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Doc'n Roll Film Festival returns to Broadway

Mon 02 Mar 2020

Ahead of Doc’n Roll festival’s return to Nottingham, armed with its array of symphonic showings of music-based documentaries, we caught up with producer Mark McIntyre to discuss the who, what, where and why of this blossoming music film festival...

Live Music Review: Big Thief at Rock City

Sun 01 Mar 2020

Beloved Brooklyn quartet Big Thief invited us into their inner circle this weekend, bringing all the makings of an intimate jam session to Rock City…

Live Music Review: Boy & Bear at Rescue Rooms

Sat 29 Feb 2020

Award-winning Sydney folk-rockers Boy & Bear played their debut Nottingham show in a triumphant return to the international music scene…

Out of Time: The 1936 Nottingham Chess Tournament

Sun 23 Feb 2020

When you think of Nottingham’s rich sport and gaming history, your mind might immediately wander to the worldwide success of Warhammer, the unprecedented double European Cup winning Forest team, or even Herbert Kilpin, the Notts legend that founded A.C Milan. What you might not know is that the city hosted the 1936 Nottingham Chess Tournament, which is still remembered as one of the most legendary events in the history of the game...

Preview: IMAX Film Festival at Cineworld

Mon 17 Feb 2020

The IMAX Film Festival is heading to Cineworld Nottingham, offering you the chance to see of 2019's most popular films on the biggest of screens...

Live Music Review: Fatoumata Diawara’s Nottingham Debut at Rescue Rooms

Sun 16 Feb 2020

Our Addie looks back on a Sunday evening show that she won't be forgetting in a hurry...

Live Music Review: Oh Wonder at Metronome

Sat 15 Feb 2020

Alt-pop duo and couple Anthony West and Josephine Vander Gucht, AKA Oh Wonder, gave a performance at Nottingham’s Metronome this week that can only be described as magical....

Escapologic Have Collaborated with Warhammer to Create the World’s First Warhammer 40,000 Live-Action Escape Room

Fri 14 Feb 2020

What happens when you combine the biggest name in miniature wargames with one of the country’s leading escape room creators? Immaterium: the world’s first Warhammer 40,000 live-action escape room. Here’s everything you need to know about the brand-new immersive entertainment collaboration from Games Workshop and Escapologic…

The Found Footage Film Festival Comes to Nottingham

Tue 11 Feb 2020

In March, The Found Footage Film Festival will come to Nottingham as part of its 15th anniversary UK tour. Hosted by comedians Nick Prueher and Joe Pickett, the festival promises a night of delightfully cringe-worthy comedy…

Live Music Review: Church of the Cosmic Skull at The Level

Mon 10 Feb 2020

Church of the Cosmic Skull are the Nottingham-based seven-piece that answers the question: “What if ABBA did guitar shredding and was actually an occult?” The answer is pleasing to say the least...

The Festival of Science and Curiosity is Back for 2020 with a Live Heart Dissection and Much More

Sun 09 Feb 2020

The term science might throw up images of luminous test tubes and crazy-haired Einsteins, but that’s a microscopic portion of it all. To get you in the know, Nottingham Festival of Science and Curiosity is back, bringing a whole galaxy of knowledge and excitement into streets, universities, community centres and more. We chatted with producer Megan Shore about what’ll be occurring this year and why you should go along..

Live Music Review: Slipknot at Motorpoint Arena

Thu 23 Jan 2020

When Slipknot first emerged like a chip pan fire in 1995, they had clearly set their stall out to shock the world into submission. Fast-forward over twenty years, and their success in that mission is brazen; they are making a fiercely anticipated return to Motorpoint Arena following the release of their sixth studio album We Are Not Your Kind last year – an album which tore its way to Number One on the Billboard Album Chart…

Film Review: Live Twice, Love Once

Wed 22 Jan 2020

This emotional, award-winning Spanish drama takes a real and honest look at the importance of love...

Live Music Review: The Big Moon at Rough Trade

Sun 19 Jan 2020

London’s kick-ass indie rockers The Big Moon were back in Nottingham to debut their sleeker, stripped back second album Walking Like We Do at an exclusive in-store gig at Rough Trade...

Two Books to Check Out This January

Tue 14 Jan 2020

History comics make up this month's selection...

Review: Abstract Orchestra plays MF Doom live

Wed 08 Jan 2020

An unmissable event for fans of the genre, the live rendition of one icon’s hip hop classics all night long was an exciting prospect. Nick Strang shares his take on it all following the mid-week winter jam...

A History of Rock City

Mon 06 Jan 2020

If you were a young person growing up in Nottingham in the last forty years, it’s almost a given that you would have spent a staggering amount of time inside the legendary walls of Rock City. Whether that was rocking out to the Ramones, taking to the stage as part of their street-dance crew or cutting shapes on the nightclub floor, the venue has seen thousands of faces over their time. It’s no surprise it’s still thriving as they gear up to celebrate their 40th birthday...

A Goodbye From Our Outgoing Arts Editor…

Tue 31 Dec 2019

Our wonderful Art Editor is hanging up her easel and beret, after two years of doing a marvelous job…

Out of Time: Southwell’s William Williams and the First Māori Dictionary

Fri 27 Dec 2019

As New Zealand prepares to remember the 250th anniversary of Captain James Cook’s arrival in the country, we take a look back at the life of WIlliam Williams, the Nottingham Bishop and linguist who created the first Māori to English dictionary, grammar book and Bible...