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Interview: Will Self

Wed 15 Oct 2014

He’s got a brain the size of a large planet and he’s in Nottingham for the Festival of Words. Get yer dictionaries out, people. It’s Mr Will Self.

Interview: Alex from Ideas on Paper

Tue 14 Oct 2014

Despite the digital revolution, reading a magazine on a device is never quite as good as the real thing. It’s not all nostalgia - although yes, there is something wonderful about flicking through pages at leisure while getting a hit of the distinctive smell of ink and paper - physical print is actually easier to read. We spoke to Alex Smith, the man behind the independent magazine shop Ideas On Paper, about why print is here to stay...

Seckou Keita

Mon 13 Oct 2014

The Senegalese kora player is based in Nottingham and will be performing at St Mary's Church this Saturday alongside Welsh harpist Catrin Finch

Just The Tonic 20th Birthday Bash

Sun 12 Oct 2014

We went to see a myriad of comedians for a celebration of a nurturing, grass roots laughter tank

Sound of the Lion: Goth Special,Sound of The Lion

Sun 12 Oct 2014

We teamed-up with Nightbreed to bring you a selection of songs from the Nottingham goth scene past and present

Future Session 71: Three Girl Rhumba

Sat 11 Oct 2014

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

LeftLion Stereo: October

Sat 11 Oct 2014

Find out what Nottingham artists have been tickling our tabs over the last month

Book Reviews: October 2014

Fri 10 Oct 2014

This month's review featuring Hunted by Hawks, DH Lawrence: Zombie Hunter, Influence and A Brief History of Whistling

Live: Haiku Salut Lamp Show

Fri 10 Oct 2014

The Japanese poem and lamp loving trio lit up Nottingham Contemporary's Space with light and sound

Bianca

Fri 10 Oct 2014

The former Nottingham High School pupil and Nottingham Young Musician of the Year finalist on leaving girl group Parade and going solo

Pendulums Bargain Emporium

Thu 09 Oct 2014

Consumer culture is put into the spotlight in quirky hit Pendulums Bargain Emporium

Cycling in Nottingham: Citycard Bikes

Tue 07 Oct 2014

This month, we look at the revolutionary 'Borisbikes' of the city and ask whether they're really worth pushing

For Services Rendered

Tue 07 Oct 2014

The Lace Market's new season gets off to a great start with a lesser-known piece

Photos: Soul Buggin' 10th Birthday

Mon 06 Oct 2014

They love a good party, especially when it's celebrating a decade of them

Haiku Salut

Mon 06 Oct 2014

"We wrote haikus before the band started to capture snapshots of our lives, memories that would otherwise have been forgotten"

Mr Switch Is Heading for the DMC World DJ Finals

Fri 03 Oct 2014

Mr Switch is a scratch DJ from Nottingham with three World DMC titles under his belt. We‘ve booked him for the closing set of the LeftLion stage at Hockley Hustle, and got him to tell us why he’s going to be competing for a fourth world title...

Raphael Blake

Thu 02 Oct 2014

We have a natter with a spoken word poet about The Undergrad, a three-part album exploring life after school years

Left Panther: September

Thu 02 Oct 2014

"Panthers had to fight off a spell of six men on four, but stood firm at 3-1 to take an historic CHL win – the first time any UK team had done so."

Without Stars | There We Have Been

Thu 02 Oct 2014

A double bill of James Cousin Company's outstanding choreography

Hockley Hustle: NG7 Food Bank

Thu 02 Oct 2014

Find out more information of one of the four charities Hockley Hustle is helping out this year

Darrell Martin Celebrates 20 Years of Just The Tonic

Wed 01 Oct 2014

Just The Tonic founder Darrell Martin can boast giving the city a comedy scene worth shouting about and is due to celebrate twenty years in the comedy club game. But not before he gets back from running 120 shows a day for a whole month at the world’s biggest arts festival...