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Music Reviews: February 2024
Tue 13 Feb 2024This month, we review music from Louis Croft, Molly, Alfie Wallace, Cheap Dirty Horse, Serena Jasmine, LYVIA, Charity Stow, Tom Shawcroft and Betsey B...
February’s Cover Artist Iulia Matei Tells Us More About Her Music-Themed Design
Sat 03 Feb 2024We hear more about the February issue’s cover from the talented illustrator, Iulia Matei…
LeftLion Magazine #168
Fri 02 Feb 2024A special musically themed issue of LeftLion, in this edition we find out the wonderful stories behind local band names, take a look at the LGBTQI+ events scene and delve into the history of Nottingham music halls. Also featuring interviews with THePETEBOX, Bill Bailey, Parisa East/Rastarella (founders of Acoustickle/Cultural Vibrations) and The Chameleon. This edition was guest-edited by LeftLion Assistant Editor/Music Editor Gemma Cockrell.
Locating Lawrence: February 1924
Fri 02 Feb 2024Yes, travelling the world is fun. But if you want to be happy, do a bit of housework…
Left Stag: January 2024
Thu 01 Feb 2024On an amber wall, in one of the entrances that opens into the Quarry Lane End, is a quote by the great former-Liverpool manager, Bob Paisley – “If you’re in the penalty area and don’t know what to do with the ball, put it in the net and we’ll discuss the options later”. How true these words now ring with Stags having done so only three times in the four January games since their triumphant away win at Stockport, on New Year’s Day...
From Light Night to Comedy in the Caves, Here’s What’s on in Nottingham This Week 29 January - 4 February
Sun 28 Jan 2024As February arrives, check out what you can do in Notts this week...
Left Brian: January 2024
Thu 25 Jan 2024As grateful as I am for the chance to write about Forest in LeftLion each month, we seem to be in a period of the club’s history where even a daily column would struggle to cover all the various triumphs, tragedies, scandals and melodramas. So how to do this past month justice and resist the siren call of the bullet point list? Strap in, here goes...
LeftLion Magazine #167
Thu 04 Jan 20242024 is here and so is the January DIY-themed issue of LeftLion! With a cover designed by Louis Cypher, inside you will find lots of Nottingham's DIY creatives, including Ricky Jamaraz, Sugar Stealers, Nottingham Hackspace, JT Soar, Studio Leatham and more...
Louis Cypher Tells Us How He Created LeftLion’s DIY-Themed January Cover
Wed 03 Jan 2024Hip-Hop artist and collage-maker Louis Cypher designed the cover of this DIY-themed issue of LeftLion. Here’s the story behind it…
LeftLion to Launch New Stand-alone Nottingham Events Platform
Mon 01 Jan 2024For over a decade we at LeftLion have run an online events directory offering a service to events promoters, organisations and venues across the city. We are delighted to let you know we’ll soon be seriously upping our game…
Left Stag: December 2023
Sun 31 Dec 2023After the turbulence of November, our first defeat and then several more in different competitions, it’s safe to say the Stags have categorically consigned that sequence of bad results to history and bounced back in imperious fashion...
Left Brian: December 2023
Thu 14 Dec 2023If Steve Cooper is relieved of his duties, I won’t be heartbroken at the prospect of losing his brand of football, writes our Forest columnist Gareth Watts. But I will be heartbroken for pretty much every other reason...
Left Magpie: December 2023
Mon 11 Dec 2023Ever since Notts returned to the Football League, there has been the determination to make an impact. Of “putting on a show” as the terrace favourite goes. And, as anyone reflecting on the previous month at Meadow Lane will testify, it’s certainly lived up to that billing…
Our December Cover Artist Chris Rickels Tells Us the Inspiration Behind His Festive LeftLion Cover
Tue 05 Dec 2023It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. And so is the cover of our December issue by Chris Rickels. We find out more about him and his work...
Left Stag: November 2023
Sat 02 Dec 2023After an unseasonably long harvest of points in August, September and October and an unbeaten run that will live long in the memories of Stags fans (particularly if this is to eventually end up a successful campaign), the winds finally changed and brought a turbulent November...
LeftLion Magazine #166
Fri 01 Dec 2023As December rolls around once again, we have a lovely festive themed mag for you. Check out some zero-waste gift ideas, hear about the best cheese in town, and take a look back at the cultural events in Nottingham of 2023. We also delve into the issue of loneliness over the Christmas period, speak to Doctor Who star Karl Collins, Safia Oakley-Green and local band Divorce, plus a brief look at the etymology of some local place names...
LeftLion Magazine #165
Mon 30 Oct 2023In Issue #165 we take a dip into the not so distant future to explore A.I., astronomy, and genetic engineering. You can also read about the art of letter writing, the ethics behind good coffee, seasonal affective disorder, and guinea pigs...