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Music Video: Eyre Llew - Havoc

Nottingham band Eyre Llew's new music video for their song 'Havoc' was shot by local director Raj Pathak.  Starring Notts actor AJ Stevenson, it was filmed on location in the mountains of Rondane National Park in Norway and the sand dunes of Gran Canaria... 

Music Reviews: Russian Linesman, Hashtagobi, Stacey McMullen and more

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Left Magpie: Season Preview

As the new season dawns we look through the new signings at Notts County FC...

Music Video: Eyre Llew - Havoc

Expansive taster of the band's forthcoming highly anticipated debut album, Atelo...

Left Brian: Season Preview

On the eve of the new football season, we look at some of Nottingham Forest's new star signings...

Live Music Review: Splendour 2017 at Wollaton Park

We got rained on, but still got down, at Nottingham's Splendour Festival...

Live Music Review: Next Door Records at JamCafe

Twin Kidd and Prime appear at a new live music night for your musical calendars on the last Friday of every month at Jamcafe...

Filmmaker David Lilley Talks Crowdfunding for Socks & Robbers

David Lilley, the brains behind Broadway Cinema's bi-monthly Short Stack short film night, is looking to raise £5,000 through a Kickstarter campaign for his new film Socks & Robbers.  Our Screen Editor, Ash Carter, talked to him about the project...

Live Music Review: Kagoule at Truck Festival

Music Video: Babe Punch - Control

The band's debut music video for the infectiously spiky Control...

Live Music Review: Waterfront Festival 2017

We got down to the annual carouse by the canal...

Nusic Advice: Releasing Music Independently

All you need to know about releasing music independently, from the champions of new Notts music...

Live Music Review: Public Service Broadcasting at Rough Trade

Where do you go after an album about the space race? If you're Public Service Broadcasting, the obvious answer is recording an album about the coal mining in the Welsh valleys. The band come to Rough Trade to host an album launch party for new LP Every Valley. 

Live Music Review: Ezra Furman at Rescue Rooms

Two years to the day since last album, Perpetual Motion People came out, Ezra Furman brings backing band The Boy-friends to The Rescue Room to light up an otherwise ordinary Thursday evening.

Nottingham's Outdoor Theatre Season

The thing about theatres is they get a bit narky when you bring a box of sarnies and a six-pack into their shows. That’s no problem with this lot of summer plays, all taking place in the great outdoors. So pack yourself and your friends a tasty hamper of food, bring some blankets, and snuggle down for a bit of culture, gentle evening sun, and some tasty bites. Here are seven of our picks for the season…

Talk about the Refugee Crisis in the Countryside

Communities Inc. have got a great new project on the go; Walk the Talk...

Music Reviews: June 2017

With London Grammar, Tom McCartney, Widows, Sawyer, Minatore, Endless Grinning Skulls, Daudi Matsiko, Cameron Sinclair Harris and Arc Nade...

Music Video: Josh Wheatley - Shiver

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Daudi Matsiko Talks Underwater Gigs at The Red Bull Music Academy

With his beautifully honest songwriting, Daudi Matsiko has carved a name for himself as one of Nottingham’s standout musicians. The last twelve months have been huge for him: signing to the legendary Naim Records, touring with Keaton Henson, and gaining a spot in the Red Bull Music Academy’s training camp for musicians. We spoke with Daudi about these life-changing experiences, plus his love of a good firehose shower...

Neil Fulwood talks about the making of his debut poetry collection, No Avoiding It

“The poems are entirely personal expressions. There’s nothing owed, no debt to anybody else’s artistic legacy”

Live Music Review: Kraftwerk At The Royal Concert Hall

The electronic music legends brought their 3D techno pop to Nottingham…

Progressive Jazz Folk Musician Jimi Mack on His New EP

Reminiscent of musicians such as John Martyn, Joni Mithell and Van Morrison, with a plethora of progressive influences to boot, Jimi Mack is about to release his anticipated debut EP.

From Lithuania to Lenton: Stephan Collishaw talks fiction, education, and travel

Author, publisher, teacher and family man Stephan Collishaw has made a name for himself with his Lithuanian lit publishing press Noir, and his own thriller writing. We had him in for a chat about books, Lithuania and Nottingham with the editor of the NottsLit blog.

BBC Music Day in Nottingham with Constance

As part of BBC Music Day 47 blue plaques were unveiled celebrating local music legends. One of those unveilings took place at the Theatre Royal, in honour of Constance Shacklock OBE but who was Constance? We take a look at her life and her musical legacy...

Notts Film Collective Them Pesky Kids Talk Crowdfunding for Crime Short Ariella

Them Pesky Kids are a film collective from Notts. All Confetti students, the group are aiming to raise £10,000 through a Kickstarter campaign, to fund a new short, Ariella, and they're off to a decent start indeed. Our Screen Editor Ash Carter spoke to Them Pesky Kids' Michael Jobling about the project...