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Nottingham Poetry Festival 2018: Thank Poetry It’s Friday!

Tue 01 May 2018

LeftLion fills its boots on Poetry Glorious Poetry (as Oliver didn’t say!) at Poetry On A Plate and NPF PRESENTS: Elvis McGonagall, Stephen Thomas and Bridie Squires…

Nottingham Poetry Festival 2018: Hollie McNish & Cleo Asarbre-Holt Warm Up The Old Cold Store

Tue 01 May 2018

With millions of YouTube views and wit to rival any stand up, Hollie McNish is the friendly face of home-grown British poetry. Nottingham’s thriving poetry scene packed into the Old Cold Store (round the back of the Vat & Fiddle) to see her and Notts-based Cleo Asarbre-Holt perform.

The Thompson Brothers on LeftLion's 100th Issue

Fri 27 Apr 2018

Our favourite green grocers are well happy for us...

Nottingham Poetry Festival 2018: All We Need Is The Art of Love

Fri 27 Apr 2018

We've been looking forward to this one: “super sibilant sisters” Panya Banjoko and Abii spent their evening exploring their heritage through vibrant verse and music at the stellar Soetry event. We sent our Chloe Rose Whitmore down to hear what they had to say.

Doing the Bookshop Hop at Nottingham Poetry Festival

Fri 27 Apr 2018

A dazzling evening of new connections and resonant readings at two of Nottingham’s thriving bookshops, Blackwell’s and Five Leaves…

Nottingham Poetry Festival 2018: Lions and Tigers and... Trees?

Fri 27 Apr 2018

Oh my. We've had a great time observing this year's poetry festival from the shadows, but this Thursday it was our turn to hog the limelight. Under a web of fairy lights, MC and organiser Aly Stoneman and co showed off some of the best and brightest poetry we at LeftLion have to offer.

Nottingham Poetry Festival 2018: Tuesday's Child is Full of Poe(try)

Fri 27 Apr 2018

Another day, another evening of poetic wonderment. We sent our Chloe down to the Fox and Grapes to check out this month's Poetry is Dead Good special, featuring comedy rap-battle legend and fastest tongue in the west Mark Grist.

Comedy Poet Elvis McGonnagall is Tartanned Up in Nottz

Thu 26 Apr 2018

Described as “side-splittingly funny”, “flamboyant” and compared to performance poets Adrian Mitchell and John Cooper Clarke, World Slam Champion and festival favourite Elvis McGonnagall is set to take Nottingham by storm on Friday night at Antenna. Tackling topics of the day head-on, his stand-up style of delivery and polished verse critiques the world’s woes with charm, intelligence and a bag-full of Scottish colloquialisms. LeftLion caught up with him for a quick chat ahead of his show with support from Poetry is Dead Good’s Stephen Thomas and our very own Bridie Squires…

Nottingham Poetry Festival 2018: Another Manic Monday

Tue 24 Apr 2018

This festival has us rushing about like a bunch of blue-arsed flies, and we love it. Here's today's round-up of all the groovy poetry that came out of Monday 24th April, 2018.

Comedian Ivo Graham Talks Australia Travels Ahead of Nottingham Glee Club Performance

Mon 23 Apr 2018

Comedian Ivo Graham has been treading the boards of the nation's comedy clubs since 2009, when he decided stand-up was more exciting than studying for a degree in languages. While he's yet to really use his 2:1 in a professional capacity, the Eton and Oxford-educated graduate nonetheless has developed a style of comedy that uses his clear love of words to clear comedic effect. His latest solo show is Educated Guess is showing on Thursday 3 May 2018, at The Glee Club, Nottingham...

Alfa Mist Talks Antiphon and Touring Following The Bodega Gig in Notts

Mon 23 Apr 2018

On Wednesday 18 April, Alfa Mist touched down in Nottingham at The Bodega so we grabbed a couple of words from him...

Kahn Talks Dubstep, Bristol, and Tricky Ahead of Nottingham's Irish Centre Gig

Fri 20 Apr 2018

The legendary dubstep producer and DJ Kahn gives us a few insights ahead of his set at The Irish Centre...

