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"This is all down to a book I once accidentally left out in the rain"
We dispatched our resident CanAlien Rob Cutforth off to Goose Fair, and told him not to come back without a slab of coconut ice, some brandy snap and an Elvis mirror...
"I don’t like to judge, but if you were a regular News of the World reader, you are a moron"
Headstock is a three-day music festival that takes place at the Newstead & Annesley Country Park, but if you think it’s another opportunity to listen to landfill indie whilst being bombarded with mobile phone adverts, think again; this event is geared towards getting an ex-mining community back on its feet and turning it back into a self-sustainable community. Headstock MD Mick Leivers tells us about this prime example of Notts folk mekkin’ their own entertainment…
"I didn’t want to overload this one with meaning as I find that people will always see hidden meanings if they wish to"
"The colours I use are always muted and aged; each piece has the look of something from a time gone by"
"Leonard Cohen wouldn’t tolerate frigging squeaky cheese on his grill, I can tell you that"
Mark Del used to fly the flag for the Nottingham music scene with Trent FM, but now him and his team - including Arielle Bosworth and Liz Riordan - have linked up with LeftLion to drop Nusic, help take the local scene to the next level and - maybe, just maybe - get your band on the main stage at Splendour...
Summer’s here, and Notts County Cricket Club is defending their County Champions title. A lot of the credit for that goes to Mick Newell, the Outlaws’ highly-regarded director of cricket, and a man who could well be doing the same job for England in time…
"I’ve been driving for fifty years – all sorts of cars, American and British – but the American cars are not like anything else you’ll see"
Rob Cutforth can’t wait for the royal event of the decade...
Our resident CanAlien is not happy about the Cameron and Clegg coalition government...
Rob braces himself for everyone’s favourite alcoholiday...
A guide to the fringe events of this years British Art Show, which are on right now in a place near you
The British Art Show happens once every five years, its importance to the UK art scene cannot be overestimated - and the seventh incarnation is being held over three months in little ol’ Nottingham. On the eve of the most important cultural event to happen in Notts since time, we talk to curators Lisa Le Feuvre and Tom Morton…
"This is our chance to show a lot of people from outside of Nottingham what’s going on here. And there’ll be a lot of parties going on"
Our Canadian in New Basford prepares for the winter months by returning to his favourite subject: appallingly cack-handed British craftsmanship
We look at what's in store when the British Arts Show 7 comes to Nottingham
Against all odds, we’ve actually had a proper summer this year. Our resident CanAlien pulls on his Bryan Adams t-shirt and a bum-bag and dares to venture outside, the batchy bogger…
Reckon you're summat? Tek this quiz and find out for yoursen'...
ITV were supposed to remake Saturday Night and Sunday Morning in 2008, but they chickened out. So what would a modern Arthur Seaton be like? We have a stab at it…
The Notts music scene has never had it this good. Ever. But what do the city's promoters and label-owners think?
"Nottingham Contemporary will generate £1 million from day visits in our first season. So it’s an investment rather than a cost"
There’s far more to theatre in Notts than just the Playhouse, Theatre Royal, and AmDram productions involving middle-aged men running around with their trousers round their ankles...
Since the sixties Nottingham has been very much the capital of the region in terms of contemporary art. LeftLion's Arts Editor takes you through the current scene...
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