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Live: Ed Sheeran and Saint Raymond

Wed 29 Oct 2014

We went to Capital FM arena to see Saint Raymond and Ed Shereen do their singer-songwriter thing

Mayhem 2014: Astron-6

Wed 29 Oct 2014

We caught up with Matt Kennedy, one sixth of the collective, prior to the Mayhem screenings of their short films and their feature The Editor

Mayhem 2014: 8mm Orchestra

Tue 28 Oct 2014

We caught up with 8mm Orchestra prior to their live soundtrack performance at Mayhem Film Festival.

Pick of the Week: Halloween Special 2014

Sun 26 Oct 2014

It's all very well and good begging in the streets for tuffies, but there are some wicked parties to get ghouling along to this year

Future Session 72 - Beth Frisby

Sat 25 Oct 2014

New Music, live in session, from Nottingham for Nusic. The latest artist in the Nusic Future Session studio is

Live: Hockley Hustle 2014 - Part Two

Fri 24 Oct 2014

“Did you say Jay-Z The Pope?” “No, it’s like the bus stops.” “Bus Stop Madonnas? But this lot are blokes!” “I’ll write it down for you.” Oh, JC Decaux

Interview: Darts Commentator Dan Dawson

Fri 24 Oct 2014

As well as having some up and coming darts players, one of the foremost voices of the sport is also from these here parts. We spoke to Dan Dawson, the man who does live commentary on the arrows for various media outlets including ITV...

Live: Hockley Hustle 2014 - Part One

Wed 22 Oct 2014

"It’s a proper no-nonsense rock n’ roll performance with the band and audience on the same level, eyeball to eyeball as the store shakes"

Hockley Hustle T-shirts

Tue 21 Oct 2014

Still buzzing from last weekend's mass musical mash-up? You've been to the festival, now buy the t-shirt...

Lyric Lounge: Storytelling Workshop

Tue 21 Oct 2014

An evening of talented rattle from the travelling spoken word festival with a close look at Sophie Snell's tale-telling workshop

Flesh Season at Nottingham Playhouse

Mon 20 Oct 2014

Flesh Season is coming to Nottingham Playhouse this month, but don’t be fooled by the title: the flesh is more symbolic than salacious. We talked to its curator, Bea Udeh, about diversity on the stage.

Music Reviews: October 2014

Sat 18 Oct 2014

With Indiana, The Hip Priests, Can B, Electric Baths, Neil Ward, Cappo, Gold Codes and White Finger

Sound of the Lion #31,Sound of The Lion

Sat 18 Oct 2014

With Origin One, The Madeline Rust, Trekkah, Merrick's Tusk, Rattle, The Wild Man of Europe, Separation Anxiety and Amber Run.

Street Tales: Market Street

Fri 17 Oct 2014

Once upon a time, the proles of Nottingham got one over on the gentry through the medium of road-signage...

Interview: Will Self

Wed 15 Oct 2014

He’s got a brain the size of a large planet and he’s in Nottingham for the Festival of Words. Get yer dictionaries out, people. It’s Mr Will Self.

Interview: Alex from Ideas on Paper

Tue 14 Oct 2014

Despite the digital revolution, reading a magazine on a device is never quite as good as the real thing. It’s not all nostalgia - although yes, there is something wonderful about flicking through pages at leisure while getting a hit of the distinctive smell of ink and paper - physical print is actually easier to read. We spoke to Alex Smith, the man behind the independent magazine shop Ideas On Paper, about why print is here to stay...