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Left Magpie: Jan/Feb 2024

Revolving doors, open windows but same Notts...

Pick Six: Maddy Chamberlain

DHP’s Production Manager and Midnight Rodeo’s vocalist, Maddy Chamberlain picks six of her favourite things for our music-themed issue…

Gig Review: Dream Wife at The Bodega

Valentine's Day in Nottingham.  Couples everywhere holding hands and trying to outdo one another by showing money means love. On the other hand a much more pure love is in the air at the Bodega...

In Photos: Pet Needs at Rescue Rooms

Founded with humble bedroom-band beginnings by brothers Johnny (vocals) and George (guitar) Marriott and later joined by Jack (drums) and Ryan (bass) only a matter of years ago, PET NEEDS' career has been sky-rocketing ever since the release of their acclaimed debut Fractured Party Music in 2021. Now, they bring their third studio release in as many years, Intermittent Fast Living, to Rescue Rooms...

Between You And Me

Poetry From Ali Lewis and Abigail Parry

Pub Quiz Curious Tavern

Much Ado About Jazz

Hand-building Pottery With Naomi Ameyaw

The Name Game: We Find out the Stories Behind Some of Nottingham’s Weird and Wonderful Band Names

Generating names is always a hard task, and when it comes to naming a band, it becomes part of your identity in a strange way. And in Nottingham, it’s safe to say we’ve got some weird and wonderful examples which really do stand out among the crowd. But not only do they stand out, they also generate mind-boggling questions… So, we thought it was time we got some answers. We asked an array of Nottingham bands to tell us the true meaning behind their names. Well, we did tell them they could make something up if they wanted to, actually. So, believe these at your own risk…

From Crude Comedy to Catchy Classics: Here’s What’s On in Nottingham this week (19-25th Feb, 2024)

Whether you crave getting insulted by up-and-coming comedians, watching your favourite celebrities or even joining a political movement; Here’s our top picks for this week..

Gig Review: Victory Lap at The Chameleon

Victory Lap were joined by Davoli and Bram Bancroft for a sold-out gig at The Chameleon...

In Photos: Set in Motion at Rough Trade

Luke Brennan captured Set in Motion's first headline show...

In Photos: Keywest at The Bodega

With a mix of folk, pop and rock, five-piece band Keywest bring high energy to The Bodega...

The Dean Stockdale Quartet Celebrating Oscar Peterson [sunday Afternoon Jazz]

Scrunch Paper Puppets Workshop

Justin Moorhouse- Stretch and Think

Solve-along-a-murder-she-wrote: a Fashionable Way to Die

It Happened One Night - 90th Anniversary

My Movie: the Keepers Of the Pigs + Intro

Women Against the Bomb + Q&a

Dead Slow, Breathe/Rust, Subordinates @ The Chapel

The Pastel Project Talk LGBTQ+ Activism, the Trans Community and Aims to Make Nottingham the UK's First Trans Sanctuary City

The Pastel Project is a grassroots activism group seeking to establish Nottingham as the UK's first Trans Sanctuary City. With aims including to improve trans healthcare and improve LGBTQ+ education in schools, this project works towards solidarity and support for the trans community and making Nottingham a safe haven for all trans and gender non-conforming people...

Theatre Review: Romeo and Juliet

The Nottingham Shakespeare Company returns with another top notch production...

999 with support from WORM, Static Kill & MC16