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Nottingham Street Food Club Closes Amid Cost of Living Crisis

Wed 11 Jan 2023

Some sad news for the local food community. Nottingham Street Food Club, which first opened five years ago in Victoria Centre, is closing due to the increasing cost of living prices...

Leading the Nottingham Nu Metal Music Scene, ALT BLK ERA Talk Their Journey So Far

Wed 11 Jan 2023

They’ve already performed at Splendour Festival and BBC Introducing, they’ve already picked up thousands of followers on social media - but groundbreaking trap metal artists Nyrobi and Chaya Beckett-Messam, aka ALT BLK ERA, are just getting started. We hear all about their journey so far, and what they have planned for the future…

Creating Mythical Hybrid Creatures, Sophie Ryder's Exhibition Challenges Our Perspective On the Animal World

Tue 10 Jan 2023

Mythical hybrid rabbits, hogs, dogs and humanoid figures are now presented in drawings, prints and sculptural forms in this new exhibition by British artist Sophie Ryder at Djanogly Gallery...

Peggy's Skylight Campaign To 'Buy More Time' Appears To Have Worked. For Now.

Mon 09 Jan 2023

Nottingham jazz club Peggy’s Skylight's building was scheduled to be auctioned next month as part of Nottingham City Council's debt-reducing measures. However, we have since received word from Nottingham City Council that the building will not be sold next month. But that it will be at some point later on this year...

A Staple in the Nottingham Film Scene, Short Stack is Back This January

Sun 08 Jan 2023

For ten years, Short Stack has been a staple in Nottingham’s filmmaking community - a night dedicated to showing a variety of shorts from creators in the area. We spoke to David Lilley and Ella Townsend about their upcoming event in January, and why short films are so important…

Selectors: Sue Starbuck

Sat 07 Jan 2023

In the first of a new video interview series Nick Strang, Spore Print Productions and Plates speak to Nottingham-based DJ and former Selectadisc worker Sue Starbuck...

One Stop Shop for Artists and Zine Makers, Dizzy Ink Talk the Empowerent of Print

Fri 06 Jan 2023

Creating high quality prints for creatives around the city, Dizzy Ink is the one-stop shop for zine makers and artists in Nottingham. But what is it about physical print that is so important? We catch up with Craig Proud from Dizzy to talk about the history of print and empowerment, Zine Fest and how activism is central to their business…

Playing a Key Role in the Nottingham Youth Climate Assembly, Liv Marshall Shares an Inspiring Message

Wed 04 Jan 2023

From studying for her GCSEs to playing a key role in the Nottingham Youth Climate Assembly, fifteen-year-old Liv Marshall is already a leader in the fight for the planet. It’s not always easy, but when it comes to preventing literal world-ending events, Liv says it’s important to always keep going…

Interview: Venues Programmer Joe Patten on Beat The Streets 2023

Tue 03 Jan 2023

We chat to Joe Patten, venues programmer of Beat The Streets, ahead of the 2023 festival...

Out of Time: The Mysterious Story of Margery Lister

Fri 30 Dec 2022

In case you haven’t noticed, the fourteenth century was quite a while ago, but thanks to the work of the team at the Nottinghamshire Archives, we can still dive into the intriguing stories of everyday people like Margery Lister, a medieval city-dweller who regularly found herself in Nottingham’s civil court…

45 Years Later: Star Wars

Tue 27 Dec 2022

We look back on the legacy of one of cinema's most iconic franchises with the one that started it all...

Gig Review: Major Ruse Curates... Jafro at Peggy's Skylight

Sat 24 Dec 2022

Major Ruse kicked off their ‘Curates’ series of events at Peggy’s Skylight with Leicester-based artist Jafro...

Notts-Based Fashion Designer Samantha Brooke, of Waring Brooke, Chats Style and Sustainability

Sat 24 Dec 2022

Our Addie Kenogbon takes a (Zoom-based) trip out to Widmerpool, home of Waring Brooke, the knitwear brand putting sustainability at the heart of style…

Preview: Beat The Streets

Fri 23 Dec 2022

It’s not like you lot need an excuse to party, but how does partying for a cause sound? Specifically, helping Framework Housing Association improve the lives of homeless people…

Gig Review: Scouting For Girls at Rock City

Fri 23 Dec 2022

The ‘biggest birthday party in Nottingham’ was brought to Rock City as Scouting for Girls descended upon the city for their fifteen-year anniversary tour…

Starring in Snow White as the Dame, David Robbins Chats All Things Panto

Tue 20 Dec 2022

David Robbins dons his frocks again to play the dame in this year’s Theatre Royal pantomime, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. But what’s a dame’s life like? David shares the highs and lows, alongside the secrets of his costume-making and wig-crafting skills, with us...

Gig Review: Rattle at JT Soar

Mon 19 Dec 2022

We headed down to JT Soar on a cold December evening to see Rattle...

Alternative Rock Band Tindersticks Shed a Light on Their Relationship with French Director Claire Denis

Sun 18 Dec 2022

For over twenty years, Nottingham-born musician Stuart Staples has worked with French director Claire Denis, creating a wide range of provocative and romantic film scores to arthouse staples such as Trouble Every Day and Bastards. We catch up with Stuart about his work on her new release, their collaborative process and the influence of film on his creative output…