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VVV: Leading the Hip Hop Revolution
Thu 12 Apr 2018VVV are Nottingham’s most exciting new hip hop export. Having said that, music aficionados could contest that they aren’t really new, as the underground supergroup is made up of three names who’ve been on the Notts scene for years. The trio have proven themselves to be a unique contribution to the UK’s rap scene, delivering skilled bars and cultural nostalgia without taking themselves too seriously. Cappo, a UK rap veteran whose career spans over two decades, is joined by Juga-Naut, the culinary and musical polymath, and Vandal Savage, the lyrically adept nephew of Nottingham hip hop legend, Joe Buhdha...
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Steampunk Sunday at Malt Cross in Photos
Thu 12 Apr 2018Things got a little bit weird down at the music hall...
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Vote for Notts Lego Club Organisers Make to Make on ITV's The People's Projects
Thu 12 Apr 2018Make to Make, a Community Interest Company that runs creative workshops in Nottingham, has recently reached the final of ITV’s The People’s Projects and needs your votes to receive further funding from The Big Lottery Fund. Make to Make’s workshops include Craft Cafe - a regular sewing and textiles workshop for isolated members of the community - and Lego Club - a fortnightly creative play session at Rough Trade Records where kids and parents can find time to play together. Managing director Kim Errington talks to LeftLion about funding, being on telly and the invaluable work Make to Make does for the community.
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Hoops for Humanity Want to Get Refugee Children Hula-Hooping
Wed 11 Apr 2018Hoops for Humanity aims to help refugee children have fun while gaining confidence and determination through hula hooping. This year, they are planning a trip to a number of refugee camps in Greece where they will run workshops and distribute hula hoops to the children. Our Chloe chats to Rochene Johnston, who reveals why she first got involved in hooping, how it changed her life and what her plans are for the future of the charity.
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10 Museums to Visit in Nottingham
Wed 11 Apr 2018Looking for something to do this weekend? Nottingham has plenty to offer in the way of museums. Whether you want to stay in the city centre or venture further afield out into the surrounding countryside, there’ll be something on our list to tickle yer pickle...
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Overheard in the LeftLion Office
Tue 10 Apr 2018Ash Dilk’s first contribution to LeftLion was a skateboarding article for issue #6. He started working as the Sales Dude from issue #58, which is when he also started collating all the funny and weird stuff he overheard in the office. Here, he presents his top picks from over the years...
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Nottingham Buskers: Sam "The Blues Man" Lindo
Tue 10 Apr 2018Sam Lindo aka Blues Man has been strumming his strings on Nottingham streets for yonks. As one of the first acts to appear at a LeftLion gig, we met him for a chat about his life and music, and to tip our hat…
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Live Music Review: Fuzzbox at The Bodega
Mon 09 Apr 2018I’m Not From London’s Fuzzbox, a night of dirty garage rock and psych, steps up a notch for its Easter egg-travaganza, moving on up to The Bodega. We went along for a listen.
Ode to Sergei Skripal
Mon 09 Apr 2018Local poet Bus Pass Elvis shares one of his latest creations...
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6 Reasons to Get Yourself Down to the Nottingham Canal
Mon 09 Apr 2018Nottingham provides plenty of natural beauty. There’s the deer-filled grounds of Wollo Park, the city’s oldest public park The Arboretum, and the lakes of Colwick County Park, to name just a few. But there's another top contender for the list: Nottingham & Beeston Canal. Here are a few reasons why everyone should be checking out this waterway…
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Lainy Malkani on Her Book Sugar, Sugar: Bittersweet Tales of Indian Migrant Workers
Mon 09 Apr 2018Dan Wright talks to Lainy Malkani about her first book Sugar, Sugar, the transition from journalist to novelist and how her cat helped her to overcome the loneliness of being a writer. Malkani offers advice to aspiring writers and reveals which of the stories in the book is her personal favourite…
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Roller Derby in Notts: The Louisey Rider Cup is Back
Mon 09 Apr 2018On Saturday 28 April, Nottingham Roller Derby host the annual Louisey Rider Cup tournament, an event that sees skaters from all levels throughout the UK compete in mixed teams, in honour of fallen teammate Louise Wright...
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Nottingham Buskers: ReggaeNotts
Sun 08 Apr 2018You might have clocked Lloyd Dread on the streets of Nottingham singing his heart out with his mates. We sat down with him in the good owd GB Cafe in Sneinton to find out more about the ReggaeNotts movement, spirituality in music, and some of the recent changes to the rules around getting musical outside...
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Nottingham's Buskers: Mogs Morgan
Fri 06 Apr 2018Long-time Notts busker and badman saxophonist, Mogs Morgan is a staple to the city’s landscape. You might find him knocking about near Xylophone Man’s old spot, among other places, having a toot. We gave him a bell...
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The Promise is a Lie: Photos of Nottingham Skate Scene
Fri 06 Apr 2018Ever since Italian analog photographer and poet, Mariano Doronzo, moved to our city, he's spent his time exploring our streets with his old Praktica film camera. Back in August 2017, he found himself in Sneinton Market, and began snapping some shots of the regular dwellers...
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5 Things to Do in Nottingham This Weekend
Thu 05 Apr 2018This weekend is all abaht learning new things and 'aving a jolly-good knees up...
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Theatre Review: The Power of Darkness
Wed 04 Apr 2018So what happens when Nottingham's talented young actors take on Tolstoy?
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The Last Fish Man Standing
Wed 04 Apr 2018Dave “The Fish Man” Bartram is a legend around these parts. Turning 72 this November, he walks from pub to pub selling various seafoods and tasty snacks from his basket, raising money for the charity Rainbows. He’s faced some adversity over the past year; he got mugged, broke his ribs, and as a result, discovered he had cancer. Looking back to our 2008 interview with Dave in issue #22, we sat down with him in The Bell for a catch up...
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Film Review: Isle of Dogs
Tue 03 Apr 2018Boasting a great cast and beautiful animation, Wes Anderson’s latest may not be his best film, but it’s certainly worth a watch.
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Film Review: A Wrinkle in Time
Tue 03 Apr 2018Director Ava DuVernay gives us a well-meaning, but underwhelming take on the Young adult classic.
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Nusic Future Session: Kollider
Tue 03 Apr 2018One of Nottingham's finest up-and-comers did a music with the organisation championing the newbies...
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Paul Sng on New Book Invisible Britain: Portraits
Tue 03 Apr 2018Invisible Britain: Portraits is a forthcoming photography book edited by filmmaker Paul Sng and co-curated by Chloe Juno and Laura Dicken, that will feature stories and portraits of individuals across the UK who have been impacted by austerity...
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The Church of Stuart Pearce and other stories: Author Rich Fisher Discusses the Trials and Tribulations of Being a Forest Fan
Tue 03 Apr 2018Lifelong Nottingham Forest fan and author Rich Fisher has seen it all in Garibaldi red. In the latest Forest book to grace bookshelves around the city, he tells the tales of a local football fan experiencing delight and suffering during his time supporting his provincial city club.
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