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In Photos: She Drew The Gun at The Bodega

A properly unique event at a properly unique venue? Sign us up...

In Photos: Frank Turner and Jess Guise at Rescue Rooms

One of the Rescue Rooms' favourite acts returned for another top performance...

Bears, Boxing and Binges: Here’s What to Watch in Cinemas this March

From the realistic to the bizarre, here's what's on in March...

Overheard in Notts

From sexy Grinches to twerking, here's what you've been chatting about...

Gig Review: Bilk at The Bodega

Straight off the back of their debut self-titled album, Essex-based Bilk brought the noise to a sold out Bodega, with a set that raised the roof and shook the floor...

Film Review: Broker

Broker is a brief glimpse of humanity balancing between abandonment and familial appreciation...

We Tried Sap Plants Terrarium Workshop

Hosted in various locations across Nottingham, we tested out Sap Plants Terrarium workshop...

Film Review: Cocaine Bear

Does Cocaine Bear deliver everything you'd expect? Pretty much...

Prolific Notts Photographer Rich Bell Now Has A Youtube Channel

If you’ve taken a stroll around Nottingham at any point of any day of any week, you may have spotted Rich Bell with his camera, capturing everyday moments and celebrating them as something more than that. We hear all about his work, motivations and YouTube channel - which brings his stunning photography to screens across the county…

From Piano to Patchwork, This is What To Get Up To This Week In Notts

The very best things to do this week include...

Gig Review: Inhaler at Rock City

Inhaler bring their new album Cuts & Bruises to Rock City...

Gig Review: Self Esteem at Rock City

Self Esteem begins her I Tour This All The Time tour at Nottingham's Rock City...

Gig Review: Black Veil Brides at Rock City

It's been years since they have stepped foot in Nottingham, but last week, Black Veil Brides returned to the stage at Rock City...

Interview: Tim Heidecker

Lawrence Poole interviews Tim Heidecker ahead of his first UK tour...

In Photos: Dry Cleaning, Dehd and Thus Love at Rock City

There was nothing dry about these performances...

We Learn More About The Carousel's Free Community Work Day

A spot for Nottingham freelancers and artists to spend their working days, The Carousel are raising money to offer a free working space one day a week - fighting the isolation that can come with working from home...

A Favourite of Sir Elton John, We Hear About Nottingham Fashion Brand Daniel Hanson

Launched by the late Daniel Hanson and his wife Julie Hanson in 1989, Nottingham luxury dressing gown and fine garment design and manufacturer brand, Daniel Hanson, has garnered an elite following for over three decades. Its premium fabrics and exquisite designs have made it a household name in Hollywood, amongst royalty and around the world. We catch up with Associate Julian Hanson and his mother, Managing Director Julie Hanson, to find out more about this special family-run business…

Theatre Review: The Verdict at Theatre Royal

We give our verdict on The Verdict...

We Catch up With Mark Gallagher of Arc Cinema - Runner-Up in the National Cinema Heroes Competition

Nottingham has long had a thriving cinema scene, but there’s one man in particular who goes above and beyond - Mark Gallagher. Having worked at Arc Cinema in Hucknall for the past three years, Gallagher has recently been recognised as a UK Cinema Hero. Our writer Josephine Ruffles catches up with Mark about his love for cinema and what this achievement means to him…

In Photos: Nottingham Trent University Mid-Year Exhibition at Malt Cross

For the next few weeks, if you venture to The Malt Cross on St. James’s Street, you’ll notice a wide variety of photography adorning the wall. These photographs belong to a group of students at Nottingham Trent University, and the exhibition comprises part of their final assignment. There’s a type of photography for everyone, from documentation of glass blowers in the Venetian Lagoon to architectural shots of some of Nottingham’s most notable buildings. Our own photography expert, Nathan Langman, stopped by to check it out...

Comedy Group Major Labia are Launching Their First Short Film, Witches

Spreading comedy across Nottingham, Major Labia are well-known for their theatre-based comedy shows and absurdist humour. Now the group, who originally met at The Television Workshop, are creating their first short film. Titled Witches, the project explores the dynamics of female surveillance and sexuality. We catch up with Siobhán Cannon-Brownlie, Gemma Caseley-Kirk and Narisha Lawson to chat about the upcoming release…

We Sit Down With Nottingham Based Artist Radu Secareanu to Talk Animation

We sit down with Radu Secareanu, the Romanian-born, Nottingham-based artist and animator bringing vibrant colours and unique ideas to life…

How to Apply to the Middle Way Mentoring Project, Aimed at BAME Writers

Offering support to black, asian and ethnic minority writers from the Midlands, we learn more about Middle Way Mentoring...

LeftLion Magazine #157

Mammoth is Nottingham's Climate Cinema Rearing to Take Action

From documentaries to experimental films, cinema has a long history of being political, of acting as a force for empowerment. And here in Nottingham we have our very own activist film house - Mammoth - A Climate Action Cinema. For this special screen edition of LeftLion, we speak to founder Patrick Hort about why he’s dedicated the famously small Broad Street film spot…