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Interview: Tindersticks

Thu 10 Oct 2013

One of the three founding members lives in Prague, another in Antwerp, another in France, and they collectively left town over twenty years ago. Yet to many, Tindersticks are still seen as a Nottingham band. Ahead of the release of their tenth studio album, Across Six Leap Years, keyboardist Dave Boulter talks to us about the band’s roots, and about their recent re-invigoration of some old favourites...

Interview: Charles Webster, House Music Legend

Sun 06 Oct 2013

He’s got thirty-odd aliases and done umpteen squared remixes and cubed productions. After 25 years making electronic soul, Charles Webster is a bona fide legend of the deep house music for which Nottingham was once world-famous. We dropped in on him to chat about where he’s at, how he got there, and where he’s heading.

Nerd Fest Preview

Thu 03 Oct 2013

We’ve got a world-class comic book shop in the form of Page 45, but artist Kev Brett decided to up Nottingham’s graphic novel game and put us on the map as a comic convention hotspot with Nerd Fest, a very spectacular convention...

Michael Eaton On Victorian Celebrity Villain Charlie Peace

Wed 02 Oct 2013

Dramatist Michael Eaton has had a lifelong fascination with Victorian celebrity villain Charlie Peace. In his current play he explores this legend of popular culture; a man who had more disguises than Howard Marks and who successfully evaded the gallows until he was dobbed in to the cops by a lass from Nottingham…

LeftLion Magazine #55

Tue 01 Oct 2013

With Games Workshop, Richard Whitehead, Charlie Peace, Tindersticks, The Conjuring, Mieke Tate, Yelena Popova, Luke Pearson, Skateboarding, Nerd Fest and more

Interview: Mother Nottingham Su Pollard

Thu 26 Sept 2013

For the last decade she’s been our unofficial mascot. Su Pollard, or ‘Mother Nottingham’ as we like to call her. She made her name in TV series like Hi-de-Hi! and You Rang M’Lord? She even got to number two in the UK singles charts in 1986 - a time when that actually meant something. She’s coming home this December as Theatre Royal have confirmed her for this year’s panto. We finally hooked her up with Nottingham’s Mr Sex...

Interview: Samantha Morton

Wed 25 Sept 2013

She’s starred opposite the likes of Johnny Depp and Tom Cruise, been directed by Woody Allen and Steven Spielberg and won a BAFTA for her 2010 directorial debut, The Unloved. Samantha Morton is now an international star; not bad for a lass from Clifton who left school at thirteen...

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 2013

Nottingham’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 2013

Notts 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"

Katie Half-Price: Issue 54

Tue 10 Sept 2013

I lob ‘em aht, you gee us a free book. Simples.

Interview: Rhiannon Jenkins Tsang

Sat 07 Sept 2013

In 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 2013

The 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 2013

In 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 2013

Lots of Mansfield love and a look forward to the weekend ahead with Amazement and Macmillan Fest

Interview: Derek Randall

Fri 30 Aug 2013

A 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 2013

Nusic’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 2013

Rolo 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 2013

Check out the costumes and fun from this year's Carnival

Interview: Stephanie Sirr on The Golden Years of Nottingham Playhouse

Fri 16 Aug 2013

The 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 2013

Photos from The Gilded Merkin's 1st Birthday burlesque blow out

Interview: Marco Pierre White