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Interview: INJ Culbard

Thu 13 Nov 2014

INJ Culbard has drawn Sherlock Holmes, the unknowable and unnameable horrors of HP Lovecraft, clockwork universes, medieval mercenaries battling horrors, animals fighting aliens, Japanese Oni demons on the rampage and a crime fighting Edwardian vampire. Intrigued, we sat down with him for a cuppa and a chat...

LeftLion Stereo: November 2014

Thu 13 Nov 2014

We've been searching high and low to find the best Nottingham tracks there are

Live: Mr. Scruff

Tue 11 Nov 2014

The most bedraggled DJ of them all treated Nottingham to an early morning marathon of every genre under the sun

Live: Indiana and Shelter Point

Mon 10 Nov 2014

"From the first seconds of the set an inescapable spell is cast upon the room"

Mr Stitch Films: Anthony Winson

Mon 10 Nov 2014

We interview the Nottingham based filmmaker who has just made a feature film set in a haunted house

Future Session 73 - Hello Tomorrow

Sat 08 Nov 2014

New Music, live in session, from Nottingham for Nusic. The latest artist in the Nusic Future Session studio is

Interview: Alan Davies

Fri 07 Nov 2014

Some might know him from the telly as Stephen Fry’s sidekick on QI, some as the lovable magician-cum-detective Jonathan Creek, but Alan Davies is also a dab hand at stand-up and he’s rolling through town with his new show.....

Street Tales: Body Snatchers of Barker Gate

Mon 03 Nov 2014

During the Industrial Revolution, advancement in medical sciences came to Nottingham and with them, a gruesome new trade...

Interview: Trevor Bamford of Nightbreed

Thu 30 Oct 2014

Trevor Bamford, the Darklord of Hoodtown lets us in on the subculture that was pushed to the sides but never evanesced...

Live: Ed Sheeran and Saint Raymond

Wed 29 Oct 2014

We went to Capital FM arena to see Saint Raymond and Ed Shereen do their singer-songwriter thing

Pick of the Week: Halloween Special 2014

Sun 26 Oct 2014

It's all very well and good begging in the streets for tuffies, but there are some wicked parties to get ghouling along to this year

Future Session 72 - Beth Frisby

Sat 25 Oct 2014

New Music, live in session, from Nottingham for Nusic. The latest artist in the Nusic Future Session studio is

Interview: Darts Commentator Dan Dawson

Fri 24 Oct 2014

As well as having some up and coming darts players, one of the foremost voices of the sport is also from these here parts. We spoke to Dan Dawson, the man who does live commentary on the arrows for various media outlets including ITV...

Hockley Hustle T-shirts

Tue 21 Oct 2014

Still buzzing from last weekend's mass musical mash-up? You've been to the festival, now buy the t-shirt...

Lyric Lounge: Storytelling Workshop

Tue 21 Oct 2014

An evening of talented rattle from the travelling spoken word festival with a close look at Sophie Snell's tale-telling workshop

Flesh Season at Nottingham Playhouse

Mon 20 Oct 2014

Flesh Season is coming to Nottingham Playhouse this month, but don’t be fooled by the title: the flesh is more symbolic than salacious. We talked to its curator, Bea Udeh, about diversity on the stage.

Sound of the Lion #31,Sound of The Lion

Sat 18 Oct 2014

With Origin One, The Madeline Rust, Trekkah, Merrick's Tusk, Rattle, The Wild Man of Europe, Separation Anxiety and Amber Run.

Street Tales: Market Street

Fri 17 Oct 2014

Once upon a time, the proles of Nottingham got one over on the gentry through the medium of road-signage...

Interview: Will Self

Wed 15 Oct 2014

He’s got a brain the size of a large planet and he’s in Nottingham for the Festival of Words. Get yer dictionaries out, people. It’s Mr Will Self.

Interview: Alex from Ideas on Paper

Tue 14 Oct 2014

Despite the digital revolution, reading a magazine on a device is never quite as good as the real thing. It’s not all nostalgia - although yes, there is something wonderful about flicking through pages at leisure while getting a hit of the distinctive smell of ink and paper - physical print is actually easier to read. We spoke to Alex Smith, the man behind the independent magazine shop Ideas On Paper, about why print is here to stay...