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Biscuit & Brew Are Moving to Victoria Street - Support Their Crowdfunder
Wed 06 Dec 2023Biscuit & Brew are moving to Victoria Street, and they need a bit of help to finish their new tea house and lounge...
Theatre Review: Outlawed at Nonsuch Studios
Wed 06 Dec 2023Our Sharon Stevens reviews an adult panto at Nonsuch...
Our December Cover Artist Chris Rickels Tells Us the Inspiration Behind His Festive LeftLion Cover
Tue 05 Dec 2023It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. And so is the cover of our December issue by Chris Rickels. We find out more about him and his work...
Pick Six: Krampus
Tue 05 Dec 2023Since last year we got Santa in for our Pick Six, and we’re a very balanced paper, this year we decided to see what favourite things the Krampus had to shout about…
Gig Review: Billy Bragg at Rock City
Tue 05 Dec 2023Billy 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
Tue 05 Dec 2023Hailing 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
Tue 05 Dec 2023Sometime 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...
We Chat to Author Rebecca Buxton All About Her New Book ‘Prickelus Gets Caught’
Mon 04 Dec 2023Full 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
Mon 04 Dec 2023Every 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: Stuart Pearce at The Chameleon
Mon 04 Dec 2023On 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...
We Chat to Fabio & Grooverider Ahead of Their Rock City Show in January With the Outlook Orchestra
Mon 04 Dec 2023Fabio & Grooverider - godfathers of drum and bass - are bringing their live show with The Outlook Orchestra to Rock City in the New Year. Phil Taylor caught up with Fabio, aka Fitzroy Heslop, to discuss the changes he has witnessed on the scene, what Nottingham means to them, and what audiences can expect at their show...
We Caught up With Embroiderer Mary Broddle to Find Out How She Turned Her Diagnosis of Ehlers Danlos Syndrome Into a Successful Business
Sun 03 Dec 2023In honour of International Day of Persons with Disabilities which takes place on 3 December, we caught up with Notts embroiderer, business owner and disability champion Mary Broddle to find out how following her diagnosis of Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, she turned adversity into a successful business, Mary Broddle Embroidery, and re-ignited a childhood passion…
Poetry, Exhibitions, Muppets and Santa: Here’s What’s on in Nottingham This Week 4 - 10 December
Sun 03 Dec 2023December 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 2023With 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...
In Photos: Sundara Karma at Rock City
Sat 02 Dec 2023Sundara Karma continue to captivate listeners and carve out their unique space in the indie rock landscape with their latest album Better Luck Next Time, which they bring to a crowded Rock City a mere few days after its release...
Left Stag: November 2023
Sat 02 Dec 2023After an unseasonably long harvest of points in August, September and October and an unbeaten run that will live long in the memories of Stags fans (particularly if this is to eventually end up a successful campaign), the winds finally changed and brought a turbulent November...
We Chat to Clifton’s Karl Collins About His Role as Shaun Temple in Doctor Who’s Sixtieth Anniversary Specials
Fri 01 Dec 2023Clifton’s own Karl Collins is making a return to a little show called Doctor Who for a certain sixtieth celebration. We talk to the Shaun Temple star about his time at the Television Workshop, Your Mother Wouldn’t Like It and jumping back into the Whoniverse…
Gig Review: George Gadd + The Aftermath at The Bodega
Fri 01 Dec 2023This 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: Girl Ray at The Bodega
Fri 01 Dec 2023Three-piece band Girl Ray take over The Bodega for one night only, transforming our favourite indie venue into a fantasy world of funky eighties discotheque…
Theatre Review: The Woman in Black at Theatre Royal
Wed 29 Nov 2023Ian Kingsbury went along to The Woman in Black, a 'a nigh on perfect ghost story' currently showing at the Theatre Royal...
Poetry Review: Bad Betty Live at Rough Trade
Wed 29 Nov 2023Last year Nottingham added a new jewel to its literary crown as Bad Betty, one of the most exciting indie publishers in the country and a finalist at this year’s British Book Awards, upped sticks and relocated here from London. The big smoke’s loss, we’ve been hearing, is our gain, and so even a three-degree evening couldn’t keep us from the latest of their monthly Bad Betty Live shows at Rough Trade. Scarfs on!
Music Review: Wigflex with Jorg Kuning at Surface Gallery
Wed 29 Nov 2023Jorg Kuning is the man behind one of the most talked about live sets of the year. After a full-blown Summer of Jorg lovin' where we were hearing his tunes getting bumped by some of the biggest and best around, Wigflex finally got him down to the 0115 for a dance party at Surface Gallery...
Gig Review: BC Camplight at Rock City
Tue 28 Nov 2023Rock City was the last stop for The Last Rotation of the Earth tour – BC Camplight’s incredibly well received album from earlier this year. The American-Mancunian singer-songwriter treated Nottingham to an evening that was both cohesive and filled with charisma, joined also by Dutch indie-rock band Personal Trainer. Izzy Morris reviews…
Gig Review: Wych Elm at The Bodega
Mon 27 Nov 2023Bristol’s folklore-inspired grungers Wych Elm drifted, wraith-like, into The Bodega last week, bringing with them visions of yore, ruffle-necked shirts and chunky bass tones...
Mushroom Fest, Skating, Spooky Theatre and Crafts: Here’s What’s on in Nottingham This Week 27 November - 3 December
Sun 26 Nov 2023Notts is getting into the festive season this week, with Christmas craft fairs, skating and alternative pantos. But if you prefer to (quite rightfully) be a humbug until the big day, there's also spooky theatre and fungi fun to get stuck into...
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