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Josh Widdicombe: Not My Cup Of Tea

The Bangers And Mash Tour: Cheap Dirty Horse And Myles Bullen

Paul Chowdhry

The Cinelli Brothers

Sean Paul & Ashanti

Paul Smith

Ncf Comedy Presents Huge Davies Album for My Ancestors (dead)

Beeston’s Lady Plaques: an interview with Tamar Feast

Since 2009, the Beeston and District Civic Society has installed 35 plaques to commemorate figures who are important to the local area. Despite this large number, every single one of these plaques honored a man. In January, this tradition was broken when the first ever plaque honoring a woman was unveiled. We spoke to Tamar Feast to find out the origins of the Beeston’s Lady Plaques initiative and what this could mean for the way we understand and commemorate historical figures in the future.

We chat to Wille Edwards of Wille and the Bandits ahead of their Bodega show

Wille and the Bandits hail from Cornwall, playing rock and blues which they have reinvented in their own innovative style, pushing the boundaries of the genre for a whole new generation. After an extensive European tour in 2024, the band are embarking on a UK tour visiting 18 venues and kicking off in March: just a couple of days in, they will visit The Bodega. We spoke with founder Wille Edwards about the new tour, the band’s music, influences and lots more...

Myles Smith

My Life As a Courgette - Pay What You Feel

Alan Weber: My Order

Myele Manzanza [ New Generation Jazz]

Our January cover artist Paula Reid talks creative community and her love of Brutalism

This month’s cover artist Paula Reid tells us about her inspirations, projects and love of Brutalism…

Fiction Book Group: My Cousin Rachel by Daphne Du Maurier

Fraser Lowrie + the Moss Farm + Bele + Vivien Hughes

LeftLion Interviews Podcast #8: George Akins on Rock City, Beat The Streets, Thekla, Dot To Dot, Massive Attack and 30 years working in live music

A bonus eighth episode  talking with the most influential man in the Nottingham music scene, George Akins; owner of DHP Family, Rock City, Rescue Rooms, Bodega, Stealth, Splendour Festival, Dot To Dot and more...

Pick Six: Savoy Cinema Manager Paul Scotton

For this month’s pick we turned to Paul Scotton, General Manager at the Savoy Cinema.

LeftLion Interviews Podcast #7: Chanel Cresswell on This Is England, Shane Meadows, Guy Ritchie, Colleen Rooney, Winning a BAFTA and more.

Our seventh episode is an interview with BAFTA-winning actor and Television Workshop alumnus Chanel Cresswell... 

Paul Heaton

Paula Rego Gallery Tours

We chat to Becky Unthank about winter, family and the Northern weather

Ahead of their headline show in Nottingham, Becky Unthank talks with Michael Prince about In Winter, the new album from The Unthanks. Together, they delve into tales as old as time...

We chat to Warren Ireland about life, music and local legends

Dan Bonnington caught up with local artist and ex-busker Warren Ireland, to talk about his musical inspirations, his influences and supporters, and just what makes Nottingham so special...

My Friend Wolf Single Launch

My Friend Wolf Single Release Show