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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... 

LeftLion Film Podcast #11 - Best and Worst Films of 2018 Part Two

Ashley Carter and Derry Shillitto are joined by Daniel Turner for a two-part episode on the best and worst films of 2018. In Part Two, they discuss some of the terrible films that were released this year... 

LeftLion Film Podcast #11 - Best and Worst Films of 2018 Part One

Ashley Carter and Derry Shillitto are joined by Daniel Turner for a two-part episode on the best and worst films of 2018. In Part One, they discuss their favourite films released this year...

6 Banging New Year's Eve Parties in Nottingham

It's time we see this bogger out in style....

The Story of Peter Pan Author J.M Barrie

His writing is world-renowned, his creations unforgettable. But there are some things about author and playwright J.M. Barrie that are not so well documented, including his brief stint as staff writer at a Nottingham newspaper. We take a deep dive into this strange, implacable man, his time in Nottingham, and the unsavoury rumours that surround him...

left Brian: Discovering Fire

In his excellent book Sapiens, Yuval Noah Harari explains that with the discovery of fire, humans leapt from mid-table in the natural food chain to top of the league, seemingly overnight. And although the physical benefits of this were obvious in terms of our diet and ability to tame the natural world, psychologically humans had evolved to fear predators and therefore subsequently struggled (and indeed, may still be struggling) to adapt to a life which no longer involved checking over our shoulders every five minutes for a peckish lion. Deep in our nature is a fear of the unknown and a natural predilection to suspect you could get eaten at any moment.

5 Community Christmas Dinners in Nottingham

Christmas is a funny ol’ season. Although its celebrations can often provide lots of laughs, the C word can also be stressful for many who feel lonely at this time of year. Whether you’re looking to get into the giving spirit and help out, or just want to enjoy Christmas with others, here are some community dinners happening in Notts...

A History of Factory Work in Nottingham

Converted factory buildings can be found on every corner of Nottingham. The machines may be silent and the buildings now repurposed, but the work undertaken inside those factory walls have left a lasting impression on the city. In more ways than one…

5 Albums to Listen to This Christmas Holiday

All the good stuff for your tabs from some cracking Notts musicians...

Live Music Review: Dom Pipkin’s Smokin’ Boogie at Peggy’s Skylight

If you like blues piano then you will almost certainly have liked Dom Pipkin's Smokin' Boogie piano show at new Nottingham Jazz Bar Peggy's Skylight on Sunday 16 December…

Film Review: Robin Hood

The reboot that no-one wanted is finally here! Robin Hood, it's time to do one... 

Film Review: The Wild Pear Tree

Nuri Bilge Ceylan's eight feature film is the story of a young writer's ambitions being thwarted by his father's debts...

Film Review: Sorry to Bother You

We checked out Boots Riley's directorial debut, and found it a little surreal to say the least...

12 Christmas Parties in Nottingham That Aren't Naff

Leave the mince pies at home and get yoursen out for a proper good time...

Theatre Review: Red Riding Hood at Nottingham Lakeside Arts' Djanogly Theatre

We took a little person to Nottingham Lakeside Arts' Djanogly Theatre to check out Red Riding Hood...

Art Review: Still I Rise - Feminisms, Gender, Resistance at Nottingham Contemporary

Brexit debates rage on. America divides under Trump’s presidency. And as we celebrate the 100-year anniversary of the women’s vote, the Nottingham Contemporary’s Still I Rise - Feminisms, Gender, Resistance could not be better-timed.