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The Satanic Sluts Live On Stage

The Satanic Sluts goth dance troupe with Georgina Baillie captured live and uncensored at Nottingham’s Rock City.

R-awk ‘n’ Roll: The Tazmanian Devils – Live Psychobilly Action!

German psychobilly rockers The Tazmanian Devils filmed live in Nottingham in 2006. Uncut, unedited and as it happened.

Suck On This: Another Collection Of Minor Atrocities

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Woke panic, pub destruction, Hate Monsters and Klaxon chaos – another round-up of life’s minor annoyances and major irritants.

Raw-k ‘N’ Roll: Wild Evel And The Trashbones At The Blast-Off Festival

Continuing our series of archival, unedited, uncensored live music recordings, here’s Austrian garage punk revivalists Wild Evel and the Trashbones playing at the Blast-Off Festival in Nottingham

Raw-k ‘n’ Roll: Bitchfits Live In 2008

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Bitchfits – raw and alive in Nottingham 2008. Part of our new collection of lost live performances and video footage from our archives.

Flesh, Fire And Beavers – Mayhem Is Coming

The Nottingham Film Festival announces the full 2023 line-up and it looks the strongest yet.

Remembering Burt Bacharach

The legendary Burt Bacharach has died. Here, we remember an emotional night watching one of his final shows.

Mayhem 2022: Kuroneko

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The enhanced Mayhem screening of the Japanese classic is an interesting reinterpretation of the film.

The Ultimate Ultravixen – Kitten Natividad

Remembering the legendary star of Russ Meyer’s final films, burlesque shows, adult movies and cult classics, who has sadly passed away.

Make Your Appointment With Mayhem

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This year’s Midland cult film festival includes ghostly cats, deranged birds and bloodthirsty unicorns.

Reprobate Podcast 2.0: Chris Cooke Talks Indie Filmmaking

Our new regular video series begins with a lengthy chat with the director of the newly re-released One for the Road.

Much Ado About Hooters

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Politicians and campaigners fear that a new branch of the self-declared ‘delightfully tacky’ fast-food chain will bring the sky falling down – but they’re wrong.