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Live Music Review: Melt Yourself Down at Metronome
Mon 21 Oct 2019There ain't no better venue than Metronome for a Friday night encounter with purveyors of avant-garde funk jazz, Melt Yourself Down...
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Nottingham Comedian Scott Bennett: "There’s no such thing as regional comedy – if it’s funny, it’s funny."
Tue 15 Oct 2019Yorkshire lad Scott Bennett uprooted to Beeston a while ago, but he made sure he brought his Northern sense of humour with him. Ahead of his new tour Leap Year, which was nominated for Best Show at Leicester Comedy Festival, the comic invites us into his shed to talk touring, writing for some of the UK’s biggest comedians and his comedy heroes...
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What Do Johnny Vegas, Ricky Gervais, Ross Nobel and Stewart Lee Really Think of Just The Tonic Owner Darrel Martin?
Thu 03 Oct 2019Nottingham’s longest-running comedy club Just the Tonic is back with a brand new residency at Metronome. To celebrate, we’ve delved deep into the LeftLion archives to let owner Darrell Martin know what some of Britain’s most famous comedians really think of him and his club...
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12 Famous Comedians Who Played Nottingham
Mon 30 Sept 2019Our city has hosted some world-famous acts over the years...
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The Thompson Brothers on Stand Up Comedians, Goose Fair and Pumpkins
Sat 28 Sept 2019Nottingham's most opinionated grocers on...
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Beatboxer Jason Singh: "If you can't sing, or don't want to speak about your issues, it gives you an ability to communicate something with your voice."
Sat 17 Aug 2019In taking inspiration from the natural world, Jason Singh has established himself as one of the most innovative and well-respected beatboxers in the country, with his vocal recreations of birdsongs and entire forestry environments leading to his work being featured on BBC shows Imagine, Springwatch and CountryFile. We sent Notts beatboxer Alex Motormouf Young to catch up with Singh...
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The Moonshine Sessions: This World Will Break Your Heart by Ogikubo Station
Fri 26 Jul 2019The Moonshine Sessions are a collaboration between Gigantic Tickets and Alchemistic Records borne out of a shared commitment to live music. They aim to provide a platform for cutting edge global talent as well as showcase the best of the vibrant music scene in our home city. This week's release sees Ogikubo Station play This World Will Break Your Heart...
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Surrealist Comedian Bill Bailey on His Larks in Transit Tour, Feminism and Nicki Minaj
Thu 23 May 2019As a comedian, actor, surrealist, musician, and panel show regular, it’s fair to say that Bill Bailey is something of a renaissance man in the entertainment industry. As he gets ready to head back to Nottingham for his Larks in Transit tour, we caught up with him to chat about satire, feminism and Nick Minaj...
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Emily Leary on Her Cookbook Get Your Kids to Eat Anything and Her Five-phase Programme
Sat 13 Apr 2019Local woman Emily Leary has written Get Your Kids to Eat Anything to help parents do exactly what it says on the tin with her five-phase programme...
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Comedian Reginald D Hunter on Bringing His Facing the Beast Tour to Nottingham
Sat 13 Apr 2019Astute, insightful and, above all else, hilarious, Reginald D Hunter has firmly established himself as Britain’s favourite comedian from across the pond. To celebrate his twentieth year as a working comedian in the UK, he’s heading back to Nottingham with his Facing the Beast tour…
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Rebooting Your Wardrobe: Fashion Re:Boot Bring Their Sold Out Event to Nottingham
Mon 04 Mar 2019Clothes, shoes, bags, jewellery… Prosecco? Thursday 28 February saw the spectacular Fashion Reboot event come to Nottingham's Rough Trade. The concept? Pretty simple: shoppers can purchase from the wardrobes of bloggers, Instagrammers, journalists and all-round style superstars and bag their garms for bargain prices. Imagine eBay, but in real life….
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Nottingham Fixers' Guide to Saving Your Household Wares
Thu 14 Feb 2019According to a study by the North London Waste Authority, fewer than one in ten people attempt to repair their broken items, despite 42% saying they’d prefer to mend the thing than throw it away. That’s where Nottingham Fixers come in; their volunteers share skills, helping to build the confidence of anyone who wants to start repairing for themselves. In a year, they’ve held multiple Repair Cafes that have helped over 200 people save 865kg of carbon from our atmosphere, and 73kg of waste from the bin. And that’s just for electrical items alone. Here, the team have given us a few tips on fixing household bits that you might ordinarily ditch.
