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15 Bands You Wish You'd Seen At The Bodega

As The Bodega (formerly The Social) celebrates its fifteenth birthday, we look at fifteen bands who played there before they made it big

Jim's Smokehouse

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Local adverts ripped from the pages of history, with Player's and Henry Farmer and Co

Safe at Last Charity Music Video

The charity who work with, and on behalf of, young people at risk through running away are releasing a song, with a video made by Nottingham's Rebel Yell

Future Session 74 - Gino

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

In Focus: Nina Smith

The soulful pop lass got snap happy when we put a few questions to her

Music Reviews: November 2014

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

What We Do In The Shadows

This mockumentary about a few vampires sharing a New Zealand house really needs to be seen by everyone

The Wild by Paper Shop Dave

New Nottingham-based film company, Punchline Productions, have made a new music video

Interview: INJ Culbard

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

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

Live: Mr. Scruff

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

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

Mr Stitch Films: Anthony Winson

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

Future Session 73 - Hello Tomorrow

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

Interview: Alan Davies

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.....

The History of the Malt Cross Nottingham

After scooping a £1.38m grant from Heritage Lottery Funding this year, the Malt Cross closed its doors for four months to undergo a massive restoration. Now re-opened, it’s the largest Victorian music hall outside of London and one of only a fistful left in the country. As one of Nottingham’s most beautiful buildings, it’d be remiss not to have a dig in to its colourful history…

Street Tales: Body Snatchers of Barker Gate

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

Interview: Trevor Bamford of Nightbreed

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

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

Customs in Nottinghamshire

A rundown of some of the traditions that we're keeping alive and kicking in Nottinghamshire

Pick of the Week: Halloween Special 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

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

Interview: Darts Commentator Dan Dawson

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...

Interview: Chris Read

One of Notts’ best loved servants and county cricket’s most respected performers, Chris Read arrived at Trent Bridge seventeen years ago and has been club captain for the last seven of those. We caught up with the Outlaws’ talisman to reflect on his time here…