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Drop in the Ocean 2005 - The Social

Drop in the Ocean 2005 - THE SAMBA BAND

Eleven acts you must see at A Drop In the Ocean Festival

With a festival of quality local music such as A Drop In The Ocean, we found it hard to pick out a selection from the vast quantity of talented acts on display. But we had a go...

Nottingham set for new arts centre

There has been much speculation about plans for a new contemporary art centre and performance space in Nottingham's fastest growing cultural quarter, The Lace Market.

Interview: The Killers

"We are a whole different thing live than on record. We bring a load of energy and try to make every performance something special"

What Happened to Whycliffe?

"There was so much happening to me at such a young age that I couldn't quite cope with it all. It's one of dem ting innit!"

The Curse of the New Year's Resolution

It's that time of the year again, post New Year's Eve, where we imagine ourselves to be reborn...

Interview: James Ford of House Gymnastics

Post-uni blues can lead to many people climbing the walls, but Nottingham duo James Ford and Spencer Harrison took this literally

Jump Nottingham: Interview With A Freerunner

Anyone who watched Channel Four's Jump Britain can't fail to have been impressed by the spectacle they saw...

LeftLion Magazine #2

Featuring Styly Cee (aka Pitman), Miles Hunt (The Wonder Stuff), Toby Litt, DJ Klute, Steve Scoffham and What Happened to Whycliffe?

Most Excellent and Lamentable Tragedy

Set in something between the Big Brother House and a Cluedo board, the model of reality TV is carried throughout the performance

Self at Angel Row

Claiming to 'explore difference and cultural identity through jewellery, photography and installation'

Interview: Rodney P

"The scene is healthy, but I'm not into labeling this and that. Quality music is quality music, it doesn't matter if it's from UK or US"

Music Reviews November 2004

From Seal to John Frusciante to Biffy Clyro to Leonard Cohen

Interview: Skinnyman

"I think Cappo is wicked, Tempa is skill and Scorzayzee is just too much! That guy is on fire"

Deep Sound Channel

"You can expect full on twisted darkness! Our usual upbeat frantic music with its 'spacier' moments and improvisation too

Sunglasses At Night

If you're young, hang with the punks and educate yourselves to the sounds which made the eighties tolerable

Lorna Release December EP

"It's something I've always wanted to do, to take traditional Christmas and holiday music and distort and convulse it into our own genre"

Blueprint Interview

"It's amazing how many people have a story to tell about the venue. It was once a gentleman's club with late night drinking and gambling"

LeftLion Presents... Nottingham Jazz

This Friday has a distinctly Jazzy feel with Deep Sound Channel, Julian Thomas and The Viginia Creepers

Riding the Roller Coaster

Veering from reckless flirtation to despondent reserve, they feel the same way about each other, but each is overcome by doubt and insecurity

I Love Huckabees

If you look closely enough you cannot see where Dustin Hoffman's nose ends and space begins

Vinny Peculiar Interview

"It's great having them in the band, there's real chemistry. They're very proud of their past, but I'm not sure they want to talk about Morrissey"

Kombination Funk

"We try to keep the music underground. I suppose we play the darker side of drum and bass, but I don't like to get too pigeon-holed."

Forty Winks

A combination of new punk and grunge. These guys know their way around their instruments and are very loud