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Catching Up and Slowing Down with Darkzy

Mon 24 Aug 2020

Following on from his latest single release, Rachael Halaburda has a chat with the homegrown talent to talk career highlights, time spent slowing down and off the road in lockdown, as well as offering advice for budding DJs and producers…

BelieveMe is Aiming to Create a Safe Space for Victims of Bullying in Nottingham

Mon 24 Aug 2020

Being forced into lockdown has seen Notts’ creative cohorts turn their hands to all sorts of projects, from live-streaming music to socially-distanced filmmaking. But for seventeen-year-old Alice Lynn, lockdown provided the opportunity to create something personal. We caught up with her to find out more about BelieveMe, the new project aimed at creating a safe space for victims of bullying...

From Sneinton to Xingu: Notts Musician Nathaniel Mann and his experiences with Brazil's Wauja Indigenous Community

Sun 23 Aug 2020

When Sneinton-based musician and radio broadcaster Nathaniel Mann responded to a 2018 British Council + PRSF opportunity for a musical residency with the Wauja Indigenous Community in Xingu, Mato Grosso, Brazil, he had no idea how much his life was about to change. Two years later, he collaborated with the Wauja’s principal Akari Waura, assisted with the recording and preservation of his traditional songs and produced a BBC Radio 4 documentary about their work together. Now, as the community faces the threat of COVID-19, he’s working with the Wauja to help raise awareness and funds to ensure the long-term protection of a people whose descendants have lived in the Xingu territory for over a thousand years…

Film Review: The Sleepover

Sat 22 Aug 2020

Netflix’s new comedy sees a sleepover gone wrong as a mother is taken and her kids must find her, as well as finding out about her seedy past…

Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Refugee Forum Having Been Helping Asylum Seekers For 20 Years

Thu 20 Aug 2020

Stranded boats at sea. Last breaths in lorries. Traumatisation by traffickers. These are just some of the horrific risks refugees take to reach the UK – a place that historically has been full of promise and hope for them. Yet when they arrive here, they’re met with a hostile government and campaigns of hate. However, the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Refugee Forum provides a range of services to help them survive and thrive in the face of adversity. As it celebrates its twentieth anniversary, Eve Smallman talks to Director Matt Atkins about what they’ve achieved and how you can help them carry on their work…

Should the Broadmarsh Site Be Turned Into a Green Space?

Wed 19 Aug 2020

After shopping centre giant intu collapsed into administration, causing yet another Broadmarsh development plan to fall by the wayside, Ewan Cameron decided it was time for something different. Creating an online petition calling for the area to be turned into a communal green space, his campaign has over ten thousand signatures at the time of printing. Here’s exactly why he thinks the plan to turn Broadmarsh green is essential for Nottingham...

70 Years Later: Sunset Boulevard

Mon 17 Aug 2020

Billy Wilder’s Sunset Boulevard marks its 70th birthday and unlike the film’s star Norma, remains a timeless, never-ageing classic from the heights of the Golden Age of Hollywood.

Snap Notts: Bromley House Library

Sat 15 Aug 2020

This month's poet and photographer explore Bromley House Library...

The Nottingham Project's Greg Nugent: "We’re a creative city where culture thrives, but when other cities were upping their game, we stood still"

Fri 14 Aug 2020

With a ten-year vision of turning Nottingham into a globally-recognised cultural heavyweight, and a board including the likes of Shane Meadows and Vicky McClure, last month saw the ambitious launch of The Nottingham Project. Spearheaded by the new Nottingham Board for Culture and Creativity, the project will seek to rejuvenate the city in the wake of a pandemic that has decimated much of the creative industry. As the director of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games Organising Committee, Project chairman Greg Nugent knows what it takes to deliver on the biggest scale. We caught up with the man at the helm to find out more about what the city’s creative community has to look forward to...

Nina Smith on Music and Mental Health

Thu 13 Aug 2020

I’d like to talk about the quiet divorce I had with music. I’m ready to share my unhealthy relationship with my career and the effect it had on my mental health. I’m not sure why I feel the need to share this, but I do. Maybe it’s to help other artists? Maybe it’s cathartic? Whatever the reason, I’d like to share how my drive to become a successful music artist eventually made me ill.

Nottingham's Derry Shillitto Promotes Diversity of Thought With BAMEless Series

Tue 11 Aug 2020

Derry Shillitto takes to Zoom to promote the importance of diversity of thought in this entertaining satirical web series...

How Are Nottingham's Independents Bouncing Back from Lockdown?

