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Comedian Ivo Graham Talks Australia Travels Ahead of Nottingham Glee Club Performance
Mon 23 Apr 2018Comedian Ivo Graham has been treading the boards of the nation's comedy clubs since 2009, when he decided stand-up was more exciting than studying for a degree in languages. While he's yet to really use his 2:1 in a professional capacity, the Eton and Oxford-educated graduate nonetheless has developed a style of comedy that uses his clear love of words to clear comedic effect. His latest solo show is Educated Guess is showing on Thursday 3 May 2018, at The Glee Club, Nottingham...
Alfa Mist Talks Antiphon and Touring Following The Bodega Gig in Notts
Mon 23 Apr 2018On Wednesday 18 April, Alfa Mist touched down in Nottingham at The Bodega so we grabbed a couple of words from him...
Wolfgang Buttress Loves Bees
Sun 22 Apr 2018Following its success at the Milan Expo in 2015, we spoke to Wolfgang Buttress about The Hive, in issue #75. The local artist created a huge, metal beehive pavilion that highlighted the bee’s importance to our ecosystem, and it was partnered with a soundtrack inspired by the buzzy boggers, written by Tony Foster and Spiritualized’s Kev Bales. The album, One, was critically acclaimed, and the crew took the pavilion experience to the stage with a soundscape throughout 2016. We caught up with Wolfgang himself, and asked him a few questions about his career so far...
Record Store Day 2018 at Rough Trade
Sun 22 Apr 2018Following the scrum for all of the limited edition Record Store Day vinyl, it was time for some free music upstairs at Rough Trade. We popped down to hear what they had on offer.
Film Review: Western
Sat 21 Apr 2018Valeska Grisebach takes an unknown cast and crafts a tense drama about German construction workers in remote Bulgaria.
Happeh Birthday, Nottsman
Fri 20 Apr 2018NottsMan is a Facebook page that’s been causing a right stir, with local videos, music and photos, as well as looks back into the city’s past. They’re celebrating one year into the page, so we hit up the man behind the media...
Dilk on Montana Shop's Tenth Birthday
Fri 20 Apr 2018It might be our hundredth issue, but there are plenty of other boggers in the city coming of age this year. Montana Shop is celebrating ten years in Nottingham, so we caught up with longtime LeftLion friend Dilk, the graffiti artist who brought the worldwide spray paint shop to the city, and featured on our cover back in 2012...
Racism in Notts: Remembering Stephen Lawrence
Fri 20 Apr 2018Sunday 22 April marks the 25th anniversary of the death of Stephen Lawrence, an apt time to think about the current state of racism…
Kahn Talks Dubstep, Bristol, and Tricky Ahead of Nottingham's Irish Centre Gig
Fri 20 Apr 2018The legendary dubstep producer and DJ Kahn gives us a few insights ahead of his set at The Irish Centre...
Preview: Beast Preview Screening and Q&A at Broadway Cinema
Fri 20 Apr 2018Ahead of the preview screening and Q&A of his debut feature Beast this Saturday at Broadway Cinema, we had a quick chat with director Michael Pearce...
Nottingham Record Stores are Celebrating Record Store Day 2018
Thu 19 Apr 2018Forever Records, Rough Trade and Plates Records are all taking part this year...
Isaac Gracie at Rescue Rooms Nottingham in Photos
Thu 19 Apr 2018Our George got down to take some snaps of the Radio 1 playlisted artist...
GorgeUs present The Best Lunches in Notts
Thu 19 Apr 2018The first in a new series in which Sam Nahirny explores all the awesome food our city has to offer...
Theatre Review: The Jungle Book
Thu 19 Apr 2018I will fight any child who say they enjoyed this more than I did...
Henry Normal Remembers His Nottingham
Wed 18 Apr 2018Poet, producer, and co-writer of the nation’s favourite, The Royle Family, Nottingham-born Henry Normal is a mate of the mag and helped Nottingham to become a UNESCO City of Literature. Here, the Baby Cow Productions co-founder reminisces about the city that shaped him, and lets us know what to expect at this month’s Nottingham Poetry Festival, birthed by the man himsen...
Film Review: 120 BPM
Wed 18 Apr 2018Director Robin Campillo draws on own personal experience in his emotional exploration of homosexuality and the AIDS epidemic in France during the 1990s.
A Look Back at the Glory Days of the LeftLion Forum
Tue 17 Apr 2018Back in the day, our forum was a HIT...
Theatre Review: Holes at Nottingham Playhouse
Tue 17 Apr 2018Live music, scary puppets and breath-taking scenery; Holes had it all...
Nusic Future Session: Tee Peters
Tue 17 Apr 2018The latest up and coming Nottingham musician to tickle the microphone and titillate the cameras at Nusic...
The Nottingham Poetry Festival 2018 Survival Guide
Tue 17 Apr 2018Nottingham's gone poetry mad, and with stellar events popping up in venues all over the city it can be hard to know where to start. Thankfully, your old pal LP Mills is here to give you the rundown on this year's Nottingham Poetry Festival.
Film Review: Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist
Tue 17 Apr 2018Before this documentary was even released, Vivienne Westwood publicly denounced it. Nice to see the old girl has a bit of punk still in her.
Film Review: A Quiet Place
Tue 17 Apr 2018Real-life couple Emily Blunt and John Krasinkski (who also directs) star in the horror film where the rules are simple: you make a noise, you die.
George Akins Talks DHP Success
Mon 16 Apr 2018Rock City. Rescue Rooms. The Bodega. Stealth. Four of the city’s best-loved venues, all part of the DHP Family. It’s been a big year for this bunch, what with Rescue Rooms turning fifteen and the launch of the mammoth Beat The Streets festival. We had a word with George Akins, DHP’s main man, to find out more...
Live Music Review: Rob Green and Eric Bibb at Rescue Rooms Nottingham
Mon 16 Apr 2018“Now that we’re friends, I’m going to take my shoes off. Although, I don’t advise you do that… these floors get very sticky.”