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Bantum TV: With Nina Smith and Lou from Royal Gala

What happens when Simeon Bantum, Jared LeftLion, Lou from Royal Gala and Nina Smith all get together in a girls toilet?

Behind the scenes: LeftLion #44 photoshoot 3

Behind the scenes: LeftLion #44 photoshoot 2

The second in our 'behind the scenes' galleries of the cover shoot involving nearly 500 of the city's musicians - this time by Ralph Barklam

Behind the scenes: LeftLion #44 photoshoot

When we took on the mammoth task of getting nearly 500 Notts musicians into one photograph, Carla Mundy was at Rock City to document it

LeftLion Photographer teams up with Paul Smith

Our boy David Baird creates limited edition series of music prints to be sold on the Paul Smith website in aid of The Music Exchange

Public sector strikes

City centre protest - in pictures

Interview: Smallkid

From creating iconic flyers for Detonate to massive pieces at Glastonbury, Nathan Bainbridge - under the nom de spray of Kid 30 (Smallkid) – has become one of the city’s premier street artists. Here’s a chance to have a nose through his scrapbook...

Sounddhism at the Bodega

Photos from live performances by Zero DB, Harleighblu, Kirk Spencer and more

Interview: Nottingham Panther's Jeff Heerema and Rob Lachowicz

While Forest and County bumble along in their respective (lower) divisions, the most successful professional sports team in Nottingham quietly goes about its business of hoovering up trophies left and right – and this season they’re making a serious run at winning their first league title since 1955. They’re your Nottingham Panthers, and two
of them – right-winger Jeff Heerema from Thunder Bay, Ontario and left-winger Rob Lachowicz from Wollaton – had a word with us…

Interview: Mimm's Nathaniel Coltrane

Mimm: it’s a clothes shop. And an art gallery. And a record label. And a club night. And according to owner Nathaniel Coltrane, it’s only just started…

The Bothy: A Short Story by Niki Valentine

Niki Valentine - formerly Monaghan - releases her fourth novel, The Haunted, this October, just in time for Halloween. The tale of a couple holidaying in the Scottish Highlands that takes a turn for the worst, this bonus extract not available in the novel is just a taster...

So, you know your way around a QR code then?

So, while you're here you might as well have a look at some of the things that we can't cram into a printed magazine, like our selection of:

Sounddhism - First year in photos

Featuring DJ Format, Simbad, Jehst, Royal Gala, Submotion Orchestra, The Correspondents, 1st Blood, Epworth, Natalie Duncan, Liam Bailey, The Elementz, Monosonicos, DJ Switch and more

Laura Stevenson and The Cans at The Maze

New York singer songwriter visits Nottingham with a raft of local talent in support

Nottingham Comedy Festival

The Nottingham Comedy Festival returns for its third year this September, offering a chance to see some of the greats perform their post-Edinburgh shows - as well as workshops and try-out gigs for aspiring performers. So we collared festival directors Helen Stead and Elliott Bower and asked...

Art Works: Tomas by Gillian Lee Smith

"The colours I use are always muted and aged; each piece has the look of something from a time gone by"

Interview: The Money

"Having a festival main stage slot under our belts isn’t going to hurt at all"

Summer Sundae 2011 in photos

Photos from the weekend festival including Manière des Bohémiens, Fists, Hhymn, Gallery 47, Graham Coxon, the Maccabees and Warpaint

Left Brian: 2011/12 Season Preview

Forest failed to get out of the playoffs. Again. Old manager dumped, new manager promises better. Again. Initial foot-dragging over new signings. Again. Can Forest break the cycle this season?

Left Magpie: 2011-12 Notts County Season Preview

The good news: the Pies reached some kind of stability in 2011. The bad news: it was in the shape of a record-breaking losing streak. Can Martin Allen keep them up, or is it back to the basement?

Future Session 4 - The Afterdark Movement

The Afterdark Movement, a hip hop/funk band so diverse they even get AC/DC fans rocking out to them at acoustic shows

Splendour 2011 in photos

Pics from Sunday at Wollaton Park with Blondie, Scissor Sisters, Eliza Doolittle, Cast, Feeder and some great Notts bands

Preview: Splendour 2011

Splendour: A day-long chunk of festie goodness, without the massive mobile phone adverts. And tents left behind by gormless students that blow across a field and upset some cows. And being in a different postcode to the nearest decent bog. Our Music Editor marks your card for this year’s event… 

Interview: Deborah Stevenson

Deborah Stevenson left London to study in Nottingham and find her feet as a festival organiser, founder of Mouthy Poets and one of the UK’s most exciting spoken word acts – all filmed by Channel 4 as part of their Year Dot project. One year after the cameras stopped rolling, she’s still going from strength to strength…

FSN in the Market Square

Eleven new Notts acts play right in the centre of town in the semi-finals of the Future Sound of Nottingham contest