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Annabella’s Bow Wow Wow returned this year for their first UK headline tour in a decade, stopping off at Metronome to bring cheerful intimacy on a dark autumn night...

Sound & Vision: a Tribute to David Bowie

Sat 22 Mar 2025

Bowie, True Romance, theatre, film, exhibitions and flamenco: Here's what's on in Nottingham, 27 January - 1 February

Sun 26 Jan 2025

There's such a variety of events happening in Nottingham this week that we couldn't stick to five. Whether you're a David Bowie aficionado, a cinephile, a museum-goer or somebody invested in local politics, there'll be something for you...

Enjoy dragons in bow-ties and faraway worlds? We Check Out Voyage of the Damned, the debut novel from local author Frances White

Thu 21 Mar 2024

Do you like your stories part myth, part magical gay murder-mystery cruise? Enjoy dragons in bow-ties and faraway worlds? Then perhaps Voyage of the Damned, the debut novel from local author Frances White is right up your street. We sat down with Frances to talk about finding your voice, getting published and being perceived as a writer.

The Thompsons on David Bowie, Elton John and Their Favourite Notts Band

Sun 25 Feb 2024

Nottingham's most opinionated grocers on...

Super Bowl LVIII

Sun 11 Feb 2024

Selectors: Rob's Records

Wed 13 Dec 2023

In this video interview series, Nick Strang (Spore Print Productions and Plates) speaks to Nottingham-based DJs. Up this time it's Rob, founder of Rob's Records Mart, a national (arguably, global) institution, and for good reason. Places like this cease to exist and with the rapid demise of physical high street shops, Rob's really is an anomaly that should be embraced and loved by all...

Selectors: Grace Sands

Wed 13 Dec 2023

In this video interview series, Nick Strang (Spore Print Productions and Plates) speaks to Nottingham-based DJs. Up this time it's Grace Sands, a founding member of the legendary DiY soundsystem, hailing from Nottingham. One of the most criminally underrated DJs on the scene, Grace is just as comfortable playing hip-hop, disco and psych, as she is banging out the sounds of 1991 deep house. A truly talented selector in every sense of the word...

Selectors: John Holmes

Mon 11 Dec 2023

In this video interview series, Nick Strang (Spore Print Productions and Plates) speaks to Nottingham-based DJs. Up this time it's John Holmes. John Holmes is a music-loving ex-BBC Radio Nottingham DJ with a record collection full of gems, rarities and all manner of stories.

Gig Review: The Beat and Bow Wow Wow at Rock City

Thu 29 Jun 2023

Michael Prince saw The Beat and Bow Wow Wow take the Rock City stage...

Musing on Nature and the Present Moment, We Talk to Richard C Bower About His Poetry Collection

Thu 18 May 2023

Inspired by the beauty of the natural world, Richard C. Bower muses on our relationship with the earth in his new poetry collection, Pleasures In The Pathless Woods. Featuring 76 poems set across four seasons, it’s a project that focuses on experiencing the present moment. We catch up with the local author about the process, contemplating beauty, and his upcoming book…

Selectors: Paradise Hi Fi

Wed 03 May 2023

In this video interview series, Nick Strang (Spore Print Productions and Plates) speaks to Nottingham-based DJs. Up this time it's Paradise Hi Fi. This collective have been running parties in Nottingham and building up momentum ever since their (not so distant) student days; with founding members making up parts of Peach Fuzz and Mind on Ice as well as being DJs in their own right.