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NTU Student MJ the Art Traveller to Appear on Sky Arts' Portrait Artist of the Year 2019

Thu 14 Feb 2019

It's that time of the year again. Portrait Artist of the Year returns to Sky Arts with a new round of contestants ready to get painting. The set-up is simple: paint a portrait of a surprise celebrity in your own style in be in the chance to win a £10,000 commission for a major British Institution, plus £500 of materials from Cass Art. What’s not so simple is that you are judged by some of the best art curators and artists in a portrait you can do in four hours under the glare of TV lights. This year, the competition features Nottingham Trent MA student Michael Sheppard aka MJ the Art Traveller...

Nottingham Fixers' Guide to Saving Your Household Wares

Thu 14 Feb 2019

According to a study by the North London Waste Authority, fewer than one in ten people attempt to repair their broken items, despite 42% saying they’d prefer to mend the thing than throw it away. That’s where Nottingham Fixers come in; their volunteers share skills, helping to build the confidence of anyone who wants to start repairing for themselves. In a year, they’ve held multiple Repair Cafes that have helped over 200 people save 865kg of carbon from our atmosphere, and 73kg of waste from the bin. And that’s just for electrical items alone. Here, the team have given us a few tips on fixing household bits that you might ordinarily ditch.

Nusic Future Session: Archie

Tue 12 Feb 2019

New Nottingham music from this talented bogger...

School of Hard Notts: Puro-Vision

Tue 12 Feb 2019

Wrestle Gate Pro (WGP) landed in Nottingham in January for their exciting debut show Open Gate an event noticeably influenced by Japanese wrestling. Also known as Puro it’s a relatively realistic, punishing style where wrestlers primarily get over* by displaying their “fighting spirit” i.e. willingness to absorb and subsequently dish-out a beating against any odds. In some ways a style at the other end of the spectrum from traditional UK wrestling were intangible factors like charisma can be as significant as pain threshold or athletic ability - Crabtree, I am looking at you.

Review: Sandi Toksvig at Nottingham's Royal Concert Hall

Mon 11 Feb 2019

We got down to Nottingham's Royal Concert Hall to check out Sandi Toksvig...

Foodprint Nottingham are Saving Produce from Going to Waste

Mon 11 Feb 2019

Tackling food poverty on the front line is Foodprint, a social supermarket run by students from the University of Nottingham. Not only does their Sneinton-based store provide vital produce to local residents in need, but each week they stop a significant amount of waste from clogging up landfills...

Explore Vertical Gardening at the Festival of Science and Curiosity's Urban Greening Conference

Mon 11 Feb 2019

This month sees the Festival of Science and Curiosity come to town. As part of the events, the Urban Greening Conference offers attendees the chance to find out about vertical gardening, resource efficiency and sustainable eating. We sat down with event organiser Penney Poyzer to find out about the conference...

Live Music Photos: Spotlight Kid at The Maze

Mon 11 Feb 2019

After a three year break, Spotlight Kid returned to their home from home, The Maze.

Live Music Review and Photos: The Dead South at Rescue Rooms

Mon 11 Feb 2019

We headed down to Rock City to watch out Del Suelo and The Hooten Hallers support The Dead South...

Save Stonebridge City Farm from Closure

Mon 11 Feb 2019

Started by local residents four decades ago, Stonebridge City Farm in St Ann’s is a well-loved part of Nottingham life. But with their future in doubt, this community charity has launched an urgent fundraising appeal...

Film Review: If Beale Street Could Talk

Mon 11 Feb 2019

Barry Jenkins' story of racial injustice in 1970s New York is in cinemas now...

Snap Notts: Church Rock Cemetery

Sun 10 Feb 2019

The latest Snap Notts sees our poet and photographer pairing create work at Church Rock Cemetery on Mansfield Road...

Live Music Review and Photos: The Rumjacks and The Silk Road at Rescue Rooms

Fri 08 Feb 2019

We got down to Rescue Rooms to check out The Rumjacks and Silk Road...

Art Works: Ronan Somerville

Thu 07 Feb 2019

Ronan's illustrated chess board is decorated with meaningful creatures...

Proper Good Poetry Stuff To Do In Notts

Wed 06 Feb 2019

Here's a list of what we think are the best poetry events happening in Nottingham...

LeftLion Clothes Swap at Design Junction and Sustainability Discussion Panel at Fox & Grapes

Wed 06 Feb 2019

Support Sharewear Clothing Scheme by getting down to Design Junction on Sunday 17 February, 12pm - 4pm...

Michael Graves, Noise Pollution and The Atoms at The Square Centre in Photos

Tue 05 Feb 2019

Our Richard Davies from Chud Photography & Digital Design got down to The Square Centre to check out former Misfits frontman Michael Graves, with support from Noise Pollution and The Atoms...

A Stroke of Ingenious: Chatting Fear and Fantasy with Darius Hinks

Tue 05 Feb 2019

Nottingham-native Darius Hinks has been filling the minds of Warhammer enthusiasts for years with his fascinating narratives from the Warhammer 40,000 series. Hinks’ latest novel The Ingenious, however, diverges from the world of Warhammer, focusing instead on the fictional world of Athanor and its gang of rebellious outlaws. With The Ingenious set to hit stores today, we decided to have a chat with Hinks about the novel, his characters and the inspirations he has taken from the city.

Late of the Pier talk Ecstatic Data Sets

Tue 05 Feb 2019

They were one of the hottest bands of the noughties, releasing their debut album Fantasy Black Channel to mass critical acclaim. Then they completely vanished, leaving a trail of #BringBackLateOfThePier tweets and campaigns in their wake. A decade on, those rogues from Castle Donnington have come back with a book on Rough Trade's new imprint exploring music of the future....