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Rolo Tomassi
Sat 24 Aug 2013Rolo Tomassi are a screamy mathcore band who formed in Sheffield, buthave since relocated to Nottingham. They’ve rubbed shoulders with the likes of Faith No More and Foals and are about to tour Australia and Japan, but they might also have made you a cushion or served you a pint in the Bodega. We spoke to sibling members James and Eva Spence...
Interview: The Invisible Orchestra
Thu 21 Mar 2013Like a giant ball of muso-attracting velcro, The Invisible Orchestra has snagged members of some of Nottingham’s top bands and singers - as well as from further afield - and shows absolutely no sign of slowing down. The man responsible: Royal Gala’s James Waring...
Art Works: James Michie
Thu 20 Sept 2012"An object that is familiar but altered is satisfying to me, like a good puzzle"
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"
Interview: James Hooton
Sun 29 Apr 2012He’s spent the last seventeen years playing a member of the most infamous Yorkshire soap family on TV, but James Hooton is still a Nottingham lad through and through. So when he got a call from an old friend who was putting on a play about the Motherland then he decided it was an opportunity worth skipping a few of episodes of Emmerdale for…
Interview: Fists
Fri 20 Apr 2012The on-their-own-terms, no-compromise, if-you-want-something-done-properly-do-it-yourself attitude of Fists has made them one of the most respected bands in town. We asked James Findlay and Angi Fletcher why it took ‘em so long to play a gig, and in which decade we could expect an LP...
Interview: Royal Gala
Sun 17 Apr 2011Royal Gala is an eighteen-legged ska-reggae-funk music phenomenon from Notts. The band was put together by guitarist James Waring and is fronted by vocalist Lou Barnell, with seven other musos also along for the ride. But this is no ‘manufactured’ group. It’s more like a load of random mentalists thrown together in a
room full of instruments and dance drugs and told to play or die. As you may guess, we rather like the noise they make…
Last Shop Standing
Sun 10 Apr 2011Graham Jones has probably visited more record shops than anyone else on planet earth. He started working as a distributor for Proper, the largest independent music distribution company in the UK, over two decades ago. Since then he has watched his customers struggle to survive in a market of online downloads and corporate dominance. And written a book about it…
Interview: Kasper Schmeichel
Tue 01 Jun 2010" I’ll follow Notts forever, always look for their results and come back and visit a few times"
Interview: Mathew Horne
Sun 01 Nov 2009"A lot of people think I’m from Essex, because that’s where Gavin is from. I’m always very quick to point out that I’m a Midlander"
Interview: Vent Media
Tue 30 Sept 2008"When it comes to VJing, I haven’t got a problem with cutting up films that people know because it is just like musical sampling"
Interview: James Last
Fri 01 Jun 2007"I like young people. The experiences from them are so positive and that is what I need. I’ve had so many experiences from younger musicians, which really keeps me alive"
Book Review: My Father and Other Working Class Heroes
Mon 23 Oct 2006The author tries to piece together the life of his recently deceased father, a stoic individual who, like most from his time, kept his feelings hidden
Bob Dylan at Nottingham Arena live review
Mon 21 Nov 2005Jared and his dad went to watch the legendary US songwriter play at the Ice Arena. Check out their opinions crossing the generation gap
Interview: Soulmonkey
Sun 11 Sept 2005"Monkey's definitely have soul, I once saw an orangutan singing some Curtis Mayfield tracks. Phenomenol"
Interview: James Ford of House Gymnastics
Mon 03 Jan 2005Post-uni blues can lead to many people climbing the walls, but Nottingham duo James Ford and Spencer Harrison took this literally
Music Reviews November 2004
Sat 27 Nov 2004From Seal to John Frusciante to Biffy Clyro to Leonard Cohen
The Last Supper
Sat 13 Nov 2004Have you ever wondered what it would be like to know the exact time that you are going to die?
CD Reviews October 2004
Fri 01 Oct 2004Reviews of Nick Cave, 22-20's, Blues Explosion, Fried and more from the LeftLion crew
Magnum Review
Thu 30 Sept 2004After 'The Spirit' Mark Stanway launched into a keyboard solo I found myself dribbling over
Auf Der Mar review
Mon 06 Sept 2004Melissa didn't seem overwhelmed by the praise she got after every song, because she deserved every speck of it
CD Reviews August 2004
Thu 26 Aug 2004Nice people keep sending us packages of CD's, so we thought we should review a few...