Nottingham Creative Community News

Live Music Review: Mystic Braves, The Creation Factory and The Hijinks at The Bodega

Grab your paisley, velvet, suede and tassels, and get ready to take a trip back in time to the hazy, hedonistic age of...

Live Music Review: Sundaze at The Chameleon

12 August 18

Americans The Pleasure Routine bring their UK tour into Nottingham in support of Sundaze who are holding their single release party. We headed down to The Chameleon see if there was anything routine about pleasure.

Nusic Future Session: Laurie Illingworth

09 August 18

The Masked Man of Boomtown Talks Revolution

09 August 18

Boomtown Fair – the immersive festival that tells the story of a grapple between revolutionaries and the establishment – has kicked off in Matterley Bowl, Hampshire. We grabbed the regime-toppling Masked Man for a chat as the tenth chapter kicks off good and proper...

Nusic Podcast #184: Live From Splendour with Ady Suleiman, Nina Smith, Ashfields, Ferocious Dog and more

06 August 18

Music Video: Benjamin Luhis - Untitled (Live at The Chameleon)

06 August 18

301: The Midlands' Minimal Music Collective

03 August 18

At first glance, the East Midlands dance music scene is relatively hard to place on the map small compared to other regional titans like Manchester, Leeds and Birmingham. However, as this weekend’s event at Rough Trade is about to show, there is a collective of passionate promoters to be found here, and they’ve decided to join forces...

The Woman Behind Notts Tender-Stem Band Flöat

03 August 18

Soul-touching vocals accompanied by incredibly chilled instrumentals, flöat are fresh out of Nottingham and the woman behind the music, Heather Blore, tells us why we should be listening…

Music Video: Megatrain - Angel (Cindy)

03 August 18

Live Review: Fuzzbox at The Angel

30 July 18

When I say Fuzzbox is a hot night you better believe I mean it H-O-T! We headed down to The Angel to check out the latest selection of cool bands.

Live Review: Fan Club at JT Soar

29 July 18

The fabulous Fan Club folk formulate an excellent evening’s entertainment. We head down to the sweatbox that is JT Soar to check it out.

Review and Photos: Splendour Festival 2018 at Wollaton Park

27 July 18

Proud to be Creative: An Interview With Write Pride Organiser Hayley Green

24 July 18

Representation is a bit of a buzz-word at the moment, so it's refreshing to see it done right. Nottingham-based poet and event organiser Hayley Green is the spearhead for the Write Pride Festival, a five-day event that celebrates some of Nottingham's best and brightest LGBTQIA creatives. We had a chat with her ahead of the festival to chat about the coming week.

Urban Explorers - Tom Dale Company Dance Review

19 July 18

For those who don’t know, Urban Explorers is an annual dance event in Notts, coordinated by the internationally renowned Tom Dale Company, who have come together with Inspire to uplift and encourage young dancers across the city.

Splendour Celebrates Its Tenth Birthday

14 July 18

We say happy bothdeh to Splendour; the festival celebrating ten years at Wollo Park this year...

Nottingham Voice Collective Will Get You Bursting to Belt Out a Tune

13 July 18

There’s summat about singing that scares people. It seems that if you’ve not exercised yer pipes, the most cringey thing you could possibly do is belt out them nails-on-a-chalkboard notes. One woman trying to end the stigma, and bring a fun, comfortable feel to the process is Abi Moore, who runs Nottingham Voice Collective…

Music Video: Cici Lara - Flower Fountain

13 July 18

5 Notts Albums to Listen to This July

12 July 18

Some banging albums from the best bands Notts has to offer...

Simpsonwave: Meet the Guy Behind the Meme

10 July 18

By splicing clips of The Simpsons together with the glitchy, retro aesthetics of the internet music genre vaporwave, Lucien Hughes, a student at the University of Nottingham, became the key proprietor of a new subgenre: Simpsonwave. Since releasing his first video in February 2016, Lucien has not only created a popular meme but somewhat rejuvenated vaporwave altogether, having garnered nearly 23 million YouTube channel views. We caught up with Lucien to give us some insight into the subgenre and its success.