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Live Music Review: Paul Draper at the Rescue Rooms

Tue 06 Mar 2018

Chaotic scenes at the ex-Mansun man's gig in Nottingham...

Art Review: Strike Site at Backlit

Mon 05 Mar 2018

Strike Site brings together a number of artworks created in response to the current refugee crisis. Spanning several rooms of former factory Backlit, the pieces evoke contrasting feelings of stubborn presence and fleeting transportability. Seeking refuge from the snow, we followed curator and Chair of the Board of New Contemporaries Sacha Craddock on a tour around the exhibition...

Exhibition Review: STRATA:1 at Surface Gallery

Mon 05 Mar 2018

STRATA is a series of exhibitions that explore the "raw medium of paint". In STRATA:1, the first exhibition of the series curated by Sarah Cunningham, the artists use paint to explore the entwining theme of nature and humanity. The styles of the five artists are vividly juxtaposed, creating a startling but effective exhibition that, as a whole, seems to highlight how much humans impact our natural landscape...

Film Review: I, Tonya

Sat 03 Mar 2018

Craig Gillespie creates an energetic and intense account of the life of one of America’s most controversial sporting stars

Film Review: Ladybird

Thu 01 Mar 2018

Greta Gerwig’s directorial debut is an instant coming-of-age classic, standing as a heartwarming testament to teenagehood and the meaning of home

Theatre Review: Rambert

Wed 28 Feb 2018

No More Tutus For Ballet Rambert

Live Music Review: The Hempolics at Nottingham Contemporary

Tue 27 Feb 2018

London’s finest underground lo-fi reggae band paid a trip to Notts this month as part of Reggae Take Over at the Contemporary...

Festival of Science and Curiosity Review: Science Show Off at Rough Trade

Tue 27 Feb 2018

Our Adrian got down for a nerdy laugh at Nottingham’s Rough Trade as he checked out Science Show Off as part of the Nottingham Festival of Science and Curiosity…

Film Review: The Shape of Water

Tue 27 Feb 2018

Guillermo del Toro’s underwater fantasy highlights its actors talent for turning the obscure into something relatable to all

Live Music Review: Cabbage at The Bodega

Mon 26 Feb 2018

Cabbage wants to make you sweat… so get wet!

The Sneinton Cider Company Have Lauched Their First Brew at The King Billy Pub

Mon 26 Feb 2018

The Sneinton Cider Company make tasty, fruity booze from apples sourced locally from within the area. Co-founder James ‘JD’ Atkin tells us how he set up the company along with Sam Horsburgh and Conor Lynam, and why gherkins make a surprisingly good ingredient for cider…

Film Review: Father Figures

Sun 25 Feb 2018

Owen Wilson and Ed Helms lead us across the States in this remarkably unfunny slog

Live Music Review: Scarlet at Rough Trade

Sat 24 Feb 2018

Local duo You Want Fox organised a free gig at Rough Trade featuring Queen Mantis and Scarlet. We headed down to check it out...

Theatre Review: Wonderland

Sat 24 Feb 2018

Coal strike drama Wonderland explores faultline that still runs through Notts

Live Music Review: The Orielles at Rough Trade

Fri 23 Feb 2018

The Orielles appeared at Rough Trade in Nottingham in front of a select audience on the day that their debut album, Silver Dollar Moment, comes out...

Festival of Science and Curiosity Review: Family Science Activities at Dales Centre Library

Fri 23 Feb 2018

The Festival of Science and Curiosity saw the city taken over by clever clogs. Our Adrian got down to one of the family events down the libraries…

9 Notts Albums You Need To Listen To

Fri 23 Feb 2018

Our ravenous reviewers have devoured a whole heap of new music, and told us what they thought about it...

Film Review: Black Panther

Thu 22 Feb 2018

The 93rd Marvel film of 2018 has landed to fairly widespread critical acclaim. We went to see if Black Panther gets the LeftLion seal of approval...

Noshingham: Dolcino Bloggers Event

Tue 20 Feb 2018

Waffles and whipped cream and sweets, oh my...

Theatre Review: Wonderland

Mon 19 Feb 2018

Coal strike drama Wonderland explores a faultline that still runs through Notts today...

Review: FanSHEN Justice Syndicate Event

Mon 19 Feb 2018

I’m going to put my cards on the table; when I got my tickets for FanSHEN’s Justice Syndicate show, from the name I was expecting a superhero-related show. I can’t say I was disappointed though, as what I got was an interactive jury experience. It’s much more interesting than it sounds...