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Exploring Technology, Spoken Word and Writing our Roots at WEM’s The Writers’ Conference
Thu 08 Mar 2018Last week, Nottingham’s literati gathered on a snowy Saturday to do some listening, learning and creating at The Writers’ Conference, all hosted by Writing East Midlands. We got down to check out some of the talks and workshops…
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LeftLion Magazine #99
Thu 01 Mar 2018With Ladbaby, Charity Shop Sue, Toys AndMe, Bru-C, Martyn Poliakoff, Lamar Francois, Chris Underwood, A Cinema Attendant in Notts, Steve Underwood and more...
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Nottingham To Hold Women in Music Event to Tackle Inequality in the Industry
Sat 24 Feb 2018Frank Turner’s tour manager; a senior music promoter; a grassroots venue owner and a singer-songwriter are some of the leading players in the music industry lined up by DHP Family for the inaugural Women in Music event in Nottingham...
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LeftLion Magazine #98
Thu 01 Feb 2018With David Rodigan MBE, Mark Thomas, Sharewear, The Hempolics, Nottingham Sticker Heads, A Bouncer in Notts, The Bestwood Partnership, Lloyd Byfield, Little John the Bare-knuckle Boxer and more...
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Happy 230th Birthday Lord Byron! Here, Have a Beer.
Mon 22 Jan 2018Monday 22 January 2018 marks the 230th anniversary of the birth of Nottingham’s most notorious literary legend, the mad, bad and dangerous to know poet, Lord Byron...
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Finding Nana: Playwright Jane Upton on The Journey Behind Her Play
Fri 19 Jan 2018When Notts playwright Jane Upton went to the Isle of Wight to reconnect with childhood memories of her Nana, her whole life changed. As her play Finding Nana comes to Nottingham for the first time next month, Jane talks about the inspiration behind the work...
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10 Nottingham Women in Literature
Fri 12 Jan 2018Mention Nottingham’s literary heritage and people often cite Byron, Lawrence or Sillitoe. But our female writers are equally as rebellious and ground-breaking. Margaret Cavendish was one of the earliest science fiction writers; Lucy Hutchinson was the first female writer of an epic English poem; Ada Lovelace is credited as the first computer programmer; suffragist, Alice Zimmerman, worked as a writer and translator; and Alma Reville was an influential screenwriter. In more recent times, Nottingham has been home to one of Britain’s funniest authors, Mhairi McFarlane; Pippa Hennessy played a key role in our successful bid to become UNESCO City of Literature; and Sandeep Mahal took up her position as its first director last year. Up the women. Here’s ten more who’ve contributed to Nottingham’s incredible literary landscape...
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LeftLion Magazine #97
Mon 01 Jan 2018Our UNESCO City of Literature special with crime author John Harvey, Georgina Wilding, Sandeep Mahal, Cappo, Lord Byron, Alan Sillitoe, DH Lawrence and more...
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Review: East Midlands Heritage Awards 2017
Wed 13 Dec 2017The theme of the awards this year was ‘celebrating creativity’ as poets, a filmmaker, and a photographer interpreted winning entries.
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Advertising Sectioned: The Modern Way to Loveliness (Woman’s Magazine, 1948)
Sun 10 Dec 2017The last ever installment of Wayne Burrows' marvelously dry series...
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A Tale of Two Technos: The Waves and Project Gas Team-Up For New Night
Thu 07 Dec 2017We find out more about the collaboration between two Notts promoters helping to shake-up the dance floor...
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LeftLion Magazine #96
Fri 01 Dec 2017With Tiger Boe, Ruth and Martin's Album Club, Stephen Barker, Emmanuel House, LeftLion Christmas Tree, Shopping Centre Santas, Fox and Grapes, GB Cafe and more...
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Midlands Women's Aid Need Your Help
Fri 17 Nov 2017Crimbo is close, which means it’s time to get giving, and if you’re looking for a worthy cause in need of pennies we’ve got it covered. Midlands Women’s Aid, a refuge service in Notts, is looking to raise £840 to buy presents for forty children (budgeting £20 per child) and they need our help. They’ve only got till Sunday 10 December to hit their target…
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Art Review: Sounds Like Her at New Art Exchange
Wed 08 Nov 2017Seven women, from a variety of different backgrounds, have brought their work together to create Sounds Like Her the New Art Exchange. They’re using their voices, language, noise, textures, music, sonic structures and non-sonic materialisations of sound all to grab your attention and make you think about things from new perspectives...
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Gone Feral: Punk and Poetry at Low-Light Magazine launch
Tue 07 Nov 2017Who doesn't love a bit of punk? Hi-Vis are back with their DIY dazzlers, and we went down to the Chameleon to see what they had to say for themselves.
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LeftLion Magazine #95
Wed 01 Nov 2017With DIY Poets, A Toilet Attendant in Notts, Arse Full of Chips, Community Recording Studio, Captain Albert Ball, Nottingham Refugee Forum, Georgina Wilding, Alchemilla and more...
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Hollywood Talk About Their Debut EP
Tue 24 Oct 2017To celebrate the release of their first EP, No More Will I Adore You, we sat down with the band Hollywood before their recent gig at the Jam Café to talk supergroups, band names and electric keyboard DIY.
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Herbert Kilpin Spesh: Robert Nieri
Sat 21 Oct 2017Robert Nieri is a charity lawyer by day, but he’s spent the best part of a decade researching and writing a book about a man called Herbert Kilpin. That and hanging out with the Milan glitterati. And us…
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Herbert Kilpin Special: Andy Black on Notts County
Tue 17 Oct 2017First and foremost, Andy Black is a Notts County supporter, but he’s also one of those people with an uncanny knack of making good things happen. Alongside his wife, Lisa, he was pivotal in raising over £100k for the Jimmy and Jack statue in Meadow Lane, which is the iceberg tip of their community endeavours. Most recently, they’ve helped to uncover a 120-year-old secret about the man who started a friendship between Notts County and Juventus…
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LeftLion Magazine #94
Sun 01 Oct 2017Why Nottingham is the Birthplace of Italian Football, Mental Health Special, Nottingham European Capital of Culture 2023, Impractical Jokers, Jon McGregor and more...
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The Women Behind S'Laughter: The Murderously Funny Podcast
Thu 21 Sept 2017If you’ve been scouring iTunes, desperately trying to find a podcast that’s interesting, gripping, hilarious and educational in equal measure, then search no longer. S’laughter ticks all the boxes. Recorded by two Notts teachers in their front room, this podcast is murderous comedy at its best...
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Live Music Review: The Surfing Magazines at the Angel Microbrewery
Wed 06 Sept 2017The Surfing Magazines are in town, touring to promote the release of their eponymous debut album
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LeftLion Magazine #93
Fri 01 Sept 2017With Tumble Audio, A History of Nottingham Hip Hop, Tekonta Secta, Oscar & Rosie's, Sara Pascoe, and The Boy with the Perpetual Nervousness...
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Celebrating Women in Punk at The National Video Game Arcade
Wed 23 Aug 2017A night of exploring women's role in British punk...
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LeftLion Magazine #92
Tue 01 Aug 2017Featuring Rampant Ink’s Gray Silva, Mellonie Page, Lucy does burlesque, A Fortunate Man, former White Dwarf editor Mark Latham, Wild Boar Books, Nottingham Street Food Club and the Lincolnshire Poacher's Dutch twin...
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