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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…

Live Music Review: The Dead South at Rock City

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

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

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

New Nottingham music from this talented bogger...

School of Hard Notts: Puro-Vision

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

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

Foodprint Nottingham are Saving Produce from Going to Waste

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

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

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

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

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

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

Snap Notts: Church Rock Cemetery

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

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

Art Works: Ronan Somerville

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

Proper Good Poetry Stuff To Do In Notts

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

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

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

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.