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Nina Smith on Her Long-Awaited Debut Album White Feather

After years of writing and recording, Nina Smith is releasing her long-awaited debut album, White Feather. Slick and beautifully produced by Yoad Nevo (Sia, Goldfrapp), the record is emotional, with classic r’n’b sprinkled throughout for good measure. We grabbed Nina for a chat and a congratulations…

5 Albums to Listen to This November

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

5 Notts Albums to Listen to This October

Listen to these lot to prepare yersen for a spot of trick-or-treatin' 

LeftLion Film Podcast #9 Part 1 - Mayhem Festival with Penny Reeve

Ashley Carter and Derry Shillitto celebrate the one year anniversary of the LeftLion Film Podcast with a special two part episode recorded during the Mayhem Film Festival.  For part one, they're joined by Penny Reeve to discuss the first two days, including their thoughts on Nicolas Cage's Mandy. 

We've Made A Beer With Castle Rock Called Guzzgog

Castle Rock Brewery and LeftLion present Guzzgog...

LeftLion Ran The IKANO Bank Robin Hood Half Marathon 2018 to Raise Money for Lee from The Elementz

Three lions got down to Victoria Embankment to complete the Ikano Bank Robin Hood Half Marathon 2018. It was a bit of a feat, because us lot are a lot more well trained in running our mouths over several IPAs more than anything else, but we bleddy did it, and lived to tell the tale...

History of the Weird Midlands Episode One: Ghosts of the A616

Podcasters beware, you're in for a scare! In the debut episode of History of the Weird Midlands, our hosts explore all that is ghoulish and ghastly in our haunted little corner of the world. Warning: Contains strong language and some serious spookiness. 

From Notts to UEFA: Polly Bancroft

Despite being based 700 miles away in Nyon, Switzerland, Polly Bancroft’s thoughts will be very firmly fixed on her hometown this Saturday, as England Women take on their Brazilian counterparts at Meadow Lane. For it was an England Women’s fixture nearly 30 years ago that led to her prestigious role at Europe’s footballing heart, UEFA.

Notes from the Middle Kingdom: A Hostile Time, A Hostile Place

It's no secret: Things are a bit tense at the minute. Here's our man in Beijing James Kramer weighing in on the currently bonkers socio-political climate, the mind-numbing bureaucracy of immigration control, and the malleability of time and place in an increasingly messy and frustrating world. 

5 Notts Albums to Listen to This September

Wash out yer tabz and crank up these lot, as well as checkin' out the Nusic tip box...

1st Blood Release Creativity Crisis After a Five-Year Album Hiatus

Pete Chilvers is the man behind Nottingham hip hop camp 1st Blood. His day-ones include Ty Healy, Louis Cypher, Liam Bailey and Cappo, to name just a few, and in his younger years he was under the wing of Bristolian monolith Tricky as a label signee. After a five-year release hiatus, 1st Blood have stuck a new album into the airwaves, so we thought we’d catch up with the man on the buttons...

5 Notts Albums to Listen to This August

The best beats from this side of the Midlands...

Notts Education F.C. Goes from Strength to Strength

As Nottingham recovers from its summer of World Cup fever, three men are working hard to make sure the excitement generated by the tournament has positive and long-lasting side-effects, both on the field and off it.

Nusic Podcast #184: Live From Splendour with Ady Suleiman, Nina Smith, Ashfields, Ferocious Dog and more

This week, it's festival fever on the podcast, featuring a live interview with Future Sound of Nottingham 2018 winners The Dandylions, and a load more boggers who played Splendour this year...

Boilermaker Have Made Us a Birthday Cocktail

It may not be our 18th, but we’re celebrating with drinks anyway.
And what better place to do it than dahn the road, at Narnia for the modern adult: Boilermaker.

5 Notts Albums to Listen to This July

Some banging albums from the best bands Notts has to offer...

5 Notts Albums to Listen to This June

Some cracking offerings from some top dollar Notts musicians...

Notes from the Middle Kingdom: Three Men Make a Tiger

Our man James chats air pollution in this month’s edition of Notes from the Middle Kingdom.

YouCaxton Are Looking For Photographs of Nottinghamshire Women from 1840-2000

Have a dig through your cupboards and those dusty photo albums for the feisty women in your family.

SciBar at The Vat & Fiddle: Julain Onions on Galaxies - One Gigayear at a Time

Julian Onions is back at SciBar to tell us all about galaxies, one gigayear at a time.

5 Notts Albums to Listen to This May

Some of the city's musical fruits, brought to you by our task force of reviewers...

Notes from the Middle Kingdom: Just Add Oil

Here at LeftLion, we believe that the ultimate summer body should refer to anything that is capable of efficiently devouring ice cream down Skeggy Beach. However, if you're looking to whip your bod into shape, look no further than our man in Beijing James Kramer, who has a load of advice to get yourself fit and healthy in time for your jolly holidays. 

Nusic Podcast #179: Who Made the Future Sound of Nottingham Semi-Finals?

Preview: One Man's Madness at Nottingham Showcase

Nottingham Showcase are playing host to 'rocku-docu-mockumentary' story of Madness saxophonist Lee 'Kix' Thompson this Wednesday... 

Nusic Future Session: One Giant Causeway

New Music, from Nottingham, for Nusic...