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Review: Mimm & Onpoint Presents Maribou State

Rachael Halaburda looks back on the major sell out event that set tongues wagging in the city...

Two Books to Check Out This January

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

Review: Abstract Orchestra plays MF Doom live

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

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...

Object Walk: A Matchstick Violin Created by Prisoners

We’ve teamed up with the National Justice Museum to put objects from the past into the hands of people of the present. This month, we took a matchstick violin created by prisoners to Adam Wood, Senior Promotions Manager at Rock City...

Overheard in Notts

What the bob are you lot on about, now?

A Goodbye From Our Outgoing Arts Editor…

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

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...

3 Books to Check Out this Christmas

We took a look at three books that would make perfect stocking-stuffers for the readers in your life...

A Santa in Notts: "We’d been told that we shouldn't suggest the kids should sit on our knee"

'Tis the season to be jolly! Unless, of course, you're a Victoria Centre Santa Claus...

Live Music Review: The Abstract Orchestra plays MF Doom at Rescue Rooms

This December, Hip Hop legends The Abstract Orchestra treated us to a night of classics by an icon of the genre, blended with a few surprises of their own...

Overheard in Notts

We've been earwigging on your lot's conversations...

Film Review: Knives Out

Rian Johnson's intriguing whodunnit packs an all-star cast, but is it more than just the sum of its parts?

LGBTQ+ Notts: What's Kicking Off in December?

Confetti Has Been Inspiring Our Young Ones for 25 Years Now

All the cool kids go to Confetti. Everyone knows that. These days, though, it’s so much more than a college; Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies is just one arm of the monolith of organisations that make up Confetti Media Group. There’s learning-space design company Constellations, Spool Films, Antenna Media Centre, Denizen Recordings, Notts TV, and most recently the hottest venue in town, Metronome. This year, CMG is shining silver after turning 25 years old, so here we take a look at just some of the bricks that’ve built up the kingdom over the years...

Celebrating Catterntide is Showcasing Our City's Rich Lace History

Nottingham has a huge history, and lace weaves into a big part of that... 

Why Framework's Big Sleep Out is So Important for Nottingham's Homeless Community

Framework's annual Big Sleep Out takes place on Saturday 23 November at the City Ground, and there's still time for you to sign up to participate. We spoke to the charity's Claire Windebank to find out how the money raised benefits their service and the hundreds of local users... 

Review: OnPoint Presents Children of Zeus

Here’s what went down when our Matthew saw Children of Zeus at the Metronome…

We're Helping to Bring Back Nottingham's Lost Culture Mag from the 90s

Nottingham's 1990's culture magazine Overall is being brought back to life over two decades after it folded, thanks to a regeneration project by LeftLion, with support from the Heritage Lottery Fund...

OnPoint is Bringing Children of Zeus To Metronome

Did you know Notts rapper Juga-Naut produced a beat on their latest album? Here’s why you’d be mad to miss the soulful hip-hop duo this Friday…

Overheard in Notts

The rumours are true. The Overheard in Notts book hits shelves this month. To celebrate, we put together an extra-long edition of everyone's favourite feature...

Live Music Review: Hot Chip at Rock City

Hot Chip put a smile on our face and springs in our knees as they took their latest album tour to the city

The Nottingham Comedy Festival Director Helen Stead: "It is important to remember that comedy is an outlet to escape from reality, people like to have a laugh to forget about their troubles."

Since its inception in 2009, The Nottingham Comedy Festival has been consistently bringing the laughs to our city year after year. With 2019 set to be the biggest and best festival yet, we caught up with co-founder and director Helen Stead… 

Hockley Hustle's Tommy Farmyard on Stand Out Moments, Being Eco-Friendly and Future Plans

Summer might be bowing out for another year but that doesn’t mean the festival fun is over just yet. We catch up with our mate Tommy Farmyard, one of the brains behind Hockley Hustle, to find out what to expect from this year’s edition of the much-loved community festival...

Fighting Fit with Dan Hardy and UFC

UFC GYM, the company associated with the famous MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) organisation have opened their first UK gym here in Nottingham. The gym has several unique features, including being the home of the first full-size Octagon ring in Europe. Isaac Seelochan went along to find out more.