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Snap Notts: Church Rock Cemetery

The latest Snap Notts sees our poet and photographer pairing create work at Church Rock Cemetery on Mansfield Road...

Live Music Review: Don Broco at Motorpoint Arena

We got down to Motorpoint Arena to catch some massive guitar rock from Don Broco...

Live Music Review and Photos: The Rumjacks and The Silk Road at Rescue Rooms

We got down to Rescue Rooms to check out The Rumjacks and Silk Road...

Art Works: Ronan Somerville

Ronan's illustrated chess board is decorated with meaningful creatures...

Proper Good Poetry Stuff To Do In Notts

Here's a list of what we think are the best poetry events happening in Nottingham...

Live Music Review: Parkway Drive and Killswitch Engage at Motorpoint Arena Nottingham

We got down to Motorpoint Arena Nottingham to check out Parkway Drive...

Nusic Podcast #197: The People's New Music Podcast

Our annual People’s New Music Podcast, where you make your predictions of which local artists will realise their musical dreams in the coming year.

The Podcast may contain some fruity language. Sensitive ears – you have been warned.

LeftLion Clothes Swap at Design Junction and Sustainability Discussion Panel at Fox & Grapes

Support Sharewear Clothing Scheme by getting down to Design Junction on Sunday 17 February, 12pm - 4pm...

Michael Graves, Noise Pollution and The Atoms at The Square Centre in Photos

Our Richard Davies from Chud Photography & Digital Design got down to The Square Centre to check out former Misfits frontman Michael Graves, with support from Noise Pollution and The Atoms...

A Stroke of Ingenious: Chatting Fear and Fantasy with Darius Hinks

Nottingham-native Darius Hinks has been filling the minds of Warhammer enthusiasts for years with his fascinating narratives from the Warhammer 40,000 series. Hinks’ latest novel The Ingenious, however, diverges from the world of Warhammer, focusing instead on the fictional world of Athanor and its gang of rebellious outlaws. With The Ingenious set to hit stores today, we decided to have a chat with Hinks about the novel, his characters and the inspirations he has taken from the city.

Late of the Pier talk Ecstatic Data Sets

They were one of the hottest bands of the noughties, releasing their debut album Fantasy Black Channel to mass critical acclaim. Then they completely vanished, leaving a trail of #BringBackLateOfThePier tweets and campaigns in their wake. A decade on, those rogues from Castle Donnington have come back with a book on Rough Trade's new imprint exploring music of the future....

The Thompson Brothers on the Panto, Gentrification of Sherwood and Notts County Twittergate

Nottingham's most opinionated grocers on...

Live Music Review: TOY at Rough Trade Nottingham

We love a Rough Trade live + signing gig, so we got down there for TOY...

Live Music Review: Beat The Streets 2019

Is there any better cure for the January blues than a day festival? We sent our Becky and Louise down to Beat the Street this Sunday to find out...

Nusic Future Session: Elliot Williams

New Nottingham music from this talented bogger...

Interview: The Staircase lawyer David Rudolf

We caught up with David Rudolf, Michael Peterson’s criminal defence lawyer from the compelling Netflix documentary series The Staircase, as he arrives in the UK for a series of speaking engagements...

Peggy's Skylight Sunday Jazz Jam in Photos

We got down to take some snaps of the jazzy boggers down at Peggy's Skylight...

Live Music: The Hallé

A genuine delight to watch

An Evening With Michael Foale

Michael Foale, born in Lincolnshire, has been into space 6 times and was the first Brit ever selected by NASA. Our Gav wanted to be an astronaut so he went down to hear what Michael had to say.

Left Magpie: Dracula has a Better Record Against Crosses...

Kübler-Ross may sound like the type of enigmatic signing Notts need to pull themselves out of the bleakness that has befallen the season, but its presence at Meadow Lane is almost as significant.

Nottingham Bands and Artists - Send Us Music!

Want your music reviewed in LeftLion? Read on...

Paranoid Picnic at NAE

Paranoid Picnic: The Phantom BAME is a solo exhibition from Hardeep Pandhal taking place at the New Art Exchange from the 19th of January to the 17th of March. This is an exhibition of two halves, with one half in the NAE and the other taking place in Primary. We got trusty Caroline down to check it out...

5 Nottingham Albums to Listen to in 2019

All the good stuff for your tabs from some cracking Notts musicians...

Create Your Own Happy: Children’s Author Becky Goddard on Her Mission to Make the Little’uns Smile

According to studies by The Children’s Society and Pisa, young people in England are among the unhappiest in the world. With internet bullying, endless school tests and cuts to services, it can be bleddy hard being a kid. However, help is at hand. Together with Penny Alexander, West Bridgford’s Becky Goddard-Hill has devised Create Your Own Happy, a workbook that aims to empower children.

6 Nottingham Acts to Check Out at Beat The Streets 2019

We’re always chuffed to call Nottingham home, but there are certain moments where we’re bursting with pride, and Beat The Streets is one of them. It’s a one-day, multi-venue charity festival taking over the city on Sunday 27 January, aiming to raise vital funds to support homeless people in need. Off the back of 2018’s hugely successful inaugural event, Nottingham will again host more than eighty national and local acts playing across 10+ stages in venues across the city centre. All proceeds raised from ticket sales, merchandise and bar sales in DHP venues will be donated to local homeless charities, including Framework Official Site. Here’s who we’ll be queuing for this year...