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Laced at New Art Exchange

New Art Exchange are currently presenting their autumn show, Laced: In Search of What Connects Us, a network of artists linked to curator Loren Hansi Gordon through shared connections to Africa and its diasporas...

Under Cover Artist: Leosaysays

LeftLion regular Leosaysays fills us in on the inspiration behind his devilish third mag cover...

Bad Touch

Headie One

Working Men’s Club

Film Review: Tick, Tick…Boom

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s directorial debut is a passionate tribute to musical theatre...

Exhibition Review: Cut & Mix at New Art Exchange

An inspired perspective of Black masculinity packaged into a succinct and glorious exhibition, Cut & Mix at New Art Exchange is a spectacle. Works from Rotimi Fani-Kayode, Keith Piper, and Marlene Smith, among others, offer a nuanced look at exactly what Black masculinity is, cleverly tearing apart notions of race, gender, and class in a whirlwind of contemporary art...

Nadia On... Greed

MP for Nottingham East and regular LeftLion columnist discusses the dangers of corporate greed...

Boss Keloid / Tuskar / The White Skull Death Snakes Of Death

Weird Milk

Tide Lines

Pick of The Week: 22-28 November

From Sleaford Mods to Self Esteem, this week is an absolute corker when it comes to gigs...

SVALBARD

Lanterns On The Lake

OTIS GIBBS (USA) + Support Paul McClure

TITUS: T.Rex is King Exhibition

Gig Review: BC Camplight at Rescue Rooms

Following a string of rescheduled shows, musical extraordinaire BC Camplight finally made it to Rescue Rooms. His return to Nottingham was a triumphant one, providing an aural supplement of serotonin on a dark November evening.

Exhibition Review: Reconnecting With Matter at Beam Editions

Scratched, worn, daubed, and tarred; Eleanor Bartlett’s energetic paintings have been unleashed in a small yet impactful exhibition at Beam Gallery. Reconnecting with Matter collects Bartlett’s most recent work into a survey of her self-taught painting style, expanding our understanding of what constitutes matter, ultimately disturbing our view of reality and the materials around us...

We Join Blue Barrel Cider for a Day of Scrumping In St Ann’s and a Chat About the Importance of Keeping Things Green

Made with fruit from mostly forgotten orchards, Blue Barrel Cider might be one of the most eco-friendly drinks on the market. Our Adam Pickering joins Leo Jordan, one of the creators of the beverage, for a day of scrumping out in St Ann’s and a chat about the importance of keeping things green…

Just the Tonic Comedy Club - Nottingham

Fatboy Slim

Robin Hood Town Tour

The Wedding Present

The Lancashire Hotpots: Big Night Out Tour

"Don't waste!": Joshua Sofaer on Regulated Exhibition at Backlit Gallery

Cambridge-born artist Joshua Sofaer loves a bit of rubbish. So much so that in his latest exhibition Regulated Exhibition, currently on view at Backlit Gallery, Sofaer has transformed the gallery into a factory of sorts: a recycling sorting facility, science museum, and contemporary art gallery all rolled into one. In conversation with Leftlion arts correspondent Marta Tavares, Sofaer speaks about his passion for waste, the climate emergency, and his unending curiosity for the world we live in...