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We Catch Up With Bloodworm Ahead of Beat the Streets

Tue 16 Jan 2024

In 2023 their first headline show in Nottingham sold out and in 2024 they will take to the Beat The Streets stage. We catch up with Bloodworm to find out what to expect from their set, what else they've got planned for the year, and when we can expect to hear some new tunes from them...

We Speak to Alfie Sharp Ahead of Beat the Streets

Tue 16 Jan 2024

With debut EP Home Truths on the way, which will be celebrated with a launch show at Peggy's Skylight, we chat all things Beat The Streets with Alfie Sharp...

How Do the Processes of Making Music and Art Differ From One Another? We Find Out From 5 Nottingham Creatives

Mon 15 Jan 2024

Louis Cypher asks five different Nottingham creatives how the need to make money affects their art, what the differences are in their creative processes, and whether they prefer one over the other...

From Storing Fruit and Veg to Welcoming Live Music: We Chat With JT Soar’s Head Honcho Phil Booth

Sun 14 Jan 2024

Since JT Soar stopped storing fruit and veg and started welcoming bands as a music venue almost fifteen years ago, it has maintained its DIY sentiment while growing in popularity and success. And going into the new year, the venue will be more accessible than ever, with widened entrances and doors and access ramps, among many other modifications. We chat to Phil Booth about the importance of making the space inclusive for all, how they manage to give all of the money they make from gigs straight to the bands performing, and their important place in Nottingham’s DIY music scene…

We Chat to A9 Films’ Screenwriter and Director Alfie Rowley-Stone All About New Film ‘I Don’t Want to Share Your Love'

Fri 12 Jan 2024

I Don't Want To Share Your Love is the newest release from Nottingham-based A9 Films - Sofia Jones speaks to its screenwriter and director, Alfie Rowley-Stone, all about it…

We Chat to the Cost of Loving Ahead of Beat the Streets

Fri 12 Jan 2024

One of the most exciting up-and-coming bands from Nottingham right now, The Cost of Loving have made a mark with their recent singles Esports Player, Strings (Attached) and Remorse Code. We chat to them ahead of their appearance at Beat The Streets festival at the end of this month...

Theatre Review: Curious Cabaret at Peggy's Skylight

Fri 12 Jan 2024

Sam Harvey checks out the magic at Peggy's Skylight...

Filmmaker and Producer Russell Noon Tells Us All About Twilight Story Time

Wed 10 Jan 2024

With the new Central Library opening its doors last month, a new modern era of literature is set to blossom in Nottingham. We spoke to local filmmaker and producer Russell Noon who in a bid to combat banal children’s content created Twilight Story Time which combines animation, illustration and original stories for children…

Gig Review: SPRINTS at Rough Trade

Wed 10 Jan 2024

Alycia McNamara reviews SPRINTS' first ever tour for their brand new album Letter to Self...

Theatre Review: Jesus Christ Superstar

Tue 09 Jan 2024

This reworked classic hits the nail on the head...

We Found Out About Fast Forward Music, DJ Workshops for Young People From Synthetic Pro Audio

Mon 08 Jan 2024

Fast Forward Music, an accredited Alternative Provision by Nottingham City & County Council, is set to revolutionise the educational landscape for key stage three/four youth with a series of innovative music workshops. Focused on music technology and DJ/turntablism, these workshops aim to inspire creativity, skill development, and a genuine passion for the creative music industry...

The Wonderful Queer History of the Scala Cinema in Nottingham and Beyond

Sun 07 Jan 2024

As Jane Giles and Ali Catterall’s new documentary on the wonderful queer history of the Scala Cinema on King’s Cross in London is released, we look back at our own history of cinemas as queer hubs...

Kicking Off the New Year in Notts - Theatre, Music and Meeting New People: Here’s What’s on in Notts 8 - 14 January

Sun 07 Jan 2024

If it's your resolution to get out more in 2024, kick off your year with some theatre, cabaret and social events to meet new people in Notts this week...

We Reflect on the Slamovision Final Which Took Place at Metronome in December

Sat 06 Jan 2024

Having won two years in a row, Nottingham played host to this year’s worldwide Slamovision poetry competition. Could we make it a hat-trick?

Pick Six: Will Robinson, gig promoter at Im Not From London

Fri 05 Jan 2024

Since we’re on the topic of DIY, we thought there would be no better person for our Pick Six than grassroots music aficionado Will Robinson of local record label and events promoter I’m Not From London...

Concert Review: Sinfonia Viva's New Year Gala at the Royal Concert Hall

Tue 02 Jan 2024

Kevin Stanley sees in the New Year with Sinfonia Viva at the Royal Concert Hall...

LeftLion to Launch New Stand-alone Nottingham Events Platform

Mon 01 Jan 2024

For over a decade we at LeftLion have run an online events directory offering a service to events promoters, organisations and venues across the city. We are delighted to let you know we’ll soon be seriously upping our game…

Left Stag: December 2023

Sun 31 Dec 2023

After the turbulence of November, our first defeat and then several more in different competitions, it’s safe to say the Stags have categorically consigned that sequence of bad results to history and bounced back in imperious fashion...

Food Review: Uramaki Sushi

Sat 30 Dec 2023

Nottingham certainly has a fabulous selection of options when it comes to dining out, but as the colder days and dark evenings descend sometimes you want the best of both worlds: tasty, professionally cooked food and the comfort and cosiness of your own home… Luckily, I was recently introduced to Uramaki, a Nottingham based service that delivers gourmet sushi to your door. Convenient? Very. Delicious? Absolutely...

Gig Review: Bonestrider and Silent Confidant at The Old Salutation Inn

Sat 30 Dec 2023

Bonestrider and Silent Confidant opened for Death Warmed Up in the Old Salutation Inn’s legendary Attic...

Celebrate New Year's Eve 2023 in Notts with Cocktails, Classical, Soul, Drum & Bass, Indie and Family Friendly Events

Tue 26 Dec 2023

Whatever your musical taste, if you want to hit the streets this New Year's Eve, there's an event for you in Nottingham...

Music to Our Ears: We Look Back at a Record-Breaking Year for Nottingham’s Award Winning DHP Family

Fri 22 Dec 2023

We caught up with our friends at DHP Family for their reflections on a milestone year for the live music company which brings hundreds of top tier artists to Nottingham, as well as giving a platform to our finest homegrown talent...

We Do Some Etymological Digging to Discover How Some of Our Local Place Names Originated

Thu 21 Dec 2023

Inherited over centuries from our ancestors to mark the lay of the land, place names give glimmers of the people and communities that occupied our terrain before us. Most often deriving from old English words relating to the landscape, or long gone land-owning families, these names evolve in the local collective consciousness while also becoming often overlooked after a time due to their familiarity. We thought we’d do a little etymological digging to discover how some of our local place names originated, and what they mean today…

Review: A Silent Night at The Chapel

Thu 21 Dec 2023

Silent Confidant return to The Chapel once again to show that both their passion for music and their love for the fellow artists who join them on the line-up know no bounds....

Gig Review: Jadu Heart at JT Soar

Wed 20 Dec 2023

There is a lot of discourse around ticket prices these days and how they are rising to ridiculous, unprecedented levels. While this is certainly true for academy and arena shows, I would say that the smaller venue shows are as cost-effective as they’ve ever been – you just need to be willing to look for them. Enter electro-folk duo Jadu Heart, who stopped by JT Soar this week for the final stop on their Bleak Midwinter Tour, where all tickets cost just £5. Here’s what went down…

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