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Win Tickets To Macmillan Fest

This September, some of Nottingham's best venues are being taken over with the creme de la creme of rockin' acts, all to raise money for charity

Left Magpie: August

We football fans are but simple creatures. Whatever the horrors of the previous campaign, August typically heralds a sense of unfounded optimism

Notts Singer To Feature On New Gorillaz Album

Alongside the likes of Damon Albarn, Snoop Dogg, De La Soul and Jean Michel-Jarre, a Notts singer songwriter is joining the cartoon troupe

Art Duo Instar Talk Interactive Sci-Art Exhibitions

"We create art for all ages that's an alternative to the tired and stuffy museum affairs we all grew up with"

Nottingham Caribbean Carnival 2016 in Photos

The annual event that splashes the city in colour was back for a weekend of music, fun and community spirit

9 Things To Do in Nottingham This Week

There's shedloads of interesting stuff to get stuck into this week, so here's your guide. Remember to check out the LeftLion listings page for even more

Live Music Review: Waterfront Festival 2016

What more could you want from your Saturday than tons of great local music acts on three different stages?

Live Music Review: Rattle Album Launch at Nottingham Writers' Studio

A beat happening to mark the release of the drumming duo's debut LP

Music Video: For The Girl - Earthquake

The second single to be taken from the band's recently released Shark Attack EP

Live Music Review: DirtyFilthySexy Alternative Pride Party with Alaska Thunderfvck

Nottingham's queer alternative disco celebrated their 8th birthday

Motormouf Smashes Crowdfunder Target For Italy Beatbox Battle

The local emcee and beatboxer was left wondering how he was going to get himself to the Vocaloops beatbox battle, but Nottingham city came through in lending a hand

Deeper Than Roots on Dub Reggae in Nottingham

Last event we had a local Notts grime veteran fall asleep on stage after partying too hard. It gets hectic.

The Waterfront Festival 2016 in Photos

We got down to Waterfront Festival and took a load of snaps. Can you spot yersen?

11 Proper Pubs in Nottingham City Centre

Now everybody likes a frothy beverage or twenty, but where are the best places you can quench your thirst in Nottingham City Centre?

Theatre Review: Chicago

Murder, greed, corruption and all that jazz. Get down to Theatre Royal Nottingham to catch one of the last few showings of the classic musical

Hong Kong Diaries 9: Ticket to Ride

"Shatin is what's known as a new town development and thereby highly populated; size-wise think of Mansfield but unvandalised, safe and with a million people"

The Nottingham Food War: Chains vs Independents

Most of us have had a dotteh Maccy's at midnight, but why should we choose Nottingham's independent food outlets rather than the chains?

Nottingham: A Day in the Life - A Poem by Carol Savage

Nottinghamshire v Hampshire at Trent Bridge

Twenty20 cricket's popularity maybe on the rise, but we go into why a Sunday down Trent Bridge is not to be sniffed at

The Waterfront Festival Snapchat Review

Nottingham's charity festival reviewed in the medium of a well known phone app

Nusic Podcast #135,Nusic

With Clay Shaped Boy, Rezzonator, Onkaur, One Giant Causeway, Taurtollo, That Jimmy Person, Kxng Foreman, Ashfields, Tusk, K-Ji, Daisy Godfrey, and more

Will Joins the Circus

The founder of I'm Not From London went down to Circus Hub to learn how to be an aerial performer

8 Things to Do In Nottingham This Week

Yet another dose of top Notts medicine to ease you through your week

Future Session 115 - Kxng Foreman

New music, live in session, from Nottingham for Nusic. The latest artist in the Nusic Future Session studio is

Molly Goes To The Launch of Nottingham in Parliament Day

We sent our awesome vlogger Molly to the launch of Nottingham in Parliament Day up at the castle