
Nottingham Royal Society for the Blind ran a fund raising firewalk held at the National Water Sports Centre on Friday 11th July. Well done to everyone who came and braved the fire walk, it took some real courage to walk over those red hot embers, fingers crossed there weren’t too many singed toes! it was really inspiring to watch. Read more…

His Holiness the Dalai Lama was in Nottingham over the May bank holiday weekend giving a series of public talks and teachings. Read more…

Hot Club de Paris were headlining the April JD set (Jack Daniels touring night) at Nottingham’s Junktion 7, I’ve not heard them for a while and their punky indy pop sound has got decidely more upbeat. Read more…

Prospect Lane were supporting Hot Club De Paris for the Nottingham installment of the JD set. To their credit they put on a genuinely entertaining show despite being first up, mixing all sorts of styles and indie tempos from thoughtful to thumping. Read more…

Scouting for Girls have captured the hearts of a young myspace generation, you can tell this because said young teens are going bonkers in the front row having snapped up all the tickets. The lads from Harrow were greeted by squeals of delight and shouts of “Show us yer cock!” and “I’ll have yer!” … eeh! them Nottingham lasses… Read more…

The Midnight Juggernauts had the crowd at Dollop leaping about all over the shop at the Bodega Social Club on Friday 28th March. Read more…

Rob’s Records is a legendary shop in Nottingham, hidden in a tiny Georgian alleyway in the city centre. Read more…

Shot energetic Brighton based band The Go! Team at Nottingham Trent Students Union (NTSU) on March 7th. Great fun to watch, the six members keep swapping roles which keeps things fresh. Read more…

Author Alan Sillitoe was down at Nottingham’s Broadway Cinema to give an audience prior to a special screening of his classic film Saturday Night and Sunday Morning.

The lovely Kate Nash (she always seems dead nice) was playing at Nottingham’s Rock City on Sunday 2nd March, only four days after picking up a gong for best solo artist at the NME awards. Read more…