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Live Music Review: Hot Chip at Rock City

Hot Chip put a smile on our face and springs in our knees as they took their latest album tour to the city

Meet Black Friends, Our City's New Creative Platform

A cosy nook at Malt Cross on a wet Friday morning was the perfect setting to catch up with James Denham for insights into his up and coming project, Black Friends...

Interview: Hot Chip Know A Lot About Notts

We chat with the British musical gems before they return to Rock City this October...

City Stylin' #18

We took to the streets to find Notts' best dressed...

Live Music Review: King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard at Rock City

Aussie psych lords King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard spread fun and sweat by the bucket-load as they kicked off their European tour at Rock City last night…

City Stylin' #17

We took to the streets to find Notts' best dressed...

The History of Nottingham's Alleyways

Cities are living things. Their streets and alleyways twist and turn like arteries, transporting people - their lifeblood - from location to location. As a city, Nottingham is an ancient creature that has evolved and adapted over time to survive in an ever-changing world, but its walkways are infused with memories of the past… 

"America just doesn’t want to acknowledge it’s dirty little history." Interview with Neither Wolf Nor Dog director Steven Lewis Simpson

We talked to Scottish-born filmmaker Steven Lewis Simpson about his latest film, Neither Wolf Nor Dog, ahead of its upcoming screening at Broadway Cinema…

City Stylin' #16

We took to the streets to find Notts' best dressed...

Eels to Make a Triumphant Return to Notts

Prolific musician Mark Oliver Everett will make a triumphant return to Notts with his band Eels this August…

Bad Gals From Notts: 8 Influential Women Who Helped Shape History

From writers and lawyers to suffragists and nurses, these eight women fought ruthlessly for social change and shaped history as we know it. Oh, and they all hail from our hometown, too...

Genre-Hopping Aussies King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard to Descend on Rock City

It takes quite some energy to keep up with King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard. The prodigious genre-hopping Aussies – five albums released in 2017 alone – lead their fans on a merry dance through a range of musical styles from something approaching jazz to something approaching thrash metal. And more in between...

Notts to Host Festival of Skate Culture

Skateboarding will become an Olympic sport for the first time in Tokyo next summer.  Nottingham is one of the sport’s original homes in the UK, with a vibrant community and culture going back more than fifty years, including internationally known professionals such as Carl Shipman in the 1990s and now Alex Hallford, who is one of just five skaters nationwide to be supported to compete in global Olympic qualification events in the run-up to Tokyo.

City Festival To Celebrate Nottingham's Independents

'It's In Nottingham' Independent Fest is back once again, and you don't want to be miss aht...

City Stylin' #15: "I frighten people for a living, which is great"

Tony Ghostwalker tells us about the ghoulish history of the city... and his beard.

Nusic Podcast #207 with Lia White, San Junipero, Midnite City, Velvet Blush and More...

Soul Buggin’ is Throwing A Family Bash To Help Stonebridge City Farm

Bring yer kids and yer grans and groove for a good cause….

Out of Time: Life in Nottingham During The Cold War

Our regular history features takes a look at just how close Nottingham came to being obliterated during the Cold War...

Nusic Podcast #206: Who is Playing the Future Sound of Nottingham Final at Rock City?

City Stylin' #14

Nottingham UNESCO City of Literature Are Launching the Big City Reads 2019 Campaign

Nothing can quite beat the feeling of strolling through the Forest Rec in the middle of the summer, armed with a good read and a cold one, plopping yourself down under some glorious shade and knowing that everything’s right in the world. And, this year, you won’t need to look far to find your summer reads…

Live Music Review: Death Grips at Rock City

We went with some trepidation to catch controversial American experimental hip hop band Death Grips down at Rock City this week...

Wigflex City Festival 2019: In Pictures

Sometimes pics can tell the story best. Take a look at our snaps of the first Wigflex City Festival...

City Stylin’ #13

We took to the streets to find Notts' best dressed

Food Review: Speciality Burger, The City Ground

Sauntering down Trentside on a Saturday afternoon in spring, the hallowed City Ground before me bathed in glorious sunshine, there was only one thought on my mind: “I haven’t had a matchday burger in years.”