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Guns, hamburgers and dollar signs: Andy Warhol comes to Lakeside Arts

Over at Lakeside Arts, a new exhibition, Andy Warhol: Pop Icon documents the work and influence of the famed and enigmatic artist. Featuring rock stars, Hollywood icons, death, hamburgers, guns, and money, this not-to-be-missed exhibition covers Warhol’s glittering career over four decades – Editor Sophie Gargett went along to unpick some of the themes behind his work. 

Ben Martin Quartet Presents Full Gas [ the Great American Songbook]

Ben Martin Quartet Presents Full Gas [the Great American Songbook]

Rockabilly Americana Show

Review: Miss Americana – A Tribute to Taylor Swift at the Nottingham Playhouse

A dazzling, high-energy tribute that captured the spirit, sparkle and soul of Taylor Swift. Xenna is a powerhouse performer who gave fans exactly what they came for, and more...

Jana Varga [ Jazz/ American Folk]

The Legends Of American Country Show

Sam Furlonger Presents the American Christmas Songbook

Jo Harrop – the Path Of a Tear Album Tour [jazz/soul/americana]

Gig review: American Football at Rock City

25 years ago, four friends from Champaign, Illinois formed a band, made a record together and then headed off to college - not once thinking of the potential impact of their music. Little did they know that album would go on to become a seminal masterpiece, one that would inspire a whole genre, as well as a new generation of artists and legions of fans all around the globe. Now travelling the world in 2024 celebrating that album’s quarter century, American Football stopped by Rock City to play their iconic LP1 in full…

Eddy Smith & the 507 [americana]

American Football

Broadway at Lakeside: an American Werewolf In London

Gig review: Rockabilly Americana Show at Binks Yard

The Binks Yard outdoor terrace was recently transformed into an Americana extravaganza, coming alive with all things Rockabilly, including four of the UK's top bands of the genre, along with dancing, costumes and vintage American cars. Andrew McCartney was there...

Rockabilly Americana Show

American Psycho at the Savoy

Preview: American Poets at Five Leaves Bookshop

As some of the USA's best poetic minds come to perform in Notts, we learn about what we can look forward to...

University of Nottingham Graduate Ayo Oyelola Chats American Football, Chasing Crazy Dreams and Joining the Jacksonville Jaguars

Nottingham and the NFL have hardly gone hand-in-hand over the years - but with the University of Nottingham graduate Ayo Oyelola recently joining the Jacksonville Jaguars, they do now. We catch up with the defensive back ahead of the 2022/23 season…

We Took a Trip to the Nottingham Caesars to Learn More about American Football, the History of The Club and Making International News

It’s fair to say that the rise of American Football in the UK has been meteoric. From the NFL regularly playing games at Wembley Stadium, to viewing figures and Google searches rising year after year, the sport now has an estimated 27,000 active players in the country. And Nottingham is no exception. Established in 1984, the Nottingham Caesars are one of the oldest American Football clubs in the UK, playing in the BAFA National League NFC South. We caught up with Caesars’ defensive linesman and Gameday Co-Manager Jamie Gatley to talk about the past, present and future of the club, and how a group of hungry mice recently helped the club gain international press…

Art Works: Naa Ahinee Mensah

Artist Naa Ahinee Mensah tells us about her George Floyd triptych...

Film Review: The Last Days of American Crime

Netflix’s new dystopian caper is another flop amidst a slew of hit-or-miss original films...

20 Years Later: American Psycho

As director Mary Harron’s controversial film turns twenty, we take a retrospective look at one of the most elegantly constructed and brutal portrayals of the insidious side of the human mind...

The United States of Nottingham: How Much Do You Know About the American Towns Named After Notts?

Two intrepid reporters. Five stateside locations. One giant waste of time. This is the whirlwind story of our investigation into how the name of our great city made its way across the New World. This is the United States of Notts…

The Waco Siege: How a Man from Nottingham Became Part of an American Tragedy

26 years ago, a religious centre in Texas was home to one of the most brutal massacres in US history. Among the survivors was Livingstone Fagan, a young man from Nottingham – but how did he get there, and what part did he have to play in the infamous and calamitous Waco siege?

The Americans at Rock City in Photos

We got down to Rock City to check out The Americans...