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Murdered By My Boyfriend

Tue 24 Jun 2014

This new, one-off BBC Three drama is based on the true story of a Nottingham girl who suffered at the hands of domestic abuse

Jersey Boys

Tue 24 Jun 2014

Clint Eastwood is back in the director's chair, and this time it's a musical

Music Reviews: June - July 2014

Tue 24 Jun 2014

With Bru-C, Michael A Grammar, Ryan Thomas, Garton, Opie Deino, Simon Waldram, Grey Hairs, Privateers and more

Mik Godley

Mon 23 Jun 2014

Whether he's sitting behind an easel or an iPad, Mik Godley is one of the most talented artists working in Nottingham today. Period.

Nusic #81,Nusic

Mon 23 Jun 2014

Get your headphones on and nod along to the sounds of the city, plus the girl who is going to be opening the main stage at Splendour

Pick of the Week: 23 - 29 June

Sun 22 Jun 2014

By 'eck, it's all going off, down, left and right in Hoodtown. Feast your eyes, minds and ears on this little lot

Future Session 63 - Suspect Alibi

Sat 21 Jun 2014

New music, live in session, from Nottingham. The latest artist in the Nusic studio is

Belle

Sat 21 Jun 2014

"Amma Asante’s new film is an interesting exploration of personal and societal liberties that sets it aside from comparable films in the usually stuffy genre"

Book Reviews: June - July 2014

Fri 20 Jun 2014

A corrupt detective inspector, a post-war love affair, a cub who can't sleep in the dark, and more

Left Line and Length: June

Fri 20 Jun 2014

A quick perusal of the Division One stats and it's not too difficult to see where Notts' strengths and problems have lain

FSN 2014: Joy Mumford

Fri 20 Jun 2014

"I've been to Splendour Festival many times, it's one of my favourite Nottingham festivals. To play there would be a dream"

FSN 2014: Crosa Rosa

Wed 18 Jun 2014

"As far as songwriting goes, we try to keep it melodic and simple, but always try to add a twist of something different in there"

Our music is about finding patterns, bending and pulling, twisting, distorting and invertingWith a name that roughly translates from Japanese in to English as Ursa Minor, a constellation in the Northern Sky, it’s apt that Kogumaza have spent the best part of five years creating hypnotic, beguiling music that can often feel otherworldly. Between them Chris, Katy, Mark and Neil have been involved in the local music scene for twenty years, from playing in numerous bands, putting on shows, designing posters, and even hosting a show on Radio Trent. On the eve of the release of their second full length album, three of the band speak to LeftLion...

The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet

Tue 17 Jun 2014

French Director Jean-Pierre Jeunet's first English language film since Alien: Resurrection in 1997.

Kerry Young

Tue 17 Jun 2014

"Being a writer pays tuppence, but it's fantastic."

The Sneinton Art Scene

Tue 17 Jun 2014

Nottingham will never be mistaken for Paris but it is slowly being reorganised into French-style ‘quarters.’ In April the city council approved plans for Royal, Canal and Castle quarters to go with the business-orientated Creative Quarter that is based in and around Hockley. While LeftLion understand that there are as yet no plans to actually reorganise residential areas of Nottingham into arrondissements, readers may be wondering if there are also plans afoot to create the equivalent of Paris’ bohemian Left Bank.