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Live: Origin One, K.O.G & The Zongo Brigade, Unknown Era and Bud

Sun 25 Jan 2015

A night that mixed reggae, hip hop and good vibes at The Maze

Live: Liam Bailey

Sun 25 Jan 2015

The Notts native currently making waves across the Atlantic returned for a hometown show

Notts What I Call Music Vol. 2 - Submissions Open

Thu 22 Jan 2015

Calling all Notts musicians. Want your music on the 2015 'Best of Notts' compilation from LeftLion?

Notts What I Call Music Vol. 2 - Submissions Open

Thu 22 Jan 2015

Calling all Notts musicians. Want your music on the 2015 'Best of Notts' compilation from LeftLion?

Nottingham Loves...

Wed 21 Jan 2015

If you thought you couldn't love Notts more, this poem'll prove you wrong

Music Reviews: December 2014 - January 2015

Tue 20 Jan 2015

With Lviv, Apalusa, Beth Frisby, Blue Vulture, Cecil Chamberlain, Ear Vings, Ivory Serfs, Jamie Moon, Karhide, Lois and Reckless

Book Reviews: December 2014 - January 2015

Fri 16 Jan 2015

With Kim Slater, Andrew Graves, Matt Haig, Al Needham, Rikki Marr, Jai Verna, and Andy Croft

Cycling in Nottingham: History of Raleigh Bikes

Thu 15 Jan 2015

You can hardly move in Nottingham, or anywhere else for that matter, for Raleigh bikes. Not the new ones, which aren’t sold by as many bike dealers as they once were, but second-hand and restored classic machines – from rare pre-war models to the ‘all steel’ bikes of the fifties and sixties, to fold-up twenties, to Choppers, Grifters, Activators and Team Banana racers of the eighties.

City Arts Move From Radford Into City Centre

Mon 12 Jan 2015

The newest face in town is City Arts. Parked next door to the Writers’ Studio on the border of Sneinton, the new office and creative space is the most centrally located in the organisation’s nearly forty-year history…

Street Tales: The Bubonic Bell Inn

Thu 25 Dec 2014

Find out more about the plagued history of that owd pub on Angel Row from a man who tells Nottingham stories you've never heard before...

Live: Christmas Jazz Fest with the Nottingham Jazz Orchestra

Thu 18 Dec 2014

"This is just what you want from a Christmas jazz gig – a big warming, accessible hug of an experience, like a Die Hard box set with a large brandy"

Rough Trade Open Up In Nottingham

Wed 10 Dec 2014

Stephen Godfroy, director and co-owner of Rough Trade, is credited with revitalising the company after joining a decade ago. Firstly he introduced the subscription-based ‘Album Club’ and then helped develop Rough Trade East, the company’s flagship store on trendier-than-thou Brick Lane. After setting up Rough Trade New York last October, the independent record store has opened its first UK store outside of London on Broad Street. He came to Nottingham for the store’s opening, so we nipped in for a chat…

Interview: Owl Man Frank Shelton

Tue 09 Dec 2014

You might have seen Frank Shelton walking around town with a majestic bird and cute little hound but, like us, probably refer to him as his more sophisticated alias – Owl Man. We grabbed a cuppa with him at the Malt Cross, along with his dog Lucy and barn owl Kim…

Live: Mastodon, Big Business and Krokodil

Wed 03 Dec 2014

Big riffs and big beards join forces at Rock City

Live: Cantaloupe, Cowtown and Fists

Thu 27 Nov 2014

Hello Thor livened up a Friday night with three bands who don't get out much in Nottingham

Rough Trade Opens in Nottingham

Mon 24 Nov 2014

A new era begins as London's favourite indie record store opens up a branch in Nottingham. Photography of the store's first day by Shaun Gordon...

Safe at Last Charity Music Video

Sun 23 Nov 2014

The charity who work with, and on behalf of, young people at risk through running away are releasing a song, with a video made by Nottingham's Rebel Yell