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Left Panther: January

Thu 15 Jan 2015

"Having earned the small matter of 67 penalty minutes from a single incident, Grimaldi was thrown out of the game."

All Schools Should Be Art Schools

Thu 15 Jan 2015

NTU’s School of Art and Design celebrates their 170th anniversary with a specially commissioned performance at Nottingham Castle

Left Panther: January

Thu 15 Jan 2015

"Having earned the small matter of 67 penalty minutes from a single incident, Grimaldi was thrown out of the game."

City Arts Move From Radford Into City Centre

Mon 12 Jan 2015

The newest face in town is City Arts. Parked next door to the Writers’ Studio on the border of Sneinton, the new office and creative space is the most centrally located in the organisation’s nearly forty-year history…

LeftLion illustrators in support of Charlie Hebdo

Thu 08 Jan 2015

In the light of the horrific events in Paris, some of our illustrators have felt the need to put pencil to paper

LeftLion illustrators in support of Charlie Hebdo

Thu 08 Jan 2015

In the light of the horrific events in Paris, some of our illustrators have felt the need to put pencil to paper

Future Session - Shelter Point

Sat 03 Jan 2015

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

Future Session - Shelter Point

Sat 03 Jan 2015

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

Sobar

Mon 29 Dec 2014

You seen that alcohol-free pub on Friar Lane? We had a peep behind the curtain and there's certainly a method to the madness

Pick of the Week: New Year's Eve Special

Sun 28 Dec 2014

We know how hard it can be deciding what to do for New Year, so we've saved you a job

Street Tales: The Bubonic Bell Inn

Thu 25 Dec 2014

Find out more about the plagued history of that owd pub on Angel Row from a man who tells Nottingham stories you've never heard before...

Santa Deaths and How to Avoid Them

Thu 25 Dec 2014

Nottingham born Tom Rourke works with fellow animators on this Christmassy short animation

Still the Enemy Within

Wed 24 Dec 2014

A documentary looking back at the 1984 mining strike is showing at Broadway Cinema this week

LeftLion Stereo: December - January

Wed 24 Dec 2014

Get stuck in to what we reckon is a cracking selection of Notts tunes to keep your tabs happy

Tales From The Darker Side Of Winter

Mon 22 Dec 2014

Mike Payton and Tim Ralph give us a few winter's tales on a storytelling night in Beeston

Judit Ferencz: Subways, Side-Streets and Skylines

Mon 22 Dec 2014

The Hungarian-born artist chats to us about her upcoming course that combines cityscapes with text to create visual storylines

Future Session 76 - Cedric Peters

Sat 20 Dec 2014

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

Sound of the Lion #32,Sound of The Lion

Sat 20 Dec 2014

With Ear Vings, Cecil Chamberlain, Reckless, Blue Vulture, Beth Frisby, Lviv, Jamie Moon, IVORYSERFS, Lois, Karhide and Apalusa

Jeanie Finlay on Pantomime

Thu 18 Dec 2014

Unenamoured with celebrity, Jeanie Finlay documents real people doing, well, real things - from goths to fibbing Scottish emcees, to the last of Nottingham’s lace manufacturers. In her latest film, she focused her lens on the Nottingham Arts Theatre’s panto, Puss in Boots, catching the triumphs and tragedies of the players who make Christmas magical for so many...

Interview: Joe Buhdha

Tue 16 Dec 2014

Producer, promoter, label boss, rapper, DJ, lecturer, Joe Buhdha has held down just about every job in hip-hop, bar leather trackies inventor. As Can’t Stop Won’t Stop’s first release hits stereos, he told us about how it all started, and why he’s got no plans to let up anytime soon…

Interview: Bob Robinson

Thu 11 Dec 2014

Born in County Tyrone, Bob Robinson has called Nottingham home for the last forty-odd years. It’s here he’s created work that is equally bold, humorous and grotesque, yet has gained little recognition. Now aged 63 and living with terminal cancer, we spoke to him about the inspiration behind his art and how it feels to have a retrospective at such a poignant time.

Rough Trade Open Up In Nottingham

Wed 10 Dec 2014

Stephen Godfroy, director and co-owner of Rough Trade, is credited with revitalising the company after joining a decade ago. Firstly he introduced the subscription-based ‘Album Club’ and then helped develop Rough Trade East, the company’s flagship store on trendier-than-thou Brick Lane. After setting up Rough Trade New York last October, the independent record store has opened its first UK store outside of London on Broad Street. He came to Nottingham for the store’s opening, so we nipped in for a chat…

Interview: Owl Man Frank Shelton

Tue 09 Dec 2014

You might have seen Frank Shelton walking around town with a majestic bird and cute little hound but, like us, probably refer to him as his more sophisticated alias – Owl Man. We grabbed a cuppa with him at the Malt Cross, along with his dog Lucy and barn owl Kim…