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Interview: Tindersticks

Thu 10 Oct 2013

One of the three founding members lives in Prague, another in Antwerp, another in France, and they collectively left town over twenty years ago. Yet to many, Tindersticks are still seen as a Nottingham band. Ahead of the release of their tenth studio album, Across Six Leap Years, keyboardist Dave Boulter talks to us about the band’s roots, and about their recent re-invigoration of some old favourites...

Interview: Charles Webster, House Music Legend

Sun 06 Oct 2013

He’s got thirty-odd aliases and done umpteen squared remixes and cubed productions. After 25 years making electronic soul, Charles Webster is a bona fide legend of the deep house music for which Nottingham was once world-famous. We dropped in on him to chat about where he’s at, how he got there, and where he’s heading.

Interview: Mother Nottingham Su Pollard

Thu 26 Sep 2013

For the last decade she’s been our unofficial mascot. Su Pollard, or ‘Mother Nottingham’ as we like to call her. She made her name in TV series like Hi-de-Hi! and You Rang M’Lord? She even got to number two in the UK singles charts in 1986 - a time when that actually meant something. She’s coming home this December as Theatre Royal have confirmed her for this year’s panto. We finally hooked her up with Nottingham’s Mr Sex...

Interview: Samantha Morton

Wed 25 Sep 2013

She’s starred opposite the likes of Johnny Depp and Tom Cruise, been directed by Woody Allen and Steven Spielberg and won a BAFTA for her 2010 directorial debut, The Unloved. Samantha Morton is now an international star; not bad for a lass from Clifton who left school at thirteen...

Interview: The Petebox, Human Beatbox Sensation

Fri 20 Sep 2013

Nottingham’s Pete Sampson, aka Petebox, has been making music for about the same amount of time that LeftLion has been going. In that time he’s gone from playing small city venues to headlining festivals and being treated like a star in Abu Dhabi. Go on, son...

From The Archive: Dale Winton (1955 - 2018)

Thu 19 Sep 2013

"You learn all aspects of the industry - it taught me how to write, how to prepare. I wouldn’t be doing what I’m doing now had it not been for radio"

Interview: Rhiannon Jenkins Tsang

Sat 07 Sep 2013

In The Woman Who Lost China Nottingham-based author Rhiannon Jenkins Tsang takes us back to 1949 where the Chinese Republic is collapsing under Mao Tse Tung’s communist onslaught.

Interview: Kris from Macmillan Fest

Thu 05 Sep 2013

The annual charity rock and metal festival returns to Stealth and the Rescue Rooms for its fourth year. We spoke to organiser and founder Kris Davis about his choice of charity and which bands you can expect to see on the day...

Interview: Jon Burgerman on The Great Hip Hop Hoax

Wed 04 Sep 2013

"I was excited when Jeanie told me about it. It’s a very intriguing tale. I kind of didn’t believe that it was true"

Jeanie Finlay on The Great Hip Hop Hoax

Tue 03 Sep 2013

In 2003 Sony signed two Californian rappers, Silibil n’ Brains, to their label and hailed them as the next big thing. Friends with the likes of Madonna and tour buddies with Eminem, they seemed destined for stardom. The only problem was, it was all an elaborate lie: they were actually two lads from Dundee who had created fake personas after being ignored by the industry because of their Scottish accents. The Great Hip Hop Hoax is the documentary that tells their tale. We caught up with filmmaker Jeanie Finlay and collaborative illustrator Jon Burgerman to see how they went about separating the truth from the lie...

Interview: Derek Randall

Fri 30 Aug 2013

A whippet of a fielder and a fidgety, gifted batsman; Derek ‘Rags’ Randall was one of the best loved and most eccentric cricketers in the history of Nottinghamshire and England cricket.

Interview: The Gorgeous Chans

Tue 27 Aug 2013

Nusic’s Future Sound of Nottingham contest has helped break artists ranging from Dog Is Dead to Indiana. This year’s winners were the The Gorgeous Chans, an ensemble who have grown from six members to almost a dozen over the past year. We had words with Liam Gardiner (saxophone), Daniel Potts (drums) and Brandon Hill (guitar and vocals)...

Rolo Tomassi

Sat 24 Aug 2013

Rolo Tomassi are a screamy mathcore band who formed in Sheffield, buthave since relocated to Nottingham. They’ve rubbed shoulders with the likes of Faith No More and Foals and are about to tour Australia and Japan, but they might also have made you a cushion or served you a pint in the Bodega. We spoke to sibling members James and Eva Spence...

Interview: Stephanie Sirr on The Golden Years of Nottingham Playhouse

Fri 16 Aug 2013

The Nottingham Playhouse celebrates fifty years at Wellington Circus this September. We spoke to Chief Executive Stephanie Sirr about the venue, their history and their plans to celebrate...

Interview: Marco Pierre White

Thu 15 Aug 2013

Dubbed the enfant terrible of British cuisine, Marco Pierre White trained the likes of Heston Blumenthal and Gordon Ramsey and was the youngest chef to gain three Michelin stars. We paid him a visit at his Nottingham steakhouse and discovered he likes his food piping hot and hates small portions...

Interview: Author Rod Maddocks on Mental Health and Selling His House

Sat 27 Jul 2013

He sold his house to become a writer; an irrational act that left some questioning his sanity.

Interview: Cardboard Cut-out Artist Phillipa Rice

Fri 26 Jul 2013

We found out why this web comic artist is happiest when left alone to cut out icebergs

Interview: Rob Green

Fri 19 Jul 2013

Itching to get on stage at Splendour, he explains how he learnt to fly a plane and why Denzel Washington won’t be featuring on his tracks any time soon..

Interview: JT Soar

Mon 15 Jul 2013

Using a DIY ethos, Joe, Phil and Nick from Nottingham punk band Plaids have turned an old fruit and veg warehouse at the back of Sneinton Market into a music and arts space. Run as a co-operative, together they’ve created a one-of-a-kind venue that’s already hosted bands from all over Europe and the US of A.

Interview: Sheep Soup On Taking Mrs Green To Edinburgh

Sat 13 Jul 2013

Two Television Workshop graduates are hoping to take Edinburgh by storm this year with a distinctive new musical

Interview: Andre Adams

Mon 08 Jul 2013

"I have received some vigorous dressings-down, yes. You get them when you deserve them. And if you think you don't deserve it, then you're wrong."

Interview: Michael Eavis

Wed 26 Jun 2013

By day he’s a dairy farmer. But every summer his farm becomes the most celebrated party site in the UK, as he opens up his gates to 150,000 revellers. So when we heard Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis was in Nottingham, we thought we’d say hello...

Interview: Rob Howie-Smith

Tue 25 Jun 2013

A man literally opening doors for the creative and small business communities of Nottingham by repopulating derelict buildings.

Interview: Baby Godzilla On Touring With Enter Shikari

Wed 12 Jun 2013

"If you really like our band there is probably something a little bit wrong with you. Because it is horrible, horrible noise"

Interview: Barry O'Dowd

Fri 03 May 2013

Barry O’Dowd teaches kids to box. The former army champion founded Bulwell Hall Amateur Boxing Club in 2004 and has spent almost a decade suppor ting young people in his community. Last year he picked up the title of Coach of the Year at the Nottingham Sports Awards and rubbed shoulders with Torvill and Dean at the Olympics. We popped along to the club to see what he’s all a-bout...

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