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9 Albums You Have To Listen To This Month

Mon 14 Aug 2017

With Yazmin Lacey, Little Barrie, Jimi Mack and more...

Notes from the Middle Kingdom: Chuan'r, Beijing Street Food and Drunken Accents

Fri 04 Aug 2017

Our Notts man in Beijing gives us the lowdown on food stuffs...

Gay in the 80s: From Fighting for Our Rights to Fighting for Our Lives

Wed 26 Jul 2017

The eighties was a period of mixed fortunes for Britain’s LGBT+ communities, or lesbian and gay communities as we were known then. Sustained campaigning throughout the seventies had, by the turn of that decade, seen LGBT+ rights moving into the mainstream political agenda, but the emergence of AIDS in 1981 hit us on both a personal and political level...

Dinosaur Stories From the Kiddos

Mon 17 Jul 2017

In honour of the Dinosaurs of China exhibition, we asked some of our most worldly paleontologists – aka some kids we know – to imagine a world in which dinosaurs roamed the streets. And bleddy hell are we glad we did. These lot’ll be putting us out of a job soon...

One Day Cup Final: Nottinghamshire vs Surrey

Mon 03 Jul 2017

With Nottinghamshire in the final of the Royal London Cup against Surrey at Lords, we headed down to the big smoke for a day to see if our boys could return with the trophy.

From Lithuania to Lenton: Stephan Collishaw talks fiction, education, and travel

Mon 19 Jun 2017

Author, publisher, teacher and family man Stephan Collishaw has made a name for himself with his Lithuanian lit publishing press Noir, and his own thriller writing. We had him in for a chat about books, Lithuania and Nottingham with the editor of the NottsLit blog.

Notes from the Middle Kingdom: Bellies and Beijing

Wed 24 May 2017

We get bleddy everywhere these days! From the Middle Kingdom to the Midlands, long-time friend of the mag James Kramer fills us in on his thoughts surrounding China's hottest fashion trend...

What We Learned from Professor Brian Cox at Motorpoint Arena

Tue 23 May 2017

The lovely Brian Cox brought his twinkly eyes and incredible hair to Motorpoint Arena. While this must have been a dream of his when he was in D:Ream, he was actually here to talk about science. He brought Robin Ince, the co-host of their Radio 4 show Infinite Monkey Cage with him and between them they have lots to teach us...

Live Music Review: One Night in Nottingham at The Maze

Tue 23 May 2017

We had a trek up Mansfield Road for a proper old-school rave that did it like they don't do 'em any more...

From Vilnius to Viccy Centre: Celebrating Lithuanian Literature At The Easiest Launch

Tue 23 May 2017

It's not often we get the chance to celebrate literature from further afield. Thankfully, Noir Press have brought the best and brightest of continent to us. We went to One BC for the launch of their latest Lithuanian dark romance The Easiest.

Nusic's Future Sound of Nottingham 2017: One Giant Causeway

Fri 05 May 2017

Meet One Giant Causeway, one of the semi-finalists of Nusic's FSN 2017...

I'm Not From London On A Decade Of Distortion

Mon 17 Apr 2017

It's been two years in the making, but INFL are finally ready to unleash the beast...

Meet the Man Selling Coffee from a Phonebox in Nottingham

Thu 13 Apr 2017

Luke Thorpe has taken on an unusual venture – selling coffee out of a phonebox. The city’s gone coffee mad recently, so we went down to ask him a few questions about what he’s doing...

9 Notts Music Albums, Reviewed: Scorzayzee, Clay Shaped Boy, Damn Craters and more

Thu 06 Apr 2017

If you're from Nottingham and you want your tunes reviewed, hit up leftlion.co.uk/sendusmusic...

Tommy Scott from Space Talks Playing Spanky Van Dyke's This Friday

Tue 04 Apr 2017

Calling all Space cadets. We had a little chat with Tommy Scott, lead singer and lyrical master of the nineties-famous Liverpool legends Space, about the band’s new album, getting back together, their tip-top moments as a band and their upcoming gig in Spanky van Dykes...

Notts Comedy Band Arse Full of Chips Announce Inevitable One-off Reunion

Sat 01 Apr 2017

Pat Sharp has something to tell you...

9 Notts Music Albums to Tickle your Tabs

Wed 22 Mar 2017

We review the latest music albums born in Nottingham

Art Therapy for Mental Health at Creative Counsel down One Thoresby Street

Tue 14 Mar 2017

Our Emily painted a picture and let go of her inhibitions...

Live Music Review: Pet Crow Album Launch at Rough Trade

Sat 11 Mar 2017

Celebrating the release of their debut album A Simple Guide To Small And Medium Pond Life, with support from Liines and Jitterz...

Nusic Advice Guide: Making a Living from Music

Thu 09 Mar 2017

The first in a series of advice videos from our mates over at Nusic. This week, find out the best ways to sell stuff, play live, and get free(ish) money...

A Fortunate Man: Creative Callout from New Perspectives

Mon 06 Mar 2017

Calling all creatives. Be you a wizard with the visual – anything from photography, painting or film – or a pretty slick writer, deviser or performer, New Perspectives theatre company are calling you to join them.

Derrick Buttress: My Life as a Minor Character

Tue 28 Feb 2017

Our Literature Editor James Walker talks the literary legend...

10 Notts Music Albums to Tickle Your Tabs This February

Mon 20 Feb 2017

If you're from Notts and want your tunes reviewed, go to leftlion.co.uk/sendusmusic

Trekkah Talks High-Concept Album The Enlightening

Sat 11 Feb 2017

Trekkah has created an album full of raw improvisation, Notts collaboration and chakras – The Enlightening. The local producer has taken each of the seven so-called spiritual power points in the body and made fourteen tracks, with two based on each one. There are sixteen vocalists on the album and all the tracks correspond with a chakra’s specific tuning frequency. We met up with the big hippy down Broadway to see if he’s done wearing himself out yet...

Eyre Llew Get Friends, Family and Fans to do Record Vocals for Their Upcoming Album

Mon 06 Feb 2017

Putting the finishing touches to their forthcoming album, Eyre Llew invited folk to come down to BSV Studios in Sneinton to guest on one of the tracks. We sent Mike Zimorski down to capture the day...

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