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Live Music Review: Oh Wonder at Metronome

Alt-pop duo and couple Anthony West and Josephine Vander Gucht, AKA Oh Wonder, gave a performance at Nottingham’s Metronome this week that can only be described as magical.... 

Queer Band Slash Fiction on their Upcoming Show at JT Soar: " If we don't fight for visibility, what are we even doing?"

Since I moved to Nottingham as a young, queer person, I’ve been fortunate to stumble into the world of local indie, punk and DIY punk gigs, which have provided me with a community and more importantly, a place to go on a Friday night. Now, as an older, queer lesbian, I’m aware of the importance of carving out queer spaces, especially within rock clubs and bars that can be dominated by cis-gender, heterosexual boys.

We spoke to Beans from Queer band Slash Fiction ahead of their upcoming Fan Club debut show at JT Soar about personal lyrics, influences and their EP Flowers...

Inside Nottingham's LARPing Community: A Day with Fools and Heroes

Gaming isn’t just about smashing controllers and passing Go for £200, you know. In the UK alone, thousands of people regularly meet up to get involved in live action role-play. We decided to head along to the Nottingham branch of Fools and Heroes, a UK-based LARP society, to get a peek into the world of high fantasy, magic, monsters and mystery…

Nusic New Music Podcast #220: The People's Podcast

Our annual People’s New Music Podcast, where you make your predictions of which local artists will realise their musical dreams in the coming year.

The Podcast may contain some fruity language. Sensitive ears – you have been warned.

EXPLANATION: We do not repeat artists, therefore artists featured in the 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2011/2010 shows are not featured.

The Found Footage Film Festival Comes to Nottingham

In March, The Found Footage Film Festival will come to Nottingham as part of its 15th anniversary UK tour. Hosted by comedians Nick Prueher and Joe Pickett, the festival promises a night of delightfully cringe-worthy comedy…

9 Gigs to Go to in Nottingham This Month

Get yourself out the house and in the crowd for these lot... 

Live Music Review: Church of the Cosmic Skull at The Level

Church of the Cosmic Skull are the Nottingham-based seven-piece that answers the question: “What if ABBA did guitar shredding and was actually an occult?” The answer is pleasing to say the least...

The Festival of Science and Curiosity is Back for 2020 with a Live Heart Dissection and Much More

The term science might throw up images of luminous test tubes and crazy-haired Einsteins, but that’s a microscopic portion of it all. To get you in the know, Nottingham Festival of Science and Curiosity is back, bringing a whole galaxy of knowledge and excitement into streets, universities, community centres and more. We chatted with producer Megan Shore about what’ll be occurring this year and why you should go along..

Aussie Folk-Rockers Boy & Bear Prepare for Debut Nottingham Gig

ARIA award-winning Australian indie-rock band Boy & Bear captured our hearts with their charming folk sound way back in 2010. Following a four-year hiatus due to lead-singer Dave Hosking’s illness, the platinum record-holding band from Sydney are back on the scene with new album Suck on Light. We spoke with keyboardist Jon Hart about the band’s “weird” approach to developing their sound, preparations for their worldwide tour, and why Australia is dominating the charts internationally…

Theatre Review: Holes at Nottingham Playhouse

Gold is in those holes: if you're eight (or ever were) just see it...

Metal Music in Notts: Then VS Now

Notts has had an esteemed love affair with metal music for decades, with devil horns being thrown up to the skies and genre-dwelling titans visiting this great county ever since Rock City swung the floodgates open in 1980. So, for those who adorn the spike and patch-covered jackets we thought we’d take a trip down hellfire lane, as well as a look to the fiery future, to see which heavy metal legends have come to owd Nottingham and who, in 2020, are yet to go. We’ve even sorted them into their venue stomping grounds to keep things geographically neat and tidy…

6 Items to Put in Your Nottingham Picnic Hamper

After all, the way to the heart is through the stomach...

3 Nottingham Books to Read This February

Three page-turners to get lost in this month... 

5 Nottingham Albums to Listen to This February

The latest sounds from the Nottingham vault...

Neon Wolf Tattoo Studio Have Opened A Coffee Shop, and It’s Beautiful

"It’s all vegan and all really good – you won’t be able to taste the difference"

The Nottingham Anime and Manga Society Meet Every Week for Special Screenings, Events and More

Nottingham’s anime and manga society, aka NAMSOC, invited LeftLion to come to one of their weekly meetups to talk all things community, anime, and identity...

Nusic New Music Podcast #219 with Do Nothing, Alice Robbins, Alfie Sharp, The Avion and More...

Nottingham Pubs and Nightclubs of the 90s

Feeling Nottstalgic? As part of LeftLion's work digitally archiving our predecessor Overall magazine we rediscovered some favourite Nottingham haunts of the nineties...

Interview: Grammy-Nominated Fatoumata Diawara Prepares For Her First Nottingham Trip

Addie Kenogbon chats with the star about staying true to her roots and sharing her music with the world as she embarks on a rare UK tour, coming to Rescue Rooms this February...

Live Music Review: Slipknot at Motorpoint Arena

When Slipknot first emerged like a chip pan fire in 1995, they had clearly set their stall out to shock the world into submission. Fast-forward over twenty years, and their success in that mission is brazen; they are making a fiercely anticipated return to Motorpoint Arena following the release of their sixth studio album We Are Not Your Kind last year – an album which tore its way to Number One on the Billboard Album Chart…

Nottingham Trent University's University Hall

Opposite Nottingham Trent University’s Arkwright building stands another striking piece of architecture. The University Hall is a brand-new venue that’s aiming to bring modern classical music and other exciting performances to both its students and to the city. We spoke to Pro-Vice-Chancellor Barbara Matthews about the making of a masterpiece, the reaction so far, and what they’ve composed for its future…

Live Music Review: The Big Moon at Rough Trade

London’s kick-ass indie rockers The Big Moon were back in Nottingham to debut their sleeker, stripped back second album Walking Like We Do at an exclusive in-store gig at Rough Trade...

What A Decade: Nusic on Why Nottingham Should Be Crowned the Music City of the Last 10 Years

If you live in Nottingham and are passionate about that music thing, it’s fair to say this is the best decade we’ve ever had. And not just us: there’s a case that musically, Notts has had one of the best decades in the whole of the UK…

Review: Daliso Chaponda - Blah Blah Blacklist at Nottingham Playhouse

Malawi's Got Talent: Come for the Madonna gag, stay for the awkward questions...

Notes From a Mental Health Nurse: Music as a Healer

Each month, our anonymous mental nurse, who has over two decades on experience working in Nottingham, will deal with a specific mental health issue with practical, accessible advice. This month, to fit the theme of our music special, they talk us through how we can use the medium for some much needed peace...