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Music Reviews: March 2016

With Heck, Sam & Joe, Some Skeletons, Felix M-B, The Five Hundred, Daniel Shipley, Bru-C, Be, and Friend of a Friend

Art Works: Joana Quintas Faria

"I covered the plates with layers of white thread to simultaneously create the feeling of a web and fog. A cobweb suggests things that were abandoned or left behind, holding the object tight but rendering it inaccessible at the same time"

PubhD #25: Literature, Mathematical Physics and Microbiology

Did you know there's about 30,000 useful chemicals in crude oil? Or that you can model a black hole in a bath tub? Us neither

Judith Allnatt on Novel Inspired by the Luddites

"I began to wonder what would have happened if the weavers in the village had rebelled, with the might of the cavalry right on the doorstep"

Georges raise £10,000 for Wish upon a Star

Pick of the Week: 21 - 27 March

Film screenings, proper Grimm fairytales, and virtual reality. Proper Notts goings on

Donald Trump's Triple Xmas Whammy

Dave Bishop - aka LordBiro - takes a cheeky poke at the American businessman who is running as a candidate for the Republican party

Theatre Review: The Tailor of Inverness

The play that asks whether you can ever go home again...

Live: Heck at Rough Trade

The night after their album launch at Rescue Rooms, the band played an intimate set in the record store

A Fond Farewell to Framework's Record Store - The Music Exchange

The time has come to get the hankies out as the little record shop with a massive heart closes its door. It's been great

Left Brian: March

"Fawaz’s garden shed full of Ferraris may have blinded some... In truth, he’s somewhere between Munto and Venky’s in the spectrum of football club ownership"

Stereophonics Competition

There's a pair of tickets up for grabs for the upcoming Stereophonics gig at Motorpoint Arena on Thursday 2 June

The Glass Menagerie

"I am the opposite of a stage magician. He gives you illusion that has the appearance of truth. I give you truth in the pleasant disguise of illusion.”

Nusic Podcast #124,Nusic

Fancy some nice new music for your lovely ears, from bands you can then go and lap up live. Come inside

Live Music Review: Island Life Tour 2016 at Lee Rosy's

Sofar Sounds and Island Records teamed-up for a night of intimate performances at our favourite tea shop

Gareth Morgan Talks Tory Austerity and Education in Nottingham

"We see daily that wealth gaps are widening and that social mobility has stalled - the only way to redress these historic injustices that have prevented or diminished access for thousands is to offer them additional support, which comes through increase funding for these areas"

Film Review: High-Rise

Tom Hiddleston stars in this adaption of JG Ballard's cult classic

Lucifer Press' Tribute to Alan Sillitoe: More Raw Material

"[Alan] continually experimented and pushed himself and challenged his readers and he didn't give a damn whether that put a dint in his popularity or not"

Art Review: Carole Hawthorne at Nottingham Lakeside Arts

"There is an overall sense of structure, repetition and use of shape within each piece, yet Hawthorne's line-making has a playful, free-flowing aspect to it that radiates personality"

Industry Week 2016

Every year Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies hosts talks and workshops for its students from the most revered creative professionals going. The LeftLion crew got down to find out more about what was going on and are ready to report back

Interview: Ben Wheatley talks High-Rise

We spoke to the film director about his latest film, in cinemas now, adapted from the JG Ballard novel

The Steaks Are High At OAKS Bar and Restaurant

If you're after some decent scran this evening, we've got an idea

Small Plate Speed Date in Nottingham

"We want to make this a unique, fun night for daters. Each couple will have an intimate table and space to talk freely. They will be served a small plate of food and given six to seven minutes to eat and chat"

OAKS Wednesday Steaks

The Venue to Get Your Gaming Fix: The Dice Cup

Boards, tabletop, old school - if chucking dice about is your thing then this place is worth a look in