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Benthic Zone's Nightmare! Nightmare! Kill! Kill! Drag Variety Show Ft. Doxxie Phisher
Thu 14 Mar 2024We Catch Up With Against the Current as They Headline Rock City on Their Nightmares & Daydreams Tour
Thu 30 Nov 2023Our Assistant Editor and Music Co-Editor Gemma Cockrell headed backstage at Rock City to chat to Against the Current on the first night of the UK leg of their Nightmares & Daydreams tour…
Film Review: Nightmare Alley
Tue 25 Jan 2022Guillermo del Toro is a busy man at the moment, with his Cabinet of Curiosities and Pinocchio series still to come this year. But was it worth him investing time into Nightmare Alley? Just about...
Why Nottingham Crocus Volunteers Are Aiming to Plant More of These Iconic Flowers Around the City
Mon 27 Sept 2021Michael Krawec, founder of the Nottingham Crocus Volunteers group, delves into why planting more of these iconic flowers will add a bit of colour around the city and help locals reconnect with their natural heritage…
Meditation in Nottingham: “I say whenever the mind gets too full with stuff, that's the time to close your eyes and take a focused breath."
Thu 27 May 2021George White explains how he overcame his initial scepticism to harness the true benefits of meditation...
Local Promoters Now Offering To Sell Your Soul for £666
Fri 16 Oct 2020In a move that would make Rishi Sunak and the government's new careers advice service proud, Nottingham-based music promoters I’m Not From London have diversified into beer, book publishing and satanic rituals…
Creatures of the Night: Get to Know Nottingham's Party Promoters
Mon 05 Aug 2019When the sun sets across Notts and the streets get dark, a different kind of wild beast comes out to play - the party promoter. These feral beings can be found lurking in the darkest, dingiest corners, gathering with their pack around speakers, blasting out bleeps, gurgles and wails until the sun rises once more. Get to know our creatures of the night and find your chosen tribe...
Young, Gifted and Focused: Meet Notts Mod Band SubCulture
Wed 24 Jul 2019At this month's sold out This Feeling gig night at The Chameleon, Simon Wooldridge caught up with SubCulture frontman Oli Orton, the Notts answer to The Jam...
Talent 1st is a Free-of-Charge School for Young Actors in Nottingham Focused on Social Mobility
Sat 08 Jun 2019Hidden in the heart of Hockley is one of Nottingham’s best industry secrets: Talent 1st, a free-of-charge school for young actors that works to upstage the lack of social mobility in the entertainment industry. We spoke to the community interest company’s founder, Martin Arrowsmith, to talk about the recent decline in membership, and why Martin’s so passionate about reversing the trend...
Nottingham Comedy Promoters Just The Tonic are Celebrating 25 Years in the Business
Sat 20 Oct 2018We’ve got bleddy birthday fever this month. Just The Tonic, Nottingham’s prime comedy promoters, have been bringing the funnies to the city for 25 years. From Johnny Vegas to Ross Noble, Darrell Martin has booked some right belly-twisting boggers, so we asked him to take a look back at his time over the years as the don of stand-up around these parts...
Theatre Review: The Nightmare Room
Thu 23 Aug 2018Two women. One locked room. One bottle of poison.
DHP Support Young Female Music Promoters by Backing New Campaign
Fri 25 May 2018Ayup gals. The legends at DHP Family are backing a national campaign to help the next lot of young female music promoters break into the male-dominated grassroots music scene in the UK...
The Hempolics Answer our Questions in Photos
Wed 21 Feb 2018London’s finest underground lo-fi reggae band – The Hempolics – are on their way to Nottingham this month as part of a Reggae Take Over at the Contemporary. With a sound that has a rollaround in the organic, and conscious lyrics to boot, they’ve been featured on BBC 6 Music, and hit number one in the UK reggae charts with their single Serious. Before we get stuck in to their electro-hip hop-dubby mashups at the end of the month, let’s check out what they had to say in photographic form…
Frank McMahon from DIY Poets Answers our Questions in Photos
Wed 08 Nov 2017DIY Poets have been running things on the Nottingham poetry scene for yonks. They meet on the first Wednesday of every month at 8pm, upstairs in Broadway Cinema, to share work and plan for future events. We got leader of the poetry pack, Frank McMahon, to answer a few questions in photographic form…
Time to Change Notts' Roxie Hickling Answers Our Questions in Photos
Sun 08 Oct 2017It’s World Mental Health Day on Tuesday 10 October, and Time to Change Notts are doing their very best to put Nottingham on the map in the fight against the stigma. Roxie Hickling has been organising an event for the campaign group at The Maze this month, where there’ll be music, spoken word and entertainment focused on personal experiences and working towards healthy bonces. And it just so happens that Time to Change Notts are looking for new members to join their team. If you’re interested in what they do or want a bit more information, drop ‘em an email at [email protected]. Anyway, this month, Roxie gave us a little insight into her world by answering our questions in snaps...
In Focus: Sci-Tronic
Fri 15 Sept 2017Malcolm Skyylab, aka Malcolm Bliss-Brown, is a laser display, VJ and underground trance-tune specialist who’s been on the Notts scene since 1996. Whacking on epic lighting shows at club nights under Skyylab Laser Lighting UK, he also runs Sci-Tronic: the night dedicated to hard trance, psygressive, and everything in between. Having appeared everywhere from Cookie Club to The Angel, this month Sci-Tronic celebrates its fourth birthday at its new home: The Irish Centre. Ahead of the event, we got our Malcolm to answer a few questions in photographic form…
In Focus: Mellonie Page
Fri 11 Aug 2017Conscious, funky and unsigned, Mellonie Page aka Mellonie Williams, has gorra sound that moves between reggae-gospel and seventies soul, her Mother-Earthly voice in tow. You might have clocked her down Nottingham Contemporary launching her most recent album, Back to the Garden, or covering reggae classics alongside The Ites Band down Southbank. This month, she’s got a new single out – Women Women – and will be gigging all over the shop, so keep your tabs pricked for that nostalgic voice and them positive vibes.
Promoter Focus: Shady Cow
Wed 26 Jul 2017We caught up with one of the most inclusive promoters about town...
In Focus: Sheep Soup
Wed 19 Jul 2017You might recognise this beauty of a theatre company from the comedy musical, Mrs Green. The musical tells the tale of former soul and Motown singer-turned-pillar of the Basford community, Mabel Green, who grows weed in her council flat to treat her arthritis.
This time round, Sheep Soup have a brand spankin’ musical, The Leftovers, set to storm stages nationwide this year. But to get there, they need your help. Having received Arts Council Funding, they’ve launched a Kickstarter campaign to help ‘em over the last hurdle, and they’re asking you lot to drop ‘em a few bob to get the show on the road. Before you do, check out their answers to our questions, all crafted with a camera…
In Focus: Emily Catherine
Mon 26 Jun 2017Hip hop head and scribbling sensation Emily Catherine can be found in every arty corner of Nottingham city. Having worked alongside Risograph stalwarts Dizzy Ink, as well as poetry publishing house Mud Press, our Emily knows a thing or two when it comes to beautiful creations. The absolute badgyal is a specialist in hand-drawn and hand-painted pieces, but here she swaps the art utensils for a camera to answer our questions in photographic form...