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Film Review: Black Panther

The 93rd Marvel film of 2018 has landed to fairly widespread critical acclaim.  We went to see if Black Panther gets the LeftLion seal of approval...

Live Music Review: Fuzzbox at The Angel

Holy Bouncer come all the way from sunny Spain to play the latest I'm Not From London Fuzzbox night. The least we could do was to pop down to The Angel and have a listen.

Ruth and Martin’s Album Club

Ruth and Martin's Album Club is a blog that’s had runaway success. Guests including JK Rowling, Richard Osman and former leader of the Liberal Democrats Tim Farron, are asked to listen to an album for the first time, and wax lyrical about their thoughts on the bogger. A book has now been released featuring the best guests, so we sat down with founder Martin Fitzgerald to get the lowdown...

Theatre Review: Black Beauty

Trot down to Lakeside for some magical storytelling this Christmas

Nusic Podcast #168 with Ashfields, Bone Cult, Kwoli Black and more

Nusic Future Session: Kwoli Black

The latest up and coming Nottingham musician to tickle the microphone and titillate the cameras at Nusic...

Left Duck: Season Review

With the season over, it's time to have a look back at how Nottinghamshire fared this summer.

Herbert Kilpin Special: Andy Black on Notts County

First and foremost, Andy Black is a Notts County supporter, but he’s also one of those people with an uncanny knack of making good things happen. Alongside his wife, Lisa, he was pivotal in raising over £100k for the Jimmy and Jack statue in Meadow Lane, which is the iceberg tip of their community endeavours. Most recently, they’ve helped to uncover a 120-year-old secret about the man who started a friendship between Notts County and Juventus…

Theatre Review: Black Cat

An early spooky treat from LaPelle's Factory

Left Duck: Nottinghamshire Cricket News & Updates

September was a big month for Notts as they went into finals day for the T20 and went for promotion in the County Championship. We have a look back at how they got on.

Preview: The Screen at Contemporary: American Rebel Season

The Screen at Contemporary, the cinema programme bringing curated seasons of classic, cult and art house films to the art centre is back with the American Rebel season, celebrating "the other, the outsider, the misfit and the loner of American cinema."

Left Line-Out: Season Preview

On the eve of the new rugby season, we have a look at the Green & Whites and why you should get yourself down to the Lady Bay Sports Ground this season.

Left Duck: Nottinghamshire Cricket News & Updates

August was another good month for the leather and willow brigade, we take a look back

The Nottingham Street Food Club

If you’ve recently returned to Notts after an ends hiatus, you might be wondering what the bob has been going off upstairs in Viccy Centre. Tat shops and the like have been replaced by a mega food area, and although a couple of joints haven’t managed to wangle their way into discerning local purses, there’s one gaff that looks like it’s sticking around for the count.

Nathaniel Wilson of the Mimm Collective has traditionally delved into whacking on club nights, manning an art collective, and running a clothes shop in Hockley. Now he’s onto the new and tasty endeavour that is the Nottingham Street Food Club, and since the project is in full swing, we thought it was time to sit down for a chat with the bogger...

Comedy Review: Glee Club Foodie Friday

Glee Club weekend comedy bonanza – 3 acts and a compere

The Man Who Makes Canal Boats

When I picture myself retiring, I imagine an armchair, a cuppa, and Countdown on the telly box. Maybe I’ll have a hobby: card making or gardening; nothing too strenuous. What I definitely don’t expect to do is start a business making narrow boats. But that’s exactly what James Blackburn has decided to do in his twilight years. Yep, he’s decided to make two of ‘em a year. Just because...

Live Music Review: Bilge Pump, Grey Hairs and Jutland Songs at Black Iris Brewery

On the batter with bands...

Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club: July Roundup

Our Gav gives us the lowdown on the cricket gossip from the past month...

Nottinghamshire County Cricket June Roundup

Our Gav gives us the cricket rundown of the month past...

Meet the Two Notts Students Breaking into the Brewing World

Ashley Wadeson and Dan Boxall don’t do things by halves – more like by the gallon. As the two MSc Brewing Science students prepare to launch their new collaborative beer with Black Iris Brewery as part of their course, they tell us more about probably the coolest dissertation project in the world, why they’re a hit at house parties, and their plans for beery world domination…

Nusic Podcast #155 with Wolf Club, Bone Cult, Stacey McMullen, and more

Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club: May Round-Up

Our Gav gives us the lowdown on the cricket gossip from the past month...

John Cooper Clarke Performed at The Glee Club and it was Awesome

Enigmatic punk poet, John Cooper Clarke visited Nottingham and swapped limericks with Claire Louise from The Dilettante Society...

Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club 2016 Rundown

To say that 2016 was a mixed season for Nottinghamshire is a bit of an insult to things that usually come mixed, like a bag of nuts with only a couple of cashews...

Advertising Sectioned: Wine, Dine and Dance at The Parkside Club, c.1964

Nottingham adverts ripped from the pages of history...