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Review: Aren't We Havin' A Good Time (Short film)

A short poignant film about dementia and the toll it takes on both sufferers and the people who love them...

Film Review: Timestalker

Join us as we apply our critical eye to Alice Lowe's 'Timestalker' - a film that probes society's fixation on heteronormative romance. 

Out of Time: The wartime kitchen that sprung up on Broad Street

Broad Street has been the heart of Hockley for several decades since Broadway Cinema opened in 1990. Today its surrounding businesses offer a diverse range of cuisine for those looking for some tasty snap. However, the space itself has played a bigger part in the community for far longer; CJ De Barra takes us back to the Second World War, when the site was a communal kitchen to feed the hungry during difficult times.

Comedy Review: Ed Byrne at the Newark Palace Theatre

Ed Byrne brings his new show to Newark and shares why comedy is tragedy plus time...

Babylonia and historical fiction with Times bestselling author Costanza Casati

Young Italian author Costanza Casati shot into The Times’ bestsellers list with her first novel Clytemnestra, respinning mythology through a woman’s eyes. Her follow-up Babylonia is doing just as well, so we caught up with her in Nottingham during her recent book tour to brush up on our Bronze Age…

Interview: Ed Byrne

Ed is coming to Newark with a show that's hilarious while tackling a very sensitive subject. He exclusively shares with us how Tragedy Plus Time came to be ...

In photos: Red Fang at Rescue Rooms

We revisit The Dungeon Club, home for Nottingham mods during the 1960s

While many nightclubs have transformed over the decades, it’s rare to find one that has inspired long-standing reunion groups over the years. The Dungeon Club on Stanford Street is one such club that welcomed a generation of Nottingham mods. This year, ‘Nottingham’s own Cavern Club,’ will celebrate sixty years since it first opened on July 10 1964. We delve into its history and speak to some of the regulars…

Ahead of his Pride set, Hacienda DJ Graeme Park talks Selectadisc, the evolution of clubbing culture and being a DJ in the 90s

From starting out as a teenager working in a Notts record shop to DJing around the world and playing to 8000 alongside a classical orchestra, Graeme Park is one of the original founders of the UK’s clubbing and rave scene. We caught up with him ahead of two new shows in the city at Nottingham Pride and Hacienda Live at Wollaton Hall…

LeftLion Interviews Podcast #1: DJ Graeme Park on Selectadisc, The Hacienda and the UK Club Scene Past and Present

Welcome to the first episode of the ‘LeftLion Interviews’ podcast. Our guest is the radio and nightclub DJ Graeme Park.

Nottingham's most opinionated greengrocers on Lord Byron, fanzines, and JT Soar

How local football team Fanzines United FC was created from a conversation in Selectadisc record shop

In 1990 a conversation in Selectadisc record shop led to a group of Notts County and Nottingham Forest fanzine creators putting their rivalries aside to form a football team together. Fanzines United FC was formed and is still going strong to this day. Andy Lowe, founder of the Tricky Tree fanzine explains how it happened…

We Speak to Jim Cooke, Co-founder of 1980s-2000s Notts County Football Fanzine The Pie

Merging football, music and real ale, Notts County fanzine The Pie took football back to the community when it ran over 87 issues from the late 80s to the late 00s. We speak to one of the original founders Jim Cooke about the history of the publication...

Left Stag: April

A History of Notts County fanzines

For a relatively small league club Notts County more than punched its weight in fanzines. The Pie was the dominating one in the scene, but there were quite  a few others over the years…

A History of Nottingham Forest FC Fanzines

We take a deep dive into the history of Nottingham Forest FC fanzines and fan publications, from the 1980s to the present day...

We Speak to Julie Pritchard, Creator of 1980s-90s Nottingham Forest Football Fanzine Brian

It’s the late ‘80s, the internet doesn’t exist yet, and neither does the Premier League. However, the community around local football clubs is strong and one avid supporter, Julie Pritchard, decides it’s time for a Nottingham Forest fanzine. Thus Brian is born lasting eight years and 47 issues…

A vegan market, coffee club, opera and a fair dedicated to records and a love of music: Here’s what’s on in Nottingham this week: 6 May – 12 May 2024

This week in Nottingham! Get yourself down to a market selling only vegan produce, a vinyl record fair, some opera and a friendly coffee club

Food Review: Bang Pa In - The Newest Supper Club in Nottingham Weaves Tales of Thailand

Blue Soup Club Night Preview

Blue Soup is a brand-new club night coming to The Carousel in Hockley. Ahead of the opening night, we caught up with organiser David Triggs as he was playing a special warm-up DJ set at our Sneinton Market neighbours, Running Circle Records.

Gig Review: Red Rum Club at Rescue Rooms

As you walk up Goldsmith Street you can already hear the night out ahead emanating out of iconic venue Rescue Rooms. Full of energy, full of good vibes, and despite it being a Tuesday night the club is very much full as support indie band, Cusp are finishing up their set in preparation for Red Rum Club...

Event Review: Ruby Tuesdays at The Pelican Club

Infectiously charming, intimate and joyful, Ruby Tuesdays at The Pelican is a must see by all. If you want to be greeted with a smile and be made to feel at home from the very moment you step in, all while watching a group of masterful musicians play infectiously, then Ruby Tuesdays is the place to be…

Gig Review: Bombay Bicycle Club at Rock City

Indie heroes Bombay Bicycle Clubs are without a doubt one of the country’s best festival bands. With a collection of songs that radiate warmth, positivity and a joyous collage of sounds and styles, their live performances are tailor-made for sun-kissed stages as you party in a field with your friends. The question is – can they do it on a cold, wet Tuesday night in Stok…er, Nottingham? We went along to Rock City to find out…

Book Review: It Hurts Every Time by LP Mills

As low-level dystopia becomes a hazard in our day-to-day lives, local author LP Mills offers us a full dose in his new cyberpunk mystery novel...

Notts Libraries Partner With the British Library for Fantasy Season

Working in tandem with the British Library and their current exhibition, ‘Fantasy: Realms of Imagination’, Inspire are bringing a whole programme of fanciful and folkloric entertainment to our city...