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Gig Review: Inspiral Carpets at Rescue Rooms
Tue 04 Apr 2023Nottingham was one of the first places outside of Manchester that Inspiral Carpets played, and they returned this month for a show at Rescue Rooms...
Everything You Need to Know About SMUT! Verbal Burlesque, the Safe Space for Celebrating Love, Sex and Everything in Between
Tue 04 Apr 2023A night of poetry and storytelling, SMUT! Verbal Burlesque is Nottingham’s only open mic night dedicated to the exploration of human sexuality. A safe space (for those over eighteen), it’s a celebration of love, sex and everything in between. We catch up with organiser Ben Macpherson to find out more…
Wild Clothing Celebrate 40 Years In Hockley
Mon 03 Apr 2023Nottingham vintage fashion shop Wild Clothing is celebrating its Ruby Anniversary this month. We speak to owner Shaun Hoolan about second hand clothing, their vinyl basement and that time Tarantino peered through the window...
Music Review: The Hallé at the Royal Concert Hall
Mon 03 Apr 2023Kevin Stanley reviews the Hallé...
We Chat to Author Matthew Green About Shadowlands: A Journey Through Britains Lost Cities and Vanished Villages
Mon 03 Apr 2023Our Yasmin Turner sits down with Times best-selling author Matthew Green to hear all about his latest release...
Gig Review: ALT BLK ERA at The Bodega
Mon 03 Apr 2023We check out one of Notts' most exciting new acts at their sold-out headline Bodega show...
Interview: Lilac Grove
Sun 02 Apr 2023Bassey caught up with Beeston-based, four-piece alt rock band, Lilac Grove…
Gig Review: The Wæve at Rescue Rooms
Sun 02 Apr 2023Michael Prince took a trip down to Rescue Rooms to review The Wæve...
Food Review: Fletchers Restaurant
Sun 02 Apr 2023We take a trip to this fancy Nottingham College joint to see what the future of Notts' culinary scene have in store...
Film Review: Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves
Sat 01 Apr 2023Have John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein done the unthinkable and made a good Dungeons & Dragons movie? What do you think?
LeftLion Magazine #158
Fri 31 Mar 2023It's our literature special, guest-edited by our very own Lizzy O'Riordan! Within the issue, we chat to some of Nottingham's finest in the world of the written word, including: The Mushroom Bookshop; Global Wordsmiths; Speak Easy; SMUT! Verbal Burlesque; Page 45 and A Library Worker in Notts. But if that isn't enough, we sit down for an hour-long interview with the one and only Bella Ramsey, star of The Last of Us, as well as catching up with everyone from Luisa of Luisa's Vegan Chocolates to Joe of Amber Run. We hope you enjoy...
The Thompsons on Nottingham Castle, Coffee and Emily Campbell
Fri 31 Mar 2023The twins are back with some thoughts...
Music Review: Firedance
Fri 31 Mar 2023Ian C Douglas reviews Firedance at the Royal Concert Hall...
Gig Review: Eels at Rock City
Fri 31 Mar 2023We sent Gav Squires down to Rock City to check out chameleonic live band Eels...
Bella Ramsey, Nottingham-Born Star of The Last of Us, Visits LeftLion to Chat Projects, Platforms and Perfecting Performances
Fri 31 Mar 2023Cool. Calm. Composed. The LeftLion team were none of these things when Bella Ramsey, the Nottingham-born star of global HBO sensation The Last of Us, swung by the office recently. Yet all three of these words perfectly describe the nineteen-year-old, who chats openly about fame versus celebrity, taking on beloved characters, and choosing the right projects. Here’s what the super-talented Television Workshopper had to say during an hour-long interview in Sneinton Market…
Discover Remnants of the Ice Age at Lakeside Arts
Thu 30 Mar 2023Creswell’s First Collectors is the latest display at the Museum of Archaeology at Lakeside Arts. Local archaeologist Ben Normington introduces this ‘collection’ of artefacts made by early humans who lived in the Creswell Crags gorge in Nottinghamshire during the Ice Age…