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Interview: Mother Nottingham Su Pollard
Thu 26 Sept 2013For the last decade she’s been our unofficial mascot. Su Pollard, or ‘Mother Nottingham’ as we like to call her. She made her name in TV series like Hi-de-Hi! and You Rang M’Lord? She even got to number two in the UK singles charts in 1986 - a time when that actually meant something. She’s coming home this December as Theatre Royal have confirmed her for this year’s panto. We finally hooked her up with Nottingham’s Mr Sex...
Interview: Samantha Morton
Wed 25 Sept 2013She’s starred opposite the likes of Johnny Depp and Tom Cruise, been directed by Woody Allen and Steven Spielberg and won a BAFTA for her 2010 directorial debut, The Unloved. Samantha Morton is now an international star; not bad for a lass from Clifton who left school at thirteen...
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...
From The Archive: Dale Winton (1955 - 2018)
Thu 19 Sept 2013"You learn all aspects of the industry - it taught me how to write, how to prepare. I wouldn’t be doing what I’m doing now had it not been for radio"
Jeanie Finlay on The Great Hip Hop Hoax
Tue 03 Sept 2013In 2003 Sony signed two Californian rappers, Silibil n’ Brains, to their label and hailed them as the next big thing. Friends with the likes of Madonna and tour buddies with Eminem, they seemed destined for stardom. The only problem was, it was all an elaborate lie: they were actually two lads from Dundee who had created fake personas after being ignored by the industry because of their Scottish accents. The Great Hip Hop Hoax is the documentary that tells their tale. We caught up with filmmaker Jeanie Finlay and collaborative illustrator Jon Burgerman to see how they went about separating the truth from the lie...
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: Stephanie Sirr on The Golden Years of Nottingham Playhouse
Fri 16 Aug 2013The Nottingham Playhouse celebrates fifty years at Wellington Circus this September. We spoke to Chief Executive Stephanie Sirr about the venue, their history and their plans to celebrate...
Interview: Marco Pierre White
Thu 15 Aug 2013Dubbed the enfant terrible of British cuisine, Marco Pierre White trained the likes of Heston Blumenthal and Gordon Ramsey and was the youngest chef to gain three Michelin stars. We paid him a visit at his Nottingham steakhouse and discovered he likes his food piping hot and hates small portions...
Interview: Author Rod Maddocks on Mental Health and Selling His House
Sat 27 Jul 2013He sold his house to become a writer; an irrational act that left some questioning his sanity.
PHOTOS: Splendour Festival 2013
Wed 24 Jul 2013The sixth annual splendour in glorious technicolor featuring Jake Bugg
Interview: Rob Green
Fri 19 Jul 2013Itching to get on stage at Splendour, he explains how he learnt to fly a plane and why Denzel Washington won’t be featuring on his tracks any time soon..
Interview: JT Soar
Mon 15 Jul 2013Using a DIY ethos, Joe, Phil and Nick from Nottingham punk band Plaids have turned an old fruit and veg warehouse at the back of Sneinton Market into a music and arts space. Run as a co-operative, together they’ve created a one-of-a-kind venue that’s already hosted bands from all over Europe and the US of A.
Interview: Sheep Soup On Taking Mrs Green To Edinburgh
Sat 13 Jul 2013Two Television Workshop graduates are hoping to take Edinburgh by storm this year with a distinctive new musical
PHOTOS: Armed Forces Day
Fri 12 Jul 2013Checkout the military pomp and flybys as Notts turned out to salute our armed forces
Art Works: Laine Tomkinson
Tue 25 Jun 2013Laine Tomkinson tells us about her piece 'Gil Scott-Heron'
Interview: Rob Howie-Smith
Tue 25 Jun 2013A man literally opening doors for the creative and small business communities of Nottingham by repopulating derelict buildings.
PHOTOS: Fists all dayer
Fri 14 Jun 2013Checkout the musical action from Fists all dayer playing alongside their favourite bands...
Interview: Baby Godzilla On Touring With Enter Shikari
Wed 12 Jun 2013"If you really like our band there is probably something a little bit wrong with you. Because it is horrible, horrible noise"
Record Store Day 2013
Fri 19 Apr 2013What to expect at The Music Exchange this Saturday daytime and news of our party at Spanky's that evening
Interview: Evil Scarecrow
Tue 09 Apr 2013It’s often a good thing to not take your work too seriously. But Nottingham’s Evil Scarecrow take their unique brand of heavy metal parody to Pythonesque proportions. Dr Rabid Hell (guitar and vocals) and (guitars) go through their dirty laundry in public...
Art Works: Sara Baker
Sat 02 Mar 2013"I like creating things in the image of nature but also use contrasting materials"
Interview: Thomas Turgoose
Thu 28 Feb 2013At the age of twelve Thomas Turgoose was living in Grimsby, smoking weed, drinking, stealing cars and getting in trouble with the law. Then he stumbled upon an audition for Shane Meadows’ This Is England in a youth centre and it changed his life forever. Now, about to turn 21, he has a clutch of international acting awards behind him, travels the world going to film festivals and is on first name terms with Johnny Depp and Michael Fassbender. What happened?
Interview: Bongo Bongo
Sun 24 Feb 2013Sophie Johnson-Hill and Rebecca McGlone spend their time dancing with kids and living in a big cloth house under the guise of Bongo Bongo, children’s entertainers extraordinaire. They’re also about to release Incy Wincy Boom Box - possibly the best LP you’ll hear out of Notts this year...
BamaLamaSingSong
Thu 21 Feb 2013A hark-back to old-school sing-songs round the pub joanna, karaoke for cowards, or a genuine communal event?