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Art Works: Rikki Marr
Wed 25 Sept 2013"It has a mix of sarcasm, silliness and seriousness. I think people recognise that as an element of the Nottingham identity"
Interview: The Petebox, Human Beatbox Sensation
Fri 20 Sept 2013Nottingham’s Pete Sampson, aka Petebox, has been making music for about the same amount of time that LeftLion has been going. In that time he’s gone from playing small city venues to headlining festivals and being treated like a star in Abu Dhabi. Go on, son...
Nottingham by Balloon
Fri 20 Sept 2013Notts as seen from the baskets of our intrepid local balloonists
From The Archive: Dale Winton (1955 - 2018)
Thu 19 Sept 2013"You learn all aspects of the industry - it taught me how to write, how to prepare. I wouldn’t be doing what I’m doing now had it not been for radio"
Art Works: Rob White
Tue 17 Sept 2013"The sky at over 4000m above sea level is unreal, a blue so deep it could drive a painter to insanity"
Interview: Rhiannon Jenkins Tsang
Sat 07 Sept 2013In The Woman Who Lost China Nottingham-based author Rhiannon Jenkins Tsang takes us back to 1949 where the Chinese Republic is collapsing under Mao Tse Tung’s communist onslaught.
Interview: Kris from Macmillan Fest
Thu 05 Sept 2013The annual charity rock and metal festival returns to Stealth and the Rescue Rooms for its fourth year. We spoke to organiser and founder Kris Davis about his choice of charity and which bands you can expect to see on the day...
Interview: Jon Burgerman on The Great Hip Hop Hoax
Wed 04 Sept 2013"I was excited when Jeanie told me about it. It’s a very intriguing tale. I kind of didn’t believe that it was true"
Jeanie Finlay on The Great Hip Hop Hoax
Tue 03 Sept 2013In 2003 Sony signed two Californian rappers, Silibil n’ Brains, to their label and hailed them as the next big thing. Friends with the likes of Madonna and tour buddies with Eminem, they seemed destined for stardom. The only problem was, it was all an elaborate lie: they were actually two lads from Dundee who had created fake personas after being ignored by the industry because of their Scottish accents. The Great Hip Hop Hoax is the documentary that tells their tale. We caught up with filmmaker Jeanie Finlay and collaborative illustrator Jon Burgerman to see how they went about separating the truth from the lie...
Nusic #60,Nusic
Mon 02 Sept 2013Lots of Mansfield love and a look forward to the weekend ahead with Amazement and Macmillan Fest
Interview: Derek Randall
Fri 30 Aug 2013A whippet of a fielder and a fidgety, gifted batsman; Derek ‘Rags’ Randall was one of the best loved and most eccentric cricketers in the history of Nottinghamshire and England cricket.
Interview: The Gorgeous Chans
Tue 27 Aug 2013Nusic’s Future Sound of Nottingham contest has helped break artists ranging from Dog Is Dead to Indiana. This year’s winners were the The Gorgeous Chans, an ensemble who have grown from six members to almost a dozen over the past year. We had words with Liam Gardiner (saxophone), Daniel Potts (drums) and Brandon Hill (guitar and vocals)...
Rolo Tomassi
Sat 24 Aug 2013Rolo Tomassi are a screamy mathcore band who formed in Sheffield, buthave since relocated to Nottingham. They’ve rubbed shoulders with the likes of Faith No More and Foals and are about to tour Australia and Japan, but they might also have made you a cushion or served you a pint in the Bodega. We spoke to sibling members James and Eva Spence...
Notts Caribbean Carnival 2013
Fri 23 Aug 2013Check out the costumes and fun from this year's Carnival
Interview: Stephanie Sirr on The Golden Years of Nottingham Playhouse
Fri 16 Aug 2013The Nottingham Playhouse celebrates fifty years at Wellington Circus this September. We spoke to Chief Executive Stephanie Sirr about the venue, their history and their plans to celebrate...
PHOTOS: The Gilded Merkin
Thu 15 Aug 2013Photos from The Gilded Merkin's 1st Birthday burlesque blow out
Interview: Marco Pierre White
Thu 15 Aug 2013Dubbed the enfant terrible of British cuisine, Marco Pierre White trained the likes of Heston Blumenthal and Gordon Ramsey and was the youngest chef to gain three Michelin stars. We paid him a visit at his Nottingham steakhouse and discovered he likes his food piping hot and hates small portions...
Boomtown 2013
Tue 13 Aug 2013We went to Boomtown Fair with Notts bands Royal Gala, Seas of Mirth and Hallouminati
PHOTOS: Bug Art
Tue 13 Aug 2013Kids are learning about the wonderful world of bugs at Lakeside Arts Centre this week
LeftLion Magazine #54
Thu 01 Aug 2013Our tenth birthday special with Su Pollard, Dale Winton, Samantha Morton, Ray Gosling, Marco Pierre White, Derek Randall, Petebox, Jeanie Finlay, Jon Burgerman, Rolo Tomassi, Charles Webster and more...
The Changing Identity of Native Americans in Cinema
Wed 31 Jul 2013This month’s release of The Lone Ranger has re-opened a debate that has lain dormant for quite some time
Interview: Author Rod Maddocks on Mental Health and Selling His House
Sat 27 Jul 2013He sold his house to become a writer; an irrational act that left some questioning his sanity.