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Book Reviews August - September 2014

Wed 27 Aug 2014

Featuring conditional love, a retiring detective, a ramshackle package of poems, a literary Frankenstein, and more

Doing it for DiY

Wed 27 Aug 2014

Legendary Notts free-party collective DiY threw a 25th birthday at the weekend. At their expense. As ever. Then someone robbed them. LeftLion asks if you can help...

Live: 8mm Orchestra and Revenge of Calculon

Tue 26 Aug 2014

Synths and guitars were set spacewards at Nottingham Contemporary

Poddingham: Adam Peter Smith

Tue 26 Aug 2014

We teased you a couple of months back, but with his album Fulcrum out now, here's his full session in all its glory

Hubert's Ghost

Tue 26 Aug 2014

Winner of the Shortcuts to Hell competition, Holomax's short horror comedy is just a couple of clicks away

Three years ago, a singer-songwriter called Jack Peachey – with the stage name of Gallery 47 – released his debut album, Fate is the Law, and looked set to be the city’s next breakthrough star. A health scare dented his momentum, but over the last eighteen months things have been going from strength to strength: label interest and a tour with Paul Weller have made 2014 a great year, and his second album, All Will Be Well, is released in September…

Pick of the Week: 25 - 31 August

Sun 24 Aug 2014

There's things a plenty to get yersen involved with for these last few weeks of summer sun

Two Days, One Night

Sun 24 Aug 2014

Marion Cotillard stars in this Belgian film from the Dardenne brothers

Left Panther: August

Sat 23 Aug 2014

"Panthers have been given a wildcard invitation to play in the new European Champions Hockey League. There are 44 teams, Panthers are seeded 44th"

Top Ten Bands in Film

Fri 22 Aug 2014

We give a rundown of our favourite musical groups on celluloid to celebrate the re-release of the classic Beatle's film, A Hard Day's Night

People's March for the NHS

Fri 22 Aug 2014

"History will remember those who betrayed the NHS and those who fought to save it. Be on the right side of history"

Reel Equality

Thu 21 Aug 2014

There is new film club in town, centred around gender equality - we interviewed the organiser prior to the club's opening night.

Live: Pulled Apart By Horses

Thu 21 Aug 2014

The Leeds rockers got themselves warmed-up for their Reading and Leeds appearances with a typically energetic show at The Bodega

The Rover

Wed 20 Aug 2014

David Michôd's second feature, following Animal Kingdom is at cinemas now

Murder Weapon

Wed 20 Aug 2014

Your last chance to see a play in The Colin McIntyre Classic Thriller Season 2014 at the Theatre Royal.

Readers' Wives #1

Wed 20 Aug 2014

It's got nowt to do with dotteh women before you get all excited...

Interview: Shaun Derry

Wed 20 Aug 2014

Born and bred in Nottingham, Shaun Derry cut his teeth at Notts County before setting off on a career that took in Sheffield United, QPR, Crystal Palace – a few times – and Leeds United. An aggressive, defensive midfielder in his day, he’s come home to sort out the Magpies as player-manager. We spent some time with him to see what his game plan is…

The Congress

Tue 19 Aug 2014

Ari Folman's follow up to Waltz with Bashir is showing at Broadway Cinema now

Interview: Stuart Pearce

Tue 19 Aug 2014

Brought to the City Ground by Cloughie, Stuart Pearce played for Forest for twelve years, becoming their most capped international player and a stone cold cult favourite as he earned his ‘Psycho’ moniker. Ending his time here as a caretaker player-manager in 1997, he is now back as manager after proving his mettle with Manchester City, England under-21s and the 2012 Olympic Great Britain team. As the club prepares for an assault on promotion to the Premier League, we had a chat with the man himself…