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Gig Review: BC Camplight at Rock City

Tue 28 Nov 2023

Rock City was the last stop for The Last Rotation of the Earth tour – BC Camplight’s incredibly well received album from earlier this year. The American-Mancunian singer-songwriter treated Nottingham to an evening that was both cohesive and filled with charisma, joined also by Dutch indie-rock band Personal Trainer. Izzy Morris reviews…

Gig Review: Otala at The Chameleon

Tue 28 Nov 2023

Having recently taken the stage at Wide Eyed Festival and Dot to Dot, OTALA’s headline show at The Chameleon was a highly-anticipated affair. The post-punk quintet set themselves head-and-shoulders above the rest with their spoken-word vocal style and their unexpected jazz influences. It seems it’s only a matter of time before the Nottingham-based band receive the recognition they so rightly deserve…

Gig Review: McFly at Rock City

Mon 27 Nov 2023

Walking through Nottingham on a chilly November night, it could’ve been any other unremarkable evening. That is, until turning onto Talbot Street to see the massive queue at Rock City, a throng of people all clamouring to see the brilliant McFly on tour supporting the release of their excellent new album Power To Play. Bringing with them the brilliant LostAlone, the atmosphere was electric even at the back of the queue, and a second sold out night at Nottingham’s most revered live music venue looked all set to go...

Gig Review: Wych Elm at The Bodega

Mon 27 Nov 2023

Bristol’s folklore-inspired grungers Wych Elm drifted, wraith-like, into The Bodega last week, bringing with them visions of yore, ruffle-necked shirts and chunky bass tones...

Green Hustle Launch Twenty Twenty Tree Project With Trees For Cities, Planting Over 2,023 New Trees

Mon 27 Nov 2023

Green Hustle's latest and largest tree planting project, in collaboration with Trees For Cities, has just begun, but there's still three dates left for you to get involved with. Green Hustle Co-Director Adam Pickering tells us all about it...

Mushroom Fest, Skating, Spooky Theatre and Crafts: Here’s What’s on in Nottingham This Week 27 November - 3 December

Sun 26 Nov 2023

Notts is getting into the festive season this week, with Christmas craft fairs, skating and alternative pantos. But if you prefer to (quite rightfully) be a humbug until the big day, there's also spooky theatre and fungi fun to get stuck into...

Founder Paul Cox Tells Us All About Nottz Garden Project: A Volunteer-Led Project Building Community Resilience and Food Growing Skills

Sun 26 Nov 2023

Founder Paul Cox tells us all about Nottz Garden Project: a volunteer-led project building community resilience and food growing skills through creative, art-filled green spaces. Welcoming all to stop by and pick ripe veg at their Gamble Street Corner plot, whilst distributing it through Himmah food bank with instructions on how to use it, they’ve started a little fresh food revolution in Radford…

Gig Review: Bob Vylan at Rock City

Sun 26 Nov 2023

Bob Vylan are a punk rap duo from London who ripped onto the music scene in 2017, and have been making waves at gigs and festivals ever since. You might not hear them on the radio much, because there’s still some music that upsets advertisers, but that doesn’t make them not one of the most important bands to form in the last decade. And when the drizzle and drain of a Monday night does not deter a gig from being utterly electric, you know it’s been a good one...

We Catch Up With Jon McGregor, Chief Editor of The Letters Page, About the Evergreen Tradition of Letter Writing

Sat 25 Nov 2023

As The Letters Page journal turns ten, chief editor Jon McGregor looks back at the beginnings of his journal and delves into how the evergreen tradition of letter writing weaves into the digital age as he sheds light on what makes the appeal of finding a letter in your postbox forever greater than a ping on a screen…

In Photos: Courtney at Metronome

Sat 25 Nov 2023

R’n’B gem Courtney exclusively debuts her new EP Girls Night Out, bringing a Y2K Hip Hop party straight to Metronome...

We Chat to Author Nicola Monaghan to Discuss Her New Book 'Wish You Were Here'

Fri 24 Nov 2023

We caught up with Nicola Monaghan, author of The Killing Jar, Starfishing and The Okinawa Dragon, to discuss becoming a writer, crafting detective novels and her new book Wish You Were Here…

Gig Review: Bobby Lee and Huw Costin at Running Horse

Fri 24 Nov 2023

Two heavyweight artists at the same venue and on the same day was an opportunity our Bassey was not going to miss, and a chance to revisit the Running Horse music venue only added to the occasion...

Theatre Review: Richard Herring at Nottingham Playhouse

Fri 24 Nov 2023

Ian C Douglas enjoyed some chuckles courtesy of Richard Herring when he performed at Nottingham Playhouse...

Book Review: Umbilical by Teika Marija Smits

Fri 24 Nov 2023

Since local author Teika Marija Smits' new book Umbilical landed on the LeftLion desk, we’ve found it difficult to keep our feet on the ground...

Gig Review: Willie J Healey at Rescue Rooms

Thu 23 Nov 2023

Willie J Healey’s crooner coolness shook away any Monday night blues, cutely piecing together a memorable performance for a busy Rescue Rooms crowd…

Buy: Overheard In Notts (Vol 5): The Verruca Moment

Thu 23 Nov 2023

Yes, we are back with our fifth annual collection of stupid things we heard people say in the streets of Nottingham. It’s a forty-page Mr-Men-size Secret-Santa-tastic book featuring hundreds of pieces of anti-wisdom, designed to make you and your loved ones chuckle over a turkey dinner...

Gig Review: The Lottery Winners at Rock City

Wed 22 Nov 2023

Daisy shaped earrings and colourful glasses adorned the many faces flooding Talbot Street, all eagerly waiting for the doors of Rock City to open, letting the thrill of the night ahead ensue...