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We Find out More About The Correction Unit, a Feature Film Made and Set in Nottingham

Tue 30 Jan 2024

We find out more about The Correction Unit, a feature film made and set in Nottingham, that issues a stark warning about how, very shortly, AI could potentially be misused in the education of vulnerable young people...

From Light Night to Comedy in the Caves, Here’s What’s on in Nottingham This Week 29 January - 4 February

Sun 28 Jan 2024

As February arrives, check out what you can do in Notts this week...

From Art Exhibition Launches to Beat The Streets Festival: Here's What's on in Notts 22 - 28 January 2024

Sun 21 Jan 2024

This week in Nottingham, enjoy live music in aid of a great cause at Beat The Streets, celebrate the opening of new exhibitions at Nottingham Contemporary, or join the National Holocaust Museum for Holocaust Memorial Day...

DIY Musician Ricky Jamaraz Tells Us How He Transported His Music From His Bedroom to 166 Countries

Fri 19 Jan 2024

In 2023, Ricky Jamaraz’s music was streamed from 166 different countries, 5.4 million times on Spotify. To put this into perspective, this length of time equates to 29 years, which is roughly how long it would take to walk from the Earth to the Moon three times. Ricky’s jaw fell off when he saw these figures and it’s no surprise - he’s only sixteen years old, still attends school, and makes all of his music from his very own childhood bedroom. We spoke to the DIY musician about how he went about transporting his music from his bedroom to the world…

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 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...

Cappo on His New Album ‘Canon’, His Recently Completed PhD, and the Importance of Collaboration

Sun 07 Jan 2024

Released in three separate parts (Pain, Escapism and Absolution), Cappo’s latest album Canon represents a leap forward in the maturity of his lyrical, literature-infused Hip Hop music. We speak to him about the process of creating the record with producer Kong The Artisan, his recently-completed PhD at Nottingham Trent University, and his collaborations with familiar Notts musicians and poets…

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...

Film Review: Godzilla Minus One

Thu 21 Dec 2023

Japan’s latest kaiju outing blows its Hollywood counterparts out of the water…

Best Music of 2023: Albums and EPs

Wed 20 Dec 2023

Nottingham's music scene thrived once again in 2023, so our music contributors were spoilt for choice when putting together this list of their favourite albums and EPs of the year...

We Chat to Hallowed Men About Their New Album ‘Hollow Man'

Thu 14 Dec 2023

Fellow LeftLion writers Bassey and Rich Higton (AKA Jarrow Junction) have come together as Hallowed Men to release a collaborative album titled Hollow Man. We find out more about it...

We Round up the Best Experiences to Gift Your Loved Ones So You Can Have a Minimal but Memorable Christmas

Sat 09 Dec 2023

Christmas is touted as the most wonderful time of the year - full of sweet treats, endless gifts and dazzling decorations - and in the deep of December, we really do need a few lovely things to cheer us up. But pull back the curtain and it is also statistically the most wasteful time of year, too...

We Chat to Neville Staple From The Specials Ahead of His Metronome Gig

Fri 17 Nov 2023

Neville Staple has had an incredible career in the music industry. During his time with The Specials, they achieved eight top ten singles including two number ones. He then had another bite of the cherry with six top twenty singles with Fun Boy Three. We chat to the 'Original Rude Boy' ahead of his show at Metronome next month...

We Hear From the Nottingham Residents Uniting for Warm Homes

Fri 10 Nov 2023

Some say the public can’t afford to care about climate change right now, but the truth is it's already hitting people in the pocket. Lots of organisations in Notts agree, and that's why they're 'Uniting for Warm Homes' on Saturday 18 November. Campaigner Alice Bayes talks us through why she wants local MPs to take action...

Theatre Review: Falstaff from Opera North

Fri 10 Nov 2023

Absurd, but superb, full of naughtiness and fun - we went along to see Opera North's laugh-out-loud retro production, Falstaff...

Celebrating Nottingham’s History of DIY Football Fanzines thanks to funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund

Fri 13 Oct 2023

Two of Nottingham’s best loved football fanzines Brian and The Pie will be given a new lease of life thanks to a regeneration project by LeftLion, supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund…

Jorja Smith Tells Us All About Her Second Album 'Falling Or Flying'

Tue 10 Oct 2023

Since bursting onto the music scene at the age of just 21 back in 2018, with her critically acclaimed debut album Lost & Found, multi-award winning artist and Midlands lass Jorja Smith has fast become one of the UK’s most iconic neo soul voices. Ahead of her upcoming UK album launch tour which will see her performing at Nottingham’s The Level, we caught up with Jorja to find out more about her highly-anticipated second album Falling or Flying.

Catherine Ross: Voices from Nottingham's Windrush Generation

Mon 09 Oct 2023

To celebrate Black History Month and the 75th anniversary of Windrush we have been working with the New Art Exchange and their NAE YOUnity Commission funded by Freelands Foundation. Our aim is to highlight the voices of Nottingham's Windrush generation and some of the challenges they faced...

Bettina Wallace: Voices from Nottingham's Windrush Generation

Sun 08 Oct 2023

We Chat to Soul Sister Duo Melonyx All About Their Debut Album ‘Soul Glow'

Sat 07 Oct 2023

Following the release of their debut album Soul Glow (which you should all be familiar with by now, since we gave it high praise in our last issue), we spoke to soul sister duo Melonyx all about the inspirations behind the project, working with Joe Buhdha and others in the Nottingham music community, and what’s coming up next for them later this year…

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