Mon 10 Aug 2020

It’s impossible to underestimate the devastating impact COVID-19 and the ensuing lockdown has had on independent businesses. The boutiques, breweries and bars that form the lifeblood of our community were forced to shut their doors four months ago, with many never to open again. But with some semblance of normality returning to the high street, we decided it was time for a catch up with some of Notts’ independents to find out how they’ve coped during lockdown, and the steps they’ve taken to re-open safely…

City Stylin' #28

Mon 10 Aug 2020

We took to the streets to find the most stylish folk in town...

Notts-Born Singer-Songwriter Natalie Duncan on Her New Album, Free

Sat 08 Aug 2020

There aren’t many things in life that are a given these days. One exception, however, is the guaranteed beauty of a new album release by Notts-born singer songwriter Natalie Duncan. Free, which was released on 31 July this year, is Nat’s first full-length album since 2012, and is full of her customary soul-infused melodies and candid lyrics. Featuring tracks written over a number of years since 2012, it’s one heck of an expansive record, brimming with vivacity and ambition. We caught up with Nat to chat about her Notts roots, the new record and her musical life in the age of COVID-19….

Under Cover Artist: Stuart Jones

Wed 05 Aug 2020

We’re back in print with a bang, and Stuart Jones’ cover – a love-letter to all things print – is the cherry on top of this 48-page cake. We chat with this month’s cover artist to find out more about his work...

Fancy Learning Something New? Confetti's Accessible Foundation Courses Have Got You Covered

Wed 05 Aug 2020

During lockdown, many people have been using the time to reflect on what they want to do in life. If you’ve been one of them and are fancying a career change or even just want to learn something new, why not get yourself on one of Confetti’s courses...

LeftLion Football Podcast Episode 10: End of the Season

Tue 04 Aug 2020

In the final episode of the season, Gareth calls Colin fresh from his Wembley heartbreak, as County miss out on promotion back into the football league. Things aren't much rosier across the Trent either, as they discuss Forest's recent capitulation in missing out on the playoffs in spectacular style. So what about the future for both clubs? Transfers in, transfers out and the wider issues around football ownership are all explored.

Object Walk: 1887 'Bloody Sunday' Bludgeon

Tue 04 Aug 2020

We’ve teamed up with the National Justice Museum to put objects from the past into the hands of people of the present. This month, we took a bludgeon used during the 1887 Trafalgar Square protests – also known as Bloody Sunday – to Josh Osoro Pickering of the Nottingham Castle Trust.

Left Duck: 2020 Season Preview

Fri 31 Jul 2020

With the 2020 cricket season about to start, we take a look at how Nottinghamshire are shaping up to take on the COVID-impacted schedule.

The Young Hustlers Are A Brand-New Panel of Teens Putting Their Stamp on the City's Future

Thu 30 Jul 2020

Meet Nottingham’s Young Hustlers, a group of six 13-16 year olds looking to make their mark on the city’s creative future…

Alfresco Dining in Nottingham's Market Square

Mon 27 Jul 2020

Pop-up outdoor dining is coming to Nottingham’s Old Market Square from Friday. The area, organised by Nottingham City Council and supported by Nottingham BID, has been designed to support local food and drink outlets as part of the city’s re-opening strategy from the Covid lockdown restrictions.

10 Years Later: Toy Story 3

Fri 24 Jul 2020

A decade on, Screen Co-Editor George White thinks it's time for people to finally admit that this is the best film in the Toy Story quadrilogy...

Support LeftLion Magazine on Patreon

Fri 24 Jul 2020

For seventeen years and 127 printed issues, LeftLion magazine has shone a light on Nottingham’s culture and entertainment scene. Now we’re asking our readers for a bit of help to get back on our feet...

Out of Time: The Chilwell Catastrophe

Fri 24 Jul 2020

It was one of the worst wartime disasters in British history, as well as the country’s biggest involving an explosion. The month marks the 102nd anniversary of the Chilwell Catastrophe, in which a World War One ammunition factory exploded, killing 134 Nottingham workers and injuring dozens more.

Penny Lane's Take a Pitcher It Will Last Longer Sangria Recipe

Thu 23 Jul 2020

We may not be able to hog the 2p machines at Penny Lane on Fletcher Gate right now, but luckily you can mix up your own pitcher of their Sangria at home. It’s perfect for afternoon drinking in the sunshine, and – if you close your eyes really hard – you can try and imagine being on a Spanish beach instead of being in your back garden…

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