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Gig review: Lime Cordiale at Rescue Rooms

Tue 03 Sept 2024

Adding a splash or two of Lime Cordiale to your playlist is guaranteed to make your day a little sweeter! One of Australia’s biggest and busiest bands performed to a sold-out Nottingham Rescue Rooms crowd, and we couldn’t wait to have a taste...

Artist Maximillion Speed talks about Surrealism and his collaborative art exhibition Circus of Life

Tue 03 Sept 2024

The circus is coming to town later this month, with an array of artistic feats on display in a new exhibition at Surface Gallery. Showcasing the work of six very different artists, The Circus of Life playfully reveals both inner and other worlds, with shared themes of mental health, healing, playfulness and illusion. Ahead of the exhibition’s grand opening, artist Maximilion Speed treated LeftLion to a chat about the strange workings of creative thinking, why art should be made by humans, and what to expect from the work on show.

Review: Live at the Hall featuring Razorlight

Mon 02 Sept 2024

Live at the Hall provided a day of fantastic live music in the beautiful setting of Nottingham's Wollaton Park. With the event headlined by Razorlight, we were also treated to guest performances from indie-rock stars Feeder and The Sherlocks, as well as local artists including Catmilk...

We chat to photographer Fabrice Gagos about his recent exhibition Poetraits

Mon 02 Sept 2024

Through August, Phlexx Records at Cubed Cuts & Coffee hosted Poetraits, an exhibition by LeftLion photography co-editor Fabrice Gagos, showcasing a series of photographs which captured the essence of eight poets: their personal identities and creative voices. Featured as part of the 2024 Nottingham Poetry Festival, the project was made possible with support from Arts Council England. We caught up with Fabrice to discuss life behind the lens as a professional photographer.