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Sundaze: Sam Shaw's Ambitious and Emotive Psychedelia
Fri 07 Jun 2019Local musician Sam Shaw is one determined fella. From teaching himself to play multiple instruments to seeking out some top names in the industry to support his music, we wanted to know more. So we grabbed him to chat about his latest music project Sundaze...
Audiobahn: Recognising the Residents
Sat 01 Jun 2019Originating as a radio show, Audiobahn is a club night too, celebrating its first birthday in June with Space Dimension Controller. Oliver Payne caught up with organisers Callum and Rory to ponder booking a personal favourite, the importance of the resident DJ and the buzz about our city’s music scene.
Author Russ Swan on The Physics Behind...
Sat 01 Jun 2019We caught up with local author Russ Swan to talk about his fascinating book The Physics Behind, as well as the new definition of a kilogram...
Cinema Gold: Hopeful and Hallucinatory New Sounds
Fri 31 May 2019Cinema Gold have been intriguing audiences with their psychedelic lo-fi sounds since forming earlier this year. Our Lily sat down with them for a chat about making music, their ambitions for the band, and what might happen in Room 101...
Surrealist Comedian Bill Bailey on His Larks in Transit Tour, Feminism and Nicki Minaj
Thu 23 May 2019As a comedian, actor, surrealist, musician, and panel show regular, it’s fair to say that Bill Bailey is something of a renaissance man in the entertainment industry. As he gets ready to head back to Nottingham for his Larks in Transit tour, we caught up with him to chat about satire, feminism and Nick Minaj...
W. H. Lung on taking their debut album Incidental Music from studio to stage
Wed 08 May 2019Hotly-tipped, supposedly 'enigmatic' Manchester band W. H. Lung had been causing quite a stir on the scene, long before their debut album was released. It dropped last month, has been yielding critical acclaim, and has got everyone eagerly awaiting their first full UK tour. We chatted to the not-so-mysterious Joseph E, Tom P and Tom S ahead of their show at The Bodega next week...
Interview: Creepin' With Trinity Square
Mon 29 Apr 2019Notts Lads Trinity Square are moving up fast in the hip-hop grime world. Rachael Halaburda heard all about it…
Interview: Ruby Rushton Brings Modern Jazz to The Chameleon
Mon 22 Apr 2019Get to know the jazz quartet before they get us grooving this week...
Interview: James Waring, The Invisible Orchestra
Sun 14 Apr 2019Rachael Halaburda grabbed James Waring for a chat to learn more about his massive band...
Interview: Rough Trade Nottingham Turns Five
Tue 09 Apr 2019It’s hard to remember Broad Street without Rough Trade as an occupant. The record store, bar and gig venue turns five later this year, and over the past half-decade has earned its stripes as an integral part of Nottingham’s music scene. We caught up with bar manager, Sam Allison, to talk Drag Bingo, Record Store Day, and footprints on the ceiling…
Soundin' Off: The Last Poets come to Peggy's Skylight
Sun 24 Mar 2019The Last Poets were the first wordsmiths that preceded hip-hop. Our Will had a fascinating chat with original Poets member Abiodun Oyewole ahead of their performance at Peggy's Skylight on 27 March.
Interview: Things Get Quakey With Brad
Tue 12 Mar 2019We chat with the founder of Nottingham's alternative dance night before its event this Friday...
Perennial Punks The Stranglers return to Notts
Sun 10 Mar 2019Since their early days as seventies punk rock rabble-rousers, The Stranglers have been mainstays of the British music scene. Now over 45 years on, the lads are still finding the time to hit the road and make music. Back in Nottingham for their latest UK tour this month, we sent our man LP Mills for a chat with guitarist and frontman Baz Warne, to find out what these perennial punks have been up to.
Interview: Mary Ocher is coming to The Chameleon
Fri 01 Mar 2019Soothe the hump day blues with avant-pop singer-songwriter Mary Ocher, who comes to The Chameleon on Wednesday 6 March.
Self Esteem is bursting onto the scene with personal songwriting and a big live show
Mon 25 Feb 2019Relatability is having a moment. But artist and musician Rebecca Taylor doesn’t even need to try. Going under the name of Self Esteem and with her debut album Compliments Please out on in March, we caught up with Rebecca to talk touring, Instagram and Kanye…
Queen Zee Want to Glitz Up the Current Music Scene
Sun 17 Feb 2019There is no denying that the genres of rock and punk have seen one heck of a revival recently, with Queen Zee leading the way. The rowdy Liverpool-based band, deemed 'an unavoidably loud force for good', are not only renowned for their explosive live shows, but also for championing the LGBTQ+ community. We caught up with lead singer Zee ahead of their gig at The Bodega this Friday…
The Orielles are Bringing Post-Dance Funk to Rescue Rooms
Fri 15 Feb 2019Hailing from Halifax, The Orielles have caused quite a stir over the past year, scoring in at number 16 on Rough Trade’s Top 100 Albums of the Year list in 2018 for their debut album Silver Dollar Moment. Ahead of their show at Rescue Rooms, we grabbed singer and bass player Esmé for a chat...
Interview: Trekkah Benjamin Introduces us to ONEAM
Fri 15 Feb 2019Many might know local creative Trekkah Benjamin for his label, Phlexx records, but he’s recently announced his latest musical project that has got us pretty excited.
Interview: The Staircase lawyer David Rudolf
Mon 28 Jan 2019We caught up with David Rudolf, Michael Peterson’s criminal defence lawyer from the compelling Netflix documentary series The Staircase, as he arrives in the UK for a series of speaking engagements...
Broken Witt Rebels Talk Recording Albums and Gigging in Nottingham
Thu 10 Jan 2019We spoke to Brummie band Broken Witt Rebels about making music and gigging in Nottingham...
Director Jack Bond on Latest Documentary An Artist's Eyes
Tue 27 Nov 2018We caught up with the legendary director ahead of the release of his latest documentary, An Artist's Eyes...
School of Hard Notts Catch up with Stixx
Wed 21 Nov 2018Stixx is Nottingham’s very own HHH; a technician, brawler, trainer and promoter. He has contributed massively to Nottingham wrestling’s ongoing rejuvenation and has fought and trained some of the best in the world. Whilst Stixx benevolently left mainstream recognition to his protégés, to those in the know, there can be no doubt he is he is one of the linchpins of wrestling in the midlands. Sitting in the post-show wreckage after another bruising bout, LeftLion hangs out under the tree of woe with Notts’ most garrulous gigantic grappler.
PubhD Preview: An Interview with Vivyan Lisewski-Hobson
Tue 20 Nov 2018PubhD's November event is a tree special - we had a chat with one of the speakers, Vivyan Lisewski-Hobson, to learn about how she's been getting ready for this tree-mendous event
Interview: A
Tue 20 Nov 2018Having played Rock City countless times, rock band ‘A’ have a certain attachment to our citeh. We managed to have a chat with A’s busy front man, Jason Perry, abaht the band’s history, playing Rock City and what they hope to see from their crowds...
Karoline Sofie Lee on the London Korean Film Festival
Mon 19 Nov 2018We sat down for a chat with the lovely Karoline Sofie Lee, star of The Return, which is screening at Broadway Cinema on Saturday 24 November as part of the 2018 London Korean Film Festival...