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Get Your Gladrags On: We Chat to Baby Tap, DJ Boz, Marilyn Sane, and Nana Arthole

Thu 08 Feb 2024

Nottingham has a colourful palette of local, committed and diverse LGBTQ+ artists and creatives. Baby Tap, DJ Boz, Marilyn Sane, and Nana Arthole are all part of the Nottingham club night Gladrags, a welcoming space that hosts DJs, live music, drag and burlesque performers, where all people can get their Gladrags on and be authentic without judgement. They told us more about who they are, the events that are happening across the city, and the new wave of LGBTQ+ identifying musicians who are emerging from Nottingham…

February’s Cover Artist Iulia Matei Tells Us More About Her Music-Themed Design

Sat 03 Feb 2024

We hear more about the February issue’s cover from the talented illustrator, Iulia Matei…

We Chat to Kenyan Alt-RnB Artist IkeN All About His Debut Album ‘Galatea’

Fri 02 Feb 2024

Kenyan Alt-RnB artist IkeN found himself in Nottingham when he moved to the UK to study Business Management. Alongside this, he also makes music, releasing his debut album Galatea last October. We find out all about it...

Plans Unveiled For New Bridge Over River Trent

Thu 01 Feb 2024

Nottingham City Council have unveiled new plans for a new pedestrian and cycling bridge over the River Trent, creating links between the Waterside regeneration area, Colwick Park, Lady Bay, West Bridgford and the major sports stadiums...

Artist Harry Mayston on Having His Work Exhibited at Surface Gallery

Wed 24 Jan 2024

After graduating with a degree in fine art from Loughborough University, artist Harry Mayston went on to have his work exhibited in Surface Gallery’s recent exhibition Vessel after he, by chance, was asked to give the team behind the gallery a tour of the Loughborough School of Design and Creative Arts degree show. Following the exhibition, he tells us more about the nature of his piece Blue Things, which was made up of 76 cyanotype prints, and the plans he has for the future of his art practice…

From Art Exhibition Launches to Beat The Streets Festival: Here's What's on in Notts 22 - 28 January 2024

Sun 21 Jan 2024

This week in Nottingham, enjoy live music in aid of a great cause at Beat The Streets, celebrate the opening of new exhibitions at Nottingham Contemporary, or join the National Holocaust Museum for Holocaust Memorial Day...

How Do the Processes of Making Music and Art Differ From One Another? We Find Out From 5 Nottingham Creatives

Mon 15 Jan 2024

Louis Cypher asks five different Nottingham creatives how the need to make money affects their art, what the differences are in their creative processes, and whether they prefer one over the other...

In Photos: Mollie Ralph + Bele + Cara Flynn at Buonissima for the NUH Arts Programme

Mon 15 Jan 2024

Mollie Ralph, Bele and Cara Flynn perform at Buonissima to raise money for the NUH Arts Programme...

We Chat to A9 Films’ Screenwriter and Director Alfie Rowley-Stone All About New Film ‘I Don’t Want to Share Your Love'

Fri 12 Jan 2024

I Don't Want To Share Your Love is the newest release from Nottingham-based A9 Films - Sofia Jones speaks to its screenwriter and director, Alfie Rowley-Stone, all about it…

Kicking Off the New Year in Notts - Theatre, Music and Meeting New People: Here’s What’s on in Notts 8 - 14 January

Sun 07 Jan 2024

If it's your resolution to get out more in 2024, kick off your year with some theatre, cabaret and social events to meet new people in Notts this week...

Cappo on His New Album ‘Canon’, His Recently Completed PhD, and the Importance of Collaboration

Sun 07 Jan 2024

Released in three separate parts (Pain, Escapism and Absolution), Cappo’s latest album Canon represents a leap forward in the maturity of his lyrical, literature-infused Hip Hop music. We speak to him about the process of creating the record with producer Kong The Artisan, his recently-completed PhD at Nottingham Trent University, and his collaborations with familiar Notts musicians and poets…

Concert Review: Sinfonia Viva's New Year Gala at the Royal Concert Hall

Tue 02 Jan 2024

Kevin Stanley sees in the New Year with Sinfonia Viva at the Royal Concert Hall...

