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We Chat to the Cost of Loving Ahead of Beat the Streets

One of the most exciting up-and-coming bands from Nottingham right now, The Cost of Loving have made a mark with their recent singles Esports Player, Strings (Attached) and Remorse Code. We chat to them ahead of their appearance at Beat The Streets festival at the end of this month...

Theatre Review: Curious Cabaret at Peggy's Skylight

Sam Harvey checks out the magic at Peggy's Skylight...

The Thompsons on People We Lost in 2023, Euro 2024, and Godzilla vs Kong

Nottingham's most opinionated grocers on...

Filmmaker and Producer Russell Noon Tells Us All About Twilight Story Time

With the new Central Library opening its doors last month, a new modern era of literature is set to blossom in Nottingham. We spoke to local filmmaker and producer Russell Noon who in a bid to combat banal children’s content created Twilight Story Time which combines animation, illustration and original stories for children…

Gig Review: SPRINTS at Rough Trade

Alycia McNamara reviews SPRINTS' first ever tour for their brand new album Letter to Self...

Nadia on... Rap

Regular columnist and Labour MP for Nottingham East Nadia Whittome discusses rap...

Theatre Review: Jesus Christ Superstar

This reworked classic hits the nail on the head...

We Found Out About Fast Forward Music, DJ Workshops for Young People From Synthetic Pro Audio

Fast Forward Music, an accredited Alternative Provision by Nottingham City & County Council, is set to revolutionise the educational landscape for key stage three/four youth with a series of innovative music workshops. Focused on music technology and DJ/turntablism, these workshops aim to inspire creativity, skill development, and a genuine passion for the creative music industry...

Young Creative Award Entries Are Now Open for 2024

The Young Creative Awards, an annual competition for young creatives living, working or studying in and around Nottingham, has returned for its sixteenth year, with entries now open...

We Chat With Oli Nicol to Discuss His Invoke Poetry Workshops

Oli Nicol is a prominent member of the Nottingham Literary community: he is the host of Invoke Poetry workshops and is also on the Nottingham UNESCO City of Literature Youth Board. We spoke to him about why he started the workshops, which he launched in 2022, his passion for poetry and plans for the future…

The Wonderful Queer History of the Scala Cinema in Nottingham and Beyond

As Jane Giles and Ali Catterall’s new documentary on the wonderful queer history of the Scala Cinema on King’s Cross in London is released, we look back at our own history of cinemas as queer hubs...

Kicking Off the New Year in Notts - Theatre, Music and Meeting New People: Here’s What’s on in Notts 8 - 14 January

If it's your resolution to get out more in 2024, kick off your year with some theatre, cabaret and social events to meet new people in Notts this week...

Cappo on His New Album ‘Canon’, His Recently Completed PhD, and the Importance of Collaboration

Released in three separate parts (Pain, Escapism and Absolution), Cappo’s latest album Canon represents a leap forward in the maturity of his lyrical, literature-infused Hip Hop music. We speak to him about the process of creating the record with producer Kong The Artisan, his recently-completed PhD at Nottingham Trent University, and his collaborations with familiar Notts musicians and poets…

We Reflect on the Slamovision Final Which Took Place at Metronome in December

Having won two years in a row, Nottingham played host to this year’s worldwide Slamovision poetry competition. Could we make it a hat-trick?

Pick Six: Will Robinson

Since we’re on the topic of DIY, we thought there would be no better person for our Pick Six than grassroots music aficionado Will Robinson of local record label and events promoter I’m Not From London...

Food Review: Kellari Greek Restaurant

We can’t get enough of Beeston, and with the addition of yet another fantastic eatery, we pay a visit to Kellari Greek Restaurant to fulfil all our Greek cuisine cravings…

LeftLion Magazine #167

2024 is here and so is the January DIY-themed issue of LeftLion! With a cover designed by Louis Cypher, inside you will find lots of Nottingham's DIY creatives, including Ricky Jamaraz, Sugar Stealers, Nottingham Hackspace, JT Soar, Studio Leatham and more...

Louis Cypher Tells Us How He Created LeftLion’s DIY-Themed January Cover

Hip-Hop artist and collage-maker Louis Cypher designed the cover of this DIY-themed issue of LeftLion. Here’s the story behind it…

Locating Lawrence: January 1924

The weather is miserable, and his latest novel is dividing critics…

Film Review: Priscilla

Sofia Coppola's new film is a stylish exploration between Priscilla and Elvis Presley's relationship... 

Concert Review: Sinfonia Viva's New Year Gala at the Royal Concert Hall

Kevin Stanley sees in the New Year with Sinfonia Viva at the Royal Concert Hall...

LeftLion to Launch New Stand-alone Nottingham Events Platform

For over a decade we at LeftLion have run an online events directory offering a service to events promoters, organisations and venues across the city. We are delighted to let you know we’ll soon be seriously upping our game…

Overheard in Notts: December 2023

Review: Never Mind the Ballocks on BBC Radio 4

Michael Eaton's drama shines the spotlight on the famous Nottingham face-off between punks and the establishment...