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The Endless Rage of DH Lawrence: Mobile Phones

Nottingham's literary legend gives us his two-bob's worth. This month, on people playing games on their mobile phone...

12 Nottingham Grime-Influenced Artists to Watch in 2017

Grime is coming up large in the global community, as one of the most authentically British sound to emerge from the UK in decades. Since its creation in the early noughties, it's been one of the staple sounds of Nottingham, and its growing popularity has opened doors to twisted paths for UK hip hop and r 'n' b artists, producers and DJs. With events like Detonate and venues like Stealth supporting and encouraging the growth of alternative musical talent from the Midlands, it is easy to see why some of the most groundbreaking artists are Nottingham born and bred...

The Gluten-Free Survival Guide to Grabbing a Bite in Nottingham City Centre

Coeliac disease is no laughing matter, especially when you want to grab a bite to eat in town. Sufferer Mollie Stone gives us a handy guide to the places in Nottingham that will sort you right out... 

Film Review: Moonlight

Another Oscar-tipped film is out in cinemas this week from writer/director Barry Jenkins

Nusic Podcast #147

Dance Theatre Review: Motionhouse's Scattered at Nottingham Playhouse

Ian C Douglas went to see Scattered at the Nottingham Playhouse...

Theatre Review: All The Little Lights

Jane Upton’s new play depicts darkness with deft writing and performances...

Theatre Review: Jonathan Pie at Nottingham Playhouse

"Your reporter is confused"

Theatre Review: Reduced Shakespeare Company's Shakespeare's Long Lost Play

A proper funny play that made Shakespeare to all. That's what we like to see...

Karl Collaborative Sharing Space

Fancy yourself a new office space with loads of cool, creative types? Step this way...

9 Things To Do In Nottingham This Week

We're packed to the rafters with fun stuff to do this week...

Trekkah Talks High-Concept Album The Enlightening

Trekkah has created an album full of raw improvisation, Notts collaboration and chakras – The Enlightening. The local producer has taken each of the seven so-called spiritual power points in the body and made fourteen tracks, with two based on each one. There are sixteen vocalists on the album and all the tracks correspond with a chakra’s specific tuning frequency. We met up with the big hippy down Broadway to see if he’s done wearing himself out yet...

Nusic Future Session: Vega Bay

New Notts music from the purveyors of local sound...

Sound of the Lion #55

With RunRain, DYStopia, Bloody Head, The Death Notes, Fonzse, The Further, Grey Hairs, Harleighblu, and Amber Run...

Dance Theatre Review: Material Men Redux at Nottingham Lakeside Arts

We went down to Nottingham Lakeside Arts’ Djanogly Theatre to check out Shobana Jeyasingh’s Material Men redux…

What's on the LeftLion Stereo?

Our Music Editor talks us through some of the best tunes to have come out of Nottingham recently...

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Nottingham Light Night 2017

Light Nights started in Leeds back in 2005, but Notts quickly jumped on the bandwagon and bagged a night for oursens – and we made a right good time of it, if we do say so ourselves. Have a gander at some of the best photos from over the past ten years of Nottingham Light Night...

Live and Explained: Sleaford Mods - Tied Up In Nottz

Jason Williamson talks about the Sleaford Mods single that went bleddy crackers...

Left Panther: February

The Nottingham Panthers returned from Europe as Continental Cup Champions, a fantastic achievement as the first UK team ever to do so. But it feels like history is repeating itself, as their well-earned success is once again followed by a slump back at home in the Elite League...

Art Review: International Postcard Show

With less than a week to go before it ends, make sure you go and check out the Surface Gallery’s annual International Postcard Show...

Beth Does Chinese New Year at Nottingham Lakeside Arts

To celebrate Chinese New Year this year the University of Nottingham ditched their usual fireworks display for a video projection onto one of the most iconic buildings in the city. We sent out vlogger Beth to let us know what she thought...

8 Places to Play Football in Nottingham

Whether you are an aspiring professional footballer, a fanatic or simply someone searching for a bit of a fun with your mates, Nottingham – the first ‘City of Football’ – is unarguably the perfect playground to have a kickabout.

Sparkling floodlit pitches, established league set-ups and a project aimed at supporting one of the most deprived areas in Britain, the City of Football initiative has most certainly provided the platform for people to don their beloved team jersey, get out the house and make those twinkle toes twitch again. Join Nelson Walker on his quest to discover the best places to play football in Nottingham...

Playwright Jane Upton on All the Little Lights at Nottingham Playhouse

Back up Notts way after a long sojourn down south, playwright Jane Upton returns bearing a heap of plaudits and some daring productions that delve into the darker parts of society. We caught up with her for a word or two…

Prosthetic Wounds and Body Casting Workshops with Fake-Up

Steve Best of Fake-Up has been working in the special effects industry for years. This month, for the second in a series of monthly workshops, there’s the chance to have a go at body casting with the man himsen, upstairs at The Navigation Inn. We put a few questions to our Steve ahead of the day…