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Nottingham Buskers: Sam "The Blues Man" Lindo
Tue 10 Apr 2018Sam Lindo aka Blues Man has been strumming his strings on Nottingham streets for yonks. As one of the first acts to appear at a LeftLion gig, we met him for a chat about his life and music, and to tip our hat…
The Last Fish Man Standing
Wed 04 Apr 2018Dave “The Fish Man” Bartram is a legend around these parts. Turning 72 this November, he walks from pub to pub selling various seafoods and tasty snacks from his basket, raising money for the charity Rainbows. He’s faced some adversity over the past year; he got mugged, broke his ribs, and as a result, discovered he had cancer. Looking back to our 2008 interview with Dave in issue #22, we sat down with him in The Bell for a catch up...
Steve Underwood: Bus Driver Turned Sleaford Mods Manager
Wed 28 Mar 2018Steve Underwood is the now former Nottingham City Transport bus driver who runs Harbinger Sound, a record label at the forefront of UK’s underground and DIY scene, putting out a diverse and sometimes challenging selection of artists that have span punk, noise, experimental and avant-garde. It was a chance meeting with Jason Williamson that would see the label have a top twenty album with Sleaford Mods and Steve becoming the band’s manager...
Anton Lockwood: The Man Who Made Rescue Rooms A Success
Thu 22 Mar 2018As Rescue Rooms basks in the glory of its fifteenth birthday, we sat down with the man who transformed the place from a run down sports bar to a renowned music venue...
Paul Draper: The Former Mansun Frontman Discusses His Debut Solo Album
Wed 28 Feb 2018Currently touring in support of his first full-length solo record Spooky Action, the shows will also feature Draper and his band covering Mansun's debut album Attack Of The Grey Lantern in its entirety. We put some questions to him ahead of his show at the Rescue Rooms...
The Sneinton Cider Company Have Lauched Their First Brew at The King Billy Pub
Mon 26 Feb 2018The Sneinton Cider Company make tasty, fruity booze from apples sourced locally from within the area. Co-founder James ‘JD’ Atkin tells us how he set up the company along with Sam Horsburgh and Conor Lynam, and why gherkins make a surprisingly good ingredient for cider…
Live Music Review: Scarlet at Rough Trade
Sat 24 Feb 2018Local duo You Want Fox organised a free gig at Rough Trade featuring Queen Mantis and Scarlet. We headed down to check it out...
Theatre Review: Son of a Preacher Man
Wed 31 Jan 2018The Dusty Springfield musical that's nowt to do with Dusty Springfield
Finding Nana: Playwright Jane Upton on The Journey Behind Her Play
Fri 19 Jan 2018When Notts playwright Jane Upton went to the Isle of Wight to reconnect with childhood memories of her Nana, her whole life changed. As her play Finding Nana comes to Nottingham for the first time next month, Jane talks about the inspiration behind the work...
The Renewal Trust Opens Community Art Hub in Sneinton Market
Mon 08 Jan 2018It’s set to be a one-stop-shop for people to find out more and get involved with local art across the city.
Simon Stokes: The Man Who Designs Escapologic Escape Rooms
Wed 13 Dec 2017Thrills, suspense, mystery and horror lie in wait for thousands of adventurers enjoying the fastest growing entertainment phenomenon to hit the planet – The Escape Room. At 900 and counting, each chamber is uniquely designed by a band of subversive lone creators who have found their own special calling. Meet the man who designed one of the highest voted rooms in the UK...
Left Magpie: Notts County News & Updates
Wed 22 Nov 2017Notts County's amazing run continues this month and our Colin takes us through all of the strange coincidences floating around Meadow Lane
Boilermaker's Manager Makes Final of Gabriel Boudier Liqueur Competition
Wed 08 Nov 2017Turns out Nottingham has a secret cocktail wizard who has created the next best thing in flavoured booze...
