Nottingham Creative Community News

Interview: Bobby. on Diving in Deep and Learning to Swim

He might be a London lad but he’s got a lot of love for our city. We chat with Fabric resident and Pleasure Club head honcho...

Review: DirtyFilthySexy Present 'Trick or Treat, Freak'

31 October 19

Our Caroline had such a good night she ended up going home half naked. Read on if you prefer to embrace yer freaky side on Halloween…

Live Music Review: Kinkajous at Rough Trade

26 June 19

Local label Running Circle have just released a mega new album, so invited the band who made it to play in Notts...

Soul Buggin’ is Throwing A Family Bash To Help Stonebridge City Farm

22 June 19

Bring yer kids and yer grans and groove for a good cause….

14 Unmissable Acts at This Year's Dot To Dot Festival

19 May 19

With almost 30 venues and over 100 acts set to grace stages across Notts at this year's Dot To Dot Festival, we’re here to help you avoid the inevitable set-clash heartache and venue-hopping sweat. Here’s who we’re champing at the bit to see...

Live Music Review: Frank Carter and The Rattlesnakes at Rough Trade

06 May 19

We got down to Rough Trade to experience the frenzy that has made in-store sets by punk powerhouse Frank Carter and The Rattlesnakes infamous...

4 Ways To Spend Record Store Day in Nottingham

13 April 19

Get your nimble fingers at the ready...

Live Music Review: Red Rum Club at Rough Trade

24 March 19

Red Rum Club blew our Tina Sherwood’s socks off at their sell-out Rough Trade gig…

Rock With a Western Twist: Red Rum Club

17 March 19

Our Tina Sherwood spoke with the band before they take over Rough Trade this March.

Self Esteem is bursting onto the scene with personal songwriting and a big live show

25 February 19

Relatability is having a moment. But artist and musician Rebecca Taylor doesn’t even need to try. Going under the name of Self Esteem and with her debut album Compliments Please out on in March, we caught up with Rebecca to talk touring, Instagram and Kanye…

Live Music Review: TOY at Rough Trade Nottingham

03 February 19

We love a Rough Trade live + signing gig, so we got down there for TOY...

Nottingham Record Stores are Celebrating Record Store Day 2018

19 April 18

Forever Records, Rough Trade and Plates Records are all taking part this year...

Live Music Review: Sounds Against Slavery 2 at Rough Trade

19 March 18

Rough Trade was humming for a night of live music in aid of Anti-Slavery International, organised by the University of Nottingham’s Anti-Slavery Society in partnership with Impact Magazine...

Live Music Review: Scarlet at Rough Trade

24 February 18

Local duo You Want Fox organised a free gig at Rough Trade featuring Queen Mantis and Scarlet. We headed down to check it out...

Live Music Review: The Orielles at Rough Trade

23 February 18

The Orielles appeared at Rough Trade in Nottingham in front of a select audience on the day that their debut album, Silver Dollar Moment, comes out...

We headed down to Rough Trade for Record Store Day 2017

06 May 17

Started as a way of revitalising the sales of independent record shops, as it celebrates its tenth anniversary some people think it's kind of lost its way. We checked out this year's festivities...

High Stakes and Sportswear at Poetercize! the Poetry Game Show

24 April 17

Scores were settled and mischief was made at Rough Trade this Saint George's Day, but which of our contestants won the championship title in this zany gameshow? We sent LP Mills to the hottest sporting event in Nottingham to find out.

Talking Algorave With Notts-Based Electronic Music Maker Anny

21 January 17

With the term first coined in Nottingham, we find out more about the live music and coding movement ahead of an event at Rough Trade Nottingham...

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