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The Black Keys

Epiphany Fashion Show

Interview: BluMonkey

"We're ready to party! Expect us to give you a live show with a whole load of shouting and probably a few beers to wash it down with"

Just Jack

Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly

The Noisettes

Interview: Toadfish from Neighbours

LeftLion Editor Jared Wilson meets Toadfish Jarrod Rebecki, aka Neighbours actor Ryan Maloney. An interview that might be a catharsis for the last decade of his life...

Interview: Plan B

"People who criticise me think everyone should be put in boxes. People can't help hating on people when they have no real understanding"

Dinner With Springer

"If you're inviting Jerry Springer round for dinner," Cath said, "make sure you don't cook potatoes or rice."

Interview: Origamibiro

The artist formerly known as Penfold Plum and one half of Wauvenfold...

Interview: The Horrors Interview

"I hate the term indie, I find it very offensive. I think punk is a more accurate description of our music"

Interview: Sir Paul Smith

"If I was a real typical fashion person, I would take myself too seriously, have a strong ego, go to all the openings and parties and pander to the press all the time."

LeftLion Magazine #15

Featuring Sir Paul Smith, Toadfish, The Automatic, The Horrors, Josie Long, Origamibiro, Left of the Dealer, Plan B, Ben Kweller, Non-Thespian and more.

May Contain Notts: Dec 2006 - Jan 2007

Alan Sillitoe endorses drinking, Drop In The Ocean announce another gig, a new incinerator appears in Eastcroft, Santa comes and more people get shot

The Automatic

"During our radio show we were trying to describe what Fugee rock is and we described it as a psychedelic Battenberg cake"

Interview: Ben Kweller

"Just keep doing your thing, be who you are. Don't look over your shoulder and try to be the next guy"

Interview: Will Jeffery

"I've always known the Fresh Prince words ever since I was a nipper. I just put them to a tune I was working on in a sound check for a laugh"

Interview: Josie Long

"When I was growing up my mum always made us do loads of crafts and it just really makes me happy to be making something"

Graffitti Update Jan. 07.

LeftLion Unplugged January 2007

The Little Ones

A Canadian In New Basford: The Forest and Derby Rivalry

Rob Cutforth hasn’t been here long, but even he has a cob on about Derby County being in the Premiership…

A Canadian In New Basford on Chavs

When I saw two chavettes on the bus, listening to music through a mobile phone, I thought, "Awww, those poor girls, they can't afford headphones"

Interview: Jason Lee

"The Baddiel and Skinner Pineapple thing didn’t kill my career but it had a negative effect"

Turkey Time

There's a bloke works at our factory looks forward to this time of year. He never calls it Christmas, he always calls it Turkey Time...