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Book Reviews: June - July 2014

Fri 20 Jun 2014

A corrupt detective inspector, a post-war love affair, a cub who can't sleep in the dark, and more

Left Line and Length: June

Fri 20 Jun 2014

A quick perusal of the Division One stats and it's not too difficult to see where Notts' strengths and problems have lain

FSN 2014: Joy Mumford

Fri 20 Jun 2014

"I've been to Splendour Festival many times, it's one of my favourite Nottingham festivals. To play there would be a dream"

FSN 2014: Crosa Rosa

Wed 18 Jun 2014

"As far as songwriting goes, we try to keep it melodic and simple, but always try to add a twist of something different in there"

Our music is about finding patterns, bending and pulling, twisting, distorting and invertingWith a name that roughly translates from Japanese in to English as Ursa Minor, a constellation in the Northern Sky, it’s apt that Kogumaza have spent the best part of five years creating hypnotic, beguiling music that can often feel otherworldly. Between them Chris, Katy, Mark and Neil have been involved in the local music scene for twenty years, from playing in numerous bands, putting on shows, designing posters, and even hosting a show on Radio Trent. On the eve of the release of their second full length album, three of the band speak to LeftLion...

The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet

Tue 17 Jun 2014

French Director Jean-Pierre Jeunet's first English language film since Alien: Resurrection in 1997.

Kerry Young

Tue 17 Jun 2014

"Being a writer pays tuppence, but it's fantastic."

The Sneinton Art Scene

Tue 17 Jun 2014

Nottingham will never be mistaken for Paris but it is slowly being reorganised into French-style ‘quarters.’ In April the city council approved plans for Royal, Canal and Castle quarters to go with the business-orientated Creative Quarter that is based in and around Hockley. While LeftLion understand that there are as yet no plans to actually reorganise residential areas of Nottingham into arrondissements, readers may be wondering if there are also plans afoot to create the equivalent of Paris’ bohemian Left Bank.

FSN 2014: The Rascels

Mon 16 Jun 2014

"Ryan put us forward to the competition and seemed to keep quiet about it until we all eventually found out"

Disability is Political

Mon 16 Jun 2014

Disabled people are subject to appalling discrimination, just like some people suffer from sexism, racism or homophobia

Pick of the Week: 16 - 22 June

Sun 15 Jun 2014

A rather fancy selection of fine things for you and yours to do over the seven days in Nottingham

Vote

Sat 14 Jun 2014

Colin wants your vote, but it's not your typical election. A Nottingham short film starring Chris Waller and Ojan Genc

Live: Grand Theft Audio

Sat 14 Jun 2014

The secret event of stalls, live art and music, with 1st Blood, NG64, Mimm, Motormouf, One Bomb and more

The Sparrows' Nest: An Anarchist Library

Sat 14 Jun 2014

Unbeknown to many, there's a hidden gem of a place for people to binge on books... In a house in St. Ann's

FSN 2014: Josh Wheatley

Sat 14 Jun 2014

"I was in a state of shock for a few days. It's really weird to say that I'm playing Rock City"

Poddingham Teaser: Adam Peter Smith

Fri 13 Jun 2014

A cheeky taster of what's to come in the next Poddingham session

LeftLion World Cup T-shirts - SOLD OUT

Fri 13 Jun 2014

Get three Left Lions on your shirt, youth - now in red AND white

Photos: No Tomorrow Festival

Fri 13 Jun 2014

All the action from the stage at Wollaton Park, up close

Six Brazilian Artists to Watch Out For

Fri 13 Jun 2014

Forget the cheesy tunes you're offered up over the course of the World Cup, we've picked out six amazing artists in Brazil

Review: Sat & Sun Southwell Folk Festival 2014

Fri 13 Jun 2014

"For a brief moment it was like the eighties again, with Michael Praed swishing his hair fetchingly back and forth as Robin and Ray Winstone as Will Scarlett"

A Million Ways To Die In The West

Fri 13 Jun 2014

Seth MacFarlane's big screen follow up to Ted is set in the Old West

Interview: Ed Clancy on The Milk Race

Fri 13 Jun 2014

Once the most prestigious bike race in the country, The Milk Race was an annual cycling event, sponsored by the now-defunct Milk Marketing Board, that ran from 1958 until 1993. After a twenty-year hiatus, it returned to the streets of Nottingham city centre last year and looks set to be a regular event on the sporting calendar. We spoke to professional competitor Ed Clancy, an Olympic gold cyclist, about the sprint on two wheels.