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Make Your Own LeftLion Christmas Tree

Christmas don’t half put a strain on the owd poss strings. If you’re worried about being able to afford a full spread of nosh, all the decorations and enough presents for every second cousin in the family, fret no more. We’ve got you covered. Turn the fruits of our labour into your festive centrepiece and tick one more thing off the shopping list by turning this here rag into a miniature Christmas tree. You’re very welcome, duck.

Nusic Future Session: Bone Cult

Brand new live goodness from upcoming Nottingham talent...

Nusic Podcast #168 with Ashfields, Bone Cult, Kwoli Black and more

10 Places to Get Your Zen on in Nottingham

Nottingham is truly a city of diversity, there are places you can go to make your blood pump and places to calm your hot head down. From Shiatsu to acupuncture, the city offers a range of spots to get your Zen on.

9 Albums You Should Listen To Right Now

Top tunes doing the rounds this month...

Midlands Women's Aid Need Your Help

Crimbo is close, which means it’s time to get giving, and if you’re looking for a worthy cause in need of pennies we’ve got it covered. Midlands Women’s Aid, a refuge service in Notts, is looking to raise £840 to buy presents for forty children (budgeting £20 per child) and they need our help. They’ve only got till Sunday 10 December to hit their target…

Georgina Wilding is Nottingham's First Young Poet Laureate

Georgina Wilding was announced as Nottingham’s first Young Poet Laureate on National Poetry Day. A rising star on the literature scene, Georgina is the founder of independent publishing house, Mud Press, and has written for radio and TV, most recently performing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. A staunch believer in the power of poetry to change lives, between now and February 2019 she’s going to be promoting Nottingham worldwide through words, and getting as many people involved as she can...

Film Review: Call Me By Your Name

Luca Guadagnino’s film stands as a reminder of human vulnerability and the sensual, beautiful, heartbreaking journey of falling in love for the first time…

LeftLion Stereo with I Am Lono, Jah Digga, Indiana, Young T & Bugsey and more

Here's what our Music Editor reckons to the latest singles to come out of Hoodtown...

9 Nottingham Music Albums to Stuff in Your Lugholes

All the top tunes you could want for of an October in 2017...

Television Workshop Talk Nottingham's Capital of Culture Bid

Television Workshop's Nic Harvey chats about naturalistic acting techniques and their long list of success stories... 

Hollywood Talk About Their Debut EP

To celebrate the release of their first EP, No More Will I Adore You, we sat down with the band Hollywood before their recent gig at the Jam Café to talk supergroups, band names and electric keyboard DIY.

Sandy Mahal Talks Nottingham's Capital of Culture Bid

The Director of UNESCO Nottingham City of Literature talks us through all things reading, writing and words in Hoodtown... 

Paul Russ on Nottingham's Bid to be European Capital of Culture 2023

Nottinghamians don’t need telling that our fair city is the most cultured in Europe, but apparently some folk aren’t aware. We asked Dance4’s Paul Russ, chair of Nottingham’s bid to become European Capital of Culture 2023, to tell us about the campaign to make us European champions once again…

17 Horror, Sci-Fi and Cult Flicks We Caught at This Year's Mayhem Film Festival

Mayhem was finally back, ensuring a glorious four days of horror, sci-fi and cult cinema goodness. We donned our lanyards, filled our bags full of Relentless (other energy drinks are available) and headed down to Broadway...

Rough Trade Talks Nottingham's Capital of Culture Bid

Kyle Hougham, manager of Rough Trade, explains why the record store was first attracted to Nottingham, and why they were chosen to be the international brand of the city... 

5 Inspiring Young People in Nottingham

Our Nottingham kids are really good at gettin’ out there and showing off their awesome talents. We’re proud to have ya.

Community Recording Studio's Trevor Rose Talks Nottingham's Capital of Culture Bid

Trevor Rose, head of the Community Recording Studio (CRS), talks about the project's success, what Prince Harry is really like and why he would like to see Nottingham become the European Capital of Culture 2023...

Artist Wolfgang Buttress Talks Nottingham's Capital of Culture Bid

The brain behind The Hive installation at Kew Gardens explains how the 'cultural renaissance' in Nottingham will help us become European Capital of Culture 2023... 

Advertising Sectioned: Apple Lets You Spend More Time Going Places! Keen Computers (c.1980)

Local adverts, ripped from the pages of history...

Georgina Wilding Annouced as Nottingham's First Young Poet Laureate

Today is National Poetry Day, and there’s no better way to celebrate than to announce Nottingham’s first Young Poet Laureate...

9 Albums You Need To Listen To This Month

The latest releases from some of Notts best-loved musicians...

Mud Press Want Your Christmas Poems

Get yer poems at the ready...

6 Books You Need To Read This Month

Cosy up by the fire and have a good read of one of these beauties...

Sara Pascoe Thinks Your Vegan Jokes Aren't Funny

Jane Austen comes over all funny this September in Sara Pascoe’s humorous and feminist take on Pride and Prejudice. We chatted with the comedian when she landed at Notts Playhouse for a preview...