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Over the last decade, as well as producing lots of written journalism, LeftLion have also made a few films. To celebrate our 20th Birthday, we’ve decided to release some of the best things knocking around in our video archives for free on our website and Youtube channel so you - and the whole world - can all view them at your leisure. Here’s a few favourites we’d like to point you to…

Left Magpie: September 2023

Tue 26 Sept 2023

A run-down of another month of goals and wins at Meadow Lane...

We Talk To Baby Tap About His Upcoming Album ‘Enki’ And Its Release Party at Rough Trade

Tue 26 Sept 2023

A key figure in the Notts LGBTQ+ scene, Baby Tap's new album Enki is out at the end of October, with an album release show shortly after on 8 November at Rough Trade. We caught up with them all about the album and the Notts queer scene...

In Photos: BBC Introducing at Metronome

Tue 26 Sept 2023

Once again, BBC Introducing took over Metronome. Our Rae Dowling was there to capture some of the East Midlands' best up-and-coming artists...

Gig Review: Busted at Motorpoint Arena

Tue 26 Sept 2023

Sustaining a music career over two decades is a difficult business, but Busted are still selling out arenas...

Five Leaves Open Fiction Book Group Discusses Milan Kundera’s Book Of Laughter and Forgetting

Tue 26 Sept 2023

Tastemaker Dean Jackson Tells Us How He Identifies Nottingham’s Most Talented Musicians

Mon 25 Sept 2023

Whether you’ve heard his voice on BBC radio, or seen his friendly face announcing who’s coming on stage next at a festival, Dean Jackson is one of the most important figures in Nottingham when it comes to the music industry. He tells us all about the origins of his career, the artists he’s been loving recently, and what the future holds for the local music scene…