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Notts DJs Invited to Join ‘Set For Love’ Fundraiser This Weekend

Carl Cox, Eats Everything and Nightmares on Wax are headlining the second charity DJ stream from LNADJ, and they’re looking for local DJs to join them.

12 Stories and Poetry Collections You Should Read During Lockdown

Our Literature Editor runs down some of the books that have kept her busy during these times...

Bandcamp Launches Juneteenth Fundraiser: Notts Music that Supports Anti-Racism Causes, Update

A portion of any purchase made on Bandcamp today will go towards the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, following the music platform’s latest announcement. We’ve updated our previous Bandcamp Day article to showcase Notts artists who will also be donating profits towards other anti-racism causes.

Writer Josh Helmer on His New Self-Published Dystopian Novel, Dark Wonders

With life currently feeling like it’s been torn from the pages of a dystopian novel, now seems like the perfect time to release a novel exploring themes like technology, society and the future. Luckily for us, that’s just what Joshua Helmer has done with Dark Wonders. We caught up with the Nottingham writer to discuss his self-published debut novel...

Book Review: Shell by Paula Rawsthorne

We checked out the young adult novel...

From Slums to Skate Parks to Shopping: The History of the Broadmarsh

From slums and skate parks, to shopping centres and abandoned residential plans, the intu Broadmarsh Centre has long proved to be a problematic piece of architecture in Nottingham’s cityscape. Plans have come and gone, ownership has changed hands, and promises have been made. As work on the latest development plans by current owners intu grind to a halt, Dan O’Neill explores the turbulent history of the Lister Gate location...

5 Nottingham Albums to Listen to This Month

The sounds of Notts, reviewed. If you'd like to write for us, or want your tunes chatted about, get in touch by emailing music@leftlion.co.uk...

5 Nottinghamshire Artists You Can Support from Home

Back in mid-March, before our lives took an unexpected turn, Nottingham Contemporary hosted a fair celebrating all things print. It was my last cultural day out, and with a variety of workshops and some thirty stalls to browse, it did not disappoint. The fair introduced me to many talented makers based here in Nottingham, and now, without galleries to visit, it’s a great time to bring art into the home, while supporting Nottingham’s creative community.

Here are a few of the featured artists, whose works are available for purchase…

Interview and Video Premiere: Taking a Sec with Daisy Godfrey

Addie Kenogbon catches up with local rising star Daisy following her much-anticipated second release, as we share a first look at the stunning new video.

Why Raiders of the Lost Ark is still a treasure

Forty years since filming began, this whip-cracking adventure still delivers the (plundered) goods.

Singer Mollie Ralph on Her Fundraising Efforts and Working as a Community Nurse During the Pandemic

Few musicians out there have the ability to bathe a room in warmth the way Mollie Ralph does. A local rising star, she’s been charming crowds up and down the country for a few years now, her luscious blend of pop and soul providing the backdrop for a voice that is quite remarkable – it’s depth recalling the likes of Amy Winehouse. Yet this is only half the story; by night, Mollie takes to the stage with all the glamour and glow of Norah Jones, but by day, she works on the frontlines of the NHS as a community nurse...

Nusic New Music Podcast #228 with Daisy Godfrey, Unknown Era, Jack Wolff, Lvndlxrd and More...

Snap Notts: Clifton

"This is the people against racism’’ - Writer and Musician Jack Benjamin on Nottingham's Black Lives Matter Protest

As hundreds of people gathered on Forest Rec to support the fight against racism, local musician and writer Jack Benjamin shares his thoughts on what the protest means, and how the day's events unfolded...

Take a Virtual Holiday around Nottingham's Ten Sister Cities

Grumbling about your lack of hollibobs will make you look like a bit of a prat during the current climate, and rightly so. But with everything that’s going on, the prospects of sipping sangria on the Spanish coast are looking fairly slim for the foreseeable future. With real-life tourism off the table, we’ve decided to take a virtual tour around Nottingham’s sister cities, transporting you lot on a round-the-world trip to the places who we have historic, economic, cultural or just good old-fashioned friendly relationships with, without a lost passport, queue of screaming kids or overweight suitcase in sight…

Supporting the Anti-Racism Fight in Nottingham

It’s never been more important to come together and fight racial injustice, building stronger foundations of unity. Here are just a few ways you can get educated, step up and support the cause.

City Stylin' #26

Nottingham's streets might be looking a little dead right now, but this fasionista caught our Georgi's eye...

Notts Music and Merch You Can Buy Today to Support Anti-Racism Causes

Bandcamp waives its fees one day every month to help support artists in lockdown. We’ve put together a list of artists who are choosing to donate money raised today to local and global funds and charities that help to fight racial injustice. 

Author Rich Fisher Reflects on His Involvement with the Brian Clough Statue Fundraiser

As we celebrate the genius of Cloughie through LeftLion’s #CloughChallenge campaign, Rich Fisher explains how Nottingham’s Brian Clough statue came to exist…

How are Stonebridge City Farm and White Post Farm Coping with COVID-19?

The sun has been shining, the flowers have been blooming, and the lambs and chicks have been born. You’ve been able to feel the warmth on your skin and sweet scents as you’ve walked around your neighbourhood. Yes, spring has definitely come and gone, but the annual ritual of heading down to the farm to check out the newborns remains incomplete. Nottingham’s community farms haven’t been able to enjoy spring as much as usual, as lockdown has seen their income disappear entirely at a time when visitor numbers would have been at their peak. We speak to Anthony Moore from White Post Farm and Stonebridge City Farm’s Peter Armitage to find out how they’ve been coping during COVID, and how you can help support them…

Social Supermarket Foodprint Won’t Let the Pandemic Stop Them from Tackling Food Waste and Serving the Community

Amid a global pandemic, it’s easy to forget that we’re still facing another world-wide crisis: climate change. While being eco-conscious can sometimes come with cost and inconvenience, Sneinton social enterprise Foodprint makes doing the right thing super easy, selling low-cost food that’s been saved from supermarket scrap heaps. We speak to physical marketing manager Izzy Corlett about how the shop is coping at the moment...

Nusic Advice Video: Sorting Your Merch in Lockdown

Merch can arguably earn unsigned musicians more dollar than anything else (at the start of your career). In this vid, we talk designing, manufacturing, plus selling your merch. JLS also make an appearance. As does Mark in a wig. He’s not in JLS.

My First... Family Holiday

We hear your anonymous tales of your first family getaway... 

Under Cover Artist: Andreas Schlechtriemen

Sieburg-based artist and regular Notts visitor Andreas Schlechtriemen fills us in on what inspired his robin-themed cover artwork…

Overheard in... Our Comments Section

Town has been a bit quiet as of late, so we’ve had a peek at all of the goofy, weird and wonderful comments you lot leave on our social media pages and picked out some of our highlights…