Herbert Kilpin Spesh: Robert Nieri
Sat 21 Oct 2017Robert Nieri is a charity lawyer by day, but he’s spent the best part of a decade researching and writing a book about a man called Herbert Kilpin. That and hanging out with the Milan glitterati. And us…
Left Panther: Nottingham Panthers News & Updates
Tue 17 Oct 2017As the Panthers continue to break records in Europe, our Sally gives us the low-down on the goings on at the NIC
Man Alive! Readings from Man Booker Prize Shortlist at Lakeside Arts
Wed 11 Oct 2017This October, the best and brightest of the literary world will be celebrated in this year's Man Booker Prize 2017. We decided to head on down to Lakeside's Djanogly Theatre for a reading from some of this year's shortlisted authors.
Left Magpie: Notts County News & Updates
Fri 06 Oct 2017The 'pies flew to the top of League Two as Jorge Grant continued his excellent form. Here's what our Colin made of it all
Rory Coleman is the OG Marathon Man
Wed 04 Oct 2017We can all be guilty of overindulging and being less active than we should be. After all, a post-work pub trip on a sunny Friday afternoon sounds infinitely better than hammering away on a treadmill with the lycra-clad gang, or traipsing down a canal towpath while a robotic voice on an app barks sarcastic-sounding encouragement at you, doesn’t it? Well, not for our Rory Coleman...
The Women Behind S'Laughter: The Murderously Funny Podcast
Thu 21 Sept 2017If you’ve been scouring iTunes, desperately trying to find a podcast that’s interesting, gripping, hilarious and educational in equal measure, then search no longer. S’laughter ticks all the boxes. Recorded by two Notts teachers in their front room, this podcast is murderous comedy at its best...
The Nottingham Creatives Bringing the NHS to the Stage
Mon 21 Aug 2017Fifty years ago, John Berger and Jean Mohr brought the world of a rural medical professional into the spotlight with the book A Fortunate Man: The Story of a Country Doctor. Now, theatre-maker Michael Pinchbeck and photographer Julian Hughes have been developing a creative project based on the book. Working with New Perspectives theatre company, alongside a team of writers and visual artists, the pair have been taking another look at doctors, exploring just how much the NHS has changed over the years through their new theatre production A Fortunate Man...
Nottingham 2023 European Capital of Culture Bid Launch at Sneinton Market in Photos
Wed 16 Aug 2017Ayup Notts, it’s possible that we’re about to become the next tourist hotspot for all them tourists looking to get a little more creativity in their lives. Nottingham’s Cultural Strategy Partnership (CSP) announced its bid to become a European Capital of Culture 2023… in a giant light-up inflatable structure – otherwise known as a luminarium – no less...
A Word With the Beasts Behind Wild Boar Books
Sat 12 Aug 2017New pigs on the block, Lincolnshire-based indie press Wild Boar Books, boast some proper weird, proper original releases. We thought we’d hit up our neighbours, and snorted in the direction of founders and editors Guy and Richard about the Midlands lit scene, gold star awards, and anti-establishment, porcine publishing...
The Man Who Makes Canal Boats
Fri 04 Aug 2017When I picture myself retiring, I imagine an armchair, a cuppa, and Countdown on the telly box. Maybe I’ll have a hobby: card making or gardening; nothing too strenuous. What I definitely don’t expect to do is start a business making narrow boats. But that’s exactly what James Blackburn has decided to do in his twilight years. Yep, he’s decided to make two of ‘em a year. Just because...
The Man Who Makes Boats
Tue 25 Jul 2017When you picture yourself retiring, you probably imagine an armchair, a cuppa, and Countdown on the telly box. Maybe you'll have a hobby: card making or gardening; nothing too strenuous. James Blackburn however, started a business making canal boats. Yep, he’s decided to make two of ‘em a year. Just because...
Film Review: Spider-Man Homecoming
Thu 20 Jul 2017Hannah Parker reviews the newest addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe...