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LeftLion Interviews Podcast #4: Daudi Matsiko on Music, Songwriting, Depression and Robin Hood Prince of Thieves
Fri 20 Sept 2024The latest episode from our 'Live at the Library' podcast features British-Ugandan singer-songwriter Daudi Matsiko...
Comedy Queen and RuPaul Drag Winner Bianca Del Rio charms Nottingham
Fri 20 Sept 2024Sam Harvey checks out Bianca Del Rio's Dead Inside tour as it stops off at the Royal Concert Hall
Book Review: akal by Dave Wood
Thu 19 Sept 2024We sit down with a mindful new collection from a much-valued Nottingham poet...
Gig Review: Eyre Llew at The Bodega
Wed 18 Sept 2024They are one of our city’s finest musical exports and now, after some time away, ambient rock outfit Eyre Llew are officially back. Once again performing live and this time with a second album in the bank, we went along to their hometown show at The Bodega to hear how the new music is coming along…
Theatre Review: Dear Evan Hansen
Wed 18 Sept 2024The long-awaited UK Tour of Dear Evan Hansen has finally arrived- and I can say with certainty that the wait was absolutely worth it! Never before have I left a show feeling this level of emotion. Should you go watch it? Absolutely- and here’s why...
Preview: Our next three 'LeftLion Live At The Library' events: Shane Meadows, Natalie Duncan and Chanel Cresswell
Wed 18 Sept 2024We've now confirmed our final three guests for our 2024 'LeftLion at the Library' events. These take place on the first Friday of each month at Nottingham Central Library thanks to funding from the Arts Council England...
Gig review: Nilüfer Yanya at Rough Trade
Tue 17 Sept 2024Currently amid a creative purple patch, British singer-songwriter Nilüfer Yanya has just released her much-anticipated third studio album, My Method Actor, garnering her further critical acclaim. Ahead of her performance at Rescue Rooms in December, Nilüfer made an additional stop in Nottingham as part of her in-store promotional tour for the new record…
Film Review: Lee
Mon 16 Sept 2024It could have been an all-timer, but this extraordinary true story is still a very decent watch…
Legendary and local music, art and 2000s telly at the theatre: Here's what's on this week in Notts 16-23 September
Sun 15 Sept 2024This week in Notts! Check out live music, from the legendary to the local, enjoy some art, or have a bloody good time at the theatre.
Gig review: American Football at Rock City
Fri 13 Sept 202425 years ago, four friends from Champaign, Illinois formed a band, made a record together and then headed off to college - not once thinking of the potential impact of their music. Little did they know that album would go on to become a seminal masterpiece, one that would inspire a whole genre, as well as a new generation of artists and legions of fans all around the globe. Now travelling the world in 2024 celebrating that album’s quarter century, American Football stopped by Rock City to play their iconic LP1 in full…
LeftLion's Latest Listens: Notts music we're currently spinning
Fri 13 Sept 2024This week's edition of LeftLion's Latest Listens, our music team's picks of the latest and greatest sounds from all around Nottingham and the Midlands, features new releases from Bloodworm, Otala, Marseille and #NAME?...
Book Review: Mark Vanner's 'The Bone That Swallowed A Man'
Wed 11 Sept 2024Modern tech is able to represent real life with increasing detail - but it doesn't get to the heart of the truth like surreal poetry can.