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Film Review: Western

Valeska Grisebach takes an unknown cast and crafts a tense drama about German construction workers in remote Bulgaria.

Happeh Birthday, Nottsman

NottsMan is a Facebook page that’s been causing a right stir, with local videos, music and photos, as well as looks back into the city’s past. They’re celebrating one year into the page, so we hit up the man behind the media...

Dilk on Montana Shop's Tenth Birthday

It might be our hundredth issue, but there are plenty of other boggers in the city coming of age this year. Montana Shop is celebrating ten years in Nottingham, so we caught up with longtime LeftLion friend Dilk, the graffiti artist who brought the worldwide spray paint shop to the city, and featured on our cover back in 2012...

Racism in Notts: Remembering Stephen Lawrence

Sunday 22 April marks the 25^th anniversary of the death of Stephen Lawrence, an apt time to think about the current state of racism…

Kahn Talks Dubstep, Bristol, and Tricky Ahead of Nottingham's Irish Centre Gig

The legendary dubstep producer and DJ Kahn gives us a few insights ahead of his set at The Irish Centre...

Preview: Beast Preview Screening and Q&A at Broadway Cinema

Ahead of the preview screening and Q&A of his debut feature Beast this Saturday at Broadway Cinema, we had a quick chat with director Michael Pearce... 

Nottingham Record Stores are Celebrating Record Store Day 2018

Forever Records, Rough Trade and Plates Records are all taking part this year...

Isaac Gracie at Rescue Rooms Nottingham in Photos

Our George got down to take some snaps of the Radio 1 playlisted artist...

GorgeUs present The Best Lunches in Notts

The first in a new series in which Sam Nahirny explores all the awesome food our city has to offer...

Theatre Review: The Jungle Book

I will fight any child who say they enjoyed this more than I did...

Henry Normal Remembers His Nottingham

Poet, producer, and co-writer of the nation’s favourite, The Royle Family, Nottingham-born Henry Normal is a mate of the mag and helped Nottingham to become a UNESCO City of Literature. Here, the Baby Cow Productions co-founder reminisces about the city that shaped him, and lets us know what to expect at this month’s Nottingham Poetry Festival, birthed by the man himsen...

Film Review: 120 BPM

Director Robin Campillo draws on own personal experience in his emotional exploration of homosexuality and the AIDS epidemic in France during the 1990s.

A Look Back at the Glory Days of the LeftLion Forum

Back in the day, our forum was a HIT...

Theatre Review: Holes at Nottingham Playhouse

Live music, scary puppets and breath-taking scenery; Holes had it all...

Nusic Future Session: Tee Peters

The latest up and coming Nottingham musician to tickle the microphone and titillate the cameras at Nusic...

The Nottingham Poetry Festival 2018 Survival Guide

Nottingham's gone poetry mad, and with stellar events popping up in venues all over the city it can be hard to know where to start. Thankfully, your old pal LP Mills is here to give you the rundown on this year's Nottingham Poetry Festival. 

Film Review: Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist

Before this documentary was even released, Vivienne Westwood publicly denounced it. Nice to see the old girl has a bit of punk still in her.

Film Review: A Quiet Place

Real-life couple Emily Blunt and John Krasinkski (who also directs) star in the horror film where the rules are simple: you make a noise, you die.  

Live Music Review: Halle Classic Movie Thrillers

  A real joy to experience live...

George Akins Talks DHP Success

Rock City. Rescue Rooms. The Bodega. Stealth. Four of the city’s best-loved venues, all part of the DHP Family. It’s been a big year for this bunch, what with Rescue Rooms turning fifteen and the launch of the mammoth Beat The Streets festival. We had a word with George Akins, DHP’s main man, to find out more...

Live Music Review: Rob Green and Eric Bibb at Rescue Rooms Nottingham

“Now that we’re friends, I’m going to take my shoes off. Although, I don’t advise you do that… these floors get very sticky.”

Preview: Here to be Heard: The Story of the Slits screening and Q&A

William Badgley's acclaimed documentary about the world's first all-girl punk rock group is screening in Notts...

A Look Back at The LeftLion Gigs

As well as running a magazine, we’ve put on hundreds of gigs and events across town. Some readers will be too young to remember ‘em, but many of you will have played and partied at our nights. This one’s for the old-school...

Jason From Sleaford Mods on Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll

Back in the day, we used to lament the lack of Notts music acts breaking outside of the NG postcode, then a load of ‘em came through at once. But perhaps the most surprising was Sleaford Mods. Two blokes from Notts in their mid-forties who’d been playing open mic nights suddenly tapped into an international zeitgeist and completely smashed it. Frontman Jason Williamson tells us how...

Live Music Review: Cabbage at Rough Trade