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Conceptual and Abstract Art at Rough Trade Nottingham

This weekend, for one weekend only, Matt Britton and Mike Dack have an exhibition of Conceptual and Abstract Art on at Rough Trade. We popped over to check out what was going on...

Midlands Women's Aid Need Your Help

Crimbo is close, which means it’s time to get giving, and if you’re looking for a worthy cause in need of pennies we’ve got it covered. Midlands Women’s Aid, a refuge service in Notts, is looking to raise £840 to buy presents for forty children (budgeting £20 per child) and they need our help. They’ve only got till Sunday 10 December to hit their target…

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 Widowing of Mrs Holroyd

Be careful what you wish for…

6 Things to Do in Nottingham This Weekend

We've got an extra one for you this week, ducks. All in the name of Christmas spirit...

Noshingham: Roxy Ball Room

Drinkers of Notts rejoiced upon hearing that the Roxy Ball Room, a boozer with a sporty twist, would be opening its doors on Thurland Street. It promised to bring a taste of London’s nightlife gaming culture to Hoodtown, and our Emily couldn’t wait to get down to the opening night...

Lucy Does... Framework's Street Outreach

Our Lucy was up at the crack of dawn to give the Framework Street Outreach team a hand...

John Maslen: Interview with the Nottingham Guitarist

The veteran musician discusses growing up in 1960s Nottingham, playing Peel Sessions with Gaffa, and making his first ever solo album...

Exhibition Review: Collected Words at Nottingham Lakeside Arts

A celebration of Nottingham’s literary wares, past and present...

Live Music Review: Blast Off Festival Day Four at Rough Trade

The final day of the Blast Off Festival saw the action relocating back to Rough Trade. A very tired Gav headed down to hear Thee Girl Fridays and The Launderettes.

Georgina Wilding is Nottingham's First Young Poet Laureate

Georgina Wilding was announced as Nottingham’s first Young Poet Laureate on National Poetry Day. A rising star on the literature scene, Georgina is the founder of independent publishing house, Mud Press, and has written for radio and TV, most recently performing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. A staunch believer in the power of poetry to change lives, between now and February 2019 she’s going to be promoting Nottingham worldwide through words, and getting as many people involved as she can...

Sex, Drugs, and Rolling On: An evening with Lee Stuart Evans

With a novel under his belt and years of TV experience to his name, comedic heavy-hitter Lee Stuart Evans is fast becoming a staple of Nottingham's literature scene. We decided to pop down to Five Leaves Bookshop for a reading of his latest novel Words Best Sung, and were treated to a night of rock and roll and rampant laughs. 

David Thomas Broughton Interview

The unique and beguiling musician talks living in Korea, awkwardness and what it's like to have a documentary made about you ahead of his forthcoming show at The Maze...

Film Review: The Acting Class

We checked out the new documentary that's lifting the lid on the struggles facing working-class and BAME people succeeding in the acting profession...

Film Review: Paddington 2

Following on from his feature debut in 2014, Paddington Bear returns to cinemas in another rollicking, family-friendly adventure.

5 Things to Do in Nottingham This Week

We've taken a break from our regular programming of gigs and giggles to bring you lot a week of educational stuff. Time to sharpen those brains, kids...

Live Music Review: Blast Off Festival Day Three at The Irish Centre

Day three of the Blast Off Festival unleashed the big guns - The Courettes, Hangee V, Muck & The Mires and The Pretty Things.

Peter Daltrey Talks Making Music

The Collabor-8 Collective

Nottingham Contemporary’s Collabor-8 Collective talk us through the beautiful cover they made for us this issue, and explain why, if you’re young and creative, you should get involved with what they’re gerrin’ on with...

Live Music Review: Blast Off Festival Day Two at The Irish Centre

The second day of the Blast Off Festival saw it move across town to The Irish Centre. Gav followed them to check out Thee Eviltones, The Fuzillis and Kaleidoscope...

Live Music Review: Blast Off! Festival Day One at Rough Trade

The four day Blast Off Festival started on Thursday at Rough Trade, bringing garage-rock bands from all over the world. Our Gav went to check out Leadfoot Tea, Kings Of Hong Kong and The Hipshakes...

Review: The 2017 Jarman Awards

The 10th anniversary edition of the Jarman Award celebrated a diverse group of artists whose work defies categorisation into any singular genre.  We headed down to Nottingham Contemporary to check out the shortlisted artists' work

The Community Recording Studio

St Ann’s Community Recording Studio (CRS) is a legendary Nottingham institution lighting fires in the bellies of the city’s young people. After setting up in 1991, the facilities have seen the creation of local music legends like Scorzayzee, Lee Ramsey and Nina Smith, as well as today’s rising talent in the form of Young T and Bugsey, Jamal Sterrett and Nartz, to name but a few. Beyond musical projects, the registered charity acts as a source of support and guidance for youths, whacks on theatre productions, makes feature-length films, and has recently started to dabble in the fashion world. We thought it was high time we delved into the history of the organisation, and found out what’s buzzing in and “out da ville” these days…

King of the Hill: Talking Strange Weather and Spooky Stories with Joe Hill

A descendant of horror fiction royalty, Joe Hill is a best-selling author of novels, short stories, comic books and graphic novels. His latest book, Strange Weather, brings together four stories of strangeness and surreality that are bound to chill to the bone. With an international book-tour underway, we caught up with him ahead of his appearance at Waterstones to chat about his influences, creative process, and the book itself.

Nusic Podcast #166 with DJ Curtz, Eyre Llew, Eva Plays Dead and more