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Solange has just dropped her third studio album ‘A Seat at the table’ on September 30th in perfect timing for Black History month. This album fearlessly addresses issues of race, culture, the black experience and elements of mental health. There are several moving tracks including ‘Don’t touch my hair’. Solange...

Following the April release of their acclaimed third studio album, Human Performance, Parquet Courts have hit the road touring, with  precious few dates in the UK. On Monday 10th October they rocked up to Manchester Academy 2, with support from home-grown bands Eagulls and Goat Girl. I was unaware...

This weekend, the Savoy Cinema in Lenton has been playing host to the first ever Nottingham International Film Festival, showing feature films and a slew of varied shorts from around the world. Here are some quick-fire reviews of a series of short films shown on Saturday at the festival....

‘Well, it’s one for the money, two for the show, three to get ready, now go, cat go…’ With the uttering of the first lyrics one is immediately transported back to the evening of the 4th December 1956 in the city of Memphis. The first song choice was crucial...

When you think of waste products of the meat industry, it’s unlikely that you think of ‘art’. The meat industry isn’t glamorous, and the waste products even less so, but what Elpida Hadzi-Vasileva has installed at Nottingham Lakeside Arts using that very thing could only be called ‘ethereal’. Born...

Taken from his second solo album, ‘I Don’t Love Anyone (But You’re Not Just Anyone)’ is a fine example of the natural song writing ability of Peter Doherty. Following on from a relentless touring schedule over the past three years with The Libertines, the return of his solo music...

Another brilliantly dark psychological thriller has been adapted for the big screen, and The Girl on the Train has lived up to its popularity as a novel, working excellently in film form. The build-up and reveal of the plot is very well done, and it keeps all the best...