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The World’s Most Famous AI-Powered Language Model ChatGPT Answers Our Burning Questions

Love it or hate it, artificial intelligence (AI) has been a huge talking point in the past year. There’s been murmurs that it’s going to ruin creative industries, take away our jobs, and lead to the demise of humanity as we know it. We hear your concerns, and it’s time to provide some much-needed answers. And who better to answer the tricky questions than ChatGPT itself? So, we sat down (sort of) with the world’s most famous AI-powered language model for a somewhat unconventional ‘interview’...

Match Report: Nottingham Panthers vs Manchester Storm 18.11.23 - Adam Johnson Memorial Game

The Nottingham Panthers held a memorial game at the Motorpoint Arena in honour of their player Adam Johnson, playing against Manchester Storm in a friendly match on Saturday night. Natalie Owen was at the game to report for LeftLion. Here's how they got on…

Gig Review: FIDLAR at Rock City

If there’s one word for FIDLAR, it’s fun. I mean, with song titles like Max Can’t Surf, Wake Bake Skate and Stoked and Broke, it’s only natural to expect that you’re going to presented with tongue-in-cheek sardonism and whimsy...

Nottingham Launches Its Unicef Child Friendly City Programme

Nottingham is launching its Child Friendly City programme at the Nottingham Council House for World Children's Day...

Live Music, Festive Markets, Skating, and Graphic Novels at the New Central Library: Here’s What’s on in Nottingham This Week 20 - 26 November

It may still be November but the festive season has kicked off in Notts, with Christmas markets, light switch ons and murder mysteries to get you in the mood. But for those who want to keep Christmas firmly for December, you can brighten up your week with live music and more...

A Therapist in Notts on Navigating Seasonal Affective Disorder This Winter

In Photos: Goya Gumbani and Jayahadadream at Mimm Studios

Brought to us by Can't Stop Won't Stop and Mimm Family, we were treated to an evening of Hip Hop and Jazz fusion in the Mimm Loft with performances by Goya Gumbani and Jayahadadream...

In Photos: Weyes Blood at Rock City

Natalie Mering, AKA Weyes Blood, is known for her psychedelic folk and soft rock sound as a singer and songwriter. While touring her hauntingly beautiful new album And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow, which is her fifth record, she stopped off at Rock City...

In Photos: Atreyu at Rock City

Emerging from Southern California originally operating as a punk band under the moniker Retribution, the band eventually changed their name in 1999 to Atreyu. After a change in vocalists, the band reintroduced themselves with 2021’s Baptize and since then have released a string of EPs, which they brought to Rock City on their world tour...

Gig Review: Static Dress at The Bodega

Static Dress’ meteoric rise into emo stardom continued on an unsuspecting Thursday night at The Bodega...

Gig Review: Stereolab at Rescue Rooms

Stereolab's devout and large fanbase is very clear from their most recent show in Rescue Rooms, which sold out almost instantly. Even as the first band was setting up the crowd had mostly packed their way in, front to back, ready to see the main act...

Theatre Review: Ghosts of the Near Future

Becki Crossley went to see Ghosts of the Near Future at Nonsuch Studios...

Film Review: Anatomy of a Fall

Justine Triet's latest film is well worthy of that Palme d'Or...

Music Reviews: November 2023

This month, we review new music from MuHa, Marvin's Revenge, Katie Keddie, Ben McElroy, Yay Maria, Bram Bancroft, Sharp Little Bones, and ROB.GREEN...

We Take a Fresh Look at National Ice Centre - The Big Local Venue With Room for Everyone

Having opened in April 2000, you might think by this point that you know all about the National Ice Centre. But that’s far from all that’s going on at their extensive base on Bolero Square...

Gig Review: Tom A. Smith at The Chameleon

At nineteen years old, most musicians are only just getting started in their music careers – but Tom A. Smith is not most musicians. The young singer-songwriter from Sunderland was born practically with a guitar in his hand, learning how to play from the age of four and then incredibly playing his first ever gig at The Cluny in Newcastle, aged just eight years old. Eleven years on from that monumental first gig, we went to catch him at The Chameleon as part of his mammoth 34-date UK tour...

We Chat to Neville Staple From The Specials Ahead of His Metronome Gig

Neville Staple has had an incredible career in the music industry. During his time with The Specials, they achieved eight top ten singles including two number ones. He then had another bite of the cherry with six top twenty singles with Fun Boy Three. We chat to the 'Original Rude Boy' ahead of his show at Metronome next month...

Standing in This Place: A New Statue Commemorating the Historical Women of Nottingham

In April of 2024, Rachel Carter & The Legacy Makers are due to raise a statue titled Standing in This Place in the rejuvenated Broadmarsh. It depicts two women hand in hand - a white female garment worker and an enslaved African woman. The project is still seeking fundraising so that it can stand life-size and do justice to its inspiration...

Gig Review: Cian Ducrot at Rock City

Cian Ducrot is an Irish singer-songwriter, raised in Cork, currently on the road with his Victory tour, named after his first studio album. The last time Cian played Nottingham he was performing at Rescue Rooms, but his growing success has seen him step up to Rock City, where the venue was packed full with adoring fans of all ages...

Music Review: Trio Gaspard at Djanogly Recital Hall

Founded in 2010, Trio Gaspard are one of the most sought after Piano Trios and are regulars at the Wigmore Hall and a host of famous European venues; this year, they also performed at the BBC Proms. They are currently involved in a project to record all of Joseph Haydn’s Piano Trios for their record label, Chandos, and have commissioned several modern composers to write Piano Trios as companion pieces for their recordings. Haydn’s Piano Trios are personal favourites of Tim Hill's, so he was very keen to hear them at Djanogly Recital Hall...

We Caught up With the NTU Observatory to Find Out About What Events Are Coming up in the Sky

Nottingham Trent University’s (NTU) Clifton Campus has been home to the Trent Astronomical Observatory since it was built in 2006. We caught up with Daniel Brown, an associate professor of astronomy at NTU who runs the NTU Observatory, to find out about what events are coming up in the sky and how you can get involved in astronomy around Nottingham…

In Photos: Baby Queen at Rescue Rooms

Baby Queen was only in Nottingham back in September, performing at Rough Trade, but less than two months later she returns once again, hot on the heels of the release of her debut album, Quarter Life Crisis, to headline Rescue Rooms...