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This month's issue of LeftLion features George the Gorilla, The Conscious Closet, The Woolly Tellers, Framework Fashion, Salt Box's Sam Heaton, a Magician in Notts, Apple Day at St Ann's Allotments, our annual culture review and lots more.
This month's LeftLion features Smokescreen Soundsystem, an interview with TV and film director Shane Meadows, Trekking Exploration, 25 Years of the Bodega, Author Simon Smalley, Panya Banjoko, Nottingham Forest Women's Team, Grayson Perry, Friends of Wollaton Park, Actor-turned-author Richard Armitage, Divorce, Kino Kilo Notts, Lisa Loves Style and more.
April's edition of LeftLion features interviews with Notts musicians Holly Humberstone, Juga-Naut and Express Office Portico, Luminarium creators Architects of Air, trentbarton buses and Zippy Puppeteer Ronnie Le Drew. We also take a look back at the Hillsborough disaster 35 years on and hear from a Palestinian in Nottingham about the right to freedom of movement. Plus, find your usual helpings of Nottingham art, literature, film, food and culture.
Featuring interviews with Yard Act, Martin Rayment, Rob Green and Sonia Hawkes of Sisters of Sound. We also hear about life on a longboat, a local tree planting scheme Canopy 2050, and present a roundup of Nottingham ladies who have done good in celebration of International Women's Day.
A special musically themed issue of LeftLion, in this edition we find out the wonderful stories behind local band names, take a look at the LGBTQI+ events scene and delve into the history of Nottingham music halls. Also featuring interviews with THePETEBOX, Bill Bailey, Parisa East/Rastarella (founders of Acoustickle/Cultural Vibrations) and The Chameleon. This edition was guest-edited by LeftLion Assistant Editor/Music Editor Gemma Cockrell.
2024 is here and so is the January DIY-themed issue of LeftLion! With a cover designed by Louis Cypher, inside you will find lots of Nottingham's DIY creatives, including Ricky Jamaraz, Sugar Stealers, Nottingham Hackspace, JT Soar, Studio Leatham and more...
As December rolls around once again, we have a lovely festive themed mag for you. Check out some zero-waste gift ideas, hear about the best cheese in town, and take a look back at the cultural events in Nottingham of 2023. We also delve into the issue of loneliness over the Christmas period, speak to Doctor Who star Karl Collins, Safia Oakley-Green and local band Divorce, plus a brief look at the etymology of some local place names...
In Issue #165 we take a dip into the not so distant future to explore A.I., astronomy, and genetic engineering. You can also read about the art of letter writing, the ethics behind good coffee, seasonal affective disorder, and guinea pigs...
Our October Black History Month issue is out now! Guest edited by Addie Kenogbon, with a gorgeous cover by Laura Decorum, this issue features Nottingham's Windrush Generation, Veronica Pickering, Jorja Smith, Melonyx, Jah Digga, Honey Williams, and more...
It's our 20th Birthday issue! We took the opportunity to celebrate some fellow Nottingham milestones, including the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust, the Nottingham Ghost Walk, The Tokenhouse, Iguazu, Ignite!, Rescue Rooms, Nottingham Green Festival, and more...
August 2023 edition of LeftLion, featuring articles on Hip-Hop, Jeanie Finlay, Tom Gamble, Sneinton Market, Victorian botany, medical marijuana, and lots more!
The July 2023 issue of LeftLion is here, featuring Vicky McClure, The Last Dinner Party, Nottingham Contemporary, BEKA, Trent Rockets, Andy The Illustrator, Lens Fayre, and much more!
A podcast special. Featuring a selection of our favourite audio from Nottingham and beyond...
This month is a stage special - diving into our city's wonderful theatre scene! We chat to: Theatre Royal; Nottingham Playhouse; New Perspectives; Lace Market Theatre; West Bridgford Dramatic Society; TankSpace; Nonsuch Studios; and loads more. If that wasn't enough, we hear from Midnight Rodeo, Breakin' Convention, Anna Griffin, and everyone in between. It's an issue worthy of the spotlight, in our humble opinion - we hope you agree...
