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Sound of the Lion #47,Sound of The Lion

With Snowy, Little Bribes, Michael Reddington, We Show Up On Radar, Future Shinjuku, Vincent Bella, Merrick's Tusk, Vandal Savage and Wolf Club

Paul Smith's Cycling Scrapbook

Nottingham's top fashion designer has always had a bit of a thing for the pedals, and he has now immortalised this passion in a 265-page book

Review: Altitude Sickness at Lakeside

"Lawrence is obsessive, didactic and at times an absolute bore. Frieda on the other hand likes getting her leg over with anyone up for it."

Film Premiere: Let's Bring Back Sophie

On Friday 27 May, the Nottingham Arts Theatre will host the Premiere screening of the cinematic web series in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust.

Short Stack May 2016

Curated by David Lilley, and held for the first time at Broadway Cinema, we were promised an 'evening of short films, music videos and other delights.'

Spoken Word Review: Austerity Cafe

"In Britain, we don't dig coal from mines any more. We used to build ships, but no longer on these shores. We can be proud of our bankers who generate millions, and we're still good at making guns!"

Five Must See Acts at Dot To Dot Festival 2016

The multi-venue music-a-thon is just around the corner, and the army of up-and-coming bands and eager fans are ready to greet each other in over 30 venues across the city centre

Short Film Review: Shelter

A locally made eleven minute sci-fi drama set against the backdrop of eighties Britain

Music Video: Ski - Celebration

The second video from his War of Art EP, soon to be released

The Screen at Nottingham Contemporary

We spoke to film programmer Niki Harman about The Screen and its current mumblecore season

Sunday Roast French Style

Nonsuch Theatre Open Clarendon Street Performance Space

"NEAT needs to get bigger and bolder - it now rests on the powers that be to oomph it up a bit"

Gate to Southwell Festival

"One of the Midlands' baddest acoustic, dance and roots music festivals is right around the corner"

Gary Clarke's Coal - Miners' Strikes and Contemporary Dance

"When you're watching the dancers you know they're dancing, but actually what's being communicated is hard graft"

8 Proper Tunes on the LeftLion Stereo This Month

It's all Nottingham and it's all hot in them. You get us. With Hvman Teeth, Cyclonix, Mizzred, Giant Head, Mez, Ady Suleiman, Diablo Furs and The Tangents

The Dilettante Society on Jackey Peet

"He was rumoured to be unable to sit on a chair for fear of breaking its legs, and had to forfeit the luxury of a comfy bed for the floor"

Jonzi D on Hip Hop Dance Theatre Show Breakin' Convention

"Theatre doesn't really acknowledge what's happening in its own backyard; there's this high-art approach that distances art from what the people are producing"

Stephen Lowe on Altitude Sickness and DH Lawrence in Taos

"Lady Chatterley's Lover came out when I was thirteen and I've spent my whole life living with and thinking about him. I've written about him so much he's like family now"

Artist John Newling is Exhibiting at Syson Gallery

"I think human beings need to be needed... we know our environment doesn't need us, but know that we need it"

SciBar #23: Talking Mathematical Neuroscience in The Vat and Fiddle

"For years mathematics has been known for its use in fields such as physics and engineering but more recently, it has become a tool for biology too"

Film Review: Special Correspondents

Ricky Gervais' latest film made exclusively for Netflix

Future Session 109 - Wolves Don't Sleep

New music, live in session, from Nottingham for Nusic. The latest artist in the Nusic Future Session studio is

Film Review: Son of Saul

This Hungarian film set in Auschwitz-Birkenau won the best foreign language film at the Oscars and it is showing at Broadway Cinema now

Air Raid Sirens in Nottingham This Sunday

"If you're in town at about 6pm and you hear the wails of warning, don't worry. Everything is under control"

Travelling Gastronomers Street Food Party at Sneinton Market

Sneinton Market will be transformed into a foodie heaven for a weekend in May; bustling with street food vendors from pizza to paella, plus booze and music too