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An Evening With Laura Jane Williams

Review: An Audience with Sir Paul Smith at Nottingham Playhouse

The Beeston-born fashion guru took time out from his busy schedule to support Nottingham Playhouse with an evening of conversation...

We Chat to Holly Williams About Her Highly Anticipated New Novel

A seasoned freelance journalist, Holly Williams has embarked upon another career as a novelist. As NTU WRAP's featured author for this spring she was in town at the new Central Library, so we thought we'd catch up with her... 

Wrap Live! In Conversation With Holly Williams

The Music Of Zimmer Vs Williams

We Chat to Honey Williams About Being a Black Woman in the World of Art

Working as an artist, graphic designer, DJ and musical performer, it seems Honey Williams’ creativity holds no bounds, but the glamour of being a full-time artist comes with its ups and downs. Especially when your work centres on race, size and gender. We dropped in to see Honey at City Arts where she has a studio, to discuss art, creativity and being a Black woman in the art world.

Left Magpie: September 2023

A run-down of another month of goals and wins at Meadow Lane...

A.A. Williams

Mimm Studios' Amy Williams Chats Representation in the Creative Industry and Her Upcoming Event

We sit down with Amy Williams ahead of her event exploring the black experience in the fashion industry, coming to Mimm Studios this weekend...

Sleaford Mods' Jason Williamson on Staying Angry, Iggy Pop's Parrot and Their First Time Headlining the Motorpoint Arena

That famous rage might have dimmed ever-so-slightly, but it’s clear to see that Jason Williamson is still a man with a lot to say. With their most recent album, Spare Ribs, being their most successful to date, and a first headlining arena performance happening next month, we chat to Sleaford Mods’ charismatic frontman about capitalism, getting older and seeing Iggy Pop’s parrot dancing to his music...

The Thompson Brothers on Euro 2021, Venus Williams and The Jab

Nottingham's most opinionated grocers on...

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...

Under Cover Artist: Andy Williams

Illustrator Andy Williams gives us the lowdown on his weird and wonderful cover, and invites you to get involved with what happens next...

Honey Williams on her July 2020 Cover, Representation and Her Career

Our cover artist, Honey Williams, talks to our Art co-Editor, LJ Vaughan, about making art, her role as a choir director, and what it’s like to be a big black woman living in Nottingham...

Video: Sleaford Mods on Alan Sillitoe

Arthur Seaton discovers a different type of Pussy Riot on a Saturday night... 

Out of Time: Southwell’s William Williams and the First Māori Dictionary

As New Zealand prepares to remember the 250th anniversary of Captain James Cook’s arrival in the country, we take a look back at the life of WIlliam Williams, the Nottingham Bishop and linguist who created the first Māori to English dictionary, grammar book and Bible...

Under Cover Artist: Andy Williams

This issue’s cover artist, Andy Williams, talks creative projects, the Major oak, and comic illustration...

Sleaford Mods' Jason Williamson on New Album Eton Alive

It’s set to be another big year for Sleaford Mods, with new album Eton Alive due to drop on Friday 22 February and a nationwide tour kicking off in the spring. We met up with Jason Williamson in a bustling cafe on Bread and Lard Island to catch up on the original Austerity Dog’s views on Brexit, eighties r’n’b and, erm, Shane Richie…

Nusic Future Session: Elliot Williams

New Nottingham music from this talented bogger...

Otis Williams of The Temptations Talks New Music, Touring the UK and Listening to Beyoncé

Formed in 1961 and named by Billboard as the most successful r'n'b act of all time, The Temptations have produced a hit in nearly every decade since their inception with ubiquitous singles like My Girl and Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone. We grabbed Otis Williams for a word on the blower...

Sleaford Mods' Jason Williamson Talks New TCR EP and The UK Tour

The frontman of the Nottingham duo got on the blower to tell us about what he's been up to lately...

Saul Williams is Coming to Rescue Rooms

"He cascades poetry over his and Justin Warfield's production; a crisp, lively take on nineties industrial electronica for a nuanced, entirely original sound"

Shock and Disbelief to the System - 1960: A Poem by Victoria Williams

It's Black History Month, so here is one lady's first impression of Nottingham after travelling from Jamaica, in poetic form

Art Works: Kathryn Rose

A local artist tells us of the creative process behind her collection of textile creatures