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LeftLion Film Podcast #24 - The Hunt for Emilio Estevez

Hosts Ashley Carter and Derry Shillitto blag their way into an event with one aim in mind: to get an interview with Emilio Estevez... 

Thrash Titans Exodus and Death Angel to Bring 2020 Carnage to Rescue Rooms

Bay Area thrash titans Exodus and Death Angel are set to bring carnage and mayhem aplenty to Rescue Rooms next March, and one of our resident metalheads Alex has a word or two to say about this line-up of dreams, or perhaps more accurately, of nightmares...

Snap Notts: Lace Market

This issue's poet and photographer explored the industrial past of the lace market...

My First Time... Meeting My Hero

We hear your anonymous stories about the time you came face to face with your childhood hero...

A 48 Hour Music Stream Is Raising Funds For A Kids Hospital Ward

...and it’s all DJs on deck. Ellie Aindow tells us more about Music Is The Answer, a community project that’s happening at FourFour DJ Academy. Dig deep music fans.

Review: Saturday At Stealth's Halloween Festival

Zombies, vampires and ghouls raved in the rain to celebrate Stealth’s 15th birthday. Rachael Halaburda grabbed some face paint and went down to check it out...

Nusic New Music Podcast #214 with Drew Thomas, George Gretton, Tori Sheard, Megatrain and More...

Preview: Bands Not to Miss at Mind Fest 2019

Step away from the roast dinner and spend your Sunday chowing down on some alternative live music instead, all in the name of charity. Laura Phillips selects some top picks at Mind Fest 2019.

Interview: Bobby. on Diving in Deep and Learning to Swim

He might be a London lad but he’s got a lot of love for our city. We chat with Fabric resident and Pleasure Club head honcho Bobby. before The Waves bring him to Notts this November…

A Long Engagement: Contemporary Abstract Art at Backlit Gallery

This new exhibition celebrates the work of seven artists, featuring a range of abstract art which varies freely in theme, tone and technique.  A playfully experimental vibe informs the work and is evidence of the artistic boundaries these individuals have challenged. Seven artists brought together with Backlit Director Mathew Chesney, in a democratic and collaborative collective.

Review: 13 The Musical at the Squire Performing Arts Centre

This was a glitzy musical theatre production about the teenage angst will make you smile with Glee. Get it?  

Live Music Review: Hockley Hustle 2019

Hockley was certainly Hustlin' this year, as the beloved festival took over the streets of our city for a thirteenth year... 

Art Works: Robin Perko

There's not many traditional portrait painters left...

Hackspace Help Nurture the DIY Skills of Nottingham's Creative Crowd

Tucked away off the outskirts of Sneinton stands Roden House, a building most wouldn’t think twice about when walking past. But if you are one of the 700 Nottingham Hackspace members who owns a key, you’ll know that there’s quite an extraordinary space inside, where your skills and creative projects can be nurtured with the help of specialist equipment. Our Eve Smallman spoke to founder Dominic Morrow about the concept, the ups and downs, and why spaces like these should be as common as gyms...

A Teacher in Notts: "The institution won’t survive unless they make changes."

We find out what it's like to teach the next generation under impossible circumstances...

Art Review: Mimesis: African Soldier and When the Snow Melts at the New Art Exchange

The New Art Exchange is the host to two remarkable exhibitions this Autumn, which highlight the role played by the British Empire and Commonwealth in the Great World War (1918-18), and the Second (1939-45), which our Adrian can only recommend as essential viewing, now we are entering a critical period in the Brexit negotiations. ...

LeftLion Magazine #119

Featuring Hackspace, Skate Nottingham, Lyfcycle, Serif, Norma Gregory, Hispter Coffee, Prickly Pear and more...

Review: DirtyFilthySexy Present 'Trick or Treat, Freak'

Our Caroline had such a good night she ended up going home half naked. Read on if you prefer to embrace yer freaky side on Halloween…

OnPoint is Bringing Children of Zeus To Metronome

Did you know Notts rapper Juga-Naut produced a beat on their latest album? Here’s why you’d be mad to miss the soulful hip-hop duo this Friday…

Dance Theatre Review: Wasteland at Nottingham Playhouse

Kate Hewett went to Nottingham Playhouse to check out Gary Clark's dance theatre production Wasteland...

Review: Black Men Walking at Nottingham Playhouse

The Eclipse Theatre Company presents...

Author Kristina Adams: "If you're not willing to market your book, you're not going to get anywhere."

Local author Kristina Adams on her latest novel Behind the Spotlight, self-publishing, and what it’s like to deal with fibromyalgia as a writer…

Theatre Review: The Sound of Music at Theatre Royal

Ian Douglas went to Theatre Royal Nottingham to see Nottingham Operatic Society's 

Overheard in Notts

The rumours are true. The Overheard in Notts book hits shelves this month. To celebrate, we put together an extra-long edition of everyone's favourite feature...

Under Cover Artist: Jay Wilkinson

LeftLion illustrator Jay Wilkinson gives us the story behind the cover and poster for this month's issue...