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Create Your Own Happy: Children’s Author Becky Goddard on Her Mission to Make the Little’uns Smile
Sat 19 Jan 2019According to studies by The Children’s Society and Pisa, young people in England are among the unhappiest in the world. With internet bullying, endless school tests and cuts to services, it can be bleddy hard being a kid. However, help is at hand. Together with Penny Alexander, West Bridgford’s Becky Goddard-Hill has devised Create Your Own Happy, a workbook that aims to empower children.
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New York Comedian Iliza Shlesinger Played Glee Club Nottingham
Wed 14 Nov 2018Nottingham is great for world-famous artists performing on your doorstep, sometimes in intimate venues. One of the most prominent comedians at the moment, Iliza Schlesinger brought her show Fluent in English to a few hundred people in Nottingham’s Glee Club on a Monday night...
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Express Yourself in Notts: We Made a Zine with Hannah Whitlow and Dizzy Ink
Mon 12 Nov 2018We visited Nottingham Zine Library down at Nottingham Contemporary, to get inspired by the city in a zine workshop put together by Express Yourself...
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Netflix Comedian Iliza Shlesinger Talks Upcoming Nottingham Glee Club Gig
Tue 06 Nov 2018Iliza Shlesinger delivered her unique mix of feminist wit and smart advice to packed shows in the UK earlier this year. This month, the outspoken Texan and self-made Netflix star is back and she’ll be swinging by Nottingham’s Glee Club for one night only. She tells Alison Kirkman what to expect…
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Foretell Your Destiny with These Nottingham-Themed Tarot Cards
Sat 20 Oct 2018The ancient wisdoms of tarot have been utilised in the foretelling of soul destiny for bleddy yonks. We hath dug out some of Nottingham’s occult cards for yorn ducks to cut out and play with in the last remaining local boozers, or Temples of the Divine, if you like. Pay heed to the stories told, interpret the knowledge imparted in your own, true way. Just mek sure you charge a decent few quid for any readings given, and sling us 10%...
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5 Things to do on your Lunch Break in Nottingham
Thu 11 Oct 2018On your lunch break with nothing to do? Think again, friend. Nottingham has got loads of activities to kill the hour before you have to get back to work…
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Sustainability Notts: Reducing Your Carbon Footprint
Fri 03 Aug 2018Welcome to August’s edition of Sustainability Notts. Our aim: to highlight where you can get involved and make difference to our local Notts environment...
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Make Your Cake and Eat It with Sherwood Textile Workshop
Thu 14 Jun 2018Do you know your ganache from your mirror glaze, your Battenburg from your Victoria sponge, your macarons from your macaroons?
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Comedian Doug Stanhope Reckons The Fish Man Is Well Odd
Fri 01 Jun 2018He’s one of those stand-ups that you’ve either never heard of or are obsessive about. British viewers may know him from a glut of appearances on Charlie Brooker’s Newswipe and Screenwipe back in the early- and mid-noughties, but there’s a lot more to Doug Stanhope than that...
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Comedian Ivo Graham Talks Australia Travels Ahead of Nottingham Glee Club Performance
Mon 23 Apr 2018Comedian Ivo Graham has been treading the boards of the nation's comedy clubs since 2009, when he decided stand-up was more exciting than studying for a degree in languages. While he's yet to really use his 2:1 in a professional capacity, the Eton and Oxford-educated graduate nonetheless has developed a style of comedy that uses his clear love of words to clear comedic effect. His latest solo show is Educated Guess is showing on Thursday 3 May 2018, at The Glee Club, Nottingham...
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6 Reasons to Get Yourself Down to the Nottingham Canal
Mon 09 Apr 2018Nottingham provides plenty of natural beauty. There’s the deer-filled grounds of Wollo Park, the city’s oldest public park The Arboretum, and the lakes of Colwick County Park, to name just a few. But there's another top contender for the list: Nottingham & Beeston Canal. Here are a few reasons why everyone should be checking out this waterway…
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9 Notts Albums To Add To Your Playlist
Fri 23 Mar 2018Fill your tabs with some proper Notts glory...
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8 Things to Do With Your Mum This Mothers Day
Wed 07 Mar 2018Mums are bleddy brilliant, aren’t they? Whether yours birthed you, raised you, came into your life half way through, if you call her mum, or grandma, or aunty, or her first name, if she makes the best roast potatoes, or struggles to boil an egg, she’s always on the other end of the phone when you need her. Treat your mum, or the closest person to it, to a cracker this Mother’s Day. Here’s some brain food to get the ideas ticking...
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