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Music Reviews: December 2013 - January 2014
Tue 17 Dec 2013Jake Bugg, Alright The Captain, Bru-C, Euler, Amber Run, Chloe McShane, Ashmore, Bus Stop Madonnas, Rue Royale, Baby Godzilla and more
Interview: Ross Bradshaw from Five Leaves Bookshop
Thu 12 Dec 2013We’re in the middle of a recession. People can barely afford to put on their heating let alone buy something as luxurious as a book. Yet Five Leaves publisher Ross Bradshaw has taken the brave decision to open an independent bookshop. Thank goodness someone has got some balls… and books.
Katie Half-Price: Issue 53
Thu 04 Jul 2013"Thatcha may ‘ave divided the nation through her policies but we can all agree that her quiff worra lot better than Morrissey’s"
Katie Half-Price: Issue 52
Sat 18 May 2013"If JK Rowling were to squeeze outta turd onto a page and prod it wi’ a stick so it made pretty brown patterns, publishers would offer her millions fer it"
Homelessness in Nottingham
Wed 17 Apr 2013Nottingham has kept its ‘rough sleeping’ numbers well below the national average. What’s happening differently here to elsewhere?
Katie Half-Price: Issue 51
Sat 13 Apr 2013"The opening chapters tell of her humble Towie upbringing when her smacky mates got higher than Felix Baumgartner and her brother ended up in clink."
Katie Half-Price: Issue 50
Wed 30 Jan 2013"Christian is a violent bulleh, but Ana dunt mind cuz he’s gorra bell-end the size o’ Jay Leno’s head."
Interview: Alison Moore
Sat 12 Jan 2013Alison Moore’s unsettling debut novel The Lighthouse explores grief, helplessness and abandonment in a style that threatens to crash against the rocks at any moment. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize, it’s the first glimmer from an important new writer...
Katie Half-Price: Issue 45
Wed 07 Mar 2012"Susie has ter confront an arsh truth: she’s married to a nob"
Behind the scenes: LeftLion #44 photoshoot 4
Sat 10 Dec 2011Gallery 4 of 4 from the LeftLion #44 cover shoot, this time Jemma Cox was on photo duties
I'm Not From London Photoshoot
Tue 06 Dec 2011Ralph Barklam went on the buses with Will Robinson and the three bands signed to his I'm Not From London label
Behind the scenes: LeftLion #44 photoshoot 2
Tue 06 Dec 2011The second in our 'behind the scenes' galleries of the cover shoot involving nearly 500 of the city's musicians - this time by Ralph Barklam
Behind the scenes: LeftLion #44 photoshoot
Mon 05 Dec 2011When we took on the mammoth task of getting nearly 500 Notts musicians into one photograph, Carla Mundy was at Rock City to document it
LeftLion Photographer teams up with Paul Smith
Mon 05 Dec 2011Our boy David Baird creates limited edition series of music prints to be sold on the Paul Smith website in aid of The Music Exchange
Jitterbug in Photos
Fri 25 Nov 2011Photo action from Jitterbug, Nottingham's vintage loving electro swing night
A potted history of the Malt Cross
Thu 01 Sept 2011A local venue with a rich history: from the Elephant Man, to Monty Python's silly walks, to a roof held together entirely with glue
Katie Half-Price: Issue 42
Tue 16 Aug 2011"This book won the Orange Prize, which must mean you get unlimited text messages forever. Wicked!"
Interview: Marcus Clarke
Mon 06 Jun 2011Marcus Clarke and his wife Helena Smee have spent the last twenty years in a Sherwood house full of dismembered body parts. Calm down, Officer – they’re only keeping their hands in as one of the UK’s foremost puppet-based production companies with a list of credits as long as, well, your arm…
Katie Half-Price & The Book of Matthew
Wed 22 Dec 2010This Chrimbo I met a poet who's the lovechild of Johnny Ball..and he can blow up cars! LOL!
LeftLion Magazine #38
Wed 01 Dec 2010Featuring John Robertson, The Soundcarriers, Vivian Mackerrell, Jeannie Finlay, White Dolemite, Andy Smith and more...
Katie Half-Price: Issue 37
Wed 13 Oct 2010Slapping kids, the afterlife and bullying mams - the topics of her latest reviews rather than a night down the local