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LeftLion Magazine #94

Why Nottingham is the Birthplace of Italian Football, Mental Health Special, Nottingham European Capital of Culture 2023, Impractical Jokers, Jon McGregor and more...

And Now, the Weather: Talking Art, Mystery and Oddity with Welcome to Night Vale’s Meg Bashwiner

A podcasting staple for fans of weird fiction, Welcome to Night Vale has made an international name for itself since its debut in 2012. With its fourth live tour All Hail underway, we popped in to have a chat with performer and sentient patch of haze Meg Bashwiner to get her thoughts on the show, the state of the world, and her first time in Nottingham.

Sound of the Lion #63

With Grey Hairs, Giant Head, The Idolins, Less Than Nothing, New Apostles, Foule, Eyre Llew, Cathode Ray Eyes and Amber Run...

Theatre Interview: Zoo Indigo

The Playhouse presents a week of local, home grown Nottingham theatre this October during their Playground festival. Here's a peek into the minds behind one of the new shows, Celluloid Souls.

The Thompson Brothers on the Eclipse and Bruce Forsyth

Notts most opinionated grocers...

Tommy Farmyard Gives Us The Hockley Hustle Lowdown

October in Nottingham pops off on a regular. What miserable glimmers we had of summer may be well and truly over, but the city shakes off the rain and comes out in such force that we’re crowned the UK’s Festival City for the entire 31 days. Adding to the mass of joy and wonder is the formidable Hockley Hustle; the charity music festival that transforms the cobbles of Hockley into a hedonistic paradise, all in the name of dobbing some worthwhile causes some cash.

This year, they’ve gone all out to bring the party to Hoodtown’s pint-sized partiers, and they’re proud to present, for the first time in the festival’s ten-year history, Young Hustlers. We had a word with festival kingpin, Tommy Farmyard, to find out more...

Live Music Review: Fuzzbox at The Angel Microbrewery

Something a little unusual for this month's Fuzzbox as two bands en route to Liverpool Psych Fest join two local bands as I'm Not From London took over both the upstairs and downstairs at The Angel Microbrewery...

5 Things to Do in Nottingham This Weekend

Five things you can do with yersen on this glorious weekend... 

Georgina Wilding Annouced as Nottingham's First Young Poet Laureate

Today is National Poetry Day, and there’s no better way to celebrate than to announce Nottingham’s first Young Poet Laureate...

Left Brian: Nottingham Forest News & Updates

9 Albums You Need To Listen To This Month

The latest releases from some of Notts best-loved musicians...

Gareth Morgan on the Importance of Reading

Gareth Morgan has been working in Nottingham’s education, literature and theatre scene for yonks. Now, he’s about to take his hard work across the pond as part of the Nottingham Roosevelt Scholarship programme. We got him in for a chat about what he’ll be doing stateside...

Nottingham International Film Festival Reveal Their Full 2017 Line-Up

Roll out the red carpet...

Art Works: Tracey Meek

Artist Tracey Meek on her very cute Snow People...

A History of Nottingham Hip Hop

Hip hop history in Nottingham is ridiculously rich; too rich to fit into one article. This piece is an introduction, the iceberg tip of a topic that we’ve been lucky enough to clock thanks to Pariz 1, DJ Fever and Courtney Rose, who put their time aside to drop endless OG gems; some of which have been stored in the LeftLion vault, for future podcast-related endeavours. Before we go in deep, let’s take a look back at the beginnings of the movement in the US, and at hip hop’s place in humble Notts…

Theatre Review: Wreck

Ambitious and effective drama undermined by off-stage concerns

5 Things to Do in Nottingham This Week

Poems, books, music, the lot!

The Madeline Rust Talk Serial Killers And Their New Album

The band discuss the gruesome influence behind 21 Girls...

Tekonta Secta are Leading the Free Party Movement in Nottingham

Tekonta Secta is a music and art collective made up of free party people from all over Nottingham. Known for rambunctious raves that take place in the bellies of woods and the middle of Broad Street alike, they’ve even been known to book – ahem – DJ workshops, in schools. Here, the elusive boggers answer a few of our questions and treat us to a plethora of photographic treats of theirs, all for your eyeball pleasure...

Art Works: Chrissy Curtin

The local artist on her creative process...

Michael Eaton Talks About Famous Nottingham Criminal Charlie Peace

The notorious burglar and murderer Charlie Peace used to live right here in Nottingham. On the back of a successful play about Peace, Michael Eaton has written a book about him and comes to the Five Leaves bookshop to talk about how Peace was portrayed in various media.

Interview: Lace Market Media

Lace Market Media have followed up their documentary about The Cockle Man with another well-known Nottingham legend, Annie from Annie's Burger Shack.  We caught up with them to see what's what...

Film Review: Mother!

Some loved it, some hated it.  Here's our verdict on Darren Aronofsky's controversial new feature... 

Film Review: Borg vs. McEnroe

One of the greatest sporting rivalries in tennis history has been given the big screen treatment.  Yes, we're serious.