTRØNHY. Oh, and he got up on stage during the 1992 Reading Festival and danced for his mate’s band - some bloke by the name of Kurt Cobain - and became known as Tony The Interpretive Dancer...

Interview: Pete Davis - 'the Storyteller'

Sat 13 Nov 2010

A former fireman turned storyteller who’s been entertaining locals for the past couple of decades with his unique tales of local life...

Paramore

Wed 10 Nov 2010

Not only did the have the Trent FM Arena leaping about to poppy emo tunes, they looked good as well

Interview: Mark Kermode

Sun 07 Nov 2010

Mark Kermode is a legend to most movie lovers, a film reviewer that has never learned to bite his tongue or hold back on anything he thinks. A regular on British TV and radio for nearly two decades now, he’s just released his book, It's Only a Movie: Reel Life Adventures of a Film Obsessive and is now touring the country doing what he does best – talking to people about films…

Rock City Listings 1980-1984

Mon 01 Nov 2010

The Undertones, Shakin Stevens, Echo and the Bunnymen, Gary Glitter, UK Subs, Franki Valli, Iggy Pop and more

Rock City Listings 1985-1989

Mon 01 Nov 2010

REM, The Ramones, The Human League, Sisters of Mercy, The Pogues, Jesus and Mary Chain, The Housemartins, Slayer, New Model Army and More

Rock City Listings 1990-1994

Mon 01 Nov 2010

Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Nirvana, Faith No More, Inspiral Carpets, Sonic Youth, Jane's Addiction, Pop Will Eat Itself, The Charlatans, Mr Big and more

Rock City Listings 2000-2004

Mon 01 Nov 2010

Slipknot, Primal Scream, Placebo, Queens of the Stone Age, Gary Numan, Cradle of Filth, Megadeth, Howard Marks, Ian Brown and more

Interview: Portishead's Andy Smith

Mon 01 Nov 2010

He put work in for Portishead back in the day. Now he’s on a mission to inject the timeless thunk of Northern Soul into your tabs at Moog

Sideshow 2010 Events

Tue 26 Oct 2010

A guide to the fringe events of this years British Art Show, which are on right now in a place near you

Preview: GameCity5

Mon 25 Oct 2010

Nottingham kicks off a week-long videogaming sesh with the return of GameCity, but be warned: lolling about on sofas is not encouraged

Interview: Vicky McClure on This Is England 86

Fri 22 Oct 2010

Taking the original film cast - most of whom come from Notts - and plunging them deep into the mire of mid-eighties Britain, Shane Meadows’ Channel 4 series This Is England ‘86 was a runaway success on it's TV run and has just been released on DVD. We collared Vicky McClure (Lol) for a natter…

Interview: Rosamund Hanson on This Is England '86

Thu 21 Oct 2010

Hockley Hustle 2010

Tue 19 Oct 2010

The Hockley Hustle, an all-day multi-venue shebang across the poncier end of town celebrates its fifth birthday at the end of October. Adam Pickering, the founder and lynchpin of the whole thing manages to spare ten minutes of his ludicrously packed schedule to tell us why it’s the most important incarnation of one of the key dates in the Notts gig calendar…

The British Art Show 7

Mon 18 Oct 2010

The British Art Show happens once every five years, its importance to the UK art scene cannot be overestimated - and the seventh incarnation is being held over three months in little ol’ Nottingham. On the eve of the most important cultural event to happen in Notts since time, we talk to curators Lisa Le Feuvre and Tom Morton…