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Gig review: Sunday (1994) at The Bodega
Sat 24 May 2025
"I'm the one with the torch": local boxer Ezra Taylor's journey to fighting at Motorpoint Arena
Sat 24 May 2025While the headline story from Queensberry Promotions’ recent Nottingham show may have been Leigh Wood’s unfortunate defeat to Anthony Cacace, in the same arena Ezra Taylor stepped into the spotlight - not just to win, but to announce himself. While it didn’t have the exclamation mark moment, it was a solid performance that marked a quieter moment of transition - a fighter beginning to find his rhythm on the big stage - and in doing so, offering Nottingham a glimpse of his next chapter. LeftLion was fortunate to be in the Taylor camp in the weeks leading up to, and on, fight night...
Our May cover artist Becky Appleyard talks comic books, table-top games and advice
Sat 24 May 2025This month’s cover artist Becky Appleyard talks comic book art, inspirations, and advice for artists…
We chat to Davoli about music, life and Dot To Dot
Fri 23 May 2025Dot To Dot Festival is almost upon us! One of the hundreds of musicians performing at the day-long musical extravaganza is local artist Davoli. We spoke to him about his brand new EP, his inspirations, and what DTD means to him...
Novelist Alison Moore and LeftLion's Andrew Tucker Leavis talk connecting Notts to Melbourne in a month long digital residency
Fri 23 May 2025For all of its flaws, the internet has become a wonderful tool of cross-country collaboration, allowing the movement of ideas between far-flung time zones and territories. Last year, in a month-long virtual City of Literature residency, LeftLion Literature Editor Andrew Tucker Leavis took a virtual trip down under to explore the imagined meeting of outlaws Robin Hood and Ned Kelly. Here he recounts his experience and talks to fellow Notts writer Alison Moore about what they got up to.
Artworks: Kelly Brown on the process of pencil drawing
Thu 22 May 2025For Artworks this month we spoke to local pencil artist Kelly Brown.