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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.

Soundstage Festival Returns to Nottingham This Month

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

Snap Notts: Hyson Green

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

A Fashion Editor giving up shopping? Yer what?

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...

We Raised £165 for Sharewear Clothing Scheme at the LeftLion Clothes Swap

Us lot over at the 'Lion were inspired by all the sustainability talk included in our February issue, so we put our bonces together and came up with the LeftLion Clothes Swap, a way to trade your trash for treasure, rags to... well, different rags. In our bid to put a finger up to the fast fashion industry, we raised £165 for Sharewear Clothing Scheme, a local charity who provide clothing to those in desperate need. Here's a few snaps from the day... 

Win Tickets for Sean Paul at Motorpoint Arena Nottingham

Sean da bleddy Paul is coming to Nottingham, and we've got two tickets to give away...

Tom Quigley's Weekends and Everything In Between Exhibition is a Behind the Scenes Look at Nottingham's Skate Scene

As a member of Nottingham’s skateboard scene, photographer Tom Quigley has developed a reputation for brilliantly capturing candid moments of the subculture. An advocate of creating art that his audience wants to see, his work has been praised for its authentic portrayal of life as a skateboarder in the city, striking a balance between the everyday and the sublime. Following on from his 2014 and 2015 shows, his latest exhibition, Weekends And Everything In Between, is at Surface Gallery until Saturday 9 March…

Nusic Future Session: Don't Forget Rupert

New Nottingham music from these talented boggers...

Small Food Bakery Source All Their Ingredients From Local Suppliers

Based inside Primary Studios, Small Food Bakery sells artisan produce to the Hoodtown masses. All ingredients that go into their loaves, pastries and treats are bought directly from local farmers, ensuring both small food chains and good community vibes. Our Alex Kuster had a word with chief baker and maker, Kimberley Bell…  

Self Esteem is bursting onto the scene with personal songwriting and a big live show

Relatability is having a moment. But artist and musician Rebecca Taylor doesn’t even need to try. Going under the name of Self Esteem and with her debut album Compliments Please out on in March, we caught up with Rebecca to talk touring, Instagram and Kanye…

NeighbourFood's Click and Collect Service for Local, Fresh Produce

Shopping locally and sustainably has been made a whole lot easier by the folk at NeighbourFood, Nottingham’s click and collect online shopping platform…

Charity Shop Fashion in Nottingham

Charity shops. Just for nanas? Don’t think so, duck. Once seen as a bit tired, blamed for “clogging up the high street” or perceived to be filled with junk, charity shops are actually a treasure trove, allowing customers to reuse, recycle and repurpose. We spoke to three Nottingham outlets who are helping local folk ditch the throwaway fashion mentality, and dug out a few gems from inside the shops...

Daniel Steegmann Mangrané at The Nottingham Contemporary

A rainforest in the middle of Nottingham you say? I mean I know the weather's been positively tropical lately but that sounds rather absurd. Not in the art world. Our Dan got down to the Contemporary to check out how their new exhibition is more than just forestry...

City Stylin #10

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

Live Music Photos: The Struts at Rock City

With roots in the East Midlands, glam rockers The Struts are renowned for impassioned glitter-drenched shows. So we had to hotfoot down to Rock City to snap them...

Send Project Join YMCA and CRS to Deliver Music Workshops in the Community

With a mission to engage people in creative experiences, Send Project has been providing music workshops and courses around Nottingham since 2005. Having recently teamed up with YMCA and CRS, the Sneinton-based studio continues to grow year after year, reaching out to more people than ever before. We caught up with Moon Cavanagh and Gaz Frost to find out how their music projects help young people and vulnerable adults in the city…

Nusic Podcast #198 with Joy Mumford, Mollie Ralph, Snowy, Aja and More...

Sleaford Mods' Jason Williamson on New Album Eton Alive

It’s set to be another big year for Sleaford Mods, with new album Eton Alive due to drop on Friday 22 February and a nationwide tour kicking off in the spring. We met up with Jason Williamson in a bustling cafe on Bread and Lard Island to catch up on the original Austerity Dog’s views on Brexit, eighties r’n’b and, erm, Shane Richie…

Queen Zee Want to Glitz Up the Current Music Scene

There is no denying that the genres of rock and punk have seen one heck of a revival recently, with Queen Zee leading the way. The rowdy Liverpool-based band, deemed 'an unavoidably loud force for good', are not only renowned for their explosive live shows, but also for championing the LGBTQ+ community. We caught up with lead singer Zee ahead of their gig at The Bodega this Friday…

The Orielles are Bringing Post-Dance Funk to Rescue Rooms

Hailing from Halifax, The Orielles have caused quite a stir over the past year, scoring in at number 16 on Rough Trade’s Top 100 Albums of the Year list in 2018 for their debut album Silver Dollar Moment. Ahead of their show at Rescue Rooms, we grabbed singer and bass player Esmé for a chat...

Live Music Review: The Dead South at Rock City

The Dead South popped into town on Friday 8 February...