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Nactus Kunan's '25 Films' Interview

Alternative Nottingham band, Nactus Kunan have been doing melodic musical bits round the city. The Beeston boys shot their most recent music video ‘25 Films’ in the Victoria Centre market. We sat down with their keyboard player Joe Bone to get the craic...

NTU Forensic Psychology Professor Dr Nicholas Blagden: "Humans are always interested in the dark side of things."

With more books, TV series, films and documentaries on the subject being made than ever before, our interest in true crime stories has never been better catered for. But what is it about humans that makes us so fascinated by criminals and the violent crimes they commit? We talked to Nottingham Trent University’s Dr Nicholas Blagden, an Associate Professor in Forensic Psychology and Co-Head of the Sexual Offences Crime and Misconduct Research Unit, to find out…

Etienne Stott MBE: "We are consuming the earth and turning it into money."

Following a long and illustrious career as a slalom canoeist, which included a gold medal win at the London Olympics in 2012, Etienne Stott MBE has focused his attention on the growing problem of climate change. We caught up with him to find out what Extinction Rebellion is all about, and how it led to his arrest at the protests in London earlier this year… 

Nusic Podcast #207 with Lia White, San Junipero, Midnite City, Velvet Blush and More...

Framework Celebrates Invaluable Contribution of Volunteers

June 1st marked the start of Volunteers Week, a celebration designed to acknowledge the hours of unpaid work individuals put in throughout the UK. As part of this, Friday night saw Framework host a very special event.

Sundaze: Sam Shaw's Ambitious and Emotive Psychedelia

Local musician Sam Shaw is one determined fella. From teaching himself to play multiple instruments to seeking out some top names in the industry to support his music, we wanted to know more. So we grabbed him to chat about his latest music project Sundaze...

‘The World Is For Everyone’: Creative Voices of PAMOJA Women Together Group

If you’re not looking for it, you could miss the network of women all around Nottingham who are working their socks off to bring together refugees and welcome them to our communities. Reading, sharing, laughing, crying and integrating to recognise each other through the key thing that they all have in common, regardless of their backgrounds. They are all women. They have all led very different paths to somehow end up here, in Nottingham. I went along to a beautiful afternoon poetry led by the PAMOJA Women’s Group. It moved me to tears. I’ll do my best to justify what a special afternoon this really was…

Audiobahn: Recognising the Residents

Originating as a radio show, Audiobahn is a club night too, celebrating its first birthday in June with Space Dimension Controller. Oliver Payne caught up with organisers Callum and Rory to ponder booking a personal favourite, the importance of the resident DJ and the buzz about our city’s music scene.

Author Russ Swan on The Physics Behind...

We caught up with local author Russ Swan to talk about his fascinating book The Physics Behind, as well as the new definition of a kilogram... 

Cinema Gold: Hopeful and Hallucinatory New Sounds

Cinema Gold have been intriguing audiences with their psychedelic lo-fi sounds since forming earlier this year. Our Lily sat down with them for a chat about making music, their ambitions for the band, and what might happen in Room 101...

Surrealist Comedian Bill Bailey on His Larks in Transit Tour, Feminism and Nicki Minaj

As a comedian, actor, surrealist, musician, and panel show regular, it’s fair to say that Bill Bailey is something of a renaissance man in the entertainment industry. As he gets ready to head back to Nottingham for his Larks in Transit tour, we caught up with him to chat about satire, feminism and Nick Minaj...

Film Review: Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile

Following on from his Conversations with a Killer... documentary, director Joe Berlinger is back with another Ted Bundy film, this time starring Zac Efron as the serial killer... 

Nusic Podcast #204 with Do Nothing, Keto, The Dandylions, Tee Peters and More...

Film Review: Vox Lux

Brady Corbet's allegory for the decline of the American dream is in cinemas now... 

W. H. Lung on taking their debut album Incidental Music from studio to stage

Hotly-tipped, supposedly 'enigmatic' Manchester band W. H. Lung had been causing quite a stir on the scene, long before their debut album was released. It dropped last month, has been yielding critical acclaim, and has got everyone eagerly awaiting their first full UK tour. We chatted to the not-so-mysterious Joseph E, Tom P and Tom S ahead of their show at The Bodega next week...

Interview: Creepin' With Trinity Square

Notts Lads Trinity Square are moving up fast in the hip-hop grime world. Rachael Halaburda heard all about it…

Game of Thrones star Bella Ramsey visits Nottingham School

Pupils at Our Lady and St Edwards School in St. Anns were treated with a visit from Lady Lyanna Mormont herself, who was in town to promote the Prince William Award...

Interview: Ruby Rushton Brings Modern Jazz to The Chameleon

Get to know the jazz quartet before they get us grooving this week... 

Interview: James Waring, The Invisible Orchestra

Rachael Halaburda grabbed James Waring for a chat to learn more about his massive band...

Hastings Magpies Bag Charlie Palmer in NCT Showdown

Hastings Magpies have tonight announced that Notts County Legend Charlie Palmer will be coaching them for their Meadow Lane fixture against Nottingham City Transport on May 6th; Palmer joins actor David Easter who will be managing the team. Freddie Place tells us more about how this amazing event came about and what to expect on the day.

Interview: Rough Trade Nottingham Turns Five

It’s hard to remember Broad Street without Rough Trade as an occupant. The record store, bar and gig venue turns five later this year, and over the past half-decade has earned its stripes as an integral part of Nottingham’s music scene. We caught up with bar manager, Sam Allison, to talk Drag Bingo, Record Store Day, and footprints on the ceiling…

Theatre Review: Wendy and Peter Pan at The Television Workshop

The third play in the Television Workshop season took place at Metronome and we were all hooked...

Soundin' Off: The Last Poets come to Peggy's Skylight

The Last Poets were the first wordsmiths that preceded hip-hop. Our Will had a fascinating chat with original Poets member Abiodun Oyewole ahead of their performance at Peggy's Skylight on 27 March.

Theatre Review: Georgina Lock's The Lady in the Veil at West Bridgford Library

The lesser known tale of a Nottingham-born aristocrat and her quest to bring Smallpox innoculations into general medical practise in the 1700s has been adapted for the stage in a one-woman play. Bea Udeh attended the East Midlands premiere of The Lady in the Veil at West Bridgford Library to out more about this fine lass of Nottingham heritage and her vast appetite for certain experiences underneath the yashmak.

School of Hard Notts: Face Time with Visage

Meet Visage - Nottingham’s Wrestlin’ Bitch Face. Another House of Pain alumnus building momentum on the UK’s grappling scene Visage is a flamboyant and instantly recognisable character. He’s also proper nails - mock his collection of amazing wigs and he’ll slap the taste out of your mouth. Visage’s blend of humour, innuendo and merciless bludgeoning is an unusual in-ring fusion invoking classic performers like Gorgeous George and Cassandro. We cornered Visage for a chat in a pleasingly kitsch tiki-bar.