Site search

LeftLion Magazine #83

With Bru-C, Wigflex, Watson Fothergill, Matt Berry, Spokesman Books, Jo Caulfield, Raw Print, National Poetry Day, and more...

LeftLion stockists

Live Music Review: Musicians Against Homelessness at Rough Trade

Between the 18 September and 9 October musicians around the country are rallying together to perform shows in aid of homeless charity Crisis

What Notts: Tales from the Town

Our pigeons are pink, we've got vegetables as big as body parts, and we partial to a piss on a potential president

Chris Cooke and Steven Sheil on Mayhem Film Festival

We spoke to the organisers of the festival about it's 12th edition on the 13-16 October

Theatre Review: The Full Monty

We got down to the Theatre Royal to see a load of blokes take their kit off

Nottingham Pop All-Dayer 2016

Returning to The Maze on 1 October for its tenth annual event, and it's a cornucopia of indie pop loveliness

The Underground Man

Going underground at Welbeck Abbey

Football Documentary: Shaun Barker: 1,065 Days

Local filmmaker Ashley Carter is documenting the story of a Derby County player's rehabilitation after a horrific knee injury...

Lauren Goes To England vs Estonia

We sent our vlogger Lauren down to her first ever football match, England vs Estonia down Meadow Lane, for the England Women's final home UEFA Euro 2017 qualifier

Documentary Journalism Film Screening

Students from the Documentary Journalism NTU course screened their films at Broadway Cinema

Live Music Review: Blaenavon at the Rescue Rooms

"As one sashays through the throng of The Hunna’s packed-out crowd, it is noticeable that a hugely youthful audience is gathered"

Notts Factor 2016

#NottsFactor is a showcase for local music talent

Film Producer Rachel Dargavel on New Film Norfolk

We talk to the Nottingham Trent graduate about new film Norfolk and production company CRYBABY

Live Music Review: Church of the Cosmic Skull

I was drawn to this gig by the mystery of the whole thing; who debuts at the Rescue Rooms on a Friday night?

PubhD #31: Russian Heavy Metal Music, The Roman Empire and Trees, Education in Cuba

Time for three local researchers to decamp to PubhD at The Vat & Fiddle to talk about their work  

Wheelchair Drumming with Revenge of Calculon

Proving that shitty is still pretty by not using any fancy triggers or expensive drum set-ups. Just get any old drum kit, an extra stick and get laying down them grooves

Gav Hits The Pubs on the Nottingham Tram Route

We set our Gav on the tram and he couldn't help but stop off for a swift one in every boozer he came across. Oh, he came across some sights he did

Lisa McKenzie on Class and Culture in St. Ann's

"I want to be a working class academic, one who brings in their personal experience of that world, and tell other academics that they were not the sole interpreters of working class life"

Film Review: Norfolk

We review this British film ahead of its one off screening at Broadway Cinema on the 29 September

Film Review: Don't Breathe

We review this new horror movie from the director of Evil Dead

Nusic Podcast #138,Nusic

Hockley Hustle 2016 is almost upon us, get your ears wrapped around this podcast for a host of bands who will be giving it some on the day

8 Things to Do In Nottingham This Week

There's nothin' better than a Gangsta Wrap, right?

Future Session 117 - Megan Kelsey

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

What's on the LeftLion Stereo? - September 2016

With TV Crime, Juneau, Grey Hairs, That Jimmy Person and Dean Fichna, Moscow Youth Cult, Pyrophonic