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We Speak to Festival Booker Joe Patten Ahead of This Year’s Beat the Streets

Sat 27 Jan 2024

Tomorrow, Beat the Streets Festival will return to the streets of Nottingham. We spoke to festival booker Joe Patten to gain his perspective on the festival’s continued success since 2018...

In Photos: The Sleeping Souls, Sean McGohan & Hannah Rose at Rescue Rooms

Sat 27 Jan 2024

Without Frank Turner in the mix, Oxford alt/rockers The Sleeping Souls take their new tunes from Just Before The World Starts Burning out on the road for the first time...

We Chat to Lucy Crisp Ahead of the BBC Introducing Showcase at Metronome at the End of This Month

Fri 26 Jan 2024

Lucy Crisp is a truly inspiring local musician, who lives in Alfreton, studied at Confetti, and has overcome a number of challenges to pursue her musical career. She tells us more about her music ahead of her performance at the BBC Introducing showcase on 31 January...

Gig Review: Wicca Phase Springs Eternal at The Bodega

Fri 26 Jan 2024

Commonly heralded as the father of the emo rap genre as a result of founding GothBoiClique, Wicca Phase Springs Eternal is the creative persona of Scranton singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Adam McIlwee, who brings his deep 808’s and moody synthesizers to Nottingham’s Bodega…

Notts Libraries Partner With the British Library for Fantasy Season

Thu 25 Jan 2024

Working in tandem with the British Library and their current exhibition, ‘Fantasy: Realms of Imagination’, Inspire are bringing a whole programme of fanciful and folkloric entertainment to our city...

Ballet Review: Sleeping Beauty at Royal Concert Hall

Thu 25 Jan 2024

A traditional Fairy Tale ballet to dispel those January blues...

Artist Harry Mayston on Having His Work Exhibited at Surface Gallery

Wed 24 Jan 2024

After graduating with a degree in fine art from Loughborough University, artist Harry Mayston went on to have his work exhibited in Surface Gallery’s recent exhibition Vessel after he, by chance, was asked to give the team behind the gallery a tour of the Loughborough School of Design and Creative Arts degree show. Following the exhibition, he tells us more about the nature of his piece Blue Things, which was made up of 76 cyanotype prints, and the plans he has for the future of his art practice…

Director Aaron Trinder on His Documentary ‘Free Party: A Folk History’ - Which Features Nottingham's Own DiY Soundsystem

Tue 23 Jan 2024

Free Party: A Folk History is a timely DIY indie film that follows the birth of the UK's free party movement from the late eighties and early nineties and the social, political and cultural impact it's had on our present times, with appearances from the founders of Nottingham’s very own DiY Soundsystem - but those of you who were lucky enough to go down to Broadway Cinema’s screening of the film back in November will already know this, of course. Director Aaron Trinder tells us about the process of obtaining footage for the documentary from a time before mobile phones and his own experiences of the free party movement…

Gig Review: Spanish Love Songs at Rescue Rooms

Mon 22 Jan 2024

Spanish Love Songs are a band with some serious momentum on their side, so we went to see first-hand how they’ve gone from opening act to cult heroes in less than six months…

We Chat to Better Joy Ahead of their Acoustic Show at Rescue Rooms

Mon 22 Jan 2024

Following the release of their debut single Hard To Love, Manchester-based band Better Joy embark on a string of UK tour dates, making a stop at Rescue Rooms for a stripped-back acoustic show. The band are best known for their delicate interweaving of contemporary and classic alt-pop, infusing their sound with uplifting melodies and introspective lyricism. We chat to lead-vocalist and songwriter Bria Keely about Hard To Love, touring, and the upcoming Nottingham show...

We Chat to Framework Night Support Worker Jordan Francis Ahead of Beat The Streets

Mon 22 Jan 2024

Ahead of this weekend’s Beat The Streets festival - founded in 2018 by Nottingham promotors DHP in conjunction with Framework - we caught up with night support worker Jordan Francis to find out more about the challenges he faces and the role music can play in shining a light on an a spiralling issue...

From Art Exhibition Launches to Beat The Streets Festival: Here's What's on in Notts 22 - 28 January 2024

Sun 21 Jan 2024

This week in Nottingham, enjoy live music in aid of a great cause at Beat The Streets, celebrate the opening of new exhibitions at Nottingham Contemporary, or join the National Holocaust Museum for Holocaust Memorial Day...

