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The Reviewers - Jenny Kohnhorst
Thu 24 Jul 2014The Nottingham New Theatre have a musical comedy all ready to take to Edinburgh Fringe, but not before they preview it here
Interview: David Flint talks Sheer Filth
Mon 30 Jun 2014When it comes to low-budget eighties horror and ‘weirdiana’, writer David Flint is the man to go to. With a new book, Sheer Filth, just hitting the shelves, we spoke to him about his early fanzine days, getting arrested over possession of video nasties (twice), his campaign for Nottingham fetish clubs, and why they just don’t make porn like they used to...
Music Reviews: June - July 2014
Tue 24 Jun 2014With Bru-C, Michael A Grammar, Ryan Thomas, Garton, Opie Deino, Simon Waldram, Grey Hairs, Privateers and more
Book Reviews: June - July 2014
Fri 20 Jun 2014A corrupt detective inspector, a post-war love affair, a cub who can't sleep in the dark, and more
Poddingham Teaser: Adam Peter Smith
Fri 13 Jun 2014A cheeky taster of what's to come in the next Poddingham session
Review: Sat & Sun Southwell Folk Festival 2014
Fri 13 Jun 2014"For a brief moment it was like the eighties again, with Michael Praed swishing his hair fetchingly back and forth as Robin and Ray Winstone as Will Scarlett"
Review: Opening of Southwell Folk Festival 2014
Mon 09 Jun 2014An opera set in England during WWI on the eve of the 70th anniversary of D-Day landings sets the tone for an incredible weekend
Left Lineout: End of Season review
Sat 31 May 2014"What was by far the biggest event in this year’s rugby calendar actually had nothing to do with goings-on on the pitch anyway..."
Interview: Gilles Peterson
Wed 30 Apr 2014Gilles Peterson is more than just a DJ, he’s a national institution. A record collector extraordinaire, a BBC radio host for almost two decades and a hero to crate diggers worldwide. We gave him a ring ahead of his Mimm gig...
Onlion Book Reviews
Mon 21 Apr 2014With Ross Bradshaw's collection of essays surrounding crime, The Artist and The Engineer, Seven Daze and more
Music Reviews: December 2013 - January 2014
Tue 17 Dec 2013Jake Bugg, Alright The Captain, Bru-C, Euler, Amber Run, Chloe McShane, Ashmore, Bus Stop Madonnas, Rue Royale, Baby Godzilla and more
Interview: Tindersticks
Thu 10 Oct 2013One of the three founding members lives in Prague, another in Antwerp, another in France, and they collectively left town over twenty years ago. Yet to many, Tindersticks are still seen as a Nottingham band. Ahead of the release of their tenth studio album, Across Six Leap Years, keyboardist Dave Boulter talks to us about the band’s roots, and about their recent re-invigoration of some old favourites...
Interview: The Petebox, Human Beatbox Sensation
Fri 20 Sept 2013Nottingham’s Pete Sampson, aka Petebox, has been making music for about the same amount of time that LeftLion has been going. In that time he’s gone from playing small city venues to headlining festivals and being treated like a star in Abu Dhabi. Go on, son...
Interview: Kris from Macmillan Fest
Thu 05 Sept 2013The annual charity rock and metal festival returns to Stealth and the Rescue Rooms for its fourth year. We spoke to organiser and founder Kris Davis about his choice of charity and which bands you can expect to see on the day...
Interview: David Almond
Mon 11 Feb 2013Master story-teller, Nottingham Trent lecturer and novelist David Almond has broadened the landscape of dreams with his latest book Mouse Bird Snake Wolf. And he’s not afraid to scare the kids…
Interview: Peter Bowles
Wed 28 Nov 2012Peter Bowles went from a childhood in Hyson Green to an acting career that spans the early days of television, the golden age of sitcoms and the admiration of Marlon Brando - and he owes much of it to a theatre in town that now carries his name...
Review: An Audience with Carl Froch
Mon 20 Aug 2012"He moved to Newark and discovered that the locals would rather steal his bike or jump him on his way home than face up to him in the ring"
The Best Caves in Nottingham
Fri 06 Jul 2012The best holes in town, according to Dr David Strange-Walker of the Nottingham Cave Survey
Interview: David Strange-Walker of Nottingham Cave Survey
Tue 26 Jun 2012Whether it was for living space, work, shelter or punishment, our ancestors were obsessed with going underground, with over five hundred caves dotted across the city. They’re all being catalogued by the Nottingham Caves Survey - and according to Project Leader David Strange-Walker, putting a sledgehammer through a pub door has
never been more educational...
A Canadian on the British Government
Sun 29 Apr 2012"Privatising the police force. How do you even do that? Adorn police stab vests with 888.com patches, like him off the snooker?"
ArtWorks: The Time Freeze Fan Club
Thu 20 Oct 2011"The fact that we somewhat resemble the original cast is only due to the impact this show had on our lives"
Interview: Pete Davis - 'the Storyteller'
Sat 13 Nov 2010A former fireman turned storyteller who’s been entertaining locals for the past couple of decades with his unique tales of local life...
The Rebel Is In The Detail
Mon 19 Apr 2010"Robin Hood is a touchstone for English rebellion – the sense that there is a natural justice that can be fought for"
Petebox
Fri 05 Dec 2008Local beatboxing legend the Petebox packed out the Rescue Rooms on Tuesday 25 November on a rare home date
Interview: The Petebox
Thu 05 Jun 2008"My relationship with beatboxing is a strange one; sometimes I love it, and sometimes it bores the hell out of me"