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Gig review: Lambrini Girls bring riotous energy to Rescue Rooms

Tue 15 Apr 2025

Brighton punk trio The Lambrini Girls played the Rescue Rooms on Friday night with fierce energy and a lot of things to say...

Stage Review: Jeff Wayne's The War of The Worlds at Motorpoint Arena

Sun 13 Apr 2025

"The chances of anything coming from Mars, was a million to one they said!"

Despite that fact, H.G. Wells’ classic work of science fiction, The War of the Worlds, continues to resonate 130 years later, seeing multiple adaptations over the last century. Today, it lives on through Jeff Wayne’s iconic musical and rock opera, which itself has been around since 1978 and touring the world in various forms since 2006. With this year’s The Spirit of Man tour boasting an intriguing cast with some familiar faces from the worlds of pop and rock, we went along to check out the show at the Motorpoint Arena and learn more about this story’s enduring appeal…

Exhibition review: The Lovers at New Art Exchange chronicles LGBTQI+ couples over the years

Fri 11 Apr 2025

New Art Exchange presents The Lovers, an exhibition of photographic works by Sunil Gupta and Charan Singh. Bringing together two collections of photographs taken forty years apart, the exhibition depicts LGBTQIA+ couples alongside a slideshow of images and a vitrine of publications featuring Gupta’s work.

Gig review: Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls at Rock City

Thu 10 Apr 2025

From the moment our writer Bassey joined the large queues to get into Rock City, he knew this was going to be a special night. When Frank Turner's playing it always is. The hard-working troubadour was in town with his band The Sleeping Souls to promote the aptly-named album Undefeated, and the atmosphere was electric with eager anticipation...

Gig review and interview: Pale Blue Eyes at The Bodega

Thu 10 Apr 2025

Following the release of their third album New Place, Pale Blue Eyes have been bringing their new record, carefree charm and hypnotic energy to the stage. The innovative Totnes-Sheffield shoegaze trio have travelled far and wide, and we were lucky to be graced with their surreal presence yet again at The Bodega in Nottingham, and have the chance to chat to the band, too...

Dance Review: Northern Ballet’s Jane Eyre

Thu 10 Apr 2025

A passionate and powerful depiction of the classic novel.

Book Review: Freewheeling - Essays on Cycling

Wed 09 Apr 2025

Why wouldn't you just drive there? A new collection from Daunt Books finds the reason to invest in Lycra.

Theatre Review: Animal Farm at the Nottingham Playhouse

Wed 09 Apr 2025

George Orwell's literary classic undergoes a searing adaptation with a powerful message as relevant now as it ever was...

Theatre review: Chicago razzle dazzles at the Royal Concert Hall

Tue 08 Apr 2025

Time reveals two types of art: that which dates and that which seems timeless. One year shy of a century since it was written, and fifty years since its musical stage debut, Chicago is firmly in the second category. This week, the Royal Concert Hall plays host to the antics of Roxie, Velma and the other ‘Merry Murderesses’ of the Cook County Jail, in a show so full of pizazz it may have even invented the concept.

Gig review: Skunk Anansie at Rock City

Tue 08 Apr 2025

The force of nature that is Skunk Anansie are on tour promoting their new album The Painful Truth. Three decades since he first witnessed Skin and the rest of the band in action, Mike Hazeldine went down to their sell out gig at what must be one of the best live music venues in the country, Rock City...

Gig review: Black Country, New Road at Rough Trade Nottingham

Tue 08 Apr 2025

British math-rock sextet specialists Black Country, New Road have returned to the fold with their third album and recently hit Nottingham with a special live and signing even at Rough Trade...

Gig review: The Zutons at Rock City

Tue 08 Apr 2025

Do you wanna stay out all night? Are we gonna hang ’til it’s light? Do you wanna get outta your mind..? The Zutons have got the Rock City crowd Creepin’ on the Dancefloor…

Film Review: Novocaine

Mon 07 Apr 2025

Join us as we review Novocaine, a new body horror come action film starring Jack Quaid. A hands on piece of cinema that shows us not everything should be deep-fried...

Concert Review: The Hallé Film Music Concert - The Star Wars Saga

Sun 06 Apr 2025

Our reviewer Kevin Stanley flew in the Millennium Falcon, marched alongside Darth Vader and visited the Ewoks on the planet of Endor in a galaxy far, far away…

Gig review: Alabama 3 at Rescue Rooms

Sun 06 Apr 2025

While they may be best known for creating the opening theme for one of the greatest TV shows ever made, HBO’s The Sopranos, Alabama 3 are an iconic outfit in their own right. Known for their unique crossover sound which brings together acid house and trip-hop with country and blues rock, the British collective has continued to endure over the last 30 years. Currently touring their first two albums Exile On Coldharbour Lane and La Peste, along with some other greatest hits, we went along to catch their Rescue Rooms show…

Gig review: Sofy at The Bodega

Sat 05 Apr 2025

Rising indie-pop star Sofy brought her signature blend of witty lyricism, infectious energy and genre-blurring sound to a sold-out Bodega. With a set packed full of fan favourites, playful moments and unstoppable crowd energy, she proved why she’s quickly becoming one to watch…