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Out of Time: how truth serum solved a theft case in Notts

When it comes to court cases, there have been few in Nottingham that have ended up in the history books for their sheer oddness, but for this month’s Out of Time we recount a bizarre whodunnit that happened on Ilkeston Road and claims to be the first time in Britain that a truth drug was admitted into evidence… 

Night Creatures Podcast #6: Oli Gibbons from Tumble Audio, Risque Rhodes and Build Beats on Notts and Rave Culture

Night Creatures is a LeftLion podcast, shining a light on the promoters of Nottingham. Your host and interviewer is Beane, co-founder of Nottingham’s beloved Soul Buggin’ night and he brings with him two decades of experience of putting on great parties in the city.

Gig review: Grandma's House at The Bodega

It’s up for debate when exactly Grandma’s House last played in Nottingham. With a little help from the crowd, it’s narrowed down to sometime in 2021 that they last occupied The Bodega stage. The intervening four years have seen the group iterate and further define their sound, moving the needle from post-punk to what feels tonight more like garage-rock, leading to a barnstorming gig that's a throwback to the early-00s, as fun as it is fierce...

Artist Hetain Patel on his new audio visual show and his early career spent in Notts

Hetain Patel is an English visual artist specialising in performance, sculpture, video and photography. Born and brought up in Bolton, his work is influenced by identity, his family's Indian heritage and mainstream Western pop culture. Hetain came to Nottingham in 2000 as a Fine Art student and spent more than a decade here before spreading his wings; exhibiting in Norway, India, Belgium and more. He’s back with his latest work as part of nottdance Festival 2025…

Woodland Tales With Granddad

Woodland Tales With Granddad

We Found Out About Fast Forward Music, DJ Workshops for Young People From Synthetic Pro Audio

Fast Forward Music, an accredited Alternative Provision by Nottingham City & County Council, is set to revolutionise the educational landscape for key stage three/four youth with a series of innovative music workshops. Focused on music technology and DJ/turntablism, these workshops aim to inspire creativity, skill development, and a genuine passion for the creative music industry...

From Art Shows, Music Gigs And Grand Productions, Here’s What’s On In Nottingham This Week: 28 August - 3 September

This week is going to be a busy one for all the art buffs, music fans, theatre enthusiasts and film lovers…

Let's Eat Grandma

Film Review: Good Luck to You, Leo Grande

An unabashed, laugh-out-loud voyage into the realms of sexual liberation and self-acceptance - this is a film built to shatter repressed, awkward Britain...

Nottinghamshire’s Got Talent Grand Final 2021

Confetti Set to Host British Esports Championship Live Grand Finals this July

The educational institute have teamed up with the British Esports Association to bring one of the biggest events on the esports calendar to Nottingham...

Grandad: A Photo Series Showing The Isolation of the Older Generation During Lockdown By Photographer Naomi Williams

It was a single beam of light which inspired Notts-born and Bristol-based photographer Naomi Williams’ Grandad, a series which explores the feeling of loneliness during a global pandemic, and how the interiors of a house represent a person through their belongings...

Audiobahn Kick Starts Bar Eleven Residency This October

Learn more about why the DIY night is proud to call the much-loved bar its new home...

Audiobahn: Recognising the Residents

Originating as a radio show, Audiobahn is a club night too, celebrating its first birthday in June with Space Dimension Controller. Oliver Payne caught up with organisers Callum and Rory to ponder booking a personal favourite, the importance of the resident DJ and the buzz about our city’s music scene.

Review: Audiobahn Brings Bruce to Bar Eleven

Oliver Payne braved the cold snap for some serious heat at Audiobahn’s premier night of ’19.

Hoodwinked Trail: Farewell to the Flock and The Grand Auction

As you might have noticed, the city was recently taken over by a load of robin statues that made up the interactive trail, Hoodwinked. The project was born to raise money for Nottinghamshire Hospice, and there’s going to be an auction for the 33 robins at St. Mary’s Church on Thursday 18 October, at 6.45pm. We got down to the Farewell to the Flock event at the Hospice and took a few snaps...

Theatre Review: Grandfather's House

Shadows and puppets bring Grandfather’s House to life

Tumble Audio's Oli Gibbons on the Sounds That Make Him Tick

Notts lad Oli Gibbons of Tumble Audio has had his imagination captured by soundsystems. From attending raves like Misst, Futureproof, Rubberdub, Basslaced and Detonate in his teenage years, to running the go-to label for guaranteed dancefloor madness, his involvement and dedication to the culture has led him to spawn his own musical powerhouse, right here in Notts...

Artists Tell Personal Stories with Grand Theft Auto V

New Art Exchange’s latest exhibition, Untitled: Art on the Conditions of our Time, sees twelve artists exploring our present cultural condition, including identity shifts, social networks, activism, history and conflict. As part of their Finding Fanon series, artists Larry Achiampong and David Blandy have created a new film commission for the show, where they use Grand Theft Auto V as a platform to present people’s stories…

Art Exhibition Review: My Granddad’s Car at New Art Exchange

Follow the story of how two men - Sayed Hasan and Karl Ohiri - pursued the quest of moving two cars...

Film Review: Dirty Grandpa

Robert De Niro and Zac Efron team up in what everyone is expecting to be the former's best film ever

Hockley Well and Truly Hustled: The Grand Total

Hockley Hustle have announced today that this year’s event raised a whopping £15,000

Live: Grand Theft Audio

The secret event of stalls, live art and music, with 1st Blood, NG64, Mimm, Motormouf, One Bomb and more

Grand Theft Audio

This June sees a secret collaboration between some of the coolest kids in Nottingham. From hip hop beats to visual treats, Flouche have pulled together the best in the businesses for two days of shenanigans. We tried to wangle our way behind the scenes with Flouche founder Kelham Stevenson, as well as NG64’s Rob Freeman and Phlexx Records’ Bru-C, who also have a hand in the weekend of madness…