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LeftLion Magazine #10

An art special with John Newling, Page 45, John Burgerman, The Henry Road, Grain, Nightmares On Wax, MistaJam, C-Mone, Kids in Tracksuits, Dealmaker, Weeble, Shedfixman and the British Art Show.

Interview: Page 45

We had a chat with Stephen L. Holland, the manager of Britain's best comic shop Page 45...

Interview: John Newling

John Newling's name is known all around the world, but he currently resides in his hometown of good old Notts. We had a chat about his passion for art

Interview: Rob White

We had a chat with one of Nottingham's renowned artists about everything from Paul Smith to his infamous website

Interview: Dealmaker Records

We had a chat with one of the biggest record labels in Nottingham about what makes a great deal

The British Art Show Heads To Nottingham

Nottingham's hosting The British Art Show, ain't we lucky?

May Contain Notts: Feb-March 2006

Forest lose again, liver disease figures double, Robin Hood gets done for drug dealing and Mike Tyson pays a visit to Mansfield

Interview: C-Mone

"We’re in our own little bubble in Nottingham and having people across the country take notice is really a big thing for any artists from outside of London."

Interview: Grain

"I met Richard six years ago fighting over the last jar of salsa in a supermarket, we had a ruck and then made burritos."

1Xtra

Ricky Gervais Behind Save Just The Tonic Campaign

Ricky Gervais, Jimmy Carr, Tim Vine, Adam Bloom, Stuart Lee and more did a gig in London in aid of Nottingham's best comedy club

The Delays

Every now and then a band comes along that fails to settle into a particular genre and blends influences from many quarters

LeftLion Radio #3

LeftLion's Podcast is back...finally. Nish and The K put the Nizotts in your tizab once more...

Coldcut Live

Coldcut Interview

Amanda Young put some questions to DJ legends Coldcut who played at the Rescue Rooms recently

Spectrum at the medicine bar, birmingham 11-02-06

Firefly at Stealth

Interview: JS Clayden of Pitchshifter

We had a chat with the leader of the local industrial metal lads...

Interview: Skin from Skunk Anansie

"I’ve got my own band, got my own crew and we’ve been up and running for three years now. I think it’s good to look forward, not to look back."

Interview: Sway Dasafo

Not so much a breath of fresh air for the UK Hiphop scene as a great big gob full...

Shedfixman Interview

I joined the Chimneys because I was sick to the back teeth of music. The entire premise was fuelled by seething hatred of the local music scene

Interview: Ed Byrne

"People still tell me the best thing I ever wrote was the Alanis Morissette routine"

LeftLion Magazine #9

The Radio Issue: Featuring Sway, Jonzi D, Pitchshifter, Skin (Skunk Anansie), Flotel, Ed Byrne, Sudha Kheterpal (Faithless), Old Basford and Shedfixman...

Ten Great Notts Radio Presenters

There's been plenty of great Notts chaps on the radio, don't you know?

Interview: Sudha Kheterpal of Faithless

"Being a good Percussionist is, of course, about understanding the intricacies of rhythm. It's also, as with any instrument, about feel."