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Gig Review: Amber Run at Rock City

Mon 17 Apr 2023

Amrit Virdi took a trip to Rock City to see Nottingham-bred band Amber Run perform…

Meet Sad Boys Club Ahead of Their Show at The Bodega

Mon 17 Apr 2023

Ahead of the release of their debut full-length Lullabies From the Lightening Tree, Maddie Dinnage catches up with Sad Boys Club’s frontman Jacob to learn about the ins and outs of tour life and talk all things inspiration, pre-show anxiety, and sushi...

From Raging Bull to Esports Championships, Here’s What You Need to Check Out in Nottingham This Week

Mon 17 Apr 2023

Films, games and everything between - we have all it in Notts over the next seven days...

In Photos: Ist Ist at The Bodega

Mon 17 Apr 2023

Ist Ist played their post-punk tunes to a sold-out Bodega...

Film Review: Three Colours: White

Sun 16 Apr 2023

The Three Colours trilogy is back at Broadway Cinema. We take a look at White, perhaps the least beloved (but still dearly beloved) of the trio...

Meet Edward Boott - the Creative Force Behind Nonsuch Studios

Sun 16 Apr 2023

Since first launching in 2013, Nonsuch Studios has played a pivotal role in Nottingham’s cultural development. They’ve created original productions that have toured the UK, worked with thousands of individuals through community projects, and reached millions via their online work. We chat with Edward Boott, the Artistic Director and Chief Executive of Nonsuch Studios, to find out more about the last ten years, and how you can get involved here in Nottingham…

Meet Stephen L. Holland, Owner of Nottingham's Page 45 Comic Book Shop

Sun 16 Apr 2023

Meet Stephen L. Holland, the owner of Page 45 who’s changing perceptions about what comics can be…

Gig Review: Softcult at The Bodega

Fri 14 Apr 2023

Softcult took to the Bodega stage on their first ever UK tour...

Gig Review: DVNE at The Bodega

Fri 14 Apr 2023

Rich Davies took a trip down to Bodega to see DVNE and Pijn in action...

In Photos: Mamas Gun and MT Jones

Fri 14 Apr 2023

Mamas Gun returned to Peggy’s Skylight to promote the undiluted soul music and meaningful lyrics of their latest album Cure The Jones alongside support from MT Jones’ distinct crooning vocals…

Theatre Review: Steel Magnolias

Thu 13 Apr 2023

After all, we all love a bit of gossip at the hairdressers don’t we.

In Photos: Left Hand Lane, Lilac Grove and Part Time Animals

Wed 12 Apr 2023

We sent Rae down to take some snaps of this trio of local bands as they took over The Bodega...

Gig Review: Billie Marten at Rough Trade

Wed 12 Apr 2023

LeftLion’s music co-editor Amrit Virdi took a trip to Nottingham’s Rough Trade to see Billie Marten…

Everything You Need to Know About Splendour Festival 2023

Wed 12 Apr 2023

Despite the current challenges facing pretty much everyone in the country bar the top 1%, DHP Family, and its stable in Nottingham, London and Bristol, continue to go from strength to strength - surviving the triple threat of the pandemic, a cost-of-living crisis, and pressures from major corporate organisations with extensive industry know-how. We catch up with head honcho George Akins to find out more and discuss the finer details of their annual blue ribboned event, Splendour Festival, fifteen years on from when it all began…

Beeston Film Festival Returns to The Arc Cinema With an Exciting International Line-up

Wed 12 Apr 2023

We hear from the event's organisers about everything from A Last Resort to Vicky McClure...

We Look Back at the Mushroom, Nottingham’s Groundbreaking Anti-War Bookstore

Wed 12 Apr 2023

Cast your mind back to the early 1970s and you might remember the opening of a certain radical bookshop just outside of Nottingham city centre. Named Mushroom, in reference to the Jefferson Airplane song White Rabbit, it was a staple to the city’s anarchists up until its closure in 2000. But what made it so significant? And why do so many people still have fond memories to this day? We catch up with co-founder Chris Cook Cann, alongside former worker Ross Bradshaw, to learn more about the Mushroom’s history, including the times they were raided by a group of fifty fascists and had stock confiscated by the police…