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Do or Die Poets Facilitator Miggy Angel on New Book Extreme Violets

Wed 05 Sep 2018

Originally from South London, poet, performer, and drug and alcohol worker Miggy Angel is a long-term resident of Hoodtown and the author of two poetry books, Grime Kerbstone Psalms and Extreme Violets. We hollered at him to see what he’s up to at the moment...

Live Review: Fuzzbox Night at The Golden Fleece

Mon 03 Sep 2018

Fuzzbox moves up to The Golden Fleece for its latest event but that won’t stop us from finding it

Ayup Duck: The Latest Nottingham News

Mon 03 Sep 2018

What's been gooin' off?

Live Music Review: Fuzzbox Night at The Angel

Sun 02 Sep 2018

Fuzzbox is back at the Angel! Scuzzy rock and micro brewed beers? Count us in

5 Things to do in Nottingham This Week

Sun 02 Sep 2018

Our calendars are jam packed…

LeftLion's Feature-Length Documentary The Lord of Milan Goes To China

Fri 31 Aug 2018

Last year, we at LeftLion released our first feature-length documentary, telling the tale of the Notts man who founded AC Milan. In August our Editor-in-Chief Jared Wilson went out to show The Lord of Milan in two of China’s biggest sports arenas. It seems a long way from that pokey little Mansfield Road house our Herbert was born in…

5 Things to Do in Nottingham This Weekend

Thu 30 Aug 2018

Start the month off good and proper...

5 Things to Do in Nottingham This Week

Mon 27 Aug 2018

See if any of these tickle yer fancy...

Weavers Wine Merchants Have Been Delving Into Gin Distilling

Sun 26 Aug 2018

Last month saw the city’s bars, cafes, shops and salons pitted against each other in a battle to be crowned Nottingham’s Independent Business of the Year 2018; the tastily executed offerings of Bar Iberico took the ultimate crown and the restaurant skipped off merrily into their tapas wonderland. The awards have been championing those brave enough to stand up against corporate giants for a few years now, and this time there was a new Special Achievement award up for grabs, taken by none other than Nottingham’s wine-merchant stalwarts, Weavers…

Get Down to Brass: Nottingham's Jazz Scene

Fri 24 Aug 2018

Jazz has been around for over a century now; the exact date disputed but its birthplace is unanimously agreed on: New Orleans. African-American communities of this vibrant, palpable city kicked off the magical creation in the early 1900s, and an entirely new music genre formed. After a period of being frowned upon by many, it became the soundtrack for twenties America, otherwise known as the Jazz Age. These days, the West African rhythms, blues, ragtime and European military band infusions have danced their way across the globe, and into the corners of cities like ours. But what of Nottingham jazz? Where did it all start, and what’s going on in the scene today?

Nusic Future Session: Distant Blue

Tue 21 Aug 2018

New Nottingham music from Distant Blue, brought to you by our mates over at Nusic...

DirtyFilthySexy is Turning Ten

Mon 20 Aug 2018

Being goth, punk or alternative on the LGBTQ+ scene can be be disappointing; the endless pop nights and dance acts can be relentless if you’re more Marilyn Manson than Marilyn Monroe. In many cities, folk from the LGBTQ+ community can find a scene to fit their taste, but thanks to a string of closures in Nottingham, there isn’t much of a selection. Thankfully there are DIY movements, creative ventures and collectives popping up to revive the landscape, and none come more lively than DirtyFilthySexy. The clubnight turns ten this year, so we had a word with founders DJ Greyskull and Glitterhawk...

Under Cover Artist: Displaced/Replaced

Thu 16 Aug 2018

From Donald Trump being held hostage on Derby Road, to glitched-out riot police down Sneinton Market, there’ve been a few paste-ups appearing around the city of late. We managed to pin down the person responsible for the political artwork across Nottingham, and got ‘em to do a cover for us. Here, Displaced/Replaced talks about what inspires them, and why they’re questioning the system through art...

The Best Desserts in Nottingham presented by GorgeUs

Tue 14 Aug 2018

Sam Nahirny yams some of the filthiest cookies, milkshakes and doughnuts our city has to offer...

Live Music Review: Sundaze at The Chameleon

Sun 12 Aug 2018

Americans The Pleasure Routine bring their UK tour into Nottingham in support of Sundaze who are holding their single release party. We headed down to The Chameleon see if there was anything routine about pleasure.

How to Do Death

Wed 08 Aug 2018

In the UK, death tends to be awkward and unfamiliar. The logistics are dealt with behind the scenes by trained professionals, and the grieving process is viewed as something linear, after which your misery is cured. The stiff-upper-lip attitude fails to prepare us for when death taps on the door. The most honest conversation I ever had about death was with my brother, Kosta. He would get frustrated at me for being afraid of it. He thought that as much as we embrace life, we should embrace death, but that grief was a selfish and indulgent thing.

Kosta died on Monday 2 March, 2015, in Rojava, Syria. He was hit by an RPG, fired by a member of the Islamic State, while fighting alongside the YPG (Kurdish Protection Unit). In the months after his death, his words stuck with me, and made me feel guilty for grieving. It’s just over three years later and I’m only just grasping what this “process” of grieving actually is; I’m working out how to come to terms with death as Kosta did, but also how to grieve as he thought I shouldn’t. This is partly down to what I’ve learnt from a collection of creative and talented people in Nottingham who are opening up the conversation about grief in their own, individual ways...