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Marching Through Multimodal: Sensing Systems Revealed

Matt Woodham’s most ambitious project to date features a busy schedule of events happening every weekend this month. From exhibitions to talks and fully blown parties, here’s where you can catch ‘em all…

Nusic New Music Podcast #222 with Holly Fallon, Do Nothing, Juga-Naut, Cinema Gold and More...

Book Reviews: March 2020

A few words about words...

RSC Make a Point of International Women's Day

If you’re looking for something a little different to mark International Women’s Day this year, Radcliffe Sword Club might have just the answer for you.

Nusic New Music Podcast #221 with Georgie, My Pet Fauxes, Different Life Collective, Sancho Panza and More...

Escapologic Have Collaborated with Warhammer to Create the World’s First Warhammer 40,000 Live-Action Escape Room

What happens when you combine the biggest name in miniature wargames with one of the country’s leading escape room creators? Immaterium: the world’s first Warhammer 40,000 live-action escape room. Here’s everything you need to know about the brand-new immersive entertainment collaboration from Games Workshop and Escapologic…

Nusic New Music Podcast #220: The People's Podcast

Our annual People’s New Music Podcast, where you make your predictions of which local artists will realise their musical dreams in the coming year.

The Podcast may contain some fruity language. Sensitive ears – you have been warned.

EXPLANATION: We do not repeat artists, therefore artists featured in the 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2011/2010 shows are not featured.

4 Acts to Clock at Beat the Streets 2020

Beat the Streets, the annual day festival raising money to improve the lives of homeless people in Nottingham, is back for 2020 on Sunday 26 January, and they’ve pulled out all the stops to kick-off the decade how they mean to go on. As well as bagging Jake Bugg for a performance slot, you can also catch the likes of award-winning folk singer and activist Grace Petrie and everyone’s favourite live karaoke band Bamalamasingsong. But enough about the big guns – our music editors have selected four lesser-known names that they think you should fight your way to the front to see...

Music Reviews: Pete Woosh’s 52 Card Trick

DiY collective founder Pete Whoosh started Spirit Wrestlers following a cancer diagnosis which led him to explore holistic treatment and reconnect with the healing power of music. Back in March 2019, the not-for-profit label launched  The 52 Card Trick project, releasing tracks on a weekly basis for a year and donating the proceeds to chosen charities that support natural healing.

Packed with soothing sounds from known names including Hot Toddy, Brawther and Ex Friendly, alongside gems from local talent and beyond, as the project comes close to the end we look back at the breadth of releases and check out some highlights...

Leftlion Football Podcast Episode 4: Kevin George of LGBT Trickies

Hosts Colin Sisson and Gareth Watts bring Episode Four of the LeftLion Football Podcast, featuring an interview with Kevin George of LGBT Trickies

A 48 Hour Music Stream Is Raising Funds For A Kids Hospital Ward

...and it’s all DJs on deck. Ellie Aindow tells us more about Music Is The Answer, a community project that’s happening at FourFour DJ Academy. Dig deep music fans.

LeftLion Film Podcast #22 - Oli Sillito

Nottingham stand-up comedian Oli Sillito joins Ashley Carter and Derry Shillitto to discuss Stone Soup Academy and their Stand Up to Knife Crime comedy events...

The LeftLion Football Podcast - Episode 2: August Review

Hosts Colin Sisson and Gareth Watts bring Episode Two of the LeftLion Football Podcast, covering all the happenings from Forest, County and Mansfield Town. 

Get Active and Join NIC for Free Ice-Skating Tomorrow

Team GB, Ice Hockey UK and the National Ice Centre are teaming up to offer the chance to go ice-skating and play ice hockey for free.

August Mix Of The Month: Squid’s Jungle Selection

In this new mix series we invite local DJs to get creative with each issue’s theme. For the August Wild issue, Squid takes us on a journey through jungle….

5 Nottingham Albums to Listen to This August

LGBTQ+ Notts: What's Kicking Off in August?

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

Pete McKee on Raleigh, Working-Class Art, and his Upcoming Rough Trade Exhibition

Since he began painting in 2004, Pete McKee has been a constant presence in the UK art scene, offering a vivid and wide-ranging snapshot of working-class life. Ahead of his new book and a series of pop-up shows throughout the UK, in which he will exhibit in Nottingham's Rough Trade from the Wednesday 24 – Sunday 27 July, we met up with Pete to discuss rock ‘n' roll, caravan holidays, and stunt jumps on Raleigh bikes.

Film review: Toy Story 4

The mother and daughter team of Sue and Elinor Barsby checked out the fourth film of the Toy Story franchise... 

Nusic Podcast #204 with Do Nothing, Keto, The Dandylions, Tee Peters and More...

Game of Thrones Review: Season 8, Episode 4 - The Last of the Starks

There is little room for the snow to settle as Game of Thrones storms forth to an unpredictable conclusion...

4 Ways To Spend Record Store Day in Nottingham

Get your nimble fingers at the ready...

Theatre Review: Wendy and Peter Pan at The Television Workshop

The third play in the Television Workshop season took place at Metronome and we were all hooked...

5 Nottingham Albums to Listen to This Month

Featuring The Five Hundred, Shxdow, Dog Explosion, Garry Perkins and Pete Beardsworth...

DiY Collective's Pete Woosh on His Battle With Cancer and His New Musical Project The 52 Card Trick

As a founder member of the DiY collective, one of Britain's first house sound-systems, Pete Woosh has been a leading figure in the UK counter-culture for almost thirty years. Whether DJing solo or with his long-time DiY sidekick, Digs, he has performed everywhere from Glastonbury to Dismaland, Banksy’s apocalyptic theme park style art exhibition. But after being diagnosed with highly aggressive head and neck cancer in December of 2015, he decided to take a natural approach to treatment, and is about to launch The 52 Card Trick project to give something back to everyone that helped him...