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How to Make a Comic with Amanda Tribble
Sun 11 Jan 2015These aren't the drawings you're looking for... or are they?
Interview: Machine-free Tattooist Boff Konkerz
Thu 01 Jan 2015"I didn't get into it with the idea that it would be a good way to tattoo, I started tattooing like that and then I worked out why it was a good way"
Top of the Notts 2014
Tue 30 Dec 2014A round-up of some of our favourite music that has come out of Nottingham this year
Top 14 LeftLion Articles of the Year
Tue 30 Dec 2014We get all nostalgic and have a look back at the cream of our wordy crop from the past twelve months
Santa Deaths and How to Avoid Them
Thu 25 Dec 2014Nottingham born Tom Rourke works with fellow animators on this Christmassy short animation
Street Tales: The Bubonic Bell Inn
Thu 25 Dec 2014Find out more about the plagued history of that owd pub on Angel Row from a man who tells Nottingham stories you've never heard before...
Ben Caunt: Hucknall's Bare-knuckle Boxing Champion
Tue 23 Dec 20142015 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Ben Caunt, an absolute man beast from Hucknall and former bare-knuckle boxing champion of England.
Tales From The Darker Side Of Winter
Mon 22 Dec 2014Mike Payton and Tim Ralph give us a few winter's tales on a storytelling night in Beeston
Live: Christmas Jazz Fest with the Nottingham Jazz Orchestra
Thu 18 Dec 2014"This is just what you want from a Christmas jazz gig – a big warming, accessible hug of an experience, like a Die Hard box set with a large brandy"
Interview: Joe Buhdha
Tue 16 Dec 2014Producer, promoter, label boss, rapper, DJ, lecturer, Joe Buhdha has held down just about every job in hip-hop, bar leather trackies inventor. As Can’t Stop Won’t Stop’s first release hits stereos, he told us about how it all started, and why he’s got no plans to let up anytime soon…
Interview: Ian Douglas
Mon 15 Dec 2014"The children's book industry looks down its nose on the digital world and is stuck in the past"
Interview: Bob Robinson
Thu 11 Dec 2014Born in County Tyrone, Bob Robinson has called Nottingham home for the last forty-odd years. It’s here he’s created work that is equally bold, humorous and grotesque, yet has gained little recognition. Now aged 63 and living with terminal cancer, we spoke to him about the inspiration behind his art and how it feels to have a retrospective at such a poignant time.
Rough Trade Open Up In Nottingham
Wed 10 Dec 2014Stephen Godfroy, director and co-owner of Rough Trade, is credited with revitalising the company after joining a decade ago. Firstly he introduced the subscription-based ‘Album Club’ and then helped develop Rough Trade East, the company’s flagship store on trendier-than-thou Brick Lane. After setting up Rough Trade New York last October, the independent record store has opened its first UK store outside of London on Broad Street. He came to Nottingham for the store’s opening, so we nipped in for a chat…
Interview: Owl Man Frank Shelton
Tue 09 Dec 2014You might have seen Frank Shelton walking around town with a majestic bird and cute little hound but, like us, probably refer to him as his more sophisticated alias – Owl Man. We grabbed a cuppa with him at the Malt Cross, along with his dog Lucy and barn owl Kim…
Art Works: Adrian Tasker
Tue 25 Nov 2014"The cardinal sin for any designer is to not research your subject"
Rough Trade Opens in Nottingham
Mon 24 Nov 2014A new era begins as London's favourite indie record store opens up a branch in Nottingham. Photography of the store's first day by Shaun Gordon...
Phoenix Dance Theatre
Sat 22 Nov 2014A triple bill of contemporary dance proves to be charming, humorous and very intense
Music Reviews: November 2014
Thu 20 Nov 2014With Amber Run, Origin One, Separation Anxiety, Trekkah, The Madeline Rust, Rattle, Merrick's Trust, and The Wild Man of Europe
Cycling in Nottingham: Tram Tracks
Mon 17 Nov 2014Continuing on our bicycle endeavours, we tackle the problems tram lines cause for pedallers all over the city...
Nottingham Contemporary Turns Five
Fri 14 Nov 2014It's now five years since the city's green and gold art institution first opened its doors to the public
Live: New Faces Tour 2014
Thu 13 Nov 2014Communion Music bring Amber Run, Fyfe, Kimberley Anne and Pixel Fix to The Bodega
Interview: Origin One
Tue 11 Nov 2014After dominating this year’s summer line-ups, Origin One now possess a body of work with a bassweight to bust your tabs ten times over. With their reggae, dub and digi-dancehall vibes, they’ve become notorious in Nottingham for turning rooms wild. We caught up with Kevin Thompson, the bloke behind the beats…
Live: Jamie T
Sun 09 Nov 2014Move out of the way man, Mr T has come out of his rabbit hole and he's back in the game