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A Fortune Teller in Notts

Tue 29 Nov 2022

As part of our Astrology issue, we chat to a crystal gazer from our city...

Interview: Nottingham Band Vertical Noise on their Christmas single for Framework charity

Sat 26 Nov 2022

Vertical Noise tell us all about their partnership with Framework to release their new single Wet Christmas...

Interview: Bad Manners

Fri 25 Nov 2022

We had a short but sweet phone call with the legendary lead singer of Bad Manners, Buster Bloodvessel, ahead of their Christmas tour which will be coming to Rock City on the 22 December…

Buy: Overheard In Notts Book Volume 4

Fri 25 Nov 2022

Christmas 2022 wouldn't be complete without another book full of all the stupid things people in Nottingham have said...

Overheard in Notts

Wed 23 Nov 2022

Feminist areas, fallopian tubes and the French all feature in this month's Overheard in Notts...

Interview: The Chase on their new single 'Trumpets'

Fri 11 Nov 2022

We catch up with local band The Chase about what they've been up to lately...

Interview: Warmduscher

Mon 07 Nov 2022

We chat to Warmduscher ahead of their headline Rock City show..

Interview: bigfatbig On Their New EP And Upcoming Metronome Show

Fri 04 Nov 2022

Gemma chats to bigfatbig about their new EP Rockin’ and Rollin’ and Whatnot’ ahead of their show at Metronome later this month...

Interview: JERUB on Winning the Drake YolanDa Award

Wed 02 Nov 2022

We sat down for a chat with JERUB shortly after he was presented with his Drake YolanDa award…

Notts Goes Green: The Confectioners Treating Sustainability Seriously

Wed 02 Nov 2022

With Nottingham’s businesses increasingly hungry for inspiration on how they can make a difference to the environment, we catch up with Treat Kitchen’s Jess Barnett who’s been leading efforts at the major local exporter. She explains why going carbon neutral didn’t cut it for them, and how they’re shifting their focus to reducing their own emissions and keeping projects local.

Interview: Lime Garden on Their Upcoming Headline Show at The Bodega

Tue 01 Nov 2022

Harry Mangham chatted to Lime Garden ahead of their upcoming headline tour, which kicks off at The Bodega next Monday...

How New Nottingham Short Film Hamster Is Putting a Twist on the Typical War Movie

Sat 29 Oct 2022

From being nominated for awards to screening at Broadway Cinema, Scott Driver’s short film, Hamster, has made its mark on audiences and critics alike. And, with its powerful message on PTSD and the impact of war, it’s easy to see why…

Interview: Snug Recording Co on Relocating to JT Soar

Fri 28 Oct 2022

Rich Higton caught up with Robin Newman and Rich Collins from Snug Recording Co after the studio's recent move to Nottingham’s JT Soar...

Out of Time: All About 'Torpedo' Tom Blower, the Nottingham Man Who Became the First Person to Swim the North Channel of the Irish Sea

Thu 27 Oct 2022

Until 1947, no one had ever successfully swam the North Channel of the Irish Sea - a 21-mile stretch of icy cold, choppy water between Scotland and Northern Ireland. Then came Tom Blower, the Notts-born gentle giant who could snap six inch nails and lift two people at a time…

How Notts Filmmaker Georgianna Scurfield Is Celebrating the City’s Iconic Cattle Market

Tue 25 Oct 2022

For 136 years, Nottingham Cattle Market has been a bedrock of the community. As a livestock market and, much later, a home for market stalls and Arthur Johnson & Sons auctioneers, it’s an eclectic ecosystem of stories, experience and big personalities tucked behind Meadow Lane near Trent Bridge. With a view to cataloguing the past and present of the market’s history for future generations, filmmaker Georgianna Scurfield launched The Cattle Market Project, a Heritage Lottery-funded documentary, photography, animation, oral history and historical archive project aimed at celebrating a Nottingham institution…

Interview: The Voice UK's Mark Howard On His Journey To The Final

Mon 24 Oct 2022

Our Music Editor Gemma Cockrell chats to Nottingham's Mark Howard about his journey to becoming a The Voice UK Finalist...

6 Great Things to Check Out in Notts This Week: Halloween at Hickings, Nottingham Fireworks and More

Mon 24 Oct 2022

Zombies? Fireworks? Bob Dylan? What's piquing your interest this week?

The Wombats Chat Rock City, the Evolution of Indie Music and Their Looming Twentieth Anniversary

Fri 21 Oct 2022

The Wombats have been a real force in the indie music scene for almost twenty years, and are still at the top of their game - recently releasing their first number one album, Fix Yourself, Not the World. Ahead of their trip to Rock City in October, we catch up with bassist Tord Øverland-Knudsen to discuss the band’s evolution over the years…

Showcasing the Best of the Worst, We Learn More About Notts Bad Movie Club

Wed 19 Oct 2022

Have you ever seen a film that’s so bad it’s good? Do you often return to ‘hate watches’, sticking on something that’s enjoyable for its awfulness? If so, you’ll love Notts Bad Movie Club, the city’s regular film night showcasing the very best of the worst…

Colin Baker Chats Doctor Who, Nadine Dorries and Bringing Sherlock Holmes to Mansfield

Tue 18 Oct 2022

Ahead of the Palace Theatre's showing of The Hound of the Baskervilles, LeftLion sit down with Sherlock Holmes himself, actor Colin Baker. We discuss the iconic detective, Doctor Who, Nadine Dorries in the jungle, how Davros got him wearing Crocs, and the status of Colin’s lucky underpants...