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A Decade of Macmillan Fest

Tue 27 Aug 2019

For a decade, Kris Graham-Martin has been tirelessly bringing some of the brightest rock and metal acts together for an annual festival in support of Macmillan Cancer Support. 2019 is Macmillan Fest's swansong, so we caught up with Kris to find out about this incredible event's beginnings and endings...

Mayhem Film Festival Announces Three New Films

Thu 22 Aug 2019

With less than two months to go until their 2019 event kicks off, Mayhem have announced three more films from their 15th festival...

Next Door Dance Are Heading to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival

Wed 21 Aug 2019

When it comes to performing innovative and exciting performances, Next Door Dance know how to bring the fun. Made up of four women based in Nottingham, they put on shows both within the community and around the country. We spoke to members Laura Savage and Jennifer Manderson about the group’s past work, their upcoming stint at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and what the future holds...

Live Music Photos: Michale Graves at Rescue Rooms

Mon 19 Aug 2019

We headed down to Rescue Rooms to check out former Misfits frontman Michale Graves...

Preview: Journeys Festival International

Wed 14 Aug 2019

Fancy heading a little further afield to get your arts and culture fix? Journeys Festival International in Leicester have got you covered this August...

Preview: Magic of Thailand Festival at the Forest Recreation Ground

Fri 09 Aug 2019

After taking their festival to nine other cities, this weekend sees the Magic of Thailand festival comes to Nottingham…

Preview: Mayhem Film Festival

Fri 26 Jul 2019

Lights, camera, festival...

Live Music Review: Splendour Festival

Tue 23 Jul 2019

Bleddy hell, what about those showers at Splendour this year? We got soaked to the bone, duck. Thankfully it cleared over just in time for some skanking to The Specials. In all seriousness though, what a spectacular day for music. Here’s the sets which got our Music Editors proper hyped….

Nusic New Music Podcast #209 - Live From Splendour

Tue 23 Jul 2019

This week’s New Music Podcast is LIVE from Splendour 2019 – featuring an interview w/ the #FSN2019 Champ, our attempt to clunkily shoehorn in all our usual features, plus the artist with incriminating photos of the Splendour bosses… maybe.

This podcast may contain some fruity language. Sensitive ears – you have been warned.

Live Music Review: Benjamin Zięć and the Rarebreeds EP Launch

Sun 21 Jul 2019

There's a new band in town that's just released on local label, Phlexx Records. Elizabeth O'Riordan popped down to Peggy's to see what all the fuss was about...

Live Music Review: Damn Craters Album Launch

Fri 19 Jul 2019

Local doom quintet Damn Craters launched their album An Ocean of Satellites in seriously sweaty style down The Chameleon last week...

Notts to Host Festival of Skate Culture

Fri 19 Jul 2019

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.

Live Music Review: Waterfront Festival 2019

Fri 19 Jul 2019

On a hot and muggy day in July, with the backdrop of Nottingham Canal providing an ideal juxtaposition of industrial and picturesque - a reminder of the dystopian theme of this year’s Waterfront Festival - the Canalhouse hosted an eclectic marathon of local talent…

Live Music Review: The St. Pierre Snake Invasion, EGO and a-tota-so at JT Soar

Thu 18 Jul 2019

Not even this heatwave can keep us away from JT Soar. We sent Rob down for another raucous trio of bands, brought to Notts by expert promoter Buttonpusher...

DWP Deaths Make Me Sick at Surface Gallery's Street Art Festival

Wed 17 Jul 2019

Adrian Shaw headed down to the Surface Gallery to check out Vince Law's DWP Deaths Make Me Sick, part of their Street Art Festival...

Auschwitz survivor Arek Hersh MBE: “I wanted to live. I wanted to survive.”

Sat 13 Jul 2019

Aiming to inspire research and understanding, The National Holocaust Centre and Museum in Newark is dedicated to keeping alive the memory of all who died during one of the darkest chapters in human history, while spreading a message hope through education. With one eye set on the past, the other is firmly looking to the future, promoting an understanding of the roots of discrimination and prejudice to hundreds of school children every week. We spent the day at the inspiring Centre, where we talked to Arek Hersh MBE, a ninety-year-old Holocaust survivor whose remarkable story saw him endure the horrors of Auschwitz.

City Festival To Celebrate Nottingham's Independents

Thu 04 Jul 2019

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

5 Acts to Check Out at Waterfront Festival 2019

Tue 02 Jul 2019

Another festival? In tahn? Raising cash for local charities? We’re a right spoilt bunch aren’t we. Do yerself a favour and get down to Waterfront Festival at Canalhouse this July. And if you’re stumped on who to check out, here are our Music Editor’s top 5 picks…