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Pick of the Week: 22 - 28 December

The goose has been officially diagnosed with obesity and we've compiled several events to celebrate that over the next seven days

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

We've finally (maybe) made it - the final film of Jackson's Middle Earth is in cinemas now.

Future Session 76 - Cedric Peters

New music, live in session, from Nottingham for Nusic. The latest artist in the Nusic Future Session studio is

Sound of the Lion #32,Sound of The Lion

With Ear Vings, Cecil Chamberlain, Reckless, Blue Vulture, Beth Frisby, Lviv, Jamie Moon, IVORYSERFS, Lois, Karhide and Apalusa

Poddingham: Joy Mumford

The 2014 Future Sound of Nottingham winner does a full session including a Saint Raymond cover

Live: Christmas Jazz Fest with the Nottingham Jazz Orchestra

"This is just what you want from a Christmas jazz gig – a big warming, accessible hug of an experience, like a Die Hard box set with a large brandy"

Jeanie Finlay on Pantomime

Unenamoured with celebrity, Jeanie Finlay documents real people doing, well, real things - from goths to fibbing Scottish emcees, to the last of Nottingham’s lace manufacturers. In her latest film, she focused her lens on the Nottingham Arts Theatre’s panto, Puss in Boots, catching the triumphs and tragedies of the players who make Christmas magical for so many...

In Focus: I'm Not From The Farmyard

Two of the city's most musical men joined forces to tell us a few secrets in disturbing, pictorial form

Conor Kirk: LeftLion Apprenticeship

We've got a new marketing role up for grabs! Check out what our most recent fledgling reckoned to working with us

Interview: Joe Buhdha

Producer, promoter, label boss, rapper, DJ, lecturer, Joe Buhdha has held down just about every job in hip-hop, bar leather trackies inventor. As Can’t Stop Won’t Stop’s first release hits stereos, he told us about how it all started, and why he’s got no plans to let up anytime soon…

Interview: Ian Douglas

"The children's book industry looks down its nose on the digital world and is stuck in the past"

Pick of the Week: 15 - 21 December

The turkeys and nut roasts are getting fat, and there's plenty of seasonal fun to be had

Jamie Moon - Cold Hands

Chilled out sounds and a wintery video from the Nottingham-based folk singer

What Notts #1

Some weird stuff what happened in the ends over the month of November, including a dirty dentist, the Gordon Scott monkey, fires and more

Interview: Bob Robinson

Born in County Tyrone, Bob Robinson has called Nottingham home for the last forty-odd years. It’s here he’s created work that is equally bold, humorous and grotesque, yet has gained little recognition. Now aged 63 and living with terminal cancer, we spoke to him about the inspiration behind his art and how it feels to have a retrospective at such a poignant time.

Notts Nosh Kitchen

Rough Trade Open Up In Nottingham

Stephen Godfroy, director and co-owner of Rough Trade, is credited with revitalising the company after joining a decade ago. Firstly he introduced the subscription-based ‘Album Club’ and then helped develop Rough Trade East, the company’s flagship store on trendier-than-thou Brick Lane. After setting up Rough Trade New York last October, the independent record store has opened its first UK store outside of London on Broad Street. He came to Nottingham for the store’s opening, so we nipped in for a chat…

Snow White and the Seven Dwarves

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the funniest of them all?

Interview: Owl Man Frank Shelton

You might have seen Frank Shelton walking around town with a majestic bird and cute little hound but, like us, probably refer to him as his more sophisticated alias – Owl Man. We grabbed a cuppa with him at the Malt Cross, along with his dog Lucy and barn owl Kim…

How to Make a Comic with Al Needham and Rikki Marr

The man with the golden cock tells us about his first foray into writing a comic

Cover Me Bad

We look at some of the biggest musical crimes ever committed ahead of the annual Christmas Covers Party at The Bodega this Saturday

Nusic #93,Nusic

A whole new selection of some of Nottingham's up and coming artists as well as those who have already won our hearts

Pick of the Week: 8 - 14 December

With poetry and storytelling gigs, a video game documentary, a Christmas covers party, the chance to get your face snapped, and more

Future Session 75 - Alcedo

New music, live in session, from Nottingham for Nusic. The latest artist in the Nusic Future Session studio is

Left Panther: November

"Panthers' Max Parent saw red for flying at Sindel, throwing him to the ground to protect Mosey, only to pull him up again by the neck so they could continue the fight"