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Our Tanya Louise joined in the magic at Cinderella, this year's panto at the Nottingham Playhouse...

Gig Review: Billy Bragg at Rock City

Billy Bragg is perhaps Britain’s most intelligent and well-loved protest singer. He’s been unapologetically mixing pop and politics since 1983. He’s currently on his Roaring Forty tour across the UK and just in case we were feeling lonely in Nottingham the Milkman of Human Kindness makes a stop at Rock City to offer up his poetry...

Gig Review: Devon at The Bodega

Hailing from a sleepy town in the South-West of England, indie-pop songwriter Devon brings his dreamy tracks to The Bodega for a warming winter’s set…

We Chat to Konya Kanneh-Mason All About African Rhapsodies With BBC Concert Orchestra and Seckou Keita

Sometime after Konya Kanneh-Mason's live performance with Seckou Keita, held at the Nottingham Royal Concert Hall, she took some time out of her busy schedule to catch up with us...

Comedy Review: Club Wormhole - ‘A Very 1984 Christmas’

Becki Crossley falls down the wormhole at a new venue for alternative comedy...

We Chat to Author Rebecca Buxton All About Her New Book ‘Prickelus Gets Caught’

Full of hedgehog related activities, recipes, advice and storytelling, Prickelus Gets Caught is a delightful book for children and adults, written and illustrated by Nottingham author Rebecca Buxton. We caught up with Rebecca to find out about her inspirations and what the process of writing is like as a deaf, dyslexic and autistic person…

Gig Review: Mosh Against Cancer at The Old Salutation Inn

Every once in a while, a gig comes along that offers both the chance to listen to some awesome East Midlands-based bands and the chance to give back. This November, Mosh Against Cancer offered just this...

Gig Review: Green Lung at Rescue Rooms

Rescue Rooms is always a phenomenal venue - having never had a bad gig there, it was all but a guarantee that Green Lung and Boss Keloid would be excellent, even before taking into account their respective live pedigrees...

Gig Review: Stuart Pearce at The Chameleon

On a bitterly cold Thursday night, at a venue that has recently delivered the sad news of closing down in early 2024, and with the fresh news that Shane MacGowan had passed away, I needed something to cheer me up. Three bands and a packed room at The Chameleon would certainly help...

Poetry, Exhibitions, Muppets and Santa: Here’s What’s on in Nottingham This Week 4 - 10 December

Sun 03 Dec 2023

December is here, and it ain't half feeling like it! Brave the cold this week in Nottingham and enjoy some poetry, art and film, or get festive with Muppets and Santa...

Gig Review: Baba Ali at The Bodega

Sun 03 Dec 2023

With support from Vanity Fairy and Arch Femmesis, American performer and musician Baba Doherty and British guitarist Nik Balchin, who together make up Baba Ali, brought their captivating and seductive presence to The Bodega, filling the room with infectious raw energy and groove that made standing still impossible...

Food Review: Pizzamisú

Sat 02 Dec 2023

When asked the much-anticipated question of ‘Now,what would you like to have for dinner?’ after a long day, the answer is a no-brainer. From a quick meal out of the freezer, to a big family take-out to watch the soaps, or a romantic date night plan, pizza is the fan-favourite go-to for most of us. And when pitching the question to someone who has lived and studied in Nottingham for two years, the answer is most definitely Pizzamisú…

Gig Review: VÄLVĒ at The Chameleon

It was a big night at The Chameleon for folktronica act VÄLVĒ. The BBC Radio 6 Music endorsed band, fronted by Wiltshire-based musician and composer Chloe Herington, had returned to Chloe’s hometown of Nottingham for their first ever headline gig in the city, to celebrate the release of Tiny Pilots, their second studio album...

Gig Review: George Gadd + The Aftermath at The Bodega

This time last year, local Notts heroes George Gadd + The Aftermath gathered their friends for an evening celebrating the music of Weezer, performing their first two albums in full at The Bodega. The evening was such a success, it seems they’re now looking to make their end of November covers night an annual tradition. This year’s edition saw them join forces with Weird Elements and Los Fatso Libres for a Saturday night of pop punk nostalgia, as they played through the greatest hits of The Offspring, Blink-182 and Green Day. Here’s what went down…

Gig Review: Dreadzone at Metronome

To the uninitiated, Friday night in the Dreadzone might not be the most appetising of prospects – dinner with the in-laws perhaps, working a late shift maybe or even taking on the unopened red letters in the kitchen drawer? Thankfully, an evening with this gaggle of Dread heads is a far more pleasurable experience...

Gig Review: Girl Ray at The Bodega