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Film Review: Polite Society

Is Polite Society one for your watchlist? We politely ask you to read this review and find out...

Film Review: Raging Bull - 4K Restoration

Scorsese’s boxing drama is still an American classic...

In Photos: Neue Grafik Ensemble at Metronome

Composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist, Neue Grafik brings Jazz sounds to Metronome...

5 of the Best Films in Nottingham Cinemas in May 2023

From Ari Aster horrors to Marvel Cinematic Universe blockbusters, it's a busy month on the big screen...

Food Review: Junkyard

We never turn down a free lunch...especially one that tastes like this

Overheard in Notts

Do YOU love picking your scabby scalp? 

In Photos: Olly Murs at Motorpoint Arena

Olly Murs swings by the Arena as part of his 'Marry Me' tour...

LeftLion Magazine #159

3 of the Best Events to Check Out at This Year’s Nottingham Poetry Festival

It's that time of year again: The city's finest celebration of poetry is back. Here are three events from the Festival that you'd be mad to miss...

Speak Easy: The Collaboration With Nottingham Playhouse Providing Young People With Creative Spaces

Members of the UNESCO City of Literature Youth Board, Connor Brown and Abi Hutchison, have created an event called Speak Easy in collaboration with Nottingham Playhouse. We chat to the duo about breaking into the creative industry as a young person and what the event means to them…

Gig Review: Cannibal Corpse at Rock City

Richard Davies took a trip to Rock City to review Cannibal Corpse's energetic set...

Review: Iceland Symphony Orchestra at the Royal Concert Hall

In Photos: A Certain Ratio at Rescue Rooms

The iconic Mancunion band bring their latest album '1982' to Rescue Rooms...

Interview: Underground House Legend Grace Sands

We chat to underground house legend and co-founder of Nottingham’s DiY Soundsystem Grace Sands, ahead of her headline performance alongside Bustawidemove, Gyals in Notts and fellow globally renowned house DJ and producer Andy Riley...

We Chat To Kultur Shock Ahead Of Their Show At The Bodega

Kultur Shock's bass player Guy M. Davis tells LeftLion a bit more about what to expect from the band’s show at The Bodega tonight…

Review: An Evening with Fran Lebowitz at the Royal Concert Hall

American cultural satirist Fran Lebowitz made the trip across the pond to visit our city's iconic Concert Hall - we stopped by to see what she had to say...

Nottingham Digital Summit Returns - First Look at the Lineup

The Midlands’ largest digital marketing conference is set to return to Nottingham this summer...

In Photos: Record Store Day 2023

We capture Rough Trade's line-up for Record Store Day 2023...

Record Store Day Review: Ella Clayton at Rough Trade

Phil Taylor picks his own personal highlight from Record Store Day 2023...

Out of Time: Susannah Wright

Freedom of press is an ever important issue. What are people allowed to say? What’s being censored? What are the repercussions of it all? But did you know that an important figure when it comes to the freedom of publishing comes from Nottingham? We learn more about Susannah Wright, the Nottingham woman who went to jail for her beliefs…