Isaac Gracie at Rescue Rooms Nottingham in Photos

Thu 19 Apr 2018

Our George got down to take some snaps of the Radio 1 playlisted artist...

The Nottingham Poetry Festival 2018 Survival Guide

Tue 17 Apr 2018

Nottingham's gone poetry mad, and with stellar events popping up in venues all over the city it can be hard to know where to start. Thankfully, your old pal LP Mills is here to give you the rundown on this year's Nottingham Poetry Festival.

Film Review: Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist

Tue 17 Apr 2018

Before this documentary was even released, Vivienne Westwood publicly denounced it. Nice to see the old girl has a bit of punk still in her.

Vote for Notts Lego Club Organisers Make to Make on ITV's The People's Projects

Thu 12 Apr 2018

Make to Make, a Community Interest Company that runs creative workshops in Nottingham, has recently reached the final of ITV’s The People’s Projects and needs your votes to receive further funding from The Big Lottery Fund. Make to Make’s workshops include Craft Cafe - a regular sewing and textiles workshop for isolated members of the community - and Lego Club - a fortnightly creative play session at Rough Trade Records where kids and parents can find time to play together. Managing director Kim Errington talks to LeftLion about funding, being on telly and the invaluable work Make to Make does for the community.

Hoops for Humanity Want to Get Refugee Children Hula-Hooping

Wed 11 Apr 2018

Hoops for Humanity aims to help refugee children have fun while gaining confidence and determination through hula hooping. This year, they are planning a trip to a number of refugee camps in Greece where they will run workshops and distribute hula hoops to the children. Our Chloe chats to Rochene Johnston, who reveals why she first got involved in hooping, how it changed her life and what her plans are for the future of the charity.

Lainy Malkani on Her Book Sugar, Sugar: Bittersweet Tales of Indian Migrant Workers

Mon 09 Apr 2018

Dan Wright talks to Lainy Malkani about her first book Sugar, Sugar, the transition from journalist to novelist and how her cat helped her to overcome the loneliness of being a writer. Malkani offers advice to aspiring writers and reveals which of the stories in the book is her personal favourite…

Film Review: Isle of Dogs

Tue 03 Apr 2018

Boasting a great cast and beautiful animation, Wes Anderson’s latest may not be his best film, but it’s certainly worth a watch.

Paul Sng on New Book Invisible Britain: Portraits

Tue 03 Apr 2018

Invisible Britain: Portraits is a forthcoming photography book edited by filmmaker Paul Sng and co-curated by Chloe Juno and Laura Dicken, that will feature stories and portraits of individuals across the UK who have been impacted by austerity...

Preview: Ingmar Bergman Season at Broadway Cinema

Sat 31 Mar 2018

Broadway Cinema are showcasing the work of one of the greatest filmmakers of all time...

As She Pleases: Interview with Madison Beer

Mon 26 Mar 2018

The rising American pop singer answers some of our questions ahead of an intimate performance at The Bodega...

Riding on Solomon’s Carpet: Poetry from Nottingham’s Refugees

Mon 26 Mar 2018

“Projects like this open doors for people like me,” says Victoria Mponda, of her experience with Riding on Solomon’s Carpet, an anthology of poetry from refugees and asylum seekers living in the East Midlands...

Jake Haseldine Takes Wicked Photos of Musicians

Thu 22 Mar 2018

Young Nottingham Music Photographer Jake Haseldine captures an epic moment in every photograph…

Strike Site: Exhibition Curator Sacha Craddock Talks Unreality and Insistent Physicality

Thu 22 Mar 2018

Strike Site is an exhibition which attempts to create the contradictory yet palpable sense of the temporary that comes with an exhibition of arts. Now in it's second manifestation, after being previously exhibited at Pi Artworks London, curator Sacha Craddock worked closely with the Nottingham Refugee Forum to explore notions of displacement, movement, freedom and barriers...

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