It's our literature special, guest-edited by our very own Lizzy O'Riordan! Within the issue, we chat to some of Nottingham's finest in the world of the written word, including: The Mushroom Bookshop; Global Wordsmiths; Speak Easy; SMUT! Verbal Burlesque; Page 45 and A Library Worker in Notts. But if that isn't enough, we sit down for an hour-long interview with the one and only Bella Ramsey, star of The Last of Us, as well as catching up with everyone from Luisa of Luisa's Vegan Chocolates to Joe of Amber Run. We hope you enjoy...
With February pretty much firmly in the rear-view mirror, and this beautiful ode to Nottingham on the front cover, we're looking forward with our trademark optimism and joy. So, with that in mind, we're celebrating brighter days by chatting to a ton of great people, including: Emily Campbell, Samantha Shannon, Gary Younge, Jasbinder Bilan, Karim Keita, Giselle Leeb, Swing Dash, Little Brunette Bakery, Rescue Rooms, Lucy & Yak and loads more. We hope you enjoy!
It's our special Screen celebration! We chat to: The Television Workshop's Alison Rashley and graduate Michael Socha; The Wheel of Time's Marcus Rutherford; Aftersun's Ruby Thompson; A Last Resort's Leanne Davis; Bisexual Men Exist's Vaneet Mehta; and Major Labia. If that's not enough, we catch up with the brains behind Hungry Pumpkin, Leicester's rising stars easy life, pianist and composer Chris Miggells and Broadway's The Lonely Cinema Club. And that's not all - take a read to see what other great stuff we have in store. We hope you enjoy!
Happy New Year! Kicking off 2023, we have a special Empowerment issue, celebrating everyone in Nottingham who's unapologetically themselves. This includes: trap metal artists ALT BLK ERA; Brown Gal Can't Swim host Summaya Mughal; artist Richard Hyde; cult cinema royalty Fortune & Glory Film Club; publishing legends Dizzy Ink; new indie-rock trio Girlband and so many more. As well as this, we take a trip to Bridlesmith Walk, swing by The Open Kitchen, pop along to Lakeside Arts, and look back at the life of Florence Paton. We hope you enjoy all that good stuff, as well as this mind-blowing cover from Iulia Matei - and we hope the next 12 months are good ones!
A bit of information for those interested about how we distribute LeftLion magazine across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire each month and the nearest place to you that you can find a free copy...
Our December issue is packed full of Nottingham greatness, including Stuart Staples (of Tindersticks fame), Ed Patrick (of book writing fame) and 200 Degrees (of making ridiculously good coffee fame). We also chat to Widmerpool-based fashion designer Samantha Brooke, sit down with Slamovision winner Cara Thompson, catch up with Nottingham Video Games Expo organiser James Jarvis and take a trip to the wonderful Bromley House Library. As if that wasn't enough, we have loads of festive stuff inside too, including a look at the Christmas Covers Party, a deep-dive into the complexity of donating to charity at Christmas, and a Pick Six from none other than Santa Claus himself. We hope you enjoy, and have a fantastic end of year!
Our November issue is all about astrology, and features A Fortune Teller in Notts, horoscopes for Nottingham, a deep dive into why astrology is so popular right now, tarot card readings for members of the LeftLion office and tons of other cosmic treasures. Plus, you can find Julie Malone, The Nottingham Food Guide, The Crying Violets, Frances Poletti, Jim Gibson and Kid30, and loads more...
Our October issue features Georgianna Scurfield's Cattle Market Project, Nottingham Panthers captain Matt Myers, Six Notts Businesses on the Cost of Living Crisis, Nottingham Coffee Culture, The Wombats' Told Øverland-Knudsen, Yello Yard, Five Leaves Bookshop, Notts Bad Movie Club, Stealth, Tom Blower and loads more...
LeftLion are delighted to announce the appointment of George White as our new editor. He will take over the role from Ashley Carter from the beginning of October...
From doing work experience at the Nottingham Post (look, we’re not all perfect) to becoming Deputy Online Editor at Empire magazine, Nottingham’s Ben Travis has become a leading voice in the screen world. Yet his passion for cinema doesn’t end with his day job - he’s also set up Disniversity, a podcast diving into the history of, you guessed it, Disney. We chat to the film fanatic ahead of his live show at the London Podcast Festival…
Our cycling issue features What Made Raleigh Iconic, Women in Tandem, Cycling Stories, Adrian Scarborough, Ben Travis, Boca Lima, Henry Normal, a tribute to Roger Knott-Fayle and plenty more...
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