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Nottingham Pagan Book Club Reads ‘divine Might: Goddesses In Greek Myth’ by Natalie Haynes
Tue 24 Sept 2024Preview: 'LeftLion Live At The Library' events: Natalie Duncan and Chanel Cresswell
Wed 18 Sept 2024We've now confirmed our final guests for our 2024 'LeftLion at the Library' events. These take place on the first Friday of each month at Nottingham Central Library thanks to funding from the Arts Council England...
Edinburgh Fringe Preview - Caitroina Dowden Is Holier Than Thou & Rob Duncan: Basement Child
Sat 01 Jun 2024We spoke to NTU Professor and Linguistics researcher Natalie Braber to find out more about Nottinghamshire and East Midlands Dialect
Fri 05 Apr 2024The Nottingham accent is an intrinsic part of our local identity, but what exactly makes it unique? Is it set to disappear with new generations? And what are the effects of sitting right in the middle of the North-South divide? We put these questions to Natalie Braber, a professor of Linguistics at Nottingham Trent University to get to the bottom of it…
A Film Club Celebrating the LGBT Community, Emma Duncan Talks Fortune & Glory
Thu 05 Jan 2023Showcasing bad and cult cinema in an inclusive environment, Fortune & Glory Film Club first started almost by accident. Our writer Sam Harvey catches up with local film connoisseur Emma Duncan to talk about how they turned their early love of Indiana Jones and cult classics such as The Room into a vibrant and eclectic Nottingham LGBT+ society…
Under Cover Artist: Natalie Owen
Fri 10 Sept 2021Our Head Designer Natalie Owen explains how Disney’s The Little Mermaid inspired her first LeftLion cover in over a year…
Frisco Boogie: Reflections of the Mature B-Boy
Sun 25 Apr 2021Many would have you believe that hip-hop is a young man's game. However, Frisco Boogie (aka Duncan Mitchell) would beg to differ. Twenty years ago he turned his back on a record deal and took two decades out of making tunes. Now, nearing his half-century, he’s back enjoying making music (and breakdancing and graffiti) more than ever…
Notts-Born Singer-Songwriter Natalie Duncan on Her New Album, Free
Sat 08 Aug 2020There aren’t many things in life that are a given these days. One exception, however, is the guaranteed beauty of a new album release by Notts-born singer songwriter Natalie Duncan. Free, which was released on 31 July this year, is Nat’s first full-length album since 2012, and is full of her customary soul-infused melodies and candid lyrics. Featuring tracks written over a number of years since 2012, it’s one heck of an expansive record, brimming with vivacity and ambition. We caught up with Nat to chat about her Notts roots, the new record and her musical life in the age of COVID-19….
"No Disney princesses wear glasses and that made me feel like I wasn't beautiful enough." - Lowri Moore and Our Head Designer, Natalie Owen on Their New Children's Book
Sun 19 Jul 2020“If you don’t like something, change it.” That’s what poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou wrote and preached throughout her life. And, it’s exactly what Lowri Moore has done – fuelled by the lack of representation for glasses-wearing characters in Disney films, the eleven-year-old has collaborated with our very own designer, Natalie Owen on their new children’s book, Princess Rose and the Golden Glasses…
Under Cover Artist: Natalie Owen
Fri 17 Apr 2020We talk to LeftLion's own Natalie Owen about the beautiful she designed for our April issue...
The Moonshine Sessions: In Solitude by Natalie Duncan
Thu 22 Aug 2019The Moonshine Sessions are a collaboration between Gigantic Tickets and Alchemistic Records borne out of a shared commitment to live music. They aim to provide a platform for cutting edge global talent as well as showcase the best of the vibrant music scene in our home city. This week's release sees Natalie Duncan perform In Solitude...
The Moonshine Sessions: Jealous Guy by Natalie Duncan
Thu 15 Aug 2019The Moonshine Sessions are a collaboration between Gigantic Tickets and Alchemistic Records borne out of a shared commitment to live music. They aim to provide a platform for cutting edge global talent as well as showcase the best of the vibrant music scene in our home city. This week's release sees Natalie Duncan play John Lennon's Jealous Guy...
Miner David Amos and Linguist Natalie Braber on Poetry in Pit Talk
Mon 24 Apr 2017If you don’t know your ‘elephant’s tab’ from your ‘Monday hammer’, fear not. Seventh generation miner David Amos and linguist Natalie Braber have all the gobbings you need to understand Pit Talk...
Duncan Macmillan and Robert Icke on 1984
Thu 27 Aug 2015"There's never been a time when Orwell's book wasn't culturally relevant. But it does feel particularly pertinent to our times"
Live: Farmyard presents Natalie Duncan and Friends
Mon 17 Nov 2014One of Nottingham’s greatest musical exports returns to her home town to collaborate with a host of local vocals and musical talents
Natalie Duncan
Thu 13 Nov 2014"To entertain the Roundhouse when it's full of hardcore Muse fans is tough. They're a morbidly serious bunch"
Interview: Natalie Duncan
Mon 16 Jul 2012Natalie Duncan held down a bar job at The Bell, but she couldn’t hold back her incredible voice. Now she’s signed to a major label, has dropped an astonishing debut single in Sky Is Falling, and is set to release her first LP in July. We think she’s on the verge of something massive...
Interview: Duncan Hamilton
Sun 25 Nov 2007The winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2007 talks to the 'Lion about his experiences with Brian Clough...