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The Best in the Independent Biz

Thu 22 Jun 2017

Ears to the ground, it's all kicking off...

Poet Panya Banjoko on Nottingham’s First Young Poet Laureate

Thu 22 Jun 2017

Panya Banjoko, aka Panya The Poet, is a Nottingham-based writer who’s performed at the 2012 Olympic Games, as part of the award-winning film Brit I Am directed by Andi Osho, and as part of a BBC documentary based on the Olympian Jamie Baulch. On top of all this, her work has featured in various journals and publications, including Guardian Award-winning online graphic novel Dawn of the Unread, and she’s the co-founder of Nottingham Black Archive. We steadied ourselves, and had a chat with the local legend...

5 Things to Do in Nottingham This Weekend

Thu 22 Jun 2017

Come rain or shine, there's plenty of stuff to do this weekend...

Live Music Review: Kraftwerk At The Royal Concert Hall

Wed 21 Jun 2017

The electronic music legends brought their 3D techno pop to Nottingham…

Art Review: #NTUDEGREESHOW

Wed 21 Jun 2017

Our Rachel popped down to the #NTUDegreeShow to get inspired for her future career...

Stroppy Dogs and DONuT Panic Charity Gig

Wed 21 Jun 2017

Hannah Parker spoke to Philip Brewin from Stroppy Dogs ahead of their charity gig on Friday 23rd June to raise money for the Childrens Hospital QMC.

The Guerilla Art Lab

Wed 21 Jun 2017

The Guerilla Art Lab, also known as GAL, is an artist collective and studio space based on Broad Street. We had a word with founder Rachel Parry, and collective member Sarah Todino, to dig a little deeper into the group’s philosophies...

Progressive Jazz Folk Musician Jimi Mack on His New EP

Wed 21 Jun 2017

Reminiscent of musicians such as John Martyn, Joni Mithell and Van Morrison, with a plethora of progressive influences to boot, Jimi Mack is about to release his anticipated debut EP.

Nusic Podcast 156 with Babe Punch, Bru-C, Daudi Matsiko and more

Mon 19 Jun 2017

The best in new Notts music, from the champions over at Nusic...

Art Review: Lido to Lakeside Transforms Djanogly Gallery into Twenties Swimming Pool

Mon 19 Jun 2017

For those of you who don't know, the Djanogly Gallery was once Highfields Park Lido, which was basically a huge swimming pool in the twenties that Sir Jesse Boot kindly gave to Notts as a gift...

Art Review: Performing Gender at Backlit Gallery

Mon 19 Jun 2017

We got down to the latest exhibition at Samuel Morley's old gaff...

Meet the Two Notts Students Breaking into the Brewing World

Mon 19 Jun 2017

Ashley Wadeson and Dan Boxall don’t do things by halves – more like by the gallon. As the two MSc Brewing Science students prepare to launch their new collaborative beer with Black Iris Brewery as part of their course, they tell us more about probably the coolest dissertation project in the world, why they’re a hit at house parties, and their plans for beery world domination…

The School of Hope

Mon 19 Jun 2017

Our Elizabeth was stuck in a rut after her degree, but a teaching trip to Guatemala soon sorted her out...

Theatre Review: Pies and Peas with DH Lawrence

Mon 19 Jun 2017

As part of The Little Bit Scruffy Festival, our former Literature Editor, James Walker, caught the celebration of DH Lawrence's work over in Matlock...

A Smoking New Exhibition Over At Nottingham Contemporary

Mon 19 Jun 2017

If you’ve been wondering what the bob is going off down Weekday Cross, don’t worry. There’s no fire. We repeat, no fire. There’s no Vape Nation kid chonging on his latest modified piece, and the clouds did not trip over a rogue sock on the stairs to land up in a heap at the bottom. Actually, there’s a new exhibition on at Nottingham Contemporary, and the plumes of water vapour are part of a new public commission that’s left us gritting our teeth with metaphor envy…

From Lithuania to Lenton: Stephan Collishaw talks fiction, education, and travel

Mon 19 Jun 2017

Author, publisher, teacher and family man Stephan Collishaw has made a name for himself with his Lithuanian lit publishing press Noir, and his own thriller writing. We had him in for a chat about books, Lithuania and Nottingham with the editor of the NottsLit blog.

5 Things to Do in Nottingham This Week

Sun 18 Jun 2017

Notts is mobilising, this week. Make sure you're involved...

Theatre Review: Between the Two

Sat 17 Jun 2017

Less play, more dodgy concept album. An admirable attempt to convey story about Indian history ends up muddled

NCN End of Year Fashion Show at St. Mary's Church in Photos

Fri 16 Jun 2017

We got down to take a few snaps of the upcoming talent in our city...

BBC Music Day in Nottingham with Constance

Fri 16 Jun 2017

As part of BBC Music Day 47 blue plaques were unveiled celebrating local music legends. One of those unveilings took place at the Theatre Royal, in honour of Constance Shacklock OBE but who was Constance? We take a look at her life and her musical legacy...

Son of Steak: A Pretty Rare Thing

Fri 16 Jun 2017

Did the cut make the cut?

Dispossession: The Great Social Housing Swindle Screens at Broadway Cinema This Month

Thu 15 Jun 2017

The social housing crisis isn’t easy to get the bonce round, and unfortunately it’s not going away anytime soon, either. Director of Sleaford Mods: Invisible Britain, Paul Sng of Velvet Joy Productions, is set to launch a new, independent documentary following in the footsteps of his previous work; contextualising austerity measures in the UK. The latest film is called Dispossession: The Great Social Housing Swindle, and it’s set to screen at Broadway Cinema this month...