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Live Music Review: King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard at Rock City

Aussie psych lords King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard spread fun and sweat by the bucket-load as they kicked off their European tour at Rock City last night…

Review: Paper Cranes Poetry at Inspire Poetry Festival

My first assumption when almost anyone says ‘spoken word’ is of slam poetry – a shouting twenty something with a beanie, comparing their emotions to a ball of yarn or a revolver. I was, however, very pleasantly surprised, when attending Paper Cranes at the Beeston library, to find it was not a group of twenty somethings in beanies, but a collective of individuals eclectic both in age range, and personality...

Live Music Review: Vega Bay at The Bodega

Local legends Vega Bay made a triumphant return to The Bodega earlier this month...

Out of Time: Nottingham Sailor Lancelot Sidney Burrell and the HMS Courageous

With World War Two less than a month old, Nottingham sailor Lancelot Sidney Burrell found himself aboard the HMS Courageous, guarding the Western Approaches against German U-boat attacks. Unfortunately for him, his ship was to become the war’s first major naval casualty due to an enormous blunder from the British Admiralty… 

Live Music Review: FUR at The Bodega

Brighton-based FUR brought their retro brand of indie rock for lonely hearts to The Bodega’s intimate stage for their debut Nottingham gig last week....

Nottingham Green Festival is Back For Its 27th Year

For nearly three decades, hoards of like-minded, green-thumbed folk flock to the Arboretum on a September Sunday for the Nottingham Green Festival, a community-led event where the whole family can educate themselves on being environmentally friendly. Our new Stage Editor, Rebecca Buck, has fond memories of the fest, dating back to her childhood...

Mayhem Reveals Full 2019 Festival Line-Up

Fright-fans rejoice - Mayhem, Nottingham's biggest and best film event, is just around the corner, and the Broadway-based festival has announced its full line-up for 2019...

WRITING OPPORTUNITY: Review the Nottdance 2019 Festival

Are you an avid dance fan? Do you have a passion for writing and reviewing live events? Great. Check this out…

Live Music Review: Steve Gunn at The Bodega

We couldn't believe our luck when we heard that revered singer-songwriter and actual guitar hero Steve Gunn was gonna be in town this summer. Here's what went down at his show at The Bodega last night...

A Decade of Macmillan Fest

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...

Out Of Time: Johnny Cash's Hallucinogenic Trip to Nottingham

Everyone and their Nan can name at least one Johnny Cash song. But did you know that a drug-induced hallucination in Nottingham might have saved his life? 

Mayhem Film Festival Announces Three New Films

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

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

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

Preview: Journeys Festival International

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

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

Preview: Mayhem Film Festival

Lights, camera, festival... 

Live Music Review: Splendour Festival

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...