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For King, Not Country: Why We Need a More Inclusive War Narrative in the UK
Mon 13 Jul 2020As the world gets ready to remember the 75th anniversary of VJ Day, photographer Jagdish Patel explores the role of Commonwealth soldiers – many of whom were conscripted under the threat of violence – in Britain’s victory.
The Nottingham Project Launches to Rejuvenate the City’s Cultural Scene
Mon 13 Jul 2020The major new project, which includes Vicky McClure, Shane Meadows and Director of the London 2012 Organising Committee Greg Nugent, will aim to breathe new life into the city post-COVID.
Lockdown Laughs: What Happened to Nottingham's Comedy Scene During Quarantine?
Wed 08 Jul 2020In a time where the world needs laughter more than ever, we see how some of Nottingham's funny people have been coping during lockdown...
How Nottingham's Music Scene is Responding to Coronavirus
Thu 23 Apr 2020We never thought we’d see the day that all our city’s gigs had to be called off, but that bleddy COVID-19 has put a temporary stop to the lot. It’s a trying time and then some for everyone involved in the music industry right now, from artists and technicians to venues and record shops. Yet in the face of this crisis we’ve seen some gargantuan spirit and rallying round in Notts, so while we’re not able to go to gigs for a while, we’ve chatted with some of our friends across the scene and scoured the net to show you what our music heads think of it all, what they’re up to and how you can support the local scene...
20 Great Battle Scenes from Film History
Fri 17 Jan 2020From the walls of Jerusalem to the beaches of Normandy, to the Mongolian plains and the waves of the Atlantic. Whether its spears and shields or bullets and bayonets, these are twenty of the greatest battle scenes in film history...
Punk Rock Survivors UK Subs To Hit Rescue Rooms
Wed 20 Nov 2019The current incarnation of UK Subs are set to dish out a night that will surely leave the audience dripping in both sweat and nostalgia...
Jay Rayner on Last Suppers, Nottingham's Food Scene, and Being the Christmas Chef
Fri 27 Sept 2019On Sunday 29 September Jay Rayner brings his new book to life on stage at Glee Club. It explores our fascination with last suppers and tells the stories of the killer dishes that would end up on his table. We spoke to him ahead of the show…
Fourteen Year Old Photographer Indy Kiemel-Greene: "The UK is one of the most nature depleted countries in the world, and it's only going to get worse."
Wed 14 Aug 2019It’s not just adults that are raising more awareness about the environment - more and more young people are getting closer to nature too. Indy Kiemel-Greene is just fourteen, and is already a keen wildlife volunteer and photographer. We spoke to him about his work, attending the Time for Now lobby, and how people can help wildlife to thrive...
Singer-Songwriter Tilly Greentree on Noise from the Next Generation and the Nottingham Music Scene
Wed 17 Apr 2019The Notts singer-songwriter is this year’s Audience Award winner from Nottingham Music Hub's Noise from the Next Generation. She sits down with Fashion Editor, Anna Murphy, to talk sound, musical style and being sixteen.
The Underground Radio Scene in Nottingham
Fri 22 Mar 2019Radio has undergone something of a revolution recently, with the internet explosion facilitating a new wave of niche, localised, underground stations that capture the unique sound of their areas. Proving that Nottingham is no exception, our tastemakers have launched their own platforms too, marking the city’s contribution towards this growing movement...
Tom Quigley's Weekends and Everything In Between Exhibition is a Behind the Scenes Look at Nottingham's Skate Scene
Fri 01 Mar 2019As a member of Nottingham’s skateboard scene, photographer Tom Quigley has developed a reputation for brilliantly capturing candid moments of the subculture. An advocate of creating art that his audience wants to see, his work has been praised for its authentic portrayal of life as a skateboarder in the city, striking a balance between the everyday and the sublime. Following on from his 2014 and 2015 shows, his latest exhibition, Weekends And Everything In Between, is at Surface Gallery until Saturday 9 March…
Self Esteem is bursting onto the scene with personal songwriting and a big live show
Mon 25 Feb 2019Relatability is having a moment. But artist and musician Rebecca Taylor doesn’t even need to try. Going under the name of Self Esteem and with her debut album Compliments Please out on in March, we caught up with Rebecca to talk touring, Instagram and Kanye…
Queen Zee Want to Glitz Up the Current Music Scene
Sun 17 Feb 2019There is no denying that the genres of rock and punk have seen one heck of a revival recently, with Queen Zee leading the way. The rowdy Liverpool-based band, deemed 'an unavoidably loud force for good', are not only renowned for their explosive live shows, but also for championing the LGBTQ+ community. We caught up with lead singer Zee ahead of their gig at The Bodega this Friday…
UK Young Artist City Takeover in Photos
Fri 15 Feb 2019The UK Young Artist City Takeover took place around Hoodtown from Thursday 7 to Wednesday 13 February. We got down to as many events as we could to take some snaps...
