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The Name Game: We Find out the Stories Behind Some of Nottingham’s Weird and Wonderful Band Names
Sun 18 Feb 2024Generating names is always a hard task, and when it comes to naming a band, it becomes part of your identity in a strange way. And in Nottingham, it’s safe to say we’ve got some weird and wonderful examples which really do stand out among the crowd. But not only do they stand out, they also generate mind-boggling questions… So, we thought it was time we got some answers. We asked an array of Nottingham bands to tell us the true meaning behind their names. Well, we did tell them they could make something up if they wanted to, actually. So, believe these at your own risk…
We Learn More About Nottingham Hackspace - The Place to Go if You Want to Make Weird and Wonderful Things
Thu 25 Jan 2024Tucked away behind Sneinton Market in a Victorian factory building, Nottingham Hackspace is a place for makers, inventors, tinkerers, crafters, board game enthusiasts, robot designers and, well, anyone who fancies trying their hand at making weird and wonderful things. Set over two floors, the building is home to all manner of machinery and supplies that anyone can access for a monthly membership fee. We went along to speak to members Aaron, Steve and Douglas to chat about the organisation’s history and how people can get involved…
The Wonderful Queer History of the Scala Cinema in Nottingham and Beyond
Sun 07 Jan 2024As Jane Giles and Ali Catterall’s new documentary on the wonderful queer history of the Scala Cinema on King’s Cross in London is released, we look back at our own history of cinemas as queer hubs...
Gig Review: The Wonder Stuff at Rock City
Mon 07 Aug 2023No matter who has played alongside Miles Hunt, The Wonder Stuff has always been a band that plays with passion and attitude that makes them a genuinely enjoyable act, writes Kevin Stanley...
Gig Review: The Wonder Stuff at Rock City
Sun 30 Jul 2023Kevin Stanley was transported back to 1993 as he saw The Wonder Stuff take to the Rock City stage...
LeftLion Visits Nottingham's Winter Wonderland
Wed 16 Nov 2022Boasting a brand new ice rink, Winter Wonderland has returned to Nottingham...
Gig Review: Oh Wonder at Rough Trade
Tue 18 Oct 2022Following the launch of their brand-new album 22 Make, Oh Wonder performed a celebration of their music at Nottingham’s Rough Trade...
75 Years Later: It's a Wonderful Life
Thu 23 Dec 2021The most enduring Christmas classic remains just as wonderful as ever…
Writer Josh Helmer on His New Self-Published Dystopian Novel, Dark Wonders
Fri 19 Jun 2020With life currently feeling like it’s been torn from the pages of a dystopian novel, now seems like the perfect time to release a novel exploring themes like technology, society and the future. Luckily for us, that’s just what Joshua Helmer has done with Dark Wonders. We caught up with the Nottingham writer to discuss his self-published debut novel...