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Karoline Sofie Lee on the London Korean Film Festival

We sat down for a chat with the lovely Karoline Sofie Lee, star of The Return, which is screening at Broadway Cinema on Saturday 24 November as part of the 2018 London Korean Film Festival...

Nottingham's John Lewis Advert: Christmas Covers 2018 at The Bodega

What would the season be without a bit of Grey Hairs and Rod Stewart? This year we celebrate seventeen Christmasses filled with the covery wailings of our musical community, all in the cosy comfort of The Bodega. Last year, £1,800 was raised for Notts Hospice and Zephyr's, and so to stir some charitable happenings in Nottingham's belly once more, David Lilley has put together this wonderful advertisement to demonstrate what a Festive Miracle the evening is set to be...

The Wrong Side of the River: Meadows vs West Bridgford

The Trent. Starting in Staffordshire and slicing through Nottingham, is it a mark of social division in the city? Jasmin Pacey-Devlin reflects on her time living on both sides…

Music Video: I AM LONO - Lovers

Check out the brilliant new music video for Nottingham four-piece I AM LONO from Lace Market Media Group. Directed by Matt Daunt, produced by Mark Daunt and with a crew that included David Lilley and Alex Withers, the video for their new track Lovers is a belter...

Nusic Podcast #191 with Petebox, Tori Sheard, Nina Smith, Tee Peters and More...

Kalidou - Interview with Aria Shahrokhshahi

Aria Shahrokhshahi is a photographer who explores people and cultures through his work. While on a trip to The Gambia he met an extraordinary young man called Kalidou who was struggling with a degenerative eye condition. Determined to help, he produced a photography series of Kalidou and set up a Go Fund Me campaign to get him the medical treatment he needs. LeftLion caught up with Aria for a chat about the project…

Peggy's Skylight Brings Jazz Vibes and Persian Cuisine to Hockley

Their menu is dead fancy... 

F For Film: Metronome, The Venue Now in Full Swing

Our Screen Editor has summat to say about the city's new venue...

Interview: Spitfire director David Fairhead

We caught up with David Fairhead, co-director of the new documentary Spitfire, ahead of its screening at Broadway Cinema...

Forest Ladies Host Windrush Knees Up

On Sunday 28 October a celebration of the 70th anniversary of the arrival of the Empire Windrush is taking place at the City Ground. Nottingham Forest Ladies FC are taking on the Jamaican national team, the Senior ‘Reggae Girlz’ with a 3.00pm kick off, but the day will be a festival of much more than just football.

Notts Poet and Austerity Opposer Lytisha Tunbridge Tells Her Story

Lytisha Tunbridge won the Expanding Horizons Award 2018 at Nottingham Writers’ Studio, for her work supporting World Jam, DIY Poets, Poetry Aloud, Poets Against Racism, Social Model Writers, Sisterhood and Solidarity, Support the NHS, Young Voices, Reading with Dementia, and We Shall Overcome. Somehow she managed to find the time to share some words with us, and tell us her story...

‘Invisible Britain: Portraits of Hope and Resilience’ Interview with Paul Sng

‘Invisible Britain: Portraits of Hope and Resilience’ gives a narrative to those forgotten by the media and government in modern Britain.

The book features the work of several accomplished documentary photographers, to show the untold stories of those affected by issues such as Brexit, austerity, de-industrialisation and social upheaval.

The Broadway are hosting a screening of the Invisible Britain: Sleaford Mods film with a panel Q&A to discuss the book with director/editor Paul Sng, Carl Phillips and photographers David Severn and Laura Dicken.

We sat down with Paul Sng, to talk about the book...

8 Peeper-Pleasing Pubs in Nottingham

While Nottingham seems to have a fascination with watering holes that are either underground, hidden down an alleyway or require the navigation of some kind of labyrinth of deception to enter, it’s nice to occasionally park your behind in your bog-standard boozer and admire the world around you. We’ve jotted down some noteworthy places in the city centre that have either great surrounding scenery, or wicked architecture that you can enjoy while drinking your pint…

Nottingham Comic Con Mastermind Kevin Brett on the UK Scene

Kev Brett is the mastermind behind Nottingham Comic Convention, and the artist behind Piddley Pix and The Monkey and the Mouse, to name a couple. Ahead of his fifth consecutive Comicon which, according to his book The Making of a Comic Con, should have given him roughly five heart-attacks by now, Kev answered a few questions for LeftLion…

Henry Normal's Nature V Human Nature at Nottingham Lakeside Arts with Pete Ramskill and Milla Tebbs

Chris Davis headed down to Nottingham Lakeside Arts to check out Henry Normal’s Nature V Human Nature…

Violets are Blue: Miggy Angel Launches New Poetry Collection

Miggy Angel is a locally loved poet based in Nottingham, having moved originally from London with his family fifteen years ago. Last Friday, Miggy took to Waterstones' Sillitoe Suite to launch his latest collection Extreme Violets, and we sent our Benjamin Knight down to check it out. 

Film Review: Venom

Tom Hardy puts in a decent shift, but we thought Venom was a big let down...

Art Review: Visions of a Free-Floating Island at Surface Gallery

This cracking exhibition at Surface Gallery showcased new work from Hugh Marwood, Andrew Smith and Shaun Morris; their art reflecting many of the ideological and psychological challenges facing the UK post-Brexit. Our writer Adrian Shaw popped in to have a look and tell us all abaht it...

Henry Normal on His New Poetry Collection and Preparing for Live Shows

The ever delightful poet, producer and screen-writer, Henry Normal, sat down for a quick chat about his latest poetry collection, This Phantom Breath, and what to expect from his upcoming live show, Nature V Human Nature.... 

New Music Venue Metronome Opening Soon

We’ve got some exciting news for all you musical boggers...

Live Review: This Feeling Night at The Chameleon

Noel Gallagher calls This Feeling “the best club in the UK for future rock ‘n’ roll stars.” Who are we to argue with Noel? We went down The Chameleon to check out their latest event.

Fluff Piece: Bromley House Library Celebrates Right to Vote with Knitted Figures

In 1918, the British government passed the Representation of the People Act, granting women in the UK the right to vote. While this did not include every woman in the UK, it was a gigantic leap for the progression of women’s rights. One hundred years on from this, Bromley House Library are celebrating this landmark with a display of miniature knitted versions of some of history's most famous women. We sent our Rebecca Miller down to the library to have a butcher's — Here's what she had to say. 

PubhD Preview: An Interview with Michelle Strickland

PubhD is back at The Vat & Fiddle on Tuesday - we sat down with one of the speakers, Michelle Strickland, to learn about how she has been preparing

Sadi Khan on her MBE and Improving Diversity

Entrepreneur, single parent, undercover supermarket employee, and recent recipient of an MBE: Sadi Khan is a force of nature. Earlier this year, Sadi was awarded for her contribution to Cultural/Religious Awareness Training and Services to Vulnerable Women by the Duke of Cambridge himself. But her success has not come without challenge. We caught up with Sadi to hear her story…

Bishop Nehru on Audience Vibes and Changing Up His Sound

Bishop Nehru is a prodigal young rapper and producer from Rockland County, New York. His final UK tour date this year was in our fair city of outlaws, Nottingham. We got the chance to have a quick catch up with the MF DOOM protégé at The Bodega…