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Preview: One Man's Madness at Nottingham Showcase
Sun 20 May 2018Nottingham Showcase are playing host to 'rocku-docu-mockumentary' story of Madness saxophonist Lee 'Kix' Thompson this Wednesday...
The Best Mummy Snails Are Teaching Kids About Same Sex Parenting
Sat 19 May 2018With a growing number of young people identifying as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or queer, it’s important to explain identity in an inclusive way. Troy Jenkinson, a headteacher at a Leicestershire primary school, has written a heartwarming and funny kids’ book – The Best Mummy Snails in the Whole Wide World – which aims to do just that. We asked him about the hows and whys of the publication, and here’s what he had to say…
Preview: Fortune & Glory Film Club Presents: Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
Sat 19 May 2018Fortune & Glory, the self-proclaimed lovers of "cult and crap cinema" are back with a most excellent screening...
Film Review: Redoubtable
Fri 18 May 2018Michel Hazanavicius' biopic of French New-Wave pioneer Jean-Luc Godard is anything but hagiographical...
Nottingham Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason to Play at Royal Wedding
Fri 18 May 2018If you do end up sneaking a peak at the sponge-fest that is the Royal Wedding, make it when Notts boy, prodigious nineteen-year-old cello talent and 2016 BBC Young Musician of the Year winner, Sheku Kanneh-Mason serenades the church...
Tommy K on the Side: Carrington’s Fish Bar
Fri 18 May 2018Our condiment connoisseur is bringing the sauce to you...
Poetry Profile: Crosswords
Fri 18 May 2018On the second Wednesday of every month in a cosy cave three floors below the Malt Cross you'll find Crosswords, Nottingham's only subterranean spoken word open mic. Our Martin Grey popped down to May's event and also had a chat with the organisers, Leanne Moden and Jake Wildeman, and this month's headliner, Gemma Baker.
Brooklyn's Savak discuss touring with Grey Hairs, listening to Sleaford Mods and more...
Thu 17 May 2018Forming in 2015 and featuring members who have performed with the likes of Obits, Edsel, Nation of Ulysses and Holy Fuck, it is fair to say that Savak's punk-rock credentials are undeniable. Sohrab from the band took time out of a busy 5-date co-headline tour around the UK with Nottingham's Grey Hairs to answer some of our questions. Both bands along with Slumb Party roll-up at The Maze this Friday...
Living Sustainably in Nottingham
Thu 17 May 2018Loads of folk are working tirelessly to make our city a greener place. Here are some ways to help reduce your negative impact on the environment, and the local organisations leading the sustainable way…
City Stylin' #1
Tue 15 May 2018Our Fashion Editor, Anna Murphy, took to the streets to find a couple of mighty fine fashionistas...
A History of the Bramley Apple Tree
Tue 15 May 2018Sometimes, Nottingham’s history can lead you down unexpected rabbit holes. This is one of them. Stretching from a young lady’s garden in the 1800s to the suburbs of modern-day Japan, right into a utopian future straight out of science fiction, this is the story of Nottingham’s most successful fruit: the Bramley apple.
Nottingham Dialect and Mining Culture Documentary to be Broadcast on BBC Radio 4
Tue 15 May 2018James Walker blathers on about dialect and mining culture for a BBC Radio 4 series called Talk and Tongue.
The Crisis in Nottingham Healthcare: The Truth Behind The Headlines
Tue 15 May 2018If you watched the recent BBC2 series Hospital, you’ll know that Nottingham health services aren’t in the best of health themselves. The series showed just how much strain our NHS is under and how hard the staff work to paper over the increasingly obvious cracks.
Live Music Review: Jazz Recovery Session at Rough Trade Nottingham
Mon 14 May 2018We got down to Rough Trade Nottingham to check out the fifth Jazz Recovery Session with DJ Daddio and Ex-Friendly...
Live Music Review: Too Many Zooz at Rescue Rooms
Mon 14 May 2018Born in the subways of New York City in 2013, viral busking trio Too Many Zooz create an extremely unique sound...
J. Littles on the Making of New Music Video for His Latest Single Truth
Mon 14 May 2018Jordan Campbell, a.k.a. J Littles has dropped the music video for his latest single, Truth. Full of dystopian imagery and white-eyed walkers, the track takes a swipe at the modern world...
Meet the Nottingham Man Who Makes Music to Sleep To
Mon 14 May 2018Had trouble nodding off recentleh? Alistair Webster, founder of GMB record label has created some tunes to help your lot get forty winks and help with your concentration...
Preview: The Silent Child Screening - Part of Deaf Awareness Week at Broadway Cinema
Mon 14 May 2018Oscar winners Rachel Shenton and Chris Overton to present award-winning film The Silent Child at Broadway Cinema as part of Deaf Awareness Week 2018 short film showcase
F for Film: The Nottingham Film Community
Sat 12 May 2018Our Screen Editor on what the Nottingham film community means to him...
A Community Gardener in Notts
Sat 12 May 2018The next installment in our series takes a green-fingered turn...
Art Review: Zanele Muholi's Somnyama Ngonyama, Hail The Dark Lioness at New Art Exchange
Fri 11 May 2018We got down to New Art Exchange's latest exhibition Zanele Muholi: Somnyama Ngonyama, Hail The Dark Lioness
Nina Nesbitt Plays Rescue Rooms Nottingham
Fri 11 May 2018Scottish storytelling pop sensation Nina Nesbitt will be on her UK tour shortly. Ahead of her gig at Rescue Rooms on Monday, she reveals more about her evolution as an artist, her personal favourite song and what she’d be doing if it weren’t for music...
The People in Nottingham Campaigning for the Right to Abortion in Ireland
Fri 11 May 2018On Friday 25 May, Ireland will hold a historic referendum to relax their strict anti-abortion laws. The eighth amendment in the constitution currently means women are forced to travel to other countries to access safe and legal abortion, or to take abortion pills bought online. The repeal movement has spread to the UK and has now reached Nottingham, where East Midlands Together for Yes are trying to encourage Irish citizens to get registered and travel home to vote. Here, Caroline Barry explains why she’ll be making the journey herself…