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LeftLion Magazine #100

Sun 01 Apr 2018

With Dave "Fish Man" Bartram, Vicky McClure, Joe Dempsie, Jake Bugg, Paris Lees, Sleaford Mods, VVV, ReggaeNotts, Sam "Blues Man" Lindo, George Akins, Dilk, Henry Normal and more...

5 Things to Do in Nottingham This Weekend

Thu 29 Mar 2018

My, oh my. This weekend is mighty fine.

Top 10 Boxing Movies

Thu 29 Mar 2018

Ahead of the release of Paddy Considine's Journeyman, we count down ten of the best boxing flicks ever made...

Nusic Podcast #175 with The Memoirs, Cameron Sinclair Harris, Josh Weatley, Distant Blue and more...

Wed 28 Mar 2018

This week’s New Music Podcast features two Nottingham artists getting Radio X plays post the Workshop, one artist getting 6Music play, plus the band with their own customised Tesco trolley. This podcast may contain some fruity language. Sensitive ears – you have been warned.

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...

9 Notts Albums To Add To Your Playlist

Fri 23 Mar 2018

Fill your tabs with some proper Notts glory...

Notes from the Middle Kingdom: Trotters of Love and Respect

Fri 23 Mar 2018

Spring is here, and with it comes celebrations of all things feminine. Our man in Beijing, the one and only James Kramer, has sent us correspondence about the importance of womanhood, equality, and International Women's Day in China.

6 Notts Books You Need To Read This Month

Wed 21 Mar 2018

Back in January, we celebrated Nottingham’s literary prowess with a whole issue dedicated to the wordy goods that’ve come out of the city and its edges. In the same breath, together with UNESCO City of Literature, we asked your lot to review your favourite Nottingham books in a competition to win book tokens and a feature in this here rag.

The winners of said competition were Sue Barsby and Melanie Jane, the top two reviews on this here page. Check ‘em out in all their critiquing mastery, and remember: if you’re from Notts and want to get your pages poked, drop us a line on books@leftlion.co.uk...

5 Things to do in Nottingham This Week

Sun 18 Mar 2018

This week, we've got theatre shows aplenty, plus a look at the history of the hip hop album cover...

6 Things To Do in Nottingham This Weekend

Thu 15 Mar 2018

There's plenty to be gerrin' on wi' this weekend duckeh...

Nusic Podcast #174 with Bru-C, The Invisible Orchestra, Ady Suleiman, Brotherhood and more...

Tue 13 Mar 2018

This week’s New Music Podcast features new music from a studio gremlin, new music filmed in the Bodega toilets, plus a really, really special Rewind. This podcast may contain some fruity language. Sensitive ears – you have been warned.

A Cinema Attendant in Notts

Tue 13 Mar 2018

Ever wondered what the lads and ladies who work at the cinema reckon to your film choice?

5 Things to Do in Nottingham This Week

Sun 11 Mar 2018

We've hit the middle of the month already (how???), and there's plenty popping off in this here city...

Photography in Notts: Faceiro 365

Sat 10 Mar 2018

We love a challenge and few come tougher than the Faceiro 365 project; a portrait-a-day plan thought up by Chris Underwood, one of Nottingham’s finest photographers. Now the dust has settled, we had a word to find out how the year went for him…

Review: 100 Years On... The Long Road to Gender Equality Event

Fri 09 Mar 2018

Centenary Cities Nottingham is a city-wide partnership celebrating 100 years since British women were first granted the vote. This event saw women from all over Notts come together to discuss gender equality...

Exploring Technology, Spoken Word and Writing our Roots at WEM’s The Writers’ Conference

Thu 08 Mar 2018

Last week, Nottingham’s literati gathered on a snowy Saturday to do some listening, learning and creating at The Writers’ Conference, all hosted by Writing East Midlands. We got down to check out some of the talks and workshops…

5 Things to Do in Nottingham This Weekend

Thu 08 Mar 2018

It's a real mixed bag this weekend...

Photography in Notts: The Photo Parlour

Thu 08 Mar 2018

Ah, film photography. Somewhat romanticised in this day and age, innit? With phone cameras getting better and better, it makes you wonder if people use the format anymore. But don’t fret, member of the Notts populace, the trade is not lost...

Top 10 Joaquin Phoenix Performances

Wed 07 Mar 2018

Ahead of the release of the highly anticipated You Were Never Really Here, we take a look at some of the best performances from the career of three-times Oscar nominated Joaquin Phoenix

Photography in Notts: Lamar Francois

Tue 06 Mar 2018

Since winning the Young Creative Awards in 2012, photographer Lamar Francois has gone from strength to strength. We had a word to find out more about the man behind the lens...

Overheard in Notts

Mon 05 Mar 2018

Big Baby has been on the prowl...

Exhibition Review: STRATA:1 at Surface Gallery

Mon 05 Mar 2018

STRATA is a series of exhibitions that explore the "raw medium of paint". In STRATA:1, the first exhibition of the series curated by Sarah Cunningham, the artists use paint to explore the entwining theme of nature and humanity. The styles of the five artists are vividly juxtaposed, creating a startling but effective exhibition that, as a whole, seems to highlight how much humans impact our natural landscape...