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Nusic Podcast #178 with Nina Smith, Ashfields, Sophie Castillo, One Giant Causeway and more...

Thu 10 May 2018

This week’s New Music Podcast features the five Industry Professionals listening to your FSN Round One entries, entry details RE how you could be playing the Splendour and Rock City main stages, plus the band so passionate they bleed when they play. This podcast may contain some fruity language. Sensitive ears – you have been warned.

Left Hand Lane: Noise From The Next Generation 'Audience Winners'

Sat 05 May 2018

Noise From The Next Generation is an annual music competition organised by Nottingham Music Service to offer young musicians the opportunity to perform in front of a live audience. The joint winners of the Audience Award at this year's competition answer some of our questions...

Hoops for Humanity Have Returned From a Refugee Camp in Greece

Fri 04 May 2018

A little under a month ago, our Chloe spoke to Rochene Johnston from Hoops for Humanity about her upcoming trip to a refugee camp in Greece, where she would be running workshops and distributing hula hoops to the children. The workshops aimed to put a smile on the faces of refugee kids and allow them to truly be children. Fresh off her return flight from Athens, Rochene sat down to tell us how well the trip went...

Beings Magazine Shares People's Anecdotes from Travelling the World

Fri 04 May 2018

Gavin Williams is a Nottingham local who moved down to London, travelled to many other places and has just published the first issue of his travel magazine, Beings. It's a pocket-sized, beautifully designed magazine packed with long-form stories, evocative photography and inspiring anecdotes. We caught up with Gavin to learn a little more about his adventure.

Wolfgang Buttress Loves Bees

Sun 22 Apr 2018

Following its success at the Milan Expo in 2015, we spoke to Wolfgang Buttress about The Hive, in issue #75. The local artist created a huge, metal beehive pavilion that highlighted the bee’s importance to our ecosystem, and it was partnered with a soundtrack inspired by the buzzy boggers, written by Tony Foster and Spiritualized’s Kev Bales. The album, One, was critically acclaimed, and the crew took the pavilion experience to the stage with a soundscape throughout 2016. We caught up with Wolfgang himself, and asked him a few questions about his career so far...

Jason From Sleaford Mods on Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll

Sat 14 Apr 2018

Back in the day, we used to lament the lack of Notts music acts breaking outside of the NG postcode, then a load of ‘em came through at once. But perhaps the most surprising was Sleaford Mods. Two blokes from Notts in their mid-forties who’d been playing open mic nights suddenly tapped into an international zeitgeist and completely smashed it. Frontman Jason Williamson tells us how...

Notes from the Middle Kingdom: Heated Seats, Housing & Hutongs

Fri 13 Apr 2018

Our guy James keeps us up to date with all things housing now that he's back in Notts...

From The Archive: LeftLion Photos from Years Past

Sun 01 Apr 2018

Over the years we’ve seen some bleddy stunning sights from around the city – people, places, art, owls – and they’ve been documented good and proper by your lot. We’ve had a flick through some back issues to bring you a selection of vintage snaps, and here are the results...

Riding on Solomon’s Carpet: Poetry from Nottingham’s Refugees

Mon 26 Mar 2018

“Projects like this open doors for people like me,” says Victoria Mponda, of her experience with Riding on Solomon’s Carpet, an anthology of poetry from refugees and asylum seekers living in the East Midlands...

Film Review: Ready Player One

Mon 26 Mar 2018

Legendary director Steven Spielberg's 33rd film takes us into a futuristic world of video games and virtual reality...

9 Notts Albums To Add To Your Playlist

Fri 23 Mar 2018

Fill your tabs with some proper Notts glory...

Notes from the Middle Kingdom: Trotters of Love and Respect

Fri 23 Mar 2018

Spring is here, and with it comes celebrations of all things feminine. Our man in Beijing, the one and only James Kramer, has sent us correspondence about the importance of womanhood, equality, and International Women's Day in China.

Anton Lockwood: The Man Who Made Rescue Rooms A Success

Thu 22 Mar 2018

As Rescue Rooms basks in the glory of its fifteenth birthday, we sat down with the man who transformed the place from a run down sports bar to a renowned music venue...

Ady Suleiman Talks About His Debut Album

Sun 11 Mar 2018

With a smooth blend of Neo Soul the former Notts resident is set to dazzle crowds on his first headline tour. We caught up with him for a chat ahead of the release of his debut album Memories...

Paul Draper: The Former Mansun Frontman Discusses His Debut Solo Album

Wed 28 Feb 2018

Currently touring in support of his first full-length solo record Spooky Action, the shows will also feature Draper and his band covering Mansun's debut album Attack Of The Grey Lantern in its entirety. We put some questions to him ahead of his show at the Rescue Rooms...

Chris Olley from Six By Seven on the Band's Legacy

Mon 26 Feb 2018

Six by Seven formed here in Notts back in 1994, with the indie rock band’s only constant member being singer and composer Chris Olley. During their time on stage, they recorded three albums for Beggars Banquet Records, toured extensively and had two hit singles. Now, Chris gives us a look back over the past 20 years...

Live Music Review: The Orielles at Rough Trade

Fri 23 Feb 2018

The Orielles appeared at Rough Trade in Nottingham in front of a select audience on the day that their debut album, Silver Dollar Moment, comes out...

9 Notts Albums You Need To Listen To

Fri 23 Feb 2018

Our ravenous reviewers have devoured a whole heap of new music, and told us what they thought about it...

Notes from the Middle Kingdom: In This Our Year of Dog

Mon 19 Feb 2018

The dog days have just begun, and James Kramer, our main man in Beijing, has dropped in to wish us a happy new year. 恭喜發財, Notts!

THiNK are Running an Album Art Competition for their Spring Open Exhibition

Tue 13 Feb 2018

Have you ever looked at an album cover and thought “I could gi’ that a go”? If so, then you can show off your artistic prowess at THiNK’s Spring Open Exhibition. Whether you’re an established artist or just interested in trying something new, between Thursday 29 March and Sunday 29 April, you can have your artwork hanging in a proper gallery. With no entry fee and the competition open to all ages, there is only one rule: all works must be original pieces.

Art Review: From Ear to Ear to Eye at Nottingham Contemporary

Thu 08 Feb 2018

Featuring work from almost twenty artists and researchers, this exhibition tells stories from across the Arab world. Through photography, sculpture, music and video, the artists paint a picture of countries with a fierce, independent identity, both separate from and entwined with the violent depictions we see in the media...