LeftLion to Launch New Stand-alone Nottingham Events Platform

Mon 01 Jan 2024

For over a decade we at LeftLion have run an online events directory offering a service to events promoters, organisations and venues across the city. We are delighted to let you know we’ll soon be seriously upping our game…

Celebrate New Year's Eve 2023 in Notts with Cocktails, Classical, Soul, Drum & Bass, Indie and Family Friendly Events

Tue 26 Dec 2023

Whatever your musical taste, if you want to hit the streets this New Year's Eve, there's an event for you in Nottingham...

Theatre Review: The Boy Who Cried Wolf at Lakeside Arts

Tue 19 Dec 2023

A warm hearted wintery tale for youngsters...

Emzae Performs Livestream Gig for Nottingham Hospitals Arts Programme

Tue 19 Dec 2023

On 17 December, Emzae performed a livestreamed set on YouTube to raise money for the Nottingham Hospitals Arts Programme...

Theatre Review: Sleeping Beauty at Nottingham Arts Theatre

Mon 18 Dec 2023

Sharon Stevens reviews Sleeping Beauty at Nottingham Arts Theatre...

The Best Places to Catch Festive Favourites and Classic Films in Nottingham This Christmas and New Year

Sat 16 Dec 2023

From Die Hard to Home Alone, Notts cinemas have got you covered...

We Chat to Hallowed Men About Their New Album ‘Hollow Man'

Thu 14 Dec 2023

Fellow LeftLion writers Bassey and Rich Higton (AKA Jarrow Junction) have come together as Hallowed Men to release a collaborative album titled Hollow Man. We find out more about it...

Sunflower Thieves Release New Single ‘It’s Not Like the Christmas Films’ - A Sad Anthem for the Festive Season

Thu 14 Dec 2023

They may be based in Leeds now, but they grew up playing music in Notts and they're super talented, so we'll happily claim them as ours. And they've just released a Christmas tune, which is well worth talking about...

We Chat to Author Nick Emm About His Neurodiverse New Book

Tue 12 Dec 2023

Like fingerprints, no two brains are exactly the same. Nottingham author Nick Emm's new book for young readers, Jude and the First of the Nine, is a fantastically realised tale that celebrates all the different ways in which we think. We sat down with the man himself to hear about his journey...

Theatre Review: Once Upon a Crime at Nottingham New Theatre

Tue 12 Dec 2023

Our Amelia Brookes reviews Once Upon a Crime at Nottingham New Theatre...

We Chat to Divorce About Their New EP 'Heady Metal’ and Sold Out Rescue Rooms Show

Sun 10 Dec 2023

Whether you’ve heard them at one of Nottingham’s music festivals such as Dot to Dot or Hockley Hustle, or more recently on Radio 1, Divorce are poised for huge success in 2024, following the release of their Heady Metal EP last month and a sold-out headline tour that they are in the midst of. While they were in Brighton supporting Willie J Healey, we caught up with vocalist and bassist Tiger Cohen-Towell, vocalist and guitarist Felix Mackenzie-Barrow, and guitarist Adam Peter Smith…

Our December Cover Artist Chris Rickels Tells Us the Inspiration Behind His Festive LeftLion Cover

Tue 05 Dec 2023

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. And so is the cover of our December issue by Chris Rickels. We find out more about him and his work...

We Chat to Author Rebecca Buxton All About Her New Book ‘Prickelus Gets Caught’

Mon 04 Dec 2023

Full of hedgehog related activities, recipes, advice and storytelling, Prickelus Gets Caught is a delightful book for children and adults, written and illustrated by Nottingham author Rebecca Buxton. We caught up with Rebecca to find out about her inspirations and what the process of writing is like as a deaf, dyslexic and autistic person…

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