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Music Video: Megatrain - Angel (Cindy)

Tiger and Felix M-B have joined forces to create the musical duo: Megatrain. Here's their debut single, Angel (Cindy), and the video to go alongside it, produced by Nottingham's Them Pesky Kids. Enjoy, ya bogger...

Meet JemVenturez: The Mackerel-Eating YouTuber on Two Wheels

JemVenturez is a cyclist, YouTuber, and absolute joker from St. Ann’s. He might only have a thousand-odd subscribers, but he’s captured the hearts and tickled the funny bones of the LeftLion office through and through. His channel’s concept is simple: he hops on his bike, straps a camera to his bonce, and narrates the journey. We met up with him in GB Café down Sneinton Market to discover more about the man behind the GoPro…

Simpsonwave: Meet the Guy Behind the Meme

By splicing clips of The Simpsons together with the glitchy, retro aesthetics of the internet music genre vaporwave, Lucien Hughes, a student at the University of Nottingham, became the key proprietor of a new subgenre: Simpsonwave. Since releasing his first video in February 2016, Lucien has not only created a popular meme but somewhat rejuvenated vaporwave altogether, having garnered nearly 23 million YouTube channel views. We caught up with Lucien to give us some insight into the subgenre and its success.

Under Cover Artist: Nicholas Wright

We grabbed a few words from July's cover and poster artist...

Last Chance to Visit Nottingham Castle Before Its Mega Transformation

Can you believe it? In just a week Nottingham castle is going to close its doors for two years...

Notes from the Middle Kingdom: Three Men Make a Tiger

Our man James chats air pollution in this month’s edition of Notes from the Middle Kingdom.

Youth-Led Squad Research Mental Health in Nottingham

The lowdown on how Nottingham could improve mental health services, according to a member of the youth-led research squad that carried out project MH:2K...

Director Marc Meyers on My Friend Dahmer

We talk to Marc Meyers about his new film My Friend Dahmer. The film explores the high school years of Jeffrey Dahmer, who grew up to be one of America’s most notorious serial killers…

Meet the Nottingham Man Who Makes Music to Sleep To

Had trouble nodding off recentleh? Alistair Webster, founder of GMB record label has created some tunes to help your lot get forty winks and help with your concentration...

Nusic Podcast #175 with The Memoirs, Cameron Sinclair Harris, Josh Weatley, Distant Blue and more...

This week’s New Music Podcast features two Nottingham artists getting Radio X plays post the Workshop, one artist getting 6Music play, plus the band with their own customised Tesco trolley. This podcast may contain some fruity language. Sensitive ears – you have been warned.

Theatre Review: David Baddiel - My Family, Not the Sitcom

Baddiel's new show tackles tragedy with comedic wit

Ady Suleiman Talks About His Debut Album

With a smooth blend of Neo Soul the former Notts resident is set to dazzle crowds on his first headline tour. We caught up with him for a chat ahead of the release of his debut album Memories...

Memorial Walk Planned to Raise Funds for Statue of Bendigo the Bare-Knuckle Boxer

Ryan's in this for the long run, dedicating his time to properly commemorate this underappreciated legend... 

Film Review: The Mercy

Colin Firth plays inexperienced yachtsman Donald Crowhurst in the portrayal of his disastrous attempt to win the 1968 Golden Globe Race.

Light Night 2018: Meet The Artists

Meet the award winning eco artists and designers who upcycles waste materials into luminous scultpures...

Shreya Sen-Handley's Memoirs of My Body: An Extract

"On top of boobs that bounce unhelpfully, wombs that immobilize once a month and bums that can’t be squeezed into, well, anything – tight spaces, tight pants – must we also have masses of hair obscuring our vision, tripping us up, yanked out by Baby, and the dickens to maintain?"

SanTale Clause - Tales from Nottingham Santas

Christmas is coming! But do we ever spare a thought for those on the Christmas frontline? Those boys in red, patrolling the social cubs and superstore grottos in an effort to bring Christmas antics for all? We asked a bunch of Nottingham Santas to tell us about the most memorable experiences of their careers. Unfortunately none of them were very memorable, so we made a load up instead...

What to Expect at The 16th Annual Christmas Covers Party

It’s the night often described as “the office Christmas party for Nottingham’s bands” – an opportunity for otherwise serious musicians to let down their hair and live out their wildest and most outlandish musical fantasies. Nottingham’s annual festive charity bash - the Christmas Covers Party – returns to the Bodega on Saturday 23 December...

Meadows Brick Graffiti from Days Past in Photos

We went a'snapping around Old Meadows to see what we could find in the way of graffiti, and here's what we found engraved in the walls...

Theatre Review: The Little Mermaid

Forget Disney, this is much darker and full of despair and longing. It was fabulous.

Boilermaker's Manager Makes Final of Gabriel Boudier Liqueur Competition

Turns out Nottingham has a secret cocktail wizard who has created the next best thing in flavoured booze...

Film Review: Call Me By Your Name

Luca Guadagnino’s film stands as a reminder of human vulnerability and the sensual, beautiful, heartbreaking journey of falling in love for the first time…

Nusic Podcast #165 with Mez, Eyre Llew, As December Falls and More

A Mental Health Nurse in Notts

"There’s a lot of stigma surrounding perinatal mental health, and that can be one of the toughest things the women on our ward face"

And Now, the Weather: Talking Art, Mystery and Oddity with Welcome to Night Vale’s Meg Bashwiner

A podcasting staple for fans of weird fiction, Welcome to Night Vale has made an international name for itself since its debut in 2012. With its fourth live tour All Hail underway, we popped in to have a chat with performer and sentient patch of haze Meg Bashwiner to get her thoughts on the show, the state of the world, and her first time in Nottingham.