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🎸 "It’s impossible not to leave the venue with vigour and a full heart – Panic Shack are the absolute epitome of an exce...
25/10/2025

🎸 "It’s impossible not to leave the venue with vigour and a full heart – Panic Shack are the absolute epitome of an exceptional live act"

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The Welsh four-piece shatter the walls and uplift the souls of a sold-out crowd at The Foundry.

Hamish Yewdall chats to Ibibio Sound Machine co-founder and frontwoman Eno Williams ahead of their gig at The Foundry in...
24/10/2025

Hamish Yewdall chats to Ibibio Sound Machine co-founder and frontwoman Eno Williams ahead of their gig at The Foundry in next month.

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Ahead of a Sheffield Foundry gig next month, Ibibio Sound Machine’s Eno Williams tells Now Then how music and movement bring people together.

"Armitage has the rare gift of both inciting an emotional reaction and finding the most dry, arid humour from his rich l...
24/10/2025

"Armitage has the rare gift of both inciting an emotional reaction and finding the most dry, arid humour from his rich life experience"

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Why can't we focus on anything these days? Sean Morley takes a brief interlude from checking the latest death tolls to investigate our belief in the shrinking attention span.

🧠 Half of people in the UK think their attention span has shrunk. With "doomscrolling" becoming an increasing concern fo...
23/10/2025

🧠 Half of people in the UK think their attention span has shrunk. With "doomscrolling" becoming an increasing concern for policymakers, Sean Morley investigates the truth behind our belief in the shrinking attention span.

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Why can't we focus on anything these days? Sean Morley takes a brief interlude from checking the latest death tolls to investigate our belief in the shrinking attention span.

"Florence Adumosu provides a mesmerising performance as Simone, brimming with personality and immediately warming the au...
21/10/2025

"Florence Adumosu provides a mesmerising performance as Simone, brimming with personality and immediately warming the audience to both her as a performer and the character of Simone."

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Florence Adumosu repeatedly places herself through the emotional wringer as she portrays many aspects of Nina Simone's life in Apphia Campbell's fascinating and emotional play.

💿 "2025's new EP offering, Tangle, continues where Slow Drift left off, and it's clear that Scutt's well of ideas shows ...
21/10/2025

💿 "2025's new EP offering, Tangle, continues where Slow Drift left off, and it's clear that Scutt's well of ideas shows no sign of running dry."

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Sheffield's queen of the EP develops a grittier sound marrying expert musicianship with discomforting lyrics.

"This isn’t the Sheffield of steel and smoke. It’s something stranger: a speculative city where myth and technology are ...
20/10/2025

"This isn’t the Sheffield of steel and smoke. It’s something stranger: a speculative city where myth and technology are fused, where history is not archived but actively re-imagined." ✨

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Wayne Hoyle reports back from two art exhibitions as part of last weekend's No Bounds 2025, hosted by Sheffield Creative Industries Institute and Treatment Studio.

Steve Hunting reviews acclaimed writer Lemn Sissay at Off the Shelf Festival Of Words, celebrating the launch of his new...
20/10/2025

Steve Hunting reviews acclaimed writer Lemn Sissay at Off the Shelf Festival Of Words, celebrating the launch of his newest collection Let The Light Pour In via a captivating one-man show 👇

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The acclaimed writer's one-man book launch is a mix of comedy and comic-book largesse, with a nice line in sincere self-deprecation.

Two weeks ago, we hosted a discussion at the Radical Abundance book launch event held by Opus Independents. Based on the...
17/10/2025

Two weeks ago, we hosted a discussion at the Radical Abundance book launch event held by Opus Independents. Based on the conversations at the event, here are four imaginary but possible visions for the future of Sheffield, looking at energy, housing, food and 'a library of things'. 👇

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Some ideas for the Sheffield of tomorrow, inspired by what you shared with us at the Radical Abudance event two weeks ago.

"We had little money, little English and little power. But together we built something no one could take away from us."h...
17/10/2025

"We had little money, little English and little power. But together we built something no one could take away from us."

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Four generations of strength, community and achievement – from steelworkers to MPs, professors and young visionaries shaping the future of our city.

"Today, more than 40 years after the South African struggle, Palestinians are clear: they’re calling on the world to use...
16/10/2025

"Today, more than 40 years after the South African struggle, Palestinians are clear: they’re calling on the world to use the same tactic."

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Many are still unaware that common products like avocados, aubergines and tomatoes are often imported from the apartheid state.

Aidan Daly reviews the fifth album by "endlessly fascinating" Slovenian folk outfit Å irom.https://loom.ly/9xFElvA
15/10/2025

Aidan Daly reviews the fifth album by "endlessly fascinating" Slovenian folk outfit Å irom.

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Å irom continue to forge an unparalleled position in contemporary folk with their endlessly fascinating fifth album.

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