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Big City Book Review: Joya Goffney’s ‘Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry’
Wed 13 Jul 2022Interested in getting your hands on four free books? Well you’re in luck, because Nottingham UNESCO City of Literature are giving just that away for their Big City Reads campaign. With stories ranging from loneliness to police injustice, and styles varying from prose to graphic novel, there’s something for every reader. Four young writers give us their run down of the books, beginning with Shakira Hamilton's take on Joya Goffney’s Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry...
You Can Get Your Hands on Four Free Books in Nottingham This Month, All Thanks to City of Literature
Sun 03 Jul 2022Interested in four free books? Well then you’re in luck, because Nottingham’s City of Literature are giving away just that as part of their Big City Reads campaign. And with stories ranging from loneliness to police injustice, and styles varying from prose to graphic novel, there’s something for every kind of reader. Set to take place this summer, our Literature Editor catches up with Matt Turpin and Eleanor Flowerday from City of Literature to find out more…
Duo Jimmy Rocket and LVNDLXRD Talk Their New EP, and the Notts Music Scene
Sat 11 Jun 2022There aren’t too many duos doing it better than Jimmy Rocket and LVNDLXRD (aka Curtz) right now. Having been part of the musical fabric of the city for years, the lyrical/producer match-up is garnering praise for the release of their latest EP, Bespoke Verses, which also features the likes of Rico and Vandal Savage. Music Co-Editor Elliot Farnsworth sat down with the pair fresh off the back of a string of shows to find out more about one of the most exciting recent collaborations in the Notts music scene…
City Stylin' at the Cattle Market #7
Thu 09 Jun 2022Georgianna Scurfield heads down to the Cattle Market to see what's cracking off...
Gig Review: Brian Fallon and the Howling Weather at Rock City
Tue 31 May 2022Bringing a more mellow mood to Rock City than in his The Gaslight Anthem days, Brian Fallon still knows how to win over a crowd...
Gig Review: The Charlatans at Rock City
Thu 19 May 2022For fans of the nineties indie era, last weekend was a show not to miss, as The Charlatans hit town on their 'Best Of' thirtieth anniversary tour...
Film Review: The Lost City
Tue 17 May 2022First off, let’s be honest, who doesn’t dream about Channing Tatum coming to their rescue? And filmmakers have finally decided to make a movie about it? Fabulous! But is it quite as good as you’d expect?
Gig Review: Ferocious Dog at Rock City
Wed 04 May 2022This genre-blending Notts band are known for creating a hell of an atmosphere at their gigs - and this special event at Rock City was no different...
Gig Review: The Mission at Rock City
Tue 26 Apr 2022One of the country's finest gothic rock bands at one of the city's greatest rock venues? You can't go wrong...
We Headed To Lost City for an Afternoon of Boozy Mini Golf
Wed 23 Mar 2022The LeftLion team finally got round to having their postponed Christmas party at Lost City Adventure Golf, with an afternoon of cocktails, mini golf and jungle adventure...
100 Notts Writers Speak Out On Library Closures
Wed 16 Mar 2022Over a hundred local or locally connected writers, together with some local publishers and bookshops, have signed a joint letter opposing Nottingham City Council's planned closure of Aspley, Basford and Radford/Lenton libraries.
Film Review: Red Rocket
Tue 15 Mar 2022Simon Rex skilfully portrays a challenging yet fascinating protagonist in Sean Baker's latest satire...
Gig Review: White Lies at Rock City
Sat 12 Mar 2022Is there anything better than the opening night of a massive tour? That’s what a packed house at Rock City enjoyed as British three-piece White Lies chose Nottingham as the starting point for a mammoth 49-night, three-month European adventure, with support from VLURE...
Music Review: The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra at Royal Concert Hall
Thu 10 Mar 2022An evening of live music featuring Tchaikovsky and Stravinsky is the perfect antidote to the worries of the world...
Gig Review: Tom Odell at Rock City
Sun 06 Mar 2022Tom Odell performed at Rock City on Saturday 5 March and we popped down to check out the show...
How Castle Rock Brewery and Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust Are Celebrating the Twentieth Anniversary of Their Partnership
Thu 03 Mar 2022Just over two decades ago, an unlikely friendship between Castle Rock Brewery and the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust was formed. We chat to Erin McDaid, the Trust’s Head of Communications and Marketing, and Liv Auckland, Head of Brand and Communications at the Brewery, all about it…
Gig Review: Wolf Alice at Rock City
Mon 28 Feb 2022Wolf Alice brought their dazzling new and old hits to the stage of Rock City on Sunday and it was certainly a night to remember, filled with sophistication, confidence and power…
Exhibition Review: Our Silver City, 2094 at Nottingham Contemporary
Wed 09 Feb 2022Sci-Fi and contemporary art join together in Nottingham Contemporary's first exhibition of the 2022 season, Our Silver City, 2094. A time machine to a future Nottingham, where remnants of an old world exist in a vision of the city shaped by an all too familiar climate crisis...
Gig Review: Terrorvision at Rock City
Fri 31 Dec 2021Terrorvision were in town with their Christmas Party for the last Rock City gig of 2021, and there seemed no better band to see out the year with...
(Un)rest: Young Producers at City Arts Review
Thu 23 Dec 2021The annual takeover of the City Arts window facing out onto Hockley is here. As part of the Young Producers arts collective, The Window Gallery is transformed into a site of protest and rebellion, as placards and works of abstraction fill the space. What happens when we speak up? And what does it look like when art and protest meet?
Photos: Levellers at Rock City
Mon 20 Dec 2021Levellers performed at Rock City on Saturday 18 December and we popped down to check it out...
New Pop-up Project Offers Space for Creative Ways to Tackle Climate Change
Fri 17 Dec 2021The Green Light in the City project aims to offer a space for learning, fun, and discussion around environmental issues...
Gig Review: Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs at Rock City
Thu 09 Dec 2021Newcastle’s experimental rockers Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs brought their demonic earth-rattling blend of genres to Nottingham’s Rock City to show the crowd what the iconic stage was made for...
Meet the Team Behind the Hustle Holt - Nottingham City’s First Miyawaki Mini Forest
Wed 08 Dec 2021The project will create new homes for native spaces of insects, birds and animals to thrive in...
Review: The Rock Orchestra at Rock City
Thu 02 Dec 2021The Rock Orchestra, presented by Festival of the Dead, took to the historic stage of Rock City On Thursday 25 November to showcase their beautiful playlist of iconic rock cover songs…
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