Art Works: Ronan Somerville
Thu 07 Feb 2019Ronan's illustrated chess board is decorated with meaningful creatures...
Art Works: Kelly Fung
Thu 07 Feb 2019Kelly Fung gives us the lowdown on her contemporary piece, Sit Down...
Rapper and Busker TrueMendous is Coming to Notts for UKYA City Takeover
Wed 23 Jan 2019A master of the multisyllabic rhyme scheme, TrueMendous is a rapper and busker from Birmingham who recently upped sticks to the big smoke. In February, she's back in the Midlands as part of the UKYA City Takeover in Nottingham. A residential artist at The Roundhouse, she's been kicking out multi-genre, story-focused music with a mad work rate, and is currently putting together a new EP and book of lyrics. We caught up with the rising star ahead of her visit…
Otis Williams of The Temptations Talks New Music, Touring the UK and Listening to Beyoncé
Wed 28 Nov 2018Formed in 1961 and named by Billboard as the most successful r'n'b act of all time, The Temptations have produced a hit in nearly every decade since their inception with ubiquitous singles like My Girl and Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone. We grabbed Otis Williams for a word on the blower...
Nottingham Grime Artist Omari Grant Has Taken On the Regional Boxing Scene
Tue 06 Nov 2018Omari Grant – a force from Nottingham grime’s early days, also known as Kriptik – has recently been smashing it on the regional boxing scene under the alias of “The Praying Mantis”. Currently at seven undefeated wins, we sat down to find out what powers his success...
David Severn Documents Whitby Goth Weekend in New Photobook
Wed 17 Oct 2018Party with all the seaside spirit your black little heart can muster this Halloween season, with David Severn's Whitby Goth Weekend photograph book launch at Nottingham Contemporary's Ottar Cafebar on Thursday 1 November, from 7pm. In the meantime, check out some of the photos featured in the book, and have a read of our chat with David himsen...
Nottingham Comic Con Mastermind Kevin Brett on the UK Scene
Mon 15 Oct 2018Kev Brett is the mastermind behind Nottingham Comic Convention, and the artist behind Piddley Pix and The Monkey and the Mouse, to name a couple. Ahead of his fifth consecutive Comicon which, according to his book The Making of a Comic Con, should have given him roughly five heart-attacks by now, Kev answered a few questions for LeftLion…
Get Down to Brass: Nottingham's Jazz Scene
Fri 24 Aug 2018Jazz has been around for over a century now; the exact date disputed but its birthplace is unanimously agreed on: New Orleans. African-American communities of this vibrant, palpable city kicked off the magical creation in the early 1900s, and an entirely new music genre formed. After a period of being frowned upon by many, it became the soundtrack for twenties America, otherwise known as the Jazz Age. These days, the West African rhythms, blues, ragtime and European military band infusions have danced their way across the globe, and into the corners of cities like ours. But what of Nottingham jazz? Where did it all start, and what’s going on in the scene today?
The Promise is a Lie: Photos of Nottingham Skate Scene
Fri 06 Apr 2018Ever since Italian analog photographer and poet, Mariano Doronzo, moved to our city, he's spent his time exploring our streets with his old Praktica film camera. Back in August 2017, he found himself in Sneinton Market, and began snapping some shots of the regular dwellers...
Queer in Nottingham City
Mon 19 Feb 2018"There are pockets of support in Nottingham, you have just to know where to look for them"...