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The Last Poets were the first wordsmiths that preceded hip-hop. Our Will had a fascinating chat with original Poets member Abiodun Oyewole ahead of their performance at Peggy's Skylight on 27 March.
Local lads Soft Girls & Boys Club launched their EP in epic fashion at The Bodega this weekend...
Artistic Director and CEO of Graeae Theatre Company, local woman Jenny Sealey MBE has been advocating for the rights of D/deaf artists, and artists with disabilities, by promoting access in theatre for over two decades. She recently appeared at Nottingham Trent University's Distinguished Lecture series, looking back at her life, career, and incredible achievements...
Radio has undergone something of a revolution recently, with the internet explosion facilitating a new wave of niche, localised, underground stations that capture the unique sound of their areas. Proving that Nottingham is no exception, our tastemakers have launched their own platforms too, marking the city’s contribution towards this growing movement...
As a founder member of the DiY collective, one of Britain's first house sound-systems, Pete Woosh has been a leading figure in the UK counter-culture for almost thirty years. Whether DJing solo or with his long-time DiY sidekick, Digs, he has performed everywhere from Glastonbury to Dismaland, Banksy’s apocalyptic theme park style art exhibition. But after being diagnosed with highly aggressive head and neck cancer in December of 2015, he decided to take a natural approach to treatment, and is about to launch The 52 Card Trick project to give something back to everyone that helped him...
It’s six o’clock on a Friday night, the sun is setting behind a ceiling of grey clouds as the city centre shrugs off the working week. And I’m on my way to talk to a room full of strangers about grief...
Photographer Mann Hans got down to Old Market Square on Sunday to snap some picks of your lot...
Dough yer really like it...
Meet Visage - Nottingham’s Wrestlin’ Bitch Face. Another House of Pain alumnus building momentum on the UK’s grappling scene Visage is a flamboyant and instantly recognisable character. He’s also proper nails - mock his collection of amazing wigs and he’ll slap the taste out of your mouth. Visage’s blend of humour, innuendo and merciless bludgeoning is an unusual in-ring fusion invoking classic performers like Gorgeous George and Cassandro. We cornered Visage for a chat in a pleasingly kitsch tiki-bar.
Renowned for raucous live shows and a coalescent approach to making music, Gentleman’s Dub Club are a nine-man force to be reckoned with. This month sees them return to Nottingham, hot off the heels of the release of their latest album Lost In Space. We grabbed vocalist, Johnny Scratchley, for a chat about his band’s sound, their intergalactic ambitions and the possibility of an alien abduction…
Anyone who casts their eyes skyward on the evening of Thursday 21 March might be treated with a view of the supermoon – a phenomenon whereby the moon appears especially large in the sky. One man guaranteed to be watching is John Hurst, chairman of the Nottingham Astronomical Society, a group dedicated to discovering the secrets of space...
Addie Kenogbon has a chat with Soft Girls & Boys Club as they prepare to launch their latest EP with a knees-up this March.
The people flocked down to The Bodega last week for Self Esteem's inaugural tour. Here's what our Emily reckoned..
Nottingham’s brightest sports event, the Louisey Rider Cup, is back for its fourth year on March 30th and is going to be bigger, better and more fun than ever before.
He’s been a fixture in local politics for many people’s lifetimes. To date Jon Collins has served for 32 years as councillor of St Ann’s, and for sixteen years as Nottingham City Council leader.
Now, in an exclusive and frank interview with LeftLion, he reveals that from May he will leave our local authority behind forever. He also gives his thoughts on the council going forward, how our city has changed, how local government should be reorganised, the shambolic state of national politics, Brexit and a whole lot more. Read on...
New Nottingham music from these talented boggers...
David gives us the lowdown on his illustrations...
We chat with the founder of Nottingham's alternative dance night before its event this Friday...
Hosts Ashley Carter & Derry Shillitto caught up with stand up comedian Tom Stade to talk comedy, films and being offended ahead of his performance at Glee Club Nottingham on Tuesday 26 March...
We searched high and low for the most stylish of Notts heads with summat to say...
Since their early days as seventies punk rock rabble-rousers, The Stranglers have been mainstays of the British music scene. Now over 45 years on, the lads are still finding the time to hit the road and make music. Back in Nottingham for their latest UK tour this month, we sent our man LP Mills for a chat with guitarist and frontman Baz Warne, to find out what these perennial punks have been up to.
Splendour forges on into its second decade this year, with a mega quartet of headliners already confirmed, including Manic Street Preachers and All Saints. To mark the occasion we grabbed Anton Lockwood, one of the masterminds behind the annual Wollo Park party, for a chat. Here’s five things you need to know about Nottingham’s day-long answer to Glasto…
Jessica Hynes is heading to Broadway Cinema to take part in a live Q&A for her directorial debut film: The Fight
In the second half of the twentieth century, the people of the East Midlands found themselves anxiously watching the stars, anticipating a war between worlds. Literature Editor LP Mills takes a deep-dive in the strange and inexplicable culture of UFO hunters that sprung up in Nottingham following World War Two.
The week long festival has plenty of activities for the whole family...
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