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The Festival of Science and Curiosity is Back for 2020 with a Live Heart Dissection and Much More
Sun 09 Feb 2020The term science might throw up images of luminous test tubes and crazy-haired Einsteins, but that’s a microscopic portion of it all. To get you in the know, Nottingham Festival of Science and Curiosity is back, bringing a whole galaxy of knowledge and excitement into streets, universities, community centres and more. We chatted with producer Megan Shore about what’ll be occurring this year and why you should go along..
3 Nottingham Books to Read This February
Wed 05 Feb 2020Three page-turners to get lost in this month...
5 Nottingham Albums to Listen to This February
Wed 05 Feb 2020The latest sounds from the Nottingham vault...
11 Things to Do at Light Night 2020
Tue 04 Feb 2020Nottingham loves Light Night so much that this year’s festival has been extended to a two-date event. For its thirteenth year of dedicated displays of luminosity, there will be over a hundred different activities and performances spanning across Friday 7 - Saturday 8 February...
The New Art Exchange Open is Back and Wants Your Arty Pieces
Mon 03 Feb 2020Paints, pencils and pens at the ready folks...
Interview: Bru-C On Bassline Bits, ‘Original Sounds’ And 2020 Plans
Sun 02 Feb 2020Fresh from a series of international shows last winter, Will Ryan caught up with Bru-C ahead of his homecoming gig this February...
4 Acts to Clock at Beat the Streets 2020
Thu 23 Jan 2020Beat the Streets, the annual day festival raising money to improve the lives of homeless people in Nottingham, is back for 2020 on Sunday 26 January, and they’ve pulled out all the stops to kick-off the decade how they mean to go on. As well as bagging Jake Bugg for a performance slot, you can also catch the likes of award-winning folk singer and activist Grace Petrie and everyone’s favourite live karaoke band Bamalamasingsong. But enough about the big guns – our music editors have selected four lesser-known names that they think you should fight your way to the front to see...
Live Music Review: Slipknot at Motorpoint Arena
Thu 23 Jan 2020When Slipknot first emerged like a chip pan fire in 1995, they had clearly set their stall out to shock the world into submission. Fast-forward over twenty years, and their success in that mission is brazen; they are making a fiercely anticipated return to Motorpoint Arena following the release of their sixth studio album We Are Not Your Kind last year – an album which tore its way to Number One on the Billboard Album Chart…
Interview: Georgie on Her Inspirations and Imminent Hometown Show
Mon 20 Jan 2020Outrageously talented singer-songwriter Georgie needs no introduction round these parts, or far and wide for that matter. With her rich Americana sound, she's been capturing the hearts of audiences and collaborators (including Adele's Chasing Pavements co-writer) since the very beginning. We sat down with our favourite Mansfield lass ahead of her hometown gig next month...
Book Reviews: January 2020
Mon 20 Jan 2020We've rounded up a couple of books to get you through this massive Monday morning of month. Or not.
Art Review: International Postcard Show 2020
Thu 16 Jan 2020Ah, postcards. Proper nostalgia stuff that.
Art Review: 2020 MU
Thu 16 Jan 2020Our Adrian pottered down to Surface Gallery to check out another marvellous exhibition...
Two Books to Check Out This January
Tue 14 Jan 2020History comics make up this month's selection...
Nottingham in Photos
Thu 02 Jan 2020Our city, captured by some of the best local photographers abaht...
Wigflex Lifts the Lid on Explosive 2020 City Festival Lineup
Wed 04 Dec 2019...and there are even more new venues for us to explore. Read on for the low down on dates, DJs and more as Wigflex City Festival returns for its second year
Thrash Titans Exodus and Death Angel to Bring 2020 Carnage to Rescue Rooms
Wed 06 Nov 2019Bay Area thrash titans Exodus and Death Angel are set to bring carnage and mayhem aplenty to Rescue Rooms next March, and one of our resident metalheads Alex has a word or two to say about this line-up of dreams, or perhaps more accurately, of nightmares...
Nusic Podcast #202 with Don't Forget Rupert, Amulet, Alfie Sharp, Self Love and More...
Tue 16 Apr 2019This week’s New Music Podcast features DJ Target’s new favourite Notts artist, a bunch of exercise, plus a few pints in Mojo (gotta have that healthy balance).
This podcast may contain some fruity language. Sensitive ears – you have been warned.
Paul Russ on Nottingham's Bid to be European Capital of Culture 2023
Mon 23 Oct 2017Nottinghamians don’t need telling that our fair city is the most cultured in Europe, but apparently some folk aren’t aware. We asked Dance4’s Paul Russ, chair of Nottingham’s bid to become European Capital of Culture 2023, to tell us about the campaign to make us European champions once again…
Rough Trade Talks Nottingham's Capital of Culture Bid
Tue 17 Oct 2017Kyle Hougham, manager of Rough Trade, explains why the record store was first attracted to Nottingham, and why they were chosen to be the international brand of the city...
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...
Nottingham Castle Revamp
Tue 17 Mar 2015Here’s the news: our Castle’s having a revamp. The new-look Nottingham Castle should have lower ticket prices and bigger art exhibitions, and the gardens will be stripped back to expose more of the original castle. Robin Hood will take a more prominent role, also. But is this bad news? It all depends on how ‘da Hood’ is presented – and in what kind of castle...
Stealth
Tue 01 Jun 2004A month after opening, LeftLion takes a photographic look at the latest addition to the Notts clubbing scene