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Interview: A Drop in The Ocean Festival

"There won’t be any name bands from out of town this year. We took a conscious decision to make it as all-Notts as possible, because amongst other things, it is a celebration of Nottingham culture."

A History of Notts on TV 1950-2005

Nottingham's had more appearances on the telly box that you might think...

A History of Robin Hood in Film and Television 1938-2005

We take a look at the long history of the original gangster on both the big and small screen...

Interview: Joe Buhdha and MistaJam Talk UK Takeover

"There are strong foundations for hiphop in this town so we're just working to continue that tradition and invest in the future"

Dot to Dot Festival Photos

UK Takeover 3

Photos from UK Takeover 3...

UK Takeover 3

Hiphop is going off this weekend in Nottingham, with a night featuring some of the best in Britain.

Interview: Bonobo

With the average copulation lasting 13 seconds, sexual contact in bonobos is rather quick by human standards

Eleven acts you must see at A Drop In the Ocean Festival

With a festival of quality local music such as A Drop In The Ocean, we found it hard to pick out a selection from the vast quantity of talented acts on display. But we had a go...

Interview: Rodney P

"The scene is healthy, but I'm not into labeling this and that. Quality music is quality music, it doesn't matter if it's from UK or US"

Nottingham Beer Festival

Photographic evidence from the annual Notttingham CAMRA beer festival

Riverside Festival

It's The Riverside Festival this weekend! It's always worth going, if only for the fireworks

Shakespeare Festival

Nottingham's annual festival of the Bard returns. As usual, there are some celebrities thrown in amongst the decent actors

Big Grin Festival

Nottingham's Annual Cartoon Festival returns this weekend, with 2DTV along for the ride

Interview: Dap-C

"Dap-C is just a man putting his thoughts and experiences down in a studio. Nothing more, nothing less."

UK Takeover Review

This show was a consummate show of solidarity in UK hiphop, the kind that the scene needs if it is ever to break in the way that many are praying for it to.

UK Takeover - The Prequel!

It reads like a who's who of UK hiphop. Roots Manuva was a 'late addition' to the bill and is simply the biggest pull in the UK scene.

Interview: Cappo

They say that Cappo is heavy, that if he was on a graph he would be off the scale. Jared Wilson

UK Takeover

UK Takeover was cancelled last night because of police fears for public safety at the event.

Five Best Films You've Never Seen

Shot in a derelict mental institution, the film boasts an uncomfortably creepy atmosphere which culminates in some shocking violence.

The Films of Shane Meadows

From TwentyFourSeven to Dead Mans Shoes...