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Live Music Review: TOY at Rough Trade Nottingham

Sun 03 Feb 2019

We love a Rough Trade live + signing gig, so we got down there for TOY...

Live Music Review: Beat The Streets 2019

Wed 30 Jan 2019

Is there any better cure for the January blues than a day festival? We sent our Becky and Louise down to Beat the Street this Sunday to find out...

Live Music: The Hallé

Sat 26 Jan 2019

A genuine delight to watch

Tentacles is a Creative Collective for Disabled and D/deaf Writers in Nottingham

Sun 20 Jan 2019

Tentacles takes place at Nottingham Playhouse on Wednesday 30 January, 5pm.

Live Music Review: Broken Witt Rebels at Rescue Rooms

Thu 10 Jan 2019

We went to Rescue Rooms to check out Broken Witt Rebels and Reef at Rescue Rooms...

Live Music Review: Dom Pipkin’s Smokin’ Boogie at Peggy’s Skylight

Tue 18 Dec 2018

If you like blues piano then you will almost certainly have liked Dom Pipkin's Smokin' Boogie piano show at new Nottingham Jazz Bar Peggy's Skylight on Sunday 16 December…

Live Music Review: John Wilson Orchestra - At The Movies

Fri 14 Dec 2018

Classic Hollywood scores from a superstar orchestra

Live Music Review: The Burning Hell at The Maze

Tue 11 Dec 2018

We got down to The Maze to check out The Burning Hell…

Live Music Review: Henge at The Bodega

Mon 03 Dec 2018

Flashing lights, the ground vibrating beneath your feet and cosmic mutated frequencies. That’s what the night had in store for the humans of Nottingham as alien rock-rave band took over The Bodega…

Live Music Review: Pitchshifter at Rock City

Tue 27 Nov 2018

Celebrating twenty years since the release of their seminal album www.pitchshifter.com, the almighty Pitchshifter reunited to play their first shows in over a decade. The six-date tour saw the band supported by an all-Notts lineup, with post-hardcore band The Blueprint and alt-metallers Earthtone9 warming the crowd up nicely, all culminating with an intimate show in the Mecca that is Rock City...

Live Music Review: Reckless Yes present Chorusgirl, Mammoth Penguins and Fightmilk at Rough Trade

Fri 23 Nov 2018

If you haven’t heard of Reckless Yes before, listen up: they’re a Derbyshire-based record label and promoter, with a habit of unearthing and supporting top-notch bands. So when we got wind of their triple bill takeover at Rough Trade, we couldn’t resist heading down.

Live Music Review: The Decemberists at Rock City

Mon 19 Nov 2018

Bearded men, giant inflatable whales and accordion solos are just some of the highlights from US Indie-rockers The Decemberists gig at Rock City. As it's been over a decade since they last performed in Notts, we thought we'd pop over to see how they fared...

Live Music Review: Anchorsong at Metronome

Wed 14 Nov 2018

We just can’t stay away from Metronome at the moment. The expansive stage, killer lighting and smell of fresh paint have got us hooked, so we headed down for another eclectic evening of tunes. This time, from ordinarily-solo MPC monster, Anchorsong…

Live Music Review: I Am Lono at Rough Trade Nottingham

Mon 12 Nov 2018

We got down to Rough Trade Nottingham to check out the audible wares of local favourite I Am Lono...

Live Review: Bill Ryder-Jones at Rough Trade

Sat 10 Nov 2018

Bill Ryder-Jones pops up at Rough Trade to celebrate the release of his new album Yawn with an intimate set.

Live Music Review: Acid Mothers Temple and Shiftwork at Metronome

Fri 09 Nov 2018

Our Mike and Becky got down to Metronome to check out Acid Mothers Temple and Shiftwork...

Live Music Review: Nactus Kunan at The Bodega

Thu 01 Nov 2018

Nactus Kunan have been making waves in the local scene, and on Friday night they launched their latest single, Grievous Bodily Calm with their biggest show yet. The gang were joined at The Bodega by fellow Notts bands Megatrain and Shiftwork, treating the audience to a melting pot of a gig by covering a broad range of styles and sounds...

Live Music Review: International Teachers of Pop at Metronome

Thu 01 Nov 2018

Sheffield’s freshest musical project – International Teachers of Pop – took to Nottingham’s brand-new 350-capacity venue, Metronome, to educate their captivated students at their debut Nottingham gig...

The Secret Basement Party (with Zines) Lives on in Notts with Wild Brunch

Tue 23 Oct 2018

Our Eileen got down to rave with the city's secret party-goers at Wild Brunch...

Live Music Review: Rafiki Jazz at New Art Exchange

Mon 22 Oct 2018

We got down to New Art Exchange to check out the amazing Rafiki Jazz...

Live Music Review: The Sonics at MFN

Wed 10 Oct 2018

The new documentary about The Sonics, Boom, was just released and the band have been touring in support. We popped along to MFN to see Tacoma’s finest

The Lives and Deaths at Newstead Abbey

Mon 08 Oct 2018

The phrase is more burned out than the promiscuous Lord Byron’s pants, but Newstead Abbey is a “hidden gem”. Ten miles north of Nottingham and with over 800 years worth of history, this extraordinary estate may put a spell on you. With acres of romantic gardens and architecture to delight your inner goth, Newstead attracts many visitors; outside of Byron’s escapades, its monastic origins and centuries of spooky goings-on have fascinated many. From artefacts to ghost-story evenings, Byron is just the beginning of what this mysterious place has to offer. Buckle up for a history lesson that’s stranger than fiction...