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We headed down to Rough Trade for Record Store Day 2017

Started as a way of revitalising the sales of independent record shops, as it celebrates its tenth anniversary some people think it's kind of lost its way. We checked out this year's festivities...

Street Tales: The Stone Man... A Nottingham Knight

The history lessons you'd never have got at school...

Nusic's Future Sound of Nottingham 2017: Kelsey Shaw

Meet Kelsey Shaw, one of the semi-finalists of Nusic's FSN 2017...

Group Therapy Comedy at Rough Trade Nottingham

Rough Trade’s superb Group Therapy night boasts an impressive list of the nation’s best stand-up talent, and this month’s line-up was no exception...

Nusic's Future Sound of Nottingham 2017: One Giant Causeway

Meet One Giant Causeway, one of the semi-finalists of Nusic's FSN 2017...

Live Music Review: The Orielles, Babe Punch and Cherry Hex & The Dream Church at The Chameleon

Up-coming Halifax band alongside new Notts talent...

1940s Knees-up at Nottingham Castle in Photos

We took a trip into the past, and took a few snaps while we were at it...

Notts County Cricket: April Round-Up

Our Gav gives us the cricket rundown of the month past...

Nusic Future Sound of Nottingham Finalists 2017

Every year Nusic whack on a showcase of the best upcoming talent in our fair city. That’s right, it’s time for the Future Sound of Nottingham Final. 2017 sees the grand event take place at Rock City, the judges are all top music heads, and it’s free to come down and see. Drumroll, please. Here are this year’s finalists...

What Notts: The Latest News and Stories

Find out what's been going off around and about Nottingham city for the past month...

Nusic's Future Sound of Nottingham 2017: The Dandylions

Meet The Dandylions, one of the semi-finalists of Nusic's FSN 2017...

Art Review: Women of a Nervous Disposition

Around the corner from LeftLion HQ is the Lace Market Gallery, based in the NCN arts building. We had a wander down to check out Denise Weston’s Women of a Nervous Disposition...

I Keep My Antidepressants in a Batman-Shaped Pez Dispenser

Abigail Fish reckons comedy and a sense of humour is a pretty good healer. We tend to agree. Here she is to tell us all exactly why laughing matters...

Poets Phlexx Their Muscles at Suede

Phlexx Records put on a hell of a show down at Suede Bar last week: 24 Poets, four heats, one final. With some seriously sick prizes up for grabs.

Callout for Nottingham's Young Poet Laureate

I Got an A at the Nottingham Jewellery School

Or I would have, if they were giving out grades. I did make an awesome ring though...

Nusic Future Session: Issaka

One of Nottingham's finest up-and-comers did a music with the organisation championing the newbies. Here, Issaka performs Cruising and Easy...

Theatre Review: This Evil Thing

Conscientious objectors abound in the Neville Studio's latest offering...

Gigantic's Mark Gasson on His Ticketing Empire

Our Mark has been selling gig and festival tickets from his base in Nottingham for almost 25 years. We caught up with him to find out more about sneaking into Glastonbury and ticket touts...

Nusic's Future Sound of Nottingham 2017: Brotherhood

Meet Brotherhood, one of the semi-finalists of Nusic's FSN 2017...

Nusic's Future Sound of Nottingham 2017: Roe Green

Meet Roe Green, one of the semi-finalists of Nusic's FSN 2017...

Gigantic's Mark Gasson on His Ticketing Empire

Mark Gasson has been selling gig and festival tickets from his base in Nottingham for almost 25 years. We caught up with him to find out more about sneaking into Glastonbury, ticket touts, and his Gigantic empire...

Three Years of Science in a Pub with SciBar

Nottingham SciBar celebrated its third birthday in April, so we’ve taken a look back at those three years of people talking about clever stuff in a pub...

An Ode to the Nottingham Poetry Festival

Bringing poetry to the masses, one week at a time...

Live Music Review: British Sea Power at Rough Trade

British Sea Power popped into Rough Trade for a quick in-store gig and signing session to celebrate the release of their new album, Let The Dancers Inherit The Party.