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Interview: Skin from Skunk Anansie

"I’ve got my own band, got my own crew and we’ve been up and running for three years now. I think it’s good to look forward, not to look back."

Interview: Sway Dasafo

Not so much a breath of fresh air for the UK Hiphop scene as a great big gob full...

Shedfixman Interview

I joined the Chimneys because I was sick to the back teeth of music. The entire premise was fuelled by seething hatred of the local music scene

Interview: Ed Byrne

"People still tell me the best thing I ever wrote was the Alanis Morissette routine"

Interview: Sudha Kheterpal of Faithless

"Being a good Percussionist is, of course, about understanding the intricacies of rhythm. It's also, as with any instrument, about feel."

Interview: Afrika Bambataa

"If a B-Boy does not know exactly what he's doing when he's breaking not only does he look bad but he can end up breaking his back"

Interview: The Smears

"Real punks would not write about getting a ticket out of 'loserville'. I feel dirty wearing a wrist sweatband nowadays!"

Bootylicious at NG1

Interview: Enjoy The Ride

"It's an audio-visual celebration of music, art, poetry and performance. Pretty much anything goes."

Market Square Makeover

The centre of town is set to be closed for a year and get a makeover. This is what we make of it...

Bob Dylan at Nottingham Arena live review

Jared and his dad went to watch the legendary US songwriter play at the Ice Arena. Check out their opinions crossing the generation gap

Squarepusher

Leftroom Record Label Launch @ Stealth - 22-10-05

Detonate at NTU SU

Interview: Shauna Shim

"We shot Dogville for two months in Sweden and it was phenomenal. Lars is a genius and working with him is such a privilege."

Interview: Ian Smith from Television Workshop

We speak to the man behind Nottingham's version of RADA...

Interview: Joe Strange

"I write in the summer and record in the winter. I’m very efficient about these things."

Interview: Miss Nottingham 2005

"The fact that I'm a curvy size 12 made me stand out! Also, being Iraqi means I had a different look from the others"

Nottingham's Binge Drinking Problem

The Government's new drinking laws are meant to help society. But is binge drinking a problem that can be fixed?

Interview: Andrew Shim

"I had a part in Dead Mans Shoes, which was quite a big role when we were filming, but it eventually got cut out of the final picture except for being in the crowd at the funeral scene..."

Sweetbriar @ Junction 7

Interview: Super Furry Animals

"When we play places a few times we get a bit bored, but with Rock City i'm still excited. It's got a lot of history"

Interview: Soulmonkey

"Monkey's definitely have soul, I once saw an orangutan singing some Curtis Mayfield tracks. Phenomenol"

Ed Bannard at the NAAN August Roots

Interview: Roots Manuva

As a warm-up to Glastonbury 2005, Rodney Smith brought his band to Nottingham and sold out the Rescue Rooms (with less than a week’s notice). We caught up with him for a natter…