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Gig review: The Bracknall at Rescue Rooms
Sun 16 Mar 2025Essex's finest Britpop revivalists, The Bracknall, arrived at Rescue Rooms in style, performing a beautiful, blissful set drawing heavily from their latest album...
Film Review: Mickey 17
Sun 16 Mar 2025We review Bong Joon-Ho’s latest film which we’ve been eagerly waiting for since 'Parasite' both disturbed and delighted us...
Wrestling, gaming, writing, gigging: here's what's on in Nottingham this week 17 - 23 March 2025
Sun 16 Mar 2025Gaming or gigging, writing or wrestling - whatever floats your boat there's something on this week in Nottingham to keep you entertained...
Grassroots: How a Nottingham Football Film Tells a Tale of Resilience
Sun 16 Mar 2025We spoke to local film producer Ben Fletcher about his short film, She Will Play On, which had its Midlands debut at Short Stack festival at Broadway last Sunday. The film is a story of an extraordinary young girl who pushes past the barriers between her and her dreams. Behind this seemingly local tale is a universal one, underpinned by something as unexpected as an avant-garde Danish film movement, that shows us that limitations don’t always hinder us, but can push us to do something remarkable…
Short Stack From All Angles: We Hear About The Short Film Festival
Sat 15 Mar 2025Last week, we attended Short Stack, the short film festival hosted at Broadway Cinema. For a Sunday evening, the event had a buzzing atmosphere and packed attendance. After it was over, we caught up with the festival’s director, one of the featured filmmakers, and an artist whose music was shown on the big screen…
Gig review: HotWax at Rough Trade
Sat 15 Mar 2025We were all in for a Hot Shock at Rough Trade – with their debut album blistering its way through the charts, HotWax took us on a sonic rollercoaster of noise...
Locating Lawrence: March 1925
Fri 14 Mar 2025Lawrence is unable to travel after receiving his first official diagnosis of tuberculosis...
E-scooters and e-bikes - what do Nottingham people actually think?
Thu 13 Mar 2025Lauren Baker is a Postgraduate Researcher Nottingham Trent University looking at all things 'micromobility' (e-scooters and e-bikes). Here she discusses the impacts, and benefits, they have on the local community and asks for your input to feed into the latest research...
We chat to Better Joy about her EP, embracing vulnerability and touring the UK
Thu 13 Mar 2025With her debut EP heading into blue out soon, Better Joy (Bria Keely) takes listeners on a journey from the deeply personal waiting on time to the intimate reflection of quiet thing, balancing raw emotion with uplifting melodies. Working alongside legendary producer Mike Hedges, she’s crafted a sound that’s both nostalgic and refreshingly new. As she prepares for her first headline UK tour, including a date at The Bodega in Nottingham, Bria shares insights into her artistic evolution, the magic of live performance, and what’s next on her musical horizon…
Gig review: Doves at Rock City, with White Flowers
Thu 13 Mar 2025With frontman Jimi Goodwin only at Rock City 'in spirit', Doves fought on to perform a Nottingham show that proved the resilience and quality of their back catalogue...
Theatre Review: Everybody’s Talking About Jamie at Nottingham Arts Theatre
Thu 13 Mar 2025The joyful coming-of-age musical struts into Nottingham Arts Theatre with a bright young cast and plenty of sass
Gig review: Divorce at Rough Trade
Wed 12 Mar 2025Last time Divorce played live in Nottingham they did four consecutive nights at the Bodega. This time around, they’re doing two gigs on the same day, taking place at Rough Trade. We headed down to the first of the shows to hear the band perform in their hometown for the first time since their debut album Drive to Goldenhammer was released to great acclaim…
Theatre Review: (the) Woman at Nottingham Playhouse
Tue 11 Mar 2025The triumph of M’s hit play is hijacked by motherhood. What happens now? This play gives the truths society would prefer not to know about...
Gig review: Wille and the Bandits at The Bodega
Tue 11 Mar 2025Wille and the Bandits mesmerised the crowd at The Bodega on Saturday with a stunning display of their unique take on rock music, which is all brought together in a musical tapestry, woven in a way that only this band know how. It's safe to say the show left those who’d ventured out early that evening something to really think about...
