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6 Nottingham Acts to Check Out at Beat The Streets 2019

We’re always chuffed to call Nottingham home, but there are certain moments where we’re bursting with pride, and Beat The Streets is one of them. It’s a one-day, multi-venue charity festival taking over the city on Sunday 27 January, aiming to raise vital funds to support homeless people in need. Off the back of 2018’s hugely successful inaugural event, Nottingham will again host more than eighty national and local acts playing across 10+ stages in venues across the city centre. All proceeds raised from ticket sales, merchandise and bar sales in DHP venues will be donated to local homeless charities, including Framework Official Site. Here’s who we’ll be queuing for this year...

6 Books to Read in 2019

These page-turners will give you a cracking start to the year...

Nottingham Wimpy Owner Akram Malik on the Closure

With the developments at Broadmarsh set to take place any day now, Nottingham's beloved Wimpy has been forced to close its doors after many years of fast food restaurant service in the city. We hit up franchise owner Akram Malik to find out his memories of the place...

Surface Gallery's International Postcard Show 2019

Surface are at it again with their ever-popular International Postcard Show bringing you art from a wide selection of artists, all small enough to fit in yer pocket! We got down to check it out...

Film Review: Stan & Ollie

Laurel and Hardy, the most famous comedy duo in the world, attempt to kick-start their flailing careers on a gruelling UK theatre tour in Jon S. Baird's beautiful biopic...

Two People and a Wheelchair User

"Two people and a wheelchair user." This was once said while we were booking a table. I laughed it off, just happy to be going out. I still knew that I was being pegged as the “other”. Even the term “disabled person” sounds like we’ve been deactivated. “Invalid” sounds like we’ve failed at being human and should try harder next time. I can’t represent all “disabled people” any more than I could answer “what women think” questions as the only female on a discussion panel, but there needs to be a conversation led by those directly affected by these barriers to inclusion. I’m gobby, so I’ll start.

Film Review: Dumplin'

Netflix original film Dumplin' made us laugh AND cry, but was it actually any good? 

Humans of Nottingham

Urban Scot aka Peter McConnochie, has been documenting the people of Nottingham for the last eight years. He started his 100 Strangers project on Flickr, and ended up walking the streets for up to ten hours a day looking for people who grabbed his attention. He’s still mining characters from the crowds for a new project called Be My Subject, so watch out. He might just stop you for a pap one of these days…

When Laurel and Hardy Came to Nottingham...

To celebrate the release of Stan & Ollie, we take a look back at the time legendary comedy double-act Laurel and Hardy spent Christmas in Nottingham... 

The History of Nottingham Cattle Market

A fire at the Cattle Market in November wrecked four buildings and damaged several more. But it could have been worse. We went down to see what Notts would be missing if the whole thing had gone up...

School of Hard Notts: Enter Wrestle Gate Pro

Finally…the wrestling has come back to Rushcliffe! Champions from across the globe are heading to Notts on 26 January to entertain fans and beat seven shades of subtext out of each other. Bringing a harder, edgier style influenced by Japanese wrestling and MMA and with at least one legitimate dream match on the card, it’s something new for the city. SOHN talks to Gary Ward, promoter and owner of Wrestle Gate Pro.

Live Music Review: Broken Witt Rebels at Rescue Rooms

We went to Rescue Rooms to check out Broken Witt Rebels and Reef at Rescue Rooms...

Broken Witt Rebels Talk Recording Albums and Gigging in Nottingham

We spoke to Brummie band Broken Witt Rebels about making music and gigging in Nottingham...

Nusic Future Session: Betsey Bircumshaw

New Nottingham music from this talented bogger...

Film Review: Mary Poppins Returns

After a 54 year hiatus, Mary Poppins is back on the big screen... 

Manu Delago's Parasol Peak: A Music and Film Project Recorded in the Alps

What happens when a group of musicians lug their instruments up a mountain in the Alps to record an album? This month, multi-instrumentalist and composer Manu Delago brings his fascinating new project, Parasol Peak, to Metronome. Fusing music and film, the result is raw and mesmerising. We caught up with Manu ahead of the screening and live performance…

City Stylin' #9

We took to the streets to find some of Notts' best dressed...

Snap Notts: Waterfront

This month, our poet took inspiration from the canal...

Under Cover Artist: David Severn

This month’s cover artist is one of the most hardworking photographers in the city. Having just released his Whitby Goth Weekend photobook, and with a bunch of other projects in the pipeline, we sat down with David Severn to get the skinny on his wrestling shoot at Nottingham’s House of Pain, for this issue of LeftLion...

The Thompson Brothers on New Year’s Resolutions, Def Leppard and Wrestling

Nottingham's most opinionated grocers on...

Overheard in Notts

Another month, another loada tripe from your lot...

Ayup Duck: The Latest Nottingham News

LeftLion Magazine #109

Featuring House of Pain, Humans of Nottingham, the Cattle Market, TrueMendous, David Severn, board-game cafes in Notts, Becky Goddard's Create Your Own Happy, Manu Delago's Parasol Peak, and loads more...

The Best Films of 2018

The LeftLion Screen team give their thoughts on the best films to be released this year... 

The Worst Films of 2018

The LeftLion Screen team pass verdict on some of the worst films released in 2018...