We Chat to Nell Mescal Ahead of Her Show at the Bodega

Fri 19 Jan 2024

Narzra Ahmed chats to Irish singer-songwriter Nell Mescal about her first headline tour, which kicks off in Nottingham...

We Speak to Paul Leatham, the Man Who Handcrafts Gratitude Guardians in His Garden Studio

Thu 18 Jan 2024

Around the streets of Sherwood, something magical is happening. Hidden in the cracks of walls, nestled in bushes, and sat on park benches, these Gratitude Guardians are benevolently watching over us all and keeping you safe. We spoke to Paul Leatham, who has been handcrafting the cute critters in his garden studio for the past three years...

We Chat to Tiffany Jade About the Sugar Stealers Collective

Wed 17 Jan 2024

Tucked away on the top floor of Fishergate Point Studios in Nottingham, with a curious name and doing fascinating work, is Sugar Stealers - a creative group powered by four women who set out to inspire art and healing. We went over to chat with Tiffany Jade, singer-songwriter and project producer at Sugar Stealers, who shared the story of how the group came to be what it is today…

We Caught up With Colin Mitchell, Owner of Nottingham’s Oldest Caribbean Supermarket on His Decision to Sell the Business

Tue 16 Jan 2024

After almost five decades of selling Caribbean food in Nottingham, family business Mitchell's Supermarket on Alfreton Road is up for sale. We spoke to owner Colin Mitchell about his decision to sell Mitchell’s Supermarket, and what this will mean for the local community...

We Chat to Beans on Toast Ahead of His Show at Rescue Rooms

Tue 16 Jan 2024

Ahead of his upcoming UK tour, featuring a trip to Rescue Rooms, Jay McAllister aka. Beans on Toast chats to LeftLion via the medium of email and voice notes about his latest album The Toothpaste and the Tube, Foolhardy Folk Festival and dragons...

We Catch Up With Bloodworm Ahead of Beat the Streets

Tue 16 Jan 2024

In 2023 their first headline show in Nottingham sold out and in 2024 they will take to the Beat The Streets stage. We catch up with Bloodworm to find out what to expect from their set, what else they've got planned for the year, and when we can expect to hear some new tunes from them...

We Speak to Alfie Sharp Ahead of Beat the Streets

Tue 16 Jan 2024

With debut EP Home Truths on the way, which will be celebrated with a launch show at Peggy's Skylight, we chat all things Beat The Streets with Alfie Sharp...

From Storing Fruit and Veg to Welcoming Live Music: We Chat With JT Soar’s Head Honcho Phil Booth

Sun 14 Jan 2024

Since JT Soar stopped storing fruit and veg and started welcoming bands as a music venue almost fifteen years ago, it has maintained its DIY sentiment while growing in popularity and success. And going into the new year, the venue will be more accessible than ever, with widened entrances and doors and access ramps, among many other modifications. We chat to Phil Booth about the importance of making the space inclusive for all, how they manage to give all of the money they make from gigs straight to the bands performing, and their important place in Nottingham’s DIY music scene…

We Chat to A9 Films’ Screenwriter and Director Alfie Rowley-Stone All About New Film ‘I Don’t Want to Share Your Love'

Fri 12 Jan 2024

I Don't Want To Share Your Love is the newest release from Nottingham-based A9 Films - Sofia Jones speaks to its screenwriter and director, Alfie Rowley-Stone, all about it…

We Chat to the Cost of Loving Ahead of Beat the Streets

Fri 12 Jan 2024

One of the most exciting up-and-coming bands from Nottingham right now, The Cost of Loving have made a mark with their recent singles Esports Player, Strings (Attached) and Remorse Code. We chat to them ahead of their appearance at Beat The Streets festival at the end of this month...

Theatre Review: Curious Cabaret at Peggy's Skylight

Fri 12 Jan 2024

Sam Harvey checks out the magic at Peggy's Skylight...

Filmmaker and Producer Russell Noon Tells Us All About Twilight Story Time

Wed 10 Jan 2024

With the new Central Library opening its doors last month, a new modern era of literature is set to blossom in Nottingham. We spoke to local filmmaker and producer Russell Noon who in a bid to combat banal children’s content created Twilight Story Time which combines animation, illustration and original stories for children…

Gig Review: SPRINTS at Rough Trade

Wed 10 Jan 2024

Alycia McNamara reviews SPRINTS' first ever tour for their brand new album Letter to Self...

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