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Bantum TV: With Dick Venom and the Terrortones

Our roving reporter Simeon gets caught in a sticky pants trance

Women in Nottingham Music

Lou Barnell from Royal Gala takes us through some of the female musical talent in Nottingham...

Poddingham Presents... Nina Smith,Poddingham

An early Christmas present for you all, courtesy of the Poddingham team

Behind the scenes: LeftLion #44 photoshoot 4

Gallery 4 of 4 from the LeftLion #44 cover shoot, this time Jemma Cox was on photo duties

SOLD OUT: The Notts Music Photo

Your chance to buy a 16 x 12 inch high-quality copy of the LeftLion Notts Music Photo that adorns the cover of Issue 44

Bantum TV: With Will of I'm Not From London

Our cheeky roving reporter Simeon catches Will Robinson with his trousers down

The Revamped Sneinton Market and Orchard

"Even if people don't respond to art, they can understand and enjoy an apple tree in blossom"

Bantum TV: With Nina Smith and Lou from Royal Gala

What happens when Simeon Bantum, Jared LeftLion, Lou from Royal Gala and Nina Smith all get together in a girls toilet?

Behind the scenes: LeftLion #44 photoshoot 3

Behind the scenes: LeftLion #44 photoshoot 2

The second in our 'behind the scenes' galleries of the cover shoot involving nearly 500 of the city's musicians - this time by Ralph Barklam

Behind the scenes: LeftLion #44 photoshoot

When we took on the mammoth task of getting nearly 500 Notts musicians into one photograph, Carla Mundy was at Rock City to document it

LeftLion Photographer teams up with Paul Smith

Our boy David Baird creates limited edition series of music prints to be sold on the Paul Smith website in aid of The Music Exchange

Public sector strikes

City centre protest - in pictures

Interview: Smallkid

From creating iconic flyers for Detonate to massive pieces at Glastonbury, Nathan Bainbridge - under the nom de spray of Kid 30 (Smallkid) – has become one of the city’s premier street artists. Here’s a chance to have a nose through his scrapbook...

Sounddhism at the Bodega

Photos from live performances by Zero DB, Harleighblu, Kirk Spencer and more

Interview: Mimm's Nathaniel Coltrane

Mimm: it’s a clothes shop. And an art gallery. And a record label. And a club night. And according to owner Nathaniel Coltrane, it’s only just started…

The Bothy: A Short Story by Niki Valentine

Niki Valentine - formerly Monaghan - releases her fourth novel, The Haunted, this October, just in time for Halloween. The tale of a couple holidaying in the Scottish Highlands that takes a turn for the worst, this bonus extract not available in the novel is just a taster...

Interview: Missimp

After over a decade of high-energy improvised comedy shows, Nottingham’s very own MissImp now have a regular residency at Glee. Nick Tyler, Lloydie, Marilyn Bird and Martin Findell are four of the group’s regular performers; they spoke to us in the style of… (opens envelope) a dead pop star who has…(opens another envelope) just found out that their dad has had a sex change…

ArtWorks: The Time Freeze Fan Club

"The fact that we somewhat resemble the original cast is only due to the impact this show had on our lives"

A Canadian at Goose Fair

We dispatched our resident CanAlien Rob Cutforth off to Goose Fair, and told him not to come back without a slab of coconut ice, some brandy snap and an Elvis mirror...

So, you know your way around a QR code then?

So, while you're here you might as well have a look at some of the things that we can't cram into a printed magazine, like our selection of:

Sounddhism - First year in photos

Featuring DJ Format, Simbad, Jehst, Royal Gala, Submotion Orchestra, The Correspondents, 1st Blood, Epworth, Natalie Duncan, Liam Bailey, The Elementz, Monosonicos, DJ Switch and more

Laura Stevenson and The Cans at The Maze

New York singer songwriter visits Nottingham with a raft of local talent in support

A Canadian On British Tabloids

"I don’t like to judge, but if you were a regular News of the World reader, you are a moron"

Nottingham Comedy Festival

The Nottingham Comedy Festival returns for its third year this September, offering a chance to see some of the greats perform their post-Edinburgh shows - as well as workshops and try-out gigs for aspiring performers. So we collared festival directors Helen Stead and Elliott Bower and asked...