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Interview: Things Get Quakey With Brad

We chat with the founder of Nottingham's alternative dance night before its event this Friday...

Dr Julian Onions Attempts to Answer Complex Questions About The Universe in His Role as an Astrophysicist

For most of us, thoughts about where the Universe ends and what’s really out there are confined to the early hours of the morning when you’re desperately trying to sleep. But for Dr. Julian Onions, answering life’s most challenging questions is simply part of his day job. We caught up with the University of Nottingham astrophysicist to talk galaxy formation, Sandra Bullock and everything in-between…

LeftLion Film Podcast #14 - Tom Stade

Film Review: Border

Are you human? Can you be sure? And what's your definition of humanity? Swedish movie Border delves into these questions and comes up with some pretty murky answers...

Nottingham Music Hub Want All Local Kids to Make Music

City Stylin' #11

We searched high and low for the most stylish of Notts heads with summat to say...

Perennial Punks The Stranglers return to Notts

Since 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. 

Theatre Review: Posh at Television Workshop

The new season from Nottingham's Television Workshop kicked off with a group of characters you'll love to hate...

Live Music Photos: BBC Introducing at Metronome

Y'all know the drill. The best local music, hand picked by BBC Introducing and Confetti. This edition featured Don’t Forget Rupert, Soft Girls and Boys Club, Nactus Kunan and BRIA, down at Metronome...

Artist and Curator Diana Ali on Her Role as Mentor on BBC's The Big Painting Challenge

This month sees The Big Painting Challenge back on our screens for a third series. We caught up with artist, curator and Nottingham resident Diana Ali to talk about her career and role as a mentor on the BBC One show…

Anton Lockwood on the Second Decade of Splendour

Splendour forges on into its second decade this year, with a mega quartet of headliners already confirmed, including Manic Street Preachers and All Saints. To mark the occasion we grabbed Anton Lockwood, one of the masterminds behind the annual Wollo Park party, for a chat. Here’s five things you need to know about Nottingham’s day-long answer to Glasto…

Film Preview: The Fight screening +Q&A with director Jessica Hynes

Jessica Hynes is heading to Broadway Cinema to take part in a live Q&A for her directorial debut film: The Fight

Area NG1: UFO Sightings in Nottingham

In the second half of the twentieth century, the people of the East Midlands found themselves anxiously watching the stars, anticipating a war between worlds. Literature Editor LP Mills takes a deep-dive in the strange and inexplicable culture of UFO hunters that sprung up in Nottingham following World War Two.

A Breakdown of Bras Not Bombs IWD Festival 2019

Here’s what to expect from the festival in Hockley that some leading local ladies launched this International Women’s Day.

Live Music Review: LANY at Rock City

Our Sam got down to Rock City for a night of serious dream pop from LANY. We hear there were even rose petals...

Soundstage Festival Returns to Nottingham This Month

The week long festival has plenty of activities for the whole family...

Holy Calzone Have Converted an Old Church Into An Italian Eatery

As well as an extensive menu, there's space for community activities too... 

Life's Rich Tapestry: The Creative Textile Project Encouraging Women to Use Their Voice

Life's Rich Tapestry is a collaboration between Offshoots East Midlands C.I.C and Ignite futures and funded by the Big Lottery, The Arts Council and Nottingham Women's Centre, with the aim of using the creative arts to empower women to use their voice...

9 Gigs to Go to in Nottingham This March

Wanna get your musical fix this month? We picked out ten gigs we reckon your lot should get down to...

Snap Notts: Hyson Green

All Spent For Lent: Why our Fashion Editor Is Giving Up Shopping

A Fashion Editor giving up shopping? Yer what?

LGBTQ+ Notts: Queer Noise Club and International Women's Day

Caroline Barry has been gallivanting around Nottingham for all the incredible gay and gay-adjacent events...

Don Letts at Metronome: “We need punk ethics now more than ever”

If you’ve never had the good fortune of spending an hour or two in the company of filmmaker, DJ and all-round legend Don Letts, listen up: it’s serious medicine. We caught him at Metronome this weekend for a screening of his latest film and a Q&A with Ali Emm…

Rebooting Your Wardrobe: Fashion Re:Boot Bring Their Sold Out Event to Nottingham

Clothes, shoes, bags, jewellery… Prosecco? Thursday 28 February saw the spectacular Fashion Reboot event come to Nottingham's Rough Trade. The concept? Pretty simple: shoppers can purchase from the wardrobes of bloggers, Instagrammers, journalists and all-round style superstars and bag their garms for bargain prices. Imagine eBay, but in real life….

Mnozil Brass Are Bringing Their Circus-Inspired Musical Show to Nottingham

“The world is a circus” reads the programme for the latest show – Cirque – from septet Mnozil Brass, who return to Nottingham for a show at the Royal Concert Hall this month. Merging comedy with virtuoso brass performances, they astound audiences the world over with the quality of their music, while simultaneously dissolving them into hilarity. A band that has to be experienced to be truly appreciated, they are funny, but the music, their talent and their sheer love of their craft is always front and centre. We caught up with the band’s sharply-dressed trumpet player (and sometime magician) Roman Rindberger who, when he’s not touring with Mnozil, is also a professor of music in his native Vienna...