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Interview: Bru-C On Bassline Bits, ‘Original Sounds’ And 2020 Plans

Fresh from a series of international shows last winter, Will Ryan caught up with Bru-C ahead of his homecoming gig this February...

Interview: Grammy-Nominated Fatoumata Diawara Prepares For Her First Nottingham Trip

Addie Kenogbon chats with the star about staying true to her roots and sharing her music with the world as she embarks on a rare UK tour, coming to Rescue Rooms this February...

4 Acts to Clock at Beat the Streets 2020

Beat the Streets, the annual day festival raising money to improve the lives of homeless people in Nottingham, is back for 2020 on Sunday 26 January, and they’ve pulled out all the stops to kick-off the decade how they mean to go on. As well as bagging Jake Bugg for a performance slot, you can also catch the likes of award-winning folk singer and activist Grace Petrie and everyone’s favourite live karaoke band Bamalamasingsong. But enough about the big guns – our music editors have selected four lesser-known names that they think you should fight your way to the front to see...

Live Music Review: Slipknot at Motorpoint Arena

When Slipknot first emerged like a chip pan fire in 1995, they had clearly set their stall out to shock the world into submission. Fast-forward over twenty years, and their success in that mission is brazen; they are making a fiercely anticipated return to Motorpoint Arena following the release of their sixth studio album We Are Not Your Kind last year – an album which tore its way to Number One on the Billboard Album Chart…

Silent Orchestra: The Multi-Sensory Instruments for Dementia Patients

At Hackspace, three local artists have been building and tinkering with musical instruments that trigger lights and vibrations. Behold, the Silent Orchestra. Inspired by the concept of synesthesia, this project is the answer to a City Arts callout for an installation to help improve communication between dementia patients with hearing loss and care home staff…

Interview: Georgie on Her Inspirations and Imminent Hometown Show

Outrageously talented singer-songwriter Georgie needs no introduction round these parts, or far and wide for that matter. With her rich Americana sound, she's been capturing the hearts of audiences and collaborators (including Adele's Chasing Pavements co-writer) since the very beginning. We sat down with our favourite Mansfield lass ahead of her hometown gig next month...

Book Reviews: January 2020

We've rounded up a couple of books to get you through this massive Monday morning of month. Or not.

20 Great Battle Scenes from Film History

From the walls of Jerusalem to the beaches of Normandy, to the Mongolian plains and the waves of the Atlantic. Whether its spears and shields or bullets and bayonets, these are twenty of the greatest battle scenes in film history...

Nusic New Music Podcast #218 with Vega Bay, Blle, Reflekter, Tori Sheard and More...

Art Review: International Postcard Show 2020

Ah, postcards. Proper nostalgia stuff that. 

Art Review: 2020 MU

Our Adrian pottered down to Surface Gallery to check out another marvellous exhibition...

Two Books to Check Out This January

History comics make up this month's selection... 

A Roadie in Notts: "People think I can get guestlist or signed stuff for anyone."

Our Day in the Life series looks at the trials and tribulations of people in Nottingham...

Overheard in Notts

What the bob are you lot on about, now?

Nottingham in Photos

Our city, captured by some of the best local photographers abaht...

It's Good to be Back

It's Good To Be Back...

A Goodbye From Our Outgoing Arts Editor…

Our wonderful Art Editor is hanging up her easel and beret, after two years of doing a marvelous job…

LeftLion Film Podcast #25 - Part 2: The Worst Films of 2019

In part two of the end-of-year podcast, hosts Ashley Carter and Derry Shillitto are joined by Daniel Turner to run through the worst films of 2019...

LeftLion Film Podcast #25 - Part 1: The Best Films of 2019

In part one of the end-of-year podcast, hosts Ashley Carter and Derry Shillitto are joined by Daniel Turner to run through the best films of 2019...

The Nottingham Culture Review of 2019

A year can go by pretty quick and, to paraphrase Ferris Bueller, if you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. With that in mind, our Editor-in-Chief Jared Wilson looked back on the last 365 days of life in Hoodtown...

Meet Kaleidø: Putting Graft into their Craft

Bobby Twidale grabbed a pint one of Notts’ newest rising bands ahead of their Rough Trade gig and it’s clear these boys aren’t messing abaht...

Nusic New Music Podcast #217 with Snowy, Velvet Blush, Rudi, Blle and More...

Theatre Review: Howl at the Den at WOLF Italian

Pizza and chuckles. What else d'ya want? 

Art Review: Hedwig and the Angry Inch and DirtyFilthySexy

As if it’s been almost 20 years since the release of Hedwig and the Angry Inch...

Nottingham City of Literature are Running a Creative Writing Competition for Writers Aged 10-25

Are you a youngster in our city who has gifted gears whirring away? We have a corking competition for you…