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5 Things to Do in Nottingham This Weekend

It's a weekend for saving those pennies, folks... 

5 Things to do in Nottingham This Week

There's some interesting stuff to be gerrin' up to this week...

9 Albums You Should Listen To Right Now

Top tunes doing the rounds this month...

Nottingham in Photos

Here's what your lot have been snapping over the last thirty days or so...

Conceptual and Abstract Art at Rough Trade Nottingham

This weekend, for one weekend only, Matt Britton and Mike Dack have an exhibition of Conceptual and Abstract Art on at Rough Trade. We popped over to check out what was going on...

6 Things to Do in Nottingham This Weekend

We've got an extra one for you this week, ducks. All in the name of Christmas spirit...

John Maslen: Interview with the Nottingham Guitarist

The veteran musician discusses growing up in 1960s Nottingham, playing Peel Sessions with Gaffa, and making his first ever solo album...

Exhibition Review: Collected Words at Nottingham Lakeside Arts

A celebration of Nottingham’s literary wares, past and present...

Live Music Review: Blast Off Festival Day Four at Rough Trade

The final day of the Blast Off Festival saw the action relocating back to Rough Trade. A very tired Gav headed down to hear Thee Girl Fridays and The Launderettes.

Georgina Wilding is Nottingham's First Young Poet Laureate

Georgina Wilding was announced as Nottingham’s first Young Poet Laureate on National Poetry Day. A rising star on the literature scene, Georgina is the founder of independent publishing house, Mud Press, and has written for radio and TV, most recently performing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. A staunch believer in the power of poetry to change lives, between now and February 2019 she’s going to be promoting Nottingham worldwide through words, and getting as many people involved as she can...

5 Things to Do in Nottingham This Week

We've taken a break from our regular programming of gigs and giggles to bring you lot a week of educational stuff. Time to sharpen those brains, kids...

Live Music Review: Blast Off Festival Day Three at The Irish Centre

Day three of the Blast Off Festival unleashed the big guns - The Courettes, Hangee V, Muck & The Mires and The Pretty Things.

Peter Daltrey Talks Making Music

Live Music Review: Blast Off Festival Day Two at The Irish Centre

The second day of the Blast Off Festival saw it move across town to The Irish Centre. Gav followed them to check out Thee Eviltones, The Fuzillis and Kaleidoscope...

Live Music Review: Blast Off! Festival Day One at Rough Trade

The four day Blast Off Festival started on Thursday at Rough Trade, bringing garage-rock bands from all over the world. Our Gav went to check out Leadfoot Tea, Kings Of Hong Kong and The Hipshakes...

Never Mind the Court Case - A Look Back at the Sex Pistols' Obscenity Trial in Nottingham

Did you know that Nottingham was at the centre of a court case that saw punk rock standing up to the establishment over freedom of expression and the meaning of a certain word? On the 40th anniversary of the release of the offending album we look back at the case of the state vs Searle, a time when, to paraphrase The Clash, punk fought the law and punk won...

5 Things to Do in Nottingham This Weekend

So much arty stuff, so much music... 

Notts Zine Fest 2017 in Photos

Highlights from the Notts Zine Fest 2017 at Rough Trade...

A Second Home in Nottingham: Stories of Immigration to Hoodtown

What’s life like for immigrants Nottingham? Caroline Barry asked a load of Notts residents to tell of their relocation tales...

Music Video: Re Teu - Darling

The artist formerly known as Sawyer gives us a taster of his forthcoming EP A Thawing Wind with this haunting autumnal track...

Live Music Review: Kagoule, Catholic Action and Do Nothing at The Bodega

On a night when it seemed every band in Nottingham was hitting the town to play, we headed to The Bodega to see the return of the mighty Kagoule with touring buddies Catholic Action and mates Do Nothing...

Adam Peter Smith Talks Being a Musician in Nottingham

Active on the local music scene for a while now, we put some questions to the rootsy singer-songwriter as he releases his latest EP...

Live Music Review: Fuzzbox at The Chameleon

The Chameleon holds its second event after re-opening following a major refurbishment as it hosts I'm Not From London's Fuzzbox night, with live music from Nervous Twitch, Diablo Furs, Bus Stop Madonnas and Those Howlin Sounds...

Happy 40th Birthday to City Arts Nottingham

City Arts is a community arts organisation based at the bottom of Hockley that’s done nowt but good for local people. The creative boggers turned forty in September, and are celebrating their anniversary with a year-long series of events for everyone to get stuck into. We delved into a bit of their history, had a chat with a few of the organisers, stuck our party hats on, and did a little dance...

5 Things to Do in Nottingham This Week

Plenty of gigs and giggles for you lot this week...