Gig review: International Women's Day show at The Bodega, with Lara Elise Grant, Emily Alice and Dorothy Ella
Mon 10 Mar 2025The Bodega played host to a set of empowering gigs commemorating International Women's Day, in collaboration with Dizzy Magazine. We dropped in at the downstairs bar, where pink lighting, disco balls, glitter streamers (and crucial background music of Chappell Roan and Wet Leg) were ready to celebrate and support the local female artists of Nottingham’s music scene - to honour what we have achieved, and what work still needs to be done and recognised in the predominantly patriarchal industry...
Gig review: The Boxer Rebellion at Rescue Rooms
Mon 10 Mar 2025Imagine being featured in Hollywood movies and that is not even the coolest thing about your band! The Boxer Rebellion put on a wonderful, mellow performance at Nottingham’s Rescue Rooms and made a packed out venue feel like an intimate show with their heart-warming and rousing tracks...
Life as foster parents in Nottingham
Mon 10 Mar 2025A Nottingham couple who foster children tell us about their experience.
Gig review: Matilda Mann at Rough Trade
Sat 08 Mar 2025Roxwell, the debut album from the up-and-coming Matilda Mann, echoes the styling of some indie-folk greats. Understated and well-formed, Mann’s sound is perfect for the intimate loft space at Rough Trade Nottingham, a treat for fans who can anticipate a big 2025 for an exciting new artist...
Theatre maker Natalie Bellingham brings her one woman show to Nottingham
Fri 07 Mar 2025Ahead of her upcoming solo performance at Lakeside Arts, where comedy meets life’s biggest transitions, Emma Oldham caught up with Natalie Bellingham to uncover the hidden layers behind Look After Your Knees...
Theatre Review: Macbeth by Nottingham Shakespeare Company
Fri 07 Mar 2025Nottingham Shakespeare Company has conjured the world of Macbeth with a tragic, rugged intensity that grips the audience from the first words to the final clash of swords.
Local playwright Jane Upton on her brand new play (the) woman
Thu 06 Mar 2025Written by Nottingham’s own Jane Upton and shortlisted for the Bruntwood Prize, (the) Woman is coming to Nottingham Playhouse this month. Following a woman struggling to balance her potential as a playwright with her responsibilities as a mother, it tackles hard truths about motherhood and conflicting identities. Jane was able to take the time out of her day to talk to us at LeftLion, having raced back from picking up arts and craft supplies for her children. But, as Jane herself puts it: “Sums it up, doesn’t it?”
Gig review: You Me At Six at Rock City
Thu 06 Mar 2025You Me At Six bid farewell to their Nottingham fans with three shows at Rock City on their Final Nights of Six Tour. Intensity and nostalgia were mixed with the undeniable energy of a band at their peak...
Gig review: Vazum at The Chapel, with Stained Glass and City Flowers
Tue 04 Mar 2025Travelling all the way from Detroit, rock duo Vazum are welcomed warmly to Nottingham's upper room venue, The Chapel. With two rapidly rising local groups in support, the result was an atmospheric and intoxicating night of incredible music...
Circle of Light director Tiffany Jade tells us about the future of creative hub Fisher Gate Point
Tue 04 Mar 2025Over the past five years Fisher Gate Point has been slowly blossoming into a creative and cultural hub in Nottingham, home to numerous collectives, businesses and events, from the Hockley Hustle crew, to Circle of Light. With a new cafe, exhibition and events space, they are currently gearing up for their launch party on International Women’s Day. We spoke to one of the people at its helm, Tiffany Jade, about the many programs she’s facilitated at the centre.
Fisher Gate Point party, Peggy’s Spotlight, Super League Basketball Final, and Bongo’s Bingo: Here’s what’s on this week in Nottingham 3 March - 9 March 2025
Sat 01 Mar 2025Seeing sunlight past 5pm is not the only thing we have got going on in Nottingham this week. Bongo Bingo’s long awaited return, up-and-coming Jazz & Blues musicians at Peggy’s Skylight, the UKs Super League Basketball Final, Fisher Gate Point is back and Wille and the Bandits will be taking the stage at The Bodega are just some of the many things going on this week…
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