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Theatre Review: Strictly Ballroom

The cult Aussie ballroom dancing love story takes to the floor

The Garibaldi Red Podcast Is Becoming Our City’s Leading Nottingham Forest Podcast - We Hear All About It

Featuring leading Nottingham Forest experts, former Nottingham Forest players, and die-hard Nottingham Forest fans, the Garibaldi Red podcast is quickly becoming our city’s leading - you guessed it - Nottingham Forest podcast. Our own Reds correspondent, Gareth Watts, runs us through its rise… 

Film Review: The Old man Movie: Lactopalypse

We take a look at Estonia's latest offering of high octane stop motion comedy...

Gig Review: Circa Waves at Rock City

Benedict Watson saw feel-good indie band Circa Waves make their mark on Nottingham's Rock City...

Gig Review: The Royston Club at Rough Trade

Maddie Dinnage took a trip to Rough Trade to see The Royston Club take to the stage...

Notts Filmmakers Michael and Rafe Bird Discuss Genre-Bending Short Spooky Bastard

We chat to the brothers about their fantastic, subversive film...

From a gig in a Victorian courtroom to Nottingham Refugee Week - Here's what’s on in Nottingham this week

Here's our recommendations of what to see and where to go over the next seven days...

We Chat About the 5-9 Albums of the Month Podcast with Its Nottingham Co-Host Karl Blakesley

With co-hosts located all over the country and beyond, the 5-9 Albums of the Month podcast is a go-to for discovering new music. We chat to Nottingham-based co-host Karl Blakesley to find out more about how the podcast came to be…

We Visit Gasleak Mountain, Nottingham’s Newest Inclusive Art Space

A brand new art gallery called Gasleak Mountain has just opened in Nottingham - we sit down with its founders to learn all about this exciting, inclusive space...

Theatre Review: Annie at Theatre Royal Nottingham

Gig Review: Gengahr at Rough Trade

Following the release of their new album Red Sun Titans, Gengahr embark on a record store tour, stopping off at Nottingham's Rough Trade...

From Neil Warnock to Nottingham Craft Beer Festival, Here's What’s on in Nottingham This Week

Our recommendations of what to see, do, buy and drink over the next seven days in Nottingham...

Gig Review: Chvrches at Rock City

After supporting Coldplay in Brazil and kicking off their own headline UK tour, Chvrches stopped off at Rock City where they received a typically enthusiastic Nottingham welcome...

Green Hustle Festival - the Free Nottingham City Party Uniting Communities on Climate Action

Our Partnerships Manager and Environment Co-Editor Adam Pickering is a busy boy, somehow managing to find space to run some of the city's biggest festivals in his spare time. Here he talks about how the latest effort, Green Hustle Festival, helped bring our community together around celebrating life, nature, creativity and climate action...

Theatre Review: Macbeth at the Playhouse

Kevin Stanley reviews a wildly different take on the Scottish play…

Meet the man behind the unique take on Macbeth at the Playhouse

Ian C Douglas interviews Henry Maynard, Artistic Director at Flabbergast, the radical theatre company appearing at the Playhouse...

Gig Review: Mono at Rescue Rooms

This four-piece Japanese band are known for their sweeping orchestral music combined with incredible guitar moments. With over 20 years in the industry, Mono have created their own unique style in the world of music, which they brought to Rescue Rooms at the end of May...

We Chat to Scott Taylor, the Brains Behind the We Share These Streets Podcast

Do you ever consider the streets you’re walking on? What happened on them hundreds of years ago? These are the exact questions Scott Taylor asked himself when he created We Share These Streets - the twenty-episode podcast exploring the days of Nottingham past…

From Ale Trails to EM-Con, Here's What’s on in Nottingham This Week

Here's our recommendations of what to see and where to go over the next seven days...

Film Review: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Miles Morales returns in this hotly-anticipated sequel to Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse - but was it worth the wait? 

Gig Review: Swim Deep at Rescue Rooms

Swim Deep came to Rescue Rooms to celebrate the ten-year anniversary of their debut album, Where The Heaven Are We…

Meet Jayahadadream, Nottingham’s Hip Hop Sensation Set to Take the Music Industry by Storm

Raised in Cambridge with Jamaican and Irish heritage, Jayahadadream moved to Nottingham in 2018 to study at university. Since then, her time has been split between the two locations, and we were lucky enough to catch her for a chat in our LeftLion offices while she was visiting our city for the weekend…

Gig Review: Martin Luke Brown at Rough Trade

Following the release of his highly-anticipated debut album damn, look at the view ! Martin Luke Brown took to the stage of Rough Trade for an intimate evening of music and delight...

Review: Dot to Dot Festival Nottingham

This past bank holiday weekend, the annual Dot to Dot Festival took place at various venues across Nottingham. Over 80 acts performed throughout the day, and you would need a TARDIS and a sturdy pair of shoes to see them all. We sent Bassey and Rich Higton down to cover the event...

Gig Review: Sir Chloe at The Bodega

Following the official release of their sophomore album I am the Dog, alt-rock band Sir Chloe take the stage at Nottingham’s Rescue Rooms, promising fans a culmination of tracks new and old...