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Art Review: Familiar Machines at BACKLIT

Wed 13 Mar 2019

Familiar Machines brings together works which explore the movement of body and machine through public and online space. The exhibition presents mechanisms of power and feminine governance that question patriarchal systems, and reinforce ideas around social disobedience. Our Caroline got down on International Women's Day to see the exhibition...

Artist and Curator Diana Ali on Her Role as Mentor on BBC's The Big Painting Challenge

Sat 09 Mar 2019

This month sees The Big Painting Challenge back on our screens for a third series. We caught up with artist, curator and Nottingham resident Diana Ali to talk about her career and role as a mentor on the BBC One show…

Ayup Duck: The Latest Nottingham News

Sat 02 Mar 2019

Our feathered friend has gorra thing or two to say...

The Colour of Love at New Art Exchange

Thu 28 Feb 2019

Contributors from The Colour of Love project came together to share their photographs of life and love as Black African-Caribbean and White British people in mixed-race relationships through times of resentment and hardship. We went along to the launch event of the new exhibition to celebrate a significantly important and moving local heritage community project...

Notts-based Metal Band The Five Hundred on Personal Demons, Moscow and Their Debut Album

Wed 27 Feb 2019

Since forming in 2014, devastatingly heavy Notts-based metal outfit The Five Hundred are making their mark on the UK scene, with their unholy blend of crushing eight-string guitar breakdowns, soaring yet haunting vocal melodies and pummelling drums. Following the release of their EP, Mirrors, in 2015 and their debut album, Bleed Red, last year, the band have been picking up some serious momentum. We spoke to bassist Andy Crawford discuss their bleak lyrics, the current Nottingham metal scene and their plans for the future….

Sleaford Mods' Jason Williamson on New Album Eton Alive

Mon 18 Feb 2019

It’s set to be another big year for Sleaford Mods, with new album Eton Alive due to drop on Friday 22 February and a nationwide tour kicking off in the spring. We met up with Jason Williamson in a bustling cafe on Bread and Lard Island to catch up on the original Austerity Dog’s views on Brexit, eighties r’n’b and, erm, Shane Richie…

UK Young Artist City Takeover in Photos

Fri 15 Feb 2019

The UK Young Artist City Takeover took place around Hoodtown from Thursday 7 to Wednesday 13 February. We got down to as many events as we could to take some snaps...

NTU Student MJ the Art Traveller to Appear on Sky Arts' Portrait Artist of the Year 2019

Thu 14 Feb 2019

It's that time of the year again. Portrait Artist of the Year returns to Sky Arts with a new round of contestants ready to get painting. The set-up is simple: paint a portrait of a surprise celebrity in your own style in be in the chance to win a £10,000 commission for a major British Institution, plus £500 of materials from Cass Art. What’s not so simple is that you are judged by some of the best art curators and artists in a portrait you can do in four hours under the glare of TV lights. This year, the competition features Nottingham Trent MA student Michael Sheppard aka MJ the Art Traveller...

Art Works: Ronan Somerville

Thu 07 Feb 2019

Ronan's illustrated chess board is decorated with meaningful creatures...

Art Works: Kelly Fung

Thu 07 Feb 2019

Kelly Fung gives us the lowdown on her contemporary piece, Sit Down...

Nusic Podcast #197: The People's New Music Podcast

Wed 06 Feb 2019

Our annual People’s New Music Podcast, where you make your predictions of which local artists will realise their musical dreams in the coming year.

The Podcast may contain some fruity language. Sensitive ears – you have been warned.

Art Review: Adrift by Harry Martin

Tue 05 Feb 2019

Taking some time out for yersen can be something we don't do enough, our Ewan got down to Wessie B to go through a guided meditation with artist Harry Martin, before viewing his new exhibition 'Adrift'...

Under Cover Artist: Carrot

Tue 05 Feb 2019

Carrots. If you’re looking, you’ll see them painted all over these streets. We got the notorious graffiti artist Carrot to dob us a cover and pull-out poster for this issue, and asked him what’s up, Doc...

Ayup Duck: The Latest Nottingham News

Mon 04 Feb 2019

What's been rufflin' Ayup Duck's feathers this month?

Light Night 2019: Artist Luke Jerram's Museum of the Moon Installation in the Royal Concert Hall

Thu 31 Jan 2019

It's the closest this installation has ever been to Nottingham, so it's dead exciting...

LeftLion Magazine Appoints Ashley Carter as New Editor

Thu 31 Jan 2019

That’s right readers. As from next month we are having a bit of a shuffle around…

Nottingham Bands and Artists - Send Us Music!

Sat 26 Jan 2019

Want your music reviewed in LeftLion? Read on...

Paranoid Picnic at NAE

Tue 22 Jan 2019

Paranoid Picnic: The Phantom BAME is a solo exhibition from Hardeep Pandhal taking place at the New Art Exchange from the 19th of January to the 17th of March. This is an exhibition of two halves, with one half in the NAE and the other taking place in Primary. We got trusty Caroline down to check it out...

Under Cover Artist: David Severn

Thu 03 Jan 2019

This month’s cover artist is one of the most hardworking photographers in the city. Having just released his Whitby Goth Weekend photobook, and with a bunch of other projects in the pipeline, we sat down with David Severn to get the skinny on his wrestling shoot at Nottingham’s House of Pain, for this issue of LeftLion...