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Pitchshifter Are Reuniting for a Gig at Rock City

Pitchshifter’s last shows together were over ten years ago. The band went through some stylistic changes in the nineties; moving from a heavy, industrial sound to summat more d’n’b influenced by the end of the decade. After many rumoured reunions and new albums, the band are finally touring again, to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of their classic www.pitchshifter.com album, wrapping up with a show at Rock City this month. We put a few questions to lead vocalist JS Clayden ahead of the gig...

Live Music Review: The Decemberists at Rock City

Bearded men, giant inflatable whales and accordion solos are just some of the highlights from US Indie-rockers The Decemberists gig at Rock City. As it's been over a decade since they last performed in Notts, we thought we'd pop over to see how they fared...

Nottingham Forest FC and Framework Housing Association Have Formed a Charity Partnership

The leaves have started to fall from the trees, and while it might be a beautiful sight, it’s a sign of the inevitable impending added pressures that come with being vulnerable and homeless in winter. In a move that could help to power services, Nottingham Forest FC and Framework Housing Association have been making moves to form the first official charity partnership of the football club...

10 Times Nottingham Folk Made National News for Stupid Reasons

Look, we love the people of Notts. But even your lot can't deny your stupidity sometimes...

Meditating with the Trees: A Guide to Eco-Mindfulness in Nottingham

Kathryn Morris-Roberts is a psychotherapist who’s found some truth in the idea that trees are actually good for your wellbeing. She now helps the University of Nottingham with their mental health department, teaching students about the benefits of eco-mindfulness through her Being Outdoors workshops. Here, Kathryn tells us why you should be making time for your gold, green mates...

We Went for Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy at The Nottingham Oxygen Centre

For those who suffer from various illnesses, good oxygen intake is crucial for recovery. It helps to rejuvenate cells in the body and, with the continued disappearance of trees, that is becoming increasingly difficult. Luckily, places like The Nottingham Oxygen Centre provide oxygen therapy to help alleviate symptoms of illness. We had a chat with the folk at the centre...

New York Comedian Iliza Shlesinger Played Glee Club Nottingham

Nottingham is great for world-famous artists performing on your doorstep, sometimes in intimate venues. One of the most prominent comedians at the moment, Iliza Schlesinger brought her show Fluent in English to a few hundred people in Nottingham’s Glee Club on a Monday night...

Express Yourself in Notts: We Made a Zine with Hannah Whitlow and Dizzy Ink

We visited Nottingham Zine Library down at Nottingham Contemporary, to get inspired by the city in a zine workshop put together by Express Yourself...

Live Music Review: I Am Lono at Rough Trade Nottingham

We got down to Rough Trade Nottingham to check out the audible wares of local favourite I Am Lono...

Nottingham's John Lewis Advert: Christmas Covers 2018 at The Bodega

What would the season be without a bit of Grey Hairs and Rod Stewart? This year we celebrate seventeen Christmasses filled with the covery wailings of our musical community, all in the cosy comfort of The Bodega. Last year, £1,800 was raised for Notts Hospice and Zephyr's, and so to stir some charitable happenings in Nottingham's belly once more, David Lilley has put together this wonderful advertisement to demonstrate what a Festive Miracle the evening is set to be...

Nottingham Greeting Card Business The Art File on Sustainability and the Creative Industry

Exchanging messages of goodwill has been common practice ever since the early Egyptians, who used papyrus scrolls to send greetings and sparked an international trend spanning centuries. While some may bash out a quick “happy birthday” text to their gran, the greeting card industry is still thriving. We sat down with James Mace, of local business The Art File, who explains why…

Tommy K on the Side: Sauce of Royal Income

Our condiment connoisseur is bringing you the sauce...

5 Albums to Listen to This November

All the good stuff for your tabs from some cracking Notts musicians...

Netflix Comedian Iliza Shlesinger Talks Upcoming Nottingham Glee Club Gig

Iliza Shlesinger delivered her unique mix of feminist wit and smart advice to packed shows in the UK earlier this year. This month, the outspoken Texan and self-made Netflix star is back and she’ll be swinging by Nottingham’s Glee Club for one night only. She tells Alison Kirkman what to expect…

Nottingham Grime Artist Omari Grant Has Taken On the Regional Boxing Scene

Omari Grant – a force from Nottingham grime’s early days, also known as Kriptik – has recently been smashing it on the regional boxing scene under the alias of “The Praying Mantis”. Currently at seven undefeated wins, we sat down to find out what powers his success...

Giuseppe Garibaldi: The Italian Freedom Fighter Who Inspired Nottingham Forest FC

For many, the word “Garibaldi” conjures up thoughts of a curranty biscuit, but it was once a household name for other reasons. In Victorian times, Giuseppe Garibaldi was the celebrated freedom fighter who, with his intrepid band of volunteers, united Italy. Garibaldimania spread across Britain and even influenced Nottingham life; especially in the football department...

Ayup Duck: The Latest Nottingham News

Snap Notts: The Arboretum

Ottar at Contemporary: Award-Winning Chocolate with Healthy, Seasonal and Local Food

Ottar have finally found a home at Nottingham Contemporary and, of course, we had to sample the new grub...

Handmade Theatre Have Found a Home at Arnold Bizspace

The kid's entertainers have finally found a permanent home...

City Stylin' #7

We took to the streets to find some of Notts' best dressed...

Live Music Review: International Teachers of Pop at Metronome

Sheffield’s freshest musical project – International Teachers of Pop – took to Nottingham’s brand-new 350-capacity venue, Metronome, to educate their captivated students at their debut Nottingham gig...

8 Cocktail Happy Hours in Nottingham

A list of some cocktail bars that've got dead good happy hour deals for your lot tuck into...

F For Film: Metronome, The Venue Now in Full Swing

Our Screen Editor has summat to say about the city's new venue...

Cosmic American Are Celebrating Their Twentieth Birthday

Cosmic American are some of Nottingham’s finest promoters, bringing folk, rock, blues, country, and the rest, to humble Notts. Since their twentieth-anniversary celebrations have just gone, we thought it was only right to have a good natter with head honchos Glenn Sayward and James Windsor about the last twenty years of bringing quality local and international musicians to our city’s stages...