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Anna de la Vega Teaches Folk the Importance of Worm Composting

Thu 07 Feb 2019

Meet Anna de la Vega from local social enterprise The Urban Worm. This Nottingham woman has been solving problems in waste management, and has found a way for the UK to salvage its depleting supply of topsoil... with worms.

Nusic Podcast #197: The People's New Music Podcast

Wed 06 Feb 2019

Our annual People’s New Music Podcast, where you make your predictions of which local artists will realise their musical dreams in the coming year.

The Podcast may contain some fruity language. Sensitive ears – you have been warned.

Left Brian: Notes from the Virtual Dugout

Wed 06 Feb 2019

It’s been the best part of two decades since I last played Championship Manager (or Football Manager as it’s now known) but recent events at Nottingham Forest have rekindled boyhood memories of the classic management simulation computer game.

A Stroke of Ingenious: Chatting Fear and Fantasy with Darius Hinks

Tue 05 Feb 2019

Nottingham-native Darius Hinks has been filling the minds of Warhammer enthusiasts for years with his fascinating narratives from the Warhammer 40,000 series. Hinks’ latest novel The Ingenious, however, diverges from the world of Warhammer, focusing instead on the fictional world of Athanor and its gang of rebellious outlaws. With The Ingenious set to hit stores today, we decided to have a chat with Hinks about the novel, his characters and the inspirations he has taken from the city.

X Factor Auditions in Nottingham: This is Not a Drill

Mon 04 Feb 2019

Spare your neighbours’ ears and flex your vocal chords in front of a panel of judges instead. X Factor 2019 open auditions are coming to Notts, so it’s time to show ‘em how much talent lies in this citeh.

Ayup Duck: The Latest Nottingham News

Mon 04 Feb 2019

What's been rufflin' Ayup Duck's feathers this month?

Light Night 2019: Artist Luke Jerram's Museum of the Moon Installation in the Royal Concert Hall

Thu 31 Jan 2019

It's the closest this installation has ever been to Nottingham, so it's dead exciting...

LeftLion Magazine Appoints Ashley Carter as New Editor

Thu 31 Jan 2019

That’s right readers. As from next month we are having a bit of a shuffle around…

Live Music Review: Beat The Streets 2019

Wed 30 Jan 2019

Is there any better cure for the January blues than a day festival? We sent our Becky and Louise down to Beat the Street this Sunday to find out...

Interview: The Staircase lawyer David Rudolf

Mon 28 Jan 2019

We caught up with David Rudolf, Michael Peterson’s criminal defence lawyer from the compelling Netflix documentary series The Staircase, as he arrives in the UK for a series of speaking engagements...

Left Magpie: Dracula has a Better Record Against Crosses...

Sat 26 Jan 2019

Kübler-Ross may sound like the type of enigmatic signing Notts need to pull themselves out of the bleakness that has befallen the season, but its presence at Meadow Lane is almost as significant.

Nusic Podcast #196 with Fast Car to Florence, Indiana, Holly Fallon, Haggard Cat and More...

Wed 23 Jan 2019

This week’s New Music Podcast is a Beat the Streets special – featuring artists playing the charity festival that’s raised over £100k for Framework. Plus, the best advert you’ve ever heard for cough sweets, and new Nottingham music straight from the Laundrette.

This podcast may contain some fruity language. Sensitive ears – you have been warned.

Paranoid Picnic at NAE

Tue 22 Jan 2019

Paranoid Picnic: The Phantom BAME is a solo exhibition from Hardeep Pandhal taking place at the New Art Exchange from the 19th of January to the 17th of March. This is an exhibition of two halves, with one half in the NAE and the other taking place in Primary. We got trusty Caroline down to check it out...

5 Nottingham Albums to Listen to in 2019

Mon 21 Jan 2019

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

6 Nottingham Acts to Check Out at Beat The Streets 2019

Thu 17 Jan 2019

We’re always chuffed to call Nottingham home, but there are certain moments where we’re bursting with pride, and Beat The Streets is one of them. It’s a one-day, multi-venue charity festival taking over the city on Sunday 27 January, aiming to raise vital funds to support homeless people in need. Off the back of 2018’s hugely successful inaugural event, Nottingham will again host more than eighty national and local acts playing across 10+ stages in venues across the city centre. All proceeds raised from ticket sales, merchandise and bar sales in DHP venues will be donated to local homeless charities, including Framework Official Site. Here’s who we’ll be queuing for this year...

6 Books to Read in 2019

Thu 17 Jan 2019

These page-turners will give you a cracking start to the year...

Surface Gallery's International Postcard Show 2019

Wed 16 Jan 2019

Surface are at it again with their ever-popular International Postcard Show bringing you art from a wide selection of artists, all small enough to fit in yer pocket! We got down to check it out...

School of Hard Notts: Enter Wrestle Gate Pro

Sat 12 Jan 2019

Finally…the wrestling has come back to Rushcliffe! Champions from across the globe are heading to Notts on 26 January to entertain fans and beat seven shades of subtext out of each other. Bringing a harder, edgier style influenced by Japanese wrestling and MMA and with at least one legitimate dream match on the card, it’s something new for the city. SOHN talks to Gary Ward, promoter and owner of Wrestle Gate Pro.