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SciBar at The Vat & Fiddle: Peter Wigmore on the Hippocampus
Fri 08 Dec 2017For the final SciBar of the year, Peter Wigmore joins to talk about "The Hippocampus - A Memorable Part of the Brain"
Live Music Review: Blast Off! Festival Day One at Rough Trade
Fri 10 Nov 2017The four day Blast Off Festival started on Thursday at Rough Trade, bringing garage-rock bands from all over the world. Our Gav went to check out Leadfoot Tea, Kings Of Hong Kong and The Hipshakes...
A History of Nottingham Hip Hop
Mon 25 Sept 2017Hip hop history in Nottingham is ridiculously rich; too rich to fit into one article. This piece is an introduction, the iceberg tip of a topic that we’ve been lucky enough to clock thanks to Pariz 1, DJ Fever and Courtney Rose, who put their time aside to drop endless OG gems; some of which have been stored in the LeftLion vault, for future podcast-related endeavours. Before we go in deep, let’s take a look back at the beginnings of the movement in the US, and at hip hop’s place in humble Notts…
Ten Greatest Film Sporting Rivalries
Sat 23 Sept 2017To celebrate the release of Borg vs. McEnroe, we take a look at ten of the greatest sporting rivalries in film
The School of Hope
Mon 19 Jun 2017Our Elizabeth was stuck in a rut after her degree, but a teaching trip to Guatemala soon sorted her out...
Dispossession: The Great Social Housing Swindle Screens at Broadway Cinema This Month
Thu 15 Jun 2017The social housing crisis isn’t easy to get the bonce round, and unfortunately it’s not going away anytime soon, either. Director of Sleaford Mods: Invisible Britain, Paul Sng of Velvet Joy Productions, is set to launch a new, independent documentary following in the footsteps of his previous work; contextualising austerity measures in the UK. The latest film is called Dispossession: The Great Social Housing Swindle, and it’s set to screen at Broadway Cinema this month...
There Is Hope
Sun 07 May 2017Kenneth, 36, is a Tree Consultant living with PTSD, Dissociative Personality Disorder and Bipolar. We caught up with him in honour of Mental Health Awareness Week to talk about his own experience with mental health, in the hopes that it will encourage others to open up themselves.
Kold Chillin' Talk Hip Hop Events at Rough Trade Nottingham
Thu 27 Apr 2017The legendary hip hop promoters fill us in on their events...
Rapper Scorzayzee on Gangsta Wraps, New EP Illa Scorz, and Nottingham Hip Hop
Mon 17 Apr 2017Rap’s Robin Hood is back with new EP Illa Scorz, and a ton of new merch designed by his eleven-year-old son to boot. We caught up with Scorzayzee for the lowdown on his latest release, plus the burning question of who’d win in a fight between the most famous fast food mascots…
Michelin Star Hopeful Alex Bond Hosts Supper Club at Wired Cafe
Mon 03 Apr 2017It was mackerel, miso-baked aubergine and pork belly, among other delicious treats, for us as we headed down to Pelham Street’s Wired Cafe...
The Herbert Kilpin's Hop Pop Up: A Marriage of Food and Beer
Fri 10 Mar 2017It seems a few folks - including myself - misunderstood the game here… It’s not about matching the right beer to your food, it's having the beer added to your food while it's being prepared. Bloody genius.
10 Notts Hip Hop Artists to Watch Out For
Thu 23 Feb 2017The UK hip hop scene is having somewhat of a resurgence these days. There’s a big light shining on London, but Nottingham has always been a birthplace of premium hip hop talent, from Out da Ville rapping circles around the rest of the country, to Pariz-1 proving that she can go bar to bar with any MC. The Nottingham pool of talent has always remained full, so we’ve collated a list of current hip hop artists to get to know this year.
It’s worth noting that without a few Nottingham rap legends laying down the groundwork beforehand, we may not have many of the artists on this list. So before we start, we give a big shout out to Scorzayzee, Wariko, Pariz-1, Out da Ville, Stan Crook Ed, J Gold, Fif Nova, 1st Blood, Cappo, Land Lordz, Fort Nottz, Smokes and Bluntz.
6 Greatest Robin Hoods on Film and TV
Tue 03 Jan 2017Despite what people in Yorkshire might claim, Robin Hood is a Nottingham icon – he even has his own tram. Here, Ant and Gav, who don’t half love a list, take a look at the six best Robin Hoods in film and TV…
Rapper Alice Short on Hip Hop, Nottingham, and Doctor Who
Thu 15 Dec 2016Rapper, poet, and Doctor Who fanatic Alice Short has been smashing Nottingham’s stages and scribbling like there’s no next year. With the blissfully bleak-yet-hopeful album These Small Towns Are Stranger Than Paradise barely under her belt, she’s got a sack of new tunes in the pipeline. We grabbed her for a chat…
Give a Gift of Hope with Emmanuel House
Fri 02 Dec 2016Christmas ain't all about getting a new lego set and gorging on chocolate
Gabriel Ebulue Performs Hip-Punk for Nottingham Comedy Festival
Mon 07 Nov 2016"Now I am writing jokes that mean something to me and say something important... rather than a series of elaborate dick jokes"
The Hip Priests
Mon 25 Jul 2016"I put a comment saying 'I went to school with Sleaford Mods and they were wankers', because they were"
10 Greatest Sports Documentaries
Fri 22 Jul 2016Broadway screened the documentary on the legendary Rumble in the Jungle fight between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman, we get listy
Jonzi D on Hip Hop Dance Theatre Show Breakin' Convention
Wed 11 May 2016"Theatre doesn't really acknowledge what's happening in its own backyard; there's this high-art approach that distances art from what the people are producing"
How To Represent Great Britain in a Triathlon World Championship and Be Wholly Healthy
Wed 24 Feb 2016Nottingham lady Cat Wynne tells all about her development as a sportswoman, and what she's doing to help get the rest of us up and going
Jeanie Finlay on Orion: The Man Who Would Be King
Fri 11 Sept 2015A man who sounded exactly like Elvis made a record that ended up at Riverside Festival. Luckily, it went into the hands of one of our favourite local filmmakers
Ten Great Modern Westerns
Mon 29 Jun 2015Western Slow West was released this week, so we made a top ten list in regards to the genre