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Live Music Review: Henge at The Bodega

Mon 03 Dec 2018

Flashing lights, the ground vibrating beneath your feet and cosmic mutated frequencies. That’s what the night had in store for the humans of Nottingham as alien rock-rave band took over The Bodega…

Otis Williams of The Temptations Talks New Music, Touring the UK and Listening to Beyoncé

Wed 28 Nov 2018

Formed in 1961 and named by Billboard as the most successful r'n'b act of all time, The Temptations have produced a hit in nearly every decade since their inception with ubiquitous singles like My Girl and Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone. We grabbed Otis Williams for a word on the blower...

Live Music Review: Pitchshifter at Rock City

Tue 27 Nov 2018

Celebrating twenty years since the release of their seminal album www.pitchshifter.com, the almighty Pitchshifter reunited to play their first shows in over a decade. The six-date tour saw the band supported by an all-Notts lineup, with post-hardcore band The Blueprint and alt-metallers Earthtone9 warming the crowd up nicely, all culminating with an intimate show in the Mecca that is Rock City...

Live Music Review: Reckless Yes present Chorusgirl, Mammoth Penguins and Fightmilk at Rough Trade

Fri 23 Nov 2018

If you haven’t heard of Reckless Yes before, listen up: they’re a Derbyshire-based record label and promoter, with a habit of unearthing and supporting top-notch bands. So when we got wind of their triple bill takeover at Rough Trade, we couldn’t resist heading down.

Live Music Review: The Decemberists at Rock City

Mon 19 Nov 2018

Bearded men, giant inflatable whales and accordion solos are just some of the highlights from US Indie-rockers The Decemberists gig at Rock City. As it's been over a decade since they last performed in Notts, we thought we'd pop over to see how they fared...

Live Music Review: Anchorsong at Metronome

Wed 14 Nov 2018

We just can’t stay away from Metronome at the moment. The expansive stage, killer lighting and smell of fresh paint have got us hooked, so we headed down for another eclectic evening of tunes. This time, from ordinarily-solo MPC monster, Anchorsong…

Live Music Review: I Am Lono at Rough Trade Nottingham

Mon 12 Nov 2018

We got down to Rough Trade Nottingham to check out the audible wares of local favourite I Am Lono...

Live Music Review: Acid Mothers Temple and Shiftwork at Metronome

Fri 09 Nov 2018

Our Mike and Becky got down to Metronome to check out Acid Mothers Temple and Shiftwork...

5 Albums to Listen to This November

Wed 07 Nov 2018

All the good stuff for your tabs from some cracking Notts musicians...

Music Video: I AM LONO - Lovers

Tue 06 Nov 2018

Check out the brilliant new music video for Nottingham four-piece I AM LONO from Lace Market Media Group. Directed by Matt Daunt, produced by Mark Daunt and with a crew that included David Lilley and Alex Withers, the video for their new track Lovers is a belter...

Live Music Review: Nactus Kunan at The Bodega

Thu 01 Nov 2018

Nactus Kunan have been making waves in the local scene, and on Friday night they launched their latest single, Grievous Bodily Calm with their biggest show yet. The gang were joined at The Bodega by fellow Notts bands Megatrain and Shiftwork, treating the audience to a melting pot of a gig by covering a broad range of styles and sounds...

Live Music Review: International Teachers of Pop at Metronome

Thu 01 Nov 2018

Sheffield’s freshest musical project – International Teachers of Pop – took to Nottingham’s brand-new 350-capacity venue, Metronome, to educate their captivated students at their debut Nottingham gig...

Cosmic American Are Celebrating Their Twentieth Birthday

Wed 31 Oct 2018

Cosmic American are some of Nottingham’s finest promoters, bringing folk, rock, blues, country, and the rest, to humble Notts. Since their twentieth-anniversary celebrations have just gone, we thought it was only right to have a good natter with head honchos Glenn Sayward and James Windsor about the last twenty years of bringing quality local and international musicians to our city’s stages...

Left Magpie: Fans Crave More Than Cheap Chocolate and Stamps

Sun 28 Oct 2018

Every week there seems to be gloomy headlines of some aged standard bearer of the British high street stumbling into crisis. Debenhams seem to be the latest victim, with a reported 50 stores set to close nationwide.

5 Notts Albums to Listen to This October

Fri 26 Oct 2018

Listen to these lot to prepare yersen for a spot of trick-or-treatin'

Forest Ladies Host Windrush Knees Up

Tue 23 Oct 2018

On Sunday 28 October a celebration of the 70th anniversary of the arrival of the Empire Windrush is taking place at the City Ground. Nottingham Forest Ladies FC are taking on the Jamaican national team, the Senior ‘Reggae Girlz’ with a 3.00pm kick off, but the day will be a festival of much more than just football.

Live Music Review: Rafiki Jazz at New Art Exchange

Mon 22 Oct 2018

We got down to New Art Exchange to check out the amazing Rafiki Jazz...

DHP’s Women In Music Discussion Panel at Rescue Rooms

Fri 12 Oct 2018

We headed down to Rescue Rooms for DHP’s second Women in Music discussion panel…

Notts to Host European Roller Derby Tournament

Fri 12 Oct 2018

Nottingham Hellfire Harlots are gearing up to host what promises to be a spectacular weekend of WFTDA European roller derby action! The 2018 Track Attack tournament will see teams from Sweden, Belgium and the Netherlands face off against our very own Nottingham Hellfire Harlots A team.

The History Boys – Thirty Iconic Goals in the History of Nottingham Forest by David Marples

Wed 10 Oct 2018

Stephen Fry once said that he loves Abba because “they’re so much better than they need to be”. Apparently there are nine piano tracks on ‘Dancing Queen’, such was the attention to detail Bjorn and Benny put into the texture and production of their songs. What could’ve been throwaway 70s pop fodder became indestructible classics.

Women in Music: London In Stereo Editor Jess Partridge Talks Gender Equality in the Industry

Wed 10 Oct 2018

From establishing her own music magazine to managing an international PRS Foundation initiative, Jess Partridge has forged a successful and multi-faceted career in the music industry, and is a firm believer in going your own way. This evening she will be part of the panel at DHP’s Women in Music event at Rescue Rooms, the second in a series of events in Nottingham aiming to unpick gender imbalance in the music industry...