The latest good vibes/ success headlines from the Nottingham music scene (that we know of), please drop us a line if we’ve missed anything significant (our definition of significant is something of national relevance) – nusic@leftlion.co.uk.
– LONDON GRAMMAR playing Wollaton Park (for the new No Tomorrow Festival) in June will make it two years in a row Nottingham (ish) artists have headlined Wayne Manor!
– History was made! INDIANA joined LIAM BAILEY, JAKE BUGG & SAINT RAYMOND in the ‘Nottingham musicians who’ve been given the Zane Lowe’s Hottest Record treatment’ club. One of the world’s highest radio accolades!
– Best hour of national radio ever? INDIANA, A – PLASTIC ROSE & JAKE BUGG all getting love on the Zane Lowe show!
– INDIANA got some posh national newspaper love from The Sunday Times, the same weekend as Annie Mac loved her new single so much she played it twice!
– INDIANA had the most blogged about track in THE WORLD according to The Hype Machine!
– You get the picture. Feb 2014 was a good month for INDIANA.
– SLEAFORD MODS in the The Guardian! We too are slightly confused by this combination.
– A PLASTIC ROSE got their first session at the legendary Maida Vale.
– Some more national newspaper love for SAINT RAYMOND, another posh one! The Sunday Times.
– SLEAFORD MODS getting some tweet tweet tweet love across the XFM airwaves courtesy of John Kennedy.
– JAKE BUGG sold out the bloody Arena! AND he had a Nottingham band, THE SWIINES supporting!
– We think this was the first UK Arena show where all the acts were from the city the arena is in.#Nistory
– The Music Exchange and DHP have both been nominated in the national Music Week Awards!
– LIAM BAILEY signs to Flying Buddha on Sony Music Masterworks in the U.S, debut album out this year!
– STATS UPDATE! BITTER STRINGS & FEROCIOUS DOG join HARLEIGHBLU, SAINT RAYMOND, INDIANA to make it 5 Notts Rescue Rooms headliners in 56 days! One a year used to be news!!
– Not just Mr Bugg playing dream gigs at incredible venues. Check BABY GODZILLA, who had the immense experience that is playing one of the UK’s most iconic gig venues – Brixton Academy.
– Debut Radio One play for SHELTER POINT, a huge moment for any local artist! – pic.twitter.com/r5tcDoZpLW
– Immediate love from Clash, XFM & BBC Introducing for AMBER RUN’s new single, that’s a big look!
– Massive big up to Nottingham Uni grads LONDON GRAMMAR on their album ‘If You Wait’ going platinum in the UK.
