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Short Film Review: Shelter

A locally made eleven minute sci-fi drama set against the backdrop of eighties Britain

Music Video: Ski - Celebration

The second video from his War of Art EP, soon to be released

Film Review: NG83 When We Were B Boys

The documentary about the Notts breakdancing scene in the eighties has a Broadway screening this weekend

The Screen at Nottingham Contemporary

We spoke to film programmer Niki Harman about The Screen and its current mumblecore season

European Archery Championships Hosted in Nottingham This Month

"I leaned down to pick the scoreboard up and got the knock of an arrow stuck right next to my eye. It only just missed my eyeball"

Theatre Review: Breakin Convention

The festival that turns breaking and popping on its head and makes an event of an event like no other, smashed it on stage and off

Doug Fishbone on his Latest Exhibition, Leisure Land Golf

"It's golf, it's inherently fun. So even if we wanted to talk about some heavily political things, like we have, it always has a certain lightness of touch"

Nottingham's Young Creative Awards - The Results are In!

"The awards are all about inspiring, supporting and encouraging creativity in the young people of Nottingham. These awards are becoming one of the most exciting events in Nottingham's creative calendar"

Film Review: Green Room

Punks, Nazis, blood, and Patrick Stewart. It's a good'un.

Sunday Roast French Style

Nonsuch Theatre Open Clarendon Street Performance Space

"NEAT needs to get bigger and bolder - it now rests on the powers that be to oomph it up a bit"

Theatre Review: The Level of Being by Martin Arrowsmith

Far from am-dram, the Nottingham Actors' Studio open their new space with a bang

Filmmaker Interview: Jonathan Hawes

We had a chat with the Notts bred filmmaker and his recent short film On the Wagon

Gate to Southwell Festival

"One of the Midlands' baddest acoustic, dance and roots music festivals is right around the corner"

Gary Clarke's Coal - Miners' Strikes and Contemporary Dance

"When you're watching the dancers you know they're dancing, but actually what's being communicated is hard graft"

Nottingham Opinions on the EU Referendum

We got down to Old Market Square to ask the Nottingham populace what they think about all this EU referendum stuff

National Vegetarian Week

We're never going to tell you how to live your life here at LeftLion, but we love a good opinion

Live Music Review: Rob Green EP Launch at Rough Trade Nottingham

"He makes you feel as though you know him personally and brings you into his world so that you can relate to and connect with his music"

Nottingham Lad Named BBC Young Musician 2016

At seventeen years old, the year-twelve Trinity Catholic School student Sheku Kanneh-Mason has swept up the trophy for being a dab hand at knocking out a tune

Live Music Review: Kagoule at The Bodega

"The extra bit of polish is unsurprising, since they've been jamming together since they were around fourteen"

Nottingham’s Newest Gaming Lounge: [ALT]

The lounge recently had its official opening party, and we went to check it out.

8 Proper Tunes on the LeftLion Stereo This Month

It's all Nottingham and it's all hot in them. You get us. With Hvman Teeth, Cyclonix, Mizzred, Giant Head, Mez, Ady Suleiman, Diablo Furs and The Tangents

Nottingham Adverts Ripped from the Pages of History

This month, our Wayne Burrows talks us through the advert for the old women's clothes shop Birdcage, which used to be located on Bridlesmith Gate

Pick of the Week: 16 - 22 May

With Neat16, Young Creative Awards, NG83, John Newling and more...

The Dilettante Society on Jackey Peet

"He was rumoured to be unable to sit on a chair for fear of breaking its legs, and had to forfeit the luxury of a comfy bed for the floor"