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Nactus Kunan's '25 Films' Interview

Tue 16 Jul 2019

Alternative Nottingham band, Nactus Kunan have been doing melodic musical bits round the city. The Beeston boys shot their most recent music video ‘25 Films’ in the Victoria Centre market. We sat down with their keyboard player Joe Bone to get the craic...

NTU Forensic Psychology Professor Dr Nicholas Blagden: "Humans are always interested in the dark side of things."

Tue 16 Jul 2019

With more books, TV series, films and documentaries on the subject being made than ever before, our interest in true crime stories has never been better catered for. But what is it about humans that makes us so fascinated by criminals and the violent crimes they commit? We talked to Nottingham Trent University’s Dr Nicholas Blagden, an Associate Professor in Forensic Psychology and Co-Head of the Sexual Offences Crime and Misconduct Research Unit, to find out…

Bone-Carved Objects, Amputation Kits and More: The 10 Weirdest Objects in the National Justice Museum's Stores

Fri 12 Jul 2019

We delved deep into the weird and wonderful stores at the National Justice Museum to find ten of the most interesting, bizarre and macabre items from the history of crime and punishment…

Etienne Stott MBE: "We are consuming the earth and turning it into money."

Wed 10 Jul 2019

Following a long and illustrious career as a slalom canoeist, which included a gold medal win at the London Olympics in 2012, Etienne Stott MBE has focused his attention on the growing problem of climate change. We caught up with him to find out what Extinction Rebellion is all about, and how it led to his arrest at the protests in London earlier this year…

Sundaze: Sam Shaw's Ambitious and Emotive Psychedelia

Fri 07 Jun 2019

Local musician Sam Shaw is one determined fella. From teaching himself to play multiple instruments to seeking out some top names in the industry to support his music, we wanted to know more. So we grabbed him to chat about his latest music project Sundaze...

Audiobahn: Recognising the Residents

Sat 01 Jun 2019

Originating as a radio show, Audiobahn is a club night too, celebrating its first birthday in June with Space Dimension Controller. Oliver Payne caught up with organisers Callum and Rory to ponder booking a personal favourite, the importance of the resident DJ and the buzz about our city’s music scene.

Author Russ Swan on The Physics Behind...

Sat 01 Jun 2019

We caught up with local author Russ Swan to talk about his fascinating book The Physics Behind, as well as the new definition of a kilogram...

Cinema Gold: Hopeful and Hallucinatory New Sounds

Fri 31 May 2019

Cinema Gold have been intriguing audiences with their psychedelic lo-fi sounds since forming earlier this year. Our Lily sat down with them for a chat about making music, their ambitions for the band, and what might happen in Room 101...

Surrealist Comedian Bill Bailey on His Larks in Transit Tour, Feminism and Nicki Minaj

Thu 23 May 2019

As a comedian, actor, surrealist, musician, and panel show regular, it’s fair to say that Bill Bailey is something of a renaissance man in the entertainment industry. As he gets ready to head back to Nottingham for his Larks in Transit tour, we caught up with him to chat about satire, feminism and Nick Minaj...

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

Wed 08 May 2019

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...

Interview: Creepin' With Trinity Square

Mon 29 Apr 2019

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

Interview: Ruby Rushton Brings Modern Jazz to The Chameleon

Mon 22 Apr 2019

Get to know the jazz quartet before they get us grooving this week...

Interview: James Waring, The Invisible Orchestra

Sun 14 Apr 2019

Rachael Halaburda grabbed James Waring for a chat to learn more about his massive band...

Four Four DJ Academy Are Teaching People How to Scratch at the National Justice Museum

Wed 10 Apr 2019

Calling all soundboys and soundgirls. The Four Four DJ Academy ball is properly rolling inside the National Justice Museum, for all your mixing, scratching and clashing needs. We headed down to find out what’s been cracking off since they opened in September, and chatted to one of three head honchos Charlie Fletcher...

Interview: Rough Trade Nottingham Turns Five

Tue 09 Apr 2019

It’s hard to remember Broad Street without Rough Trade as an occupant. The record store, bar and gig venue turns five later this year, and over the past half-decade has earned its stripes as an integral part of Nottingham’s music scene. We caught up with bar manager, Sam Allison, to talk Drag Bingo, Record Store Day, and footprints on the ceiling…

Review: Crime Club at The National Justice Museum

Sat 06 Apr 2019

We headed down to the National Justice Museum to check out their first ever Crime Club...

Soundin' Off: The Last Poets come to Peggy's Skylight

Sun 24 Mar 2019

The Last Poets were the first wordsmiths that preceded hip-hop. Our Will had a fascinating chat with original Poets member Abiodun Oyewole ahead of their performance at Peggy's Skylight on 27 March.

Interview: Things Get Quakey With Brad

Tue 12 Mar 2019

We chat with the founder of Nottingham's alternative dance night before its event this Friday...

Perennial Punks The Stranglers return to Notts

Sun 10 Mar 2019

Since their early days as seventies punk rock rabble-rousers, The Stranglers have been mainstays of the British music scene. Now over 45 years on, the lads are still finding the time to hit the road and make music. Back in Nottingham for their latest UK tour this month, we sent our man LP Mills for a chat with guitarist and frontman Baz Warne, to find out what these perennial punks have been up to.

Interview: Mary Ocher is coming to The Chameleon

Fri 01 Mar 2019

Soothe the hump day blues with avant-pop singer-songwriter Mary Ocher, who comes to The Chameleon on Wednesday 6 March.

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

Mon 25 Feb 2019

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…

Queen Zee Want to Glitz Up the Current Music Scene

Sun 17 Feb 2019

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

Fri 15 Feb 2019

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...

Interview: Trekkah Benjamin Introduces us to ONEAM

Fri 15 Feb 2019

Many might know local creative Trekkah Benjamin for his label, Phlexx records, but he’s recently announced his latest musical project that has got us pretty excited.

Desire, Love, Identity: An LGBTQ exhibition at the National Justice Museum

Mon 11 Feb 2019

It’s fair to say that most Nottingham folk still call it the Galleries of Justice and associate it with ghost tours and a family day out in a scary old prison, but there have been new developments at the rebranded National Justice Museum lately. This includes making more innovative use of the temporary exhibition space, accessible for free. Our Rebecca headed on over to check out their newest exhibition...

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