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Art Review: Louise Lahive's Process of Ending at Surface Gallery

The Artist and her work are life-affirming and eclectic in sources and approach…

Nottingham Forest’s Simon Fotheringham on the Club’s Past, Present and Future

As both a die-hard fan and Nottingham Forest’s Commercial Sales Manager, it’s fair to say Simon Fotheringham is living the dream. For many people, he is the face of the club, and within a few minutes of meeting him, you can feel his infectious passion for the Reds. We got his take on Forest’s magnificent past, its faltering, promising present and, we hope, bright future.

Snap Notts: The City Ground

The latest Snap Notts sees our poet and photographer pairing take inspiration from the City Ground on a match day...

W. H. Lung on taking their debut album Incidental Music from studio to stage

Hotly-tipped, supposedly 'enigmatic' Manchester band W. H. Lung had been causing quite a stir on the scene, long before their debut album was released. It dropped last month, has been yielding critical acclaim, and has got everyone eagerly awaiting their first full UK tour. We chatted to the not-so-mysterious Joseph E, Tom P and Tom S ahead of their show at The Bodega next week...

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...

10 Nottingham Podcasts You Should Check Out

There’s something strangely addictive about listening to podcasts. While most of them aren't glossy or scripted, that’s exactly what makes them so listenable. We’ve seen podcasts change lives (Serial Series One), spawn TV shows (Dirty John) and attempt to solve crimes that the police have long forgotten about (The Teacher’s Pet).

With many podcasts being recorded by random fans in living rooms all over the world, it all feels a bit DIY. It’s a culture that, when done well, can be incredibly fun, and seems to be having something of a resurgence of late. Don’t like the radio DJ? Change the station or, in this case, the app. It’s now possible to find a podcast on every subject, from gardening to grime. If its niche, you can guarantee there are nerds with mics discussing it.

With a decent number of podcasts coming out of Notts, and even more with strong links to the city, here’s a rundown of some of the best…

DJ Yoda Smashed It In Notts. Again

DJ Yoda returned to the city for the second year running, much to Caroline Barry's delight...

Interview: Creepin' With Trinity Square

Notts Lads Trinity Square are moving up fast in the hip-hop grime world. Rachael Halaburda heard all about it…

The Party Somewhere Else Are Back...

After a year of plotting and scheming since our last festival, we are back with another week of female and non-binary led theatre and this festival is even more rammed than last year! This month we are all set to take over spaces throughout Nottingham Playhouse and (new for 2019!) The Magnificent Spiegeltent with a celebratory week of world-class theatre, dance, poetry, workshops, comedy, circus and cabaret all with a generous side-helping of Party.

Game of Thrones Review: Season 8, Episode 3 - The Long Night

Winter came for our heroes at Winterfell in an intense, claustrophobic battle that will leave you watching from the edge of the wall...

Review: Casino (Work in Progress) by Bridie Squires

We went to Debbie Bryan's to check out the first steps of Bridie Squires' extended spoken-word poetry performance, Casino, as part of Big White Shed's event at Nottingham Poetry Festival...

Game of Thrones star Bella Ramsey visits Nottingham School

Pupils at Our Lady and St Edwards School in St. Anns were treated with a visit from Lady Lyanna Mormont herself, who was in town to promote the Prince William Award...

Live Music Review: Luke Sital-Singh at the Bodega

Elizabeth O’Riordan replays the roller-coaster of emotions felt at Luke Sital-Singh’s gig...

Crazy P's Danielle Moore on Throwing the Middle Finger to the Establishment

Crazy P’s singer might have ‘blagged’ her way into a twenty year career, but they’re about to release new album, Age of the Ego, kicking off the tour at Brickworks for a rare live performance in the band’s hometown.

Nusic Future Session: Georgia McKiernan

New Nottingham music from this talented bogger...

Homegrown King of Bassline Darkzy Set to Storm Rock City

Hold tight man like Darkzy, yeah? That’s the slogan of Nottingham’s homemade king of bassline, who’s returning for a headline Rock City show this May...

Film Review: Shazam!

In amidst all of the Marvel hoopla going on at the moment, DC are here to remind us that they're still very much in the game... 

Game of Thrones Review: Season 8, Episode 2 - A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

Episode one might have been a bit of a set-up, but things are starting to get moving in episode two... 

Game of Thrones Review: Season 8, Episode 1 - Winterfell

The longest wait in history is finally over. Those dragon-riding, sister-kissing, wedding-ruining buggers are finally back in the final season of Game of Thrones... 

Film Review: Unicorn Store

A woman named Kit receives a mysterious invitation that would fulfil her childhood dreams in Brie Larson's feature-length directorial debut...

Film Review: Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story

Oh blimey, the Frank Sidebottom story is totally bobbins

History of the Weird Midlands Episode Seven: His Infernal Midlands

In this week's episode we take a look at the Man of Wealth and Taste himself, the Devil! Prepare yourself for tales of wicked deeds, dastardly machinations, and evil intent. Warning: Contains strong language and references to child abuse and sexual assault. 

City Stylin' #12

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

10 Events to Go to During Nottingham Poetry Festival 2019

We run down some of the must-see events from this year's Nottingham Poetry Festival... 

Singer-Songwriter Tilly Greentree on Noise from the Next Generation and the Nottingham Music Scene

The Notts singer-songwriter is this year’s Audience Award winner from Nottingham Music Hub's Noise from the Next Generation. She sits down with Fashion Editor, Anna Murphy, to talk sound, musical style and being sixteen.