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Niche Artefact is a unique Nottingham event that celebrates local painters and sculptors alongside a cabaret of drag artists, singers and even an aerial burlesque performer. It’s very much a bespoke event that champions our LGBTQIA+ community and allies. Ian C Douglas went along to November’s showcase, the Halloween-themed Occult Odyssey…

House and proud: a retrospective of Smokescreen Soundsystem

Tue 19 Nov 2024

Being home to two of the UK’s greatest underground house soundsystems, DiY and Smokescreen, Nottingham has been spoilt for quality deep house music - but what were the origins of these now legendary gatherings, and how did they fit into the politics of the time? We asked the individuals who lived out those joyful days firsthand about the history of sound-systems in Nottinghamshire and beyond.

Gig review: They Might Be Giants at Rock City

Tue 19 Nov 2024

A car accident and a global pandemic could only keep They Might Be Giants away from the UK for so long. Last Friday, off-kilter alternative heroes John Flansburgh and John Linnell brought pure whimsy to Rock City in celebration of 30 (+4) years of Flood – one of the most recognizable and beloved albums of the early 90s...

35 years on from the birth of The Lightning Seeds, the band are on a victory lap around the UK. We headed to their Nottingham stop – the legendary Rock City, of course – to revel in swirly synths, bright pop melodies and plenty of nostalgia...

In photos: Bradley Simpson at Rescue Rooms

Mon 18 Nov 2024

We chat to the Friends of Wollaton Park about reviving the Wollaton Walled Garden

Mon 18 Nov 2024

Wollaton Walled Garden, originally built in the second half of the 18th century, had fallen into a sad and overgrown state, its walls beginning to crumble. Thanks to the Friends of Wollaton Park volunteers they’re now being repaired, and flower and vegetable beds are singing with life once more. Having just become the first group recipients of a Nottingham Award, we had to go and check out all their hard work…