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Nusic Podcast #168 with Ashfields, Bone Cult, Kwoli Black and more

Nusic Future Session: Kwoli Black

The latest up and coming Nottingham musician to tickle the microphone and titillate the cameras at Nusic...

Herbert Kilpin Special: Andy Black on Notts County

First and foremost, Andy Black is a Notts County supporter, but he’s also one of those people with an uncanny knack of making good things happen. Alongside his wife, Lisa, he was pivotal in raising over £100k for the Jimmy and Jack statue in Meadow Lane, which is the iceberg tip of their community endeavours. Most recently, they’ve helped to uncover a 120-year-old secret about the man who started a friendship between Notts County and Juventus…

Theatre Review: Black Cat

An early spooky treat from LaPelle's Factory

The Man Who Makes Canal Boats

When I picture myself retiring, I imagine an armchair, a cuppa, and Countdown on the telly box. Maybe I’ll have a hobby: card making or gardening; nothing too strenuous. What I definitely don’t expect to do is start a business making narrow boats. But that’s exactly what James Blackburn has decided to do in his twilight years. Yep, he’s decided to make two of ‘em a year. Just because...

Live Music Review: Bilge Pump, Grey Hairs and Jutland Songs at Black Iris Brewery

On the batter with bands...

Meet the Two Notts Students Breaking into the Brewing World

Ashley Wadeson and Dan Boxall don’t do things by halves – more like by the gallon. As the two MSc Brewing Science students prepare to launch their new collaborative beer with Black Iris Brewery as part of their course, they tell us more about probably the coolest dissertation project in the world, why they’re a hit at house parties, and their plans for beery world domination…

The Woman Sending Bras to Refugees

Persistent military conflicts in the Middle East have left millions of people lost and without. Imagine, just for a second, that Nottingham was plunged into war: hospitals bombed, schools and libraries gone, and your home destroyed. It's a situation you wouldn't wish on your worst enemy, yet mainstream media sources continue to vilify some of the most desperate people on the planet who find themselves in that very situation today. One woman, Caroline Kerr of Bras Not Bombs, is on a mission to make a difference for the better...

23 Influential Black and Minority Ethnic Women in Nottingham

Here is a handful of ladies who will give you a run for your money when it comes to creativity, innovation and activism

Review: The Art of Black Hair at New Art Exchange

NAE looks at the various ways in which black people style and celebrate their hair in the gallery's latest exhibition... 

The Woman Behind Free Christmas Dinners in Nottingham

Christmas can be a right bleddy lonely time for many people in Nottingham. Luckily, Mo Fayose has taken it upon herself to dish out free Christmas dinners for anyone who wants some company and a full belly on the day. That’s right, if you get yourself down to Hyson Green Market Square you can grab yourself a full English breakfast, or a full-on Christmas dinner at St Mark’s Church in Woodthorpe, and at Bestwood Park Community Centre. We put a few questions to the woman behind it all…

Win the Chance to Meet Black Stone Cherry

We’re giving away a pair of tickets to meet and greet the American rockers, plus the opportunity to watch the show when they play in Nottingham later this month.

Music Video: DH Lawrence & The Vaudeville Skiffle Show - Black Rain

A collaborative arts project with Korean-Australian artist Eugenie Lee

Theatre Review: Ballet Black

The Future of Ballet is Black...

Rachael Young on Her One-Woman Show

"I talk about the things I do because these things are hidden. Nobody speaks about them, and it liberates other people to hear them being discussed"

A Woman of No Importance

It may be known as the weakest of Oscar's plays, but it still has all the hallmarks of that witty Mr Wilde.

Black Mass

Johnny Depp plays notorious Boston gangster James Whitey Bulger in this new film, in cinemas now

Book Reviews: Black History Month

It's Black History Month, so we're dedicating this batch of reviews to activist George Oswald Powe

UNESCO City of Literature: Nottingham Black Archive

One of the many reasons Nottingham deserves to be crowned a UNESCO City of Literature, the Nottingham Black Archives have opened up some historical truths

Black History Month: Caroline Bell Foster

"There's such a richness in the Caribbean. It’s so intense. The smells, the tastes and the colours, everything is louder and sweeter"

Black History Month: Norma Gregory

Ever wondered what Jamaicans in Nottingham have been up to for the last century or two? Read on...

Tall Black Guy

"I was born in Detroit, and moved to Chicago in the late eighties. My first experience with music was hearing my cousin beatbox and trying to mimic her style"

Black Balloon Book Launch

Join NTU's Creative Writing MA on Thursday for the launch of their latest anthology.

Black History Month: George Africanus

"Black slaves and servants were status symbols at the time, and so were often given roles of high visibility"

Black Iris and Totally Brewed

Nottingham brewhouses join forces to create a proper beverage and you can find it at the Nottingham Beer Festival in a couple of days