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Book Review: Ben Macpherson's 'Serious Nonsense for the Unbearably Festive'

Wed 27 Nov 2024

As the nights get dark and a New Year draws closer, we turn to some cheeky, cheering new poetry...

LeftLion's Latest Listens #11: Notts music we're currently spinning

Sun 24 Nov 2024

In this week's LeftLion's Latest Listens, our music team reviews new releases from Grain Mother, ALT BLK ERA (with Wheatus), and Drew Thomas...

In photos: Blackout Problems at Rescue Rooms, with Lake Malice

Sun 17 Nov 2024

After the End of History: British Working Class Photography 1989 – 2024 at Bonington Gallery

Mon 11 Nov 2024

Over at Bonington Gallery an unfiltered time capsule of working class life is on display in the latest exhibition, After the End of History. Prompting questions about both change and continuity in British culture, over three decades of everyday life is revealed through the lens of 22 different photographers, including Richard Bilingham, Serena Brown and Rob Clayton.

In photos: Spinn at The Bodega, with Cam Mannix and Black Cats & Magpies

Sat 09 Nov 2024

Write black to the beginning: Panya Banjoko on the 15 year anniversary of Nottingham Black Archive

Sat 09 Nov 2024

This year Nottingham writer and archivist Panya Banjoko celebrated fifteen years as head of the Nottingham Black Archive: a community project that enlivens black cultural history in Notts. We caught up with Panya to talk about her residency this summer at the New Art Exchange and her long career as one of Nottingham’s foremost creative individuals.

LeftLion's Latest Listens #10: Notts music we're currently spinning

Fri 08 Nov 2024

This week in LeftLion's Latest Listens, our music team picks new releases from Lace Thief, Warren Ireland, Idolvein, Bram Bancroft and Revenge of Calculon

Nadia on... the right to protest

Mon 04 Nov 2024

Nottingham East Labour MP talks about the right to protest

Chapters of history: author Simon Smalley turns the pages on Nottingham’s queer past

Sat 02 Nov 2024

The history of St. Ann’s has always been a fascinating one. Today, the idea that the council could bulldoze entire areas of communities separating neighbours and friends is one that is difficult to imagine. However, for those who lived it, it’s still all too real. CJ De Barra speaks to St Ann’s born-and-bred author Simon Smalley about growing up in the area as a young gay man in the 60s and 70s.

LeftLion's Latest Listens #9: Notts music we're currently spinning

Fri 01 Nov 2024

In this week's LeftLion's Latest Listens, our music team reviews new releases from Luna & The Lime Slices, The Junipers, Jude Forsey and Kelsey & The Embers ...

Music Reviews: October 2024

Mon 21 Oct 2024

This month, our music team give the run-down of the best, recent releases from Nottingham artists, including Cappo, LYVIA, and Molly Hindley.

LeftLion's Latest Listens #8: Notts music we're currently spinning

Fri 18 Oct 2024

In this week's bumper edition of LeftLion's Latest Listens, our picks of the latest and greatest sounds from all around Nottingham and the Midlands, our team reviews new releases from Gender Envy, Set in Motion, The Chase, Marvin's Revenge, Cracked Hands, John Hardy and Stan Buckroyd...

Gig review: Cardinal Black at Rock City

Tue 15 Oct 2024

They may have taken the scenic route but Cardinal Black are finally here, and they’ve got plenty of stories to tell on the Rock City stage...

The hidden history behind Nottingham's Express Building

Mon 07 Oct 2024

Many people pass by the Tesco Express on Parliament Street in Nottingham every day, unaware of the rich history behind this iconic building. Known simply as the Express Building, this early Gothic-style masterpiece stands as a testament to the brilliant vision of renowned British architect Watson Fothergill. For over a century, it has been a distinctive feature of Nottingham’s cityscape - serving multiple purposes, adapting with time, and telling the story of a city in transition.

LeftLion's Latest Listens #7: Notts music we're currently spinning

Fri 04 Oct 2024

This week's edition of LeftLion's Latest Listens, our music team's picks of the latest and greatest sounds from all around Nottingham and the Midlands, features new releases from Bored Marsh, Jake Bugg, Jake Greener, Dorothy Ella & Gordon Parma, and Malin Hill...

Our October cover artist Steve Cole talks photographing Ratcliffe-on-Soar

Wed 02 Oct 2024

This month’s cover artist Steve Cole tells us more about his stunning photography of Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station

Heart and Coal: the history and future possibilities of Ratcliffe-on-Soar

Mon 30 Sep 2024

The end of September saw the closure of the UK’s last remaining coal-fired power station: Ratcliffe-on-Soar. Environment Editor Adam Pickering reflects on the past and future of this instantly recognisable Nottinghamshire landmark, the conflicted feelings that surround it, and how it could be re-purposed in the years to come.

LeftLion's Latest Listens #6: Notts music we're currently spinning

Fri 27 Sep 2024

After a week off, LeftLion's Latest Listens is back with our music team's picks of the latest and greatest sounds from all around Nottingham and the Midlands. This time, we feature new releases from Drew Thomas, London Grammar, The Days of Tomorrow, The Publics and flöat...