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Live Music Review: Fuzzbox Night at The Angel

Fuzzbox is back at the Angel! Scuzzy rock and micro brewed beers? Count us in

Theatre Review: The Wipers Times

Ian Hislop shows us no one takes the piss like the Sherwood Foresters

Live Music Review: Eyre Llew at Nottingham Contemporary

We got down to Nottingham Contemporary to say farewell to local lads Eyre Llew, who’re embarking on a tour around Asia...

Live Music Review: Electronic Music Open Mic Night at The Chameleon Arts Cafe

We got down to The Chameleon Arts Cafe to checkout the open mic night with an electronic twist...

Live Music Review: Nottingham Waterfront Festival 2018 at Canalhouse

A whole array of galactic delights awaited us at this year’s Nottingham Waterfront Festival…

Theatre Review: The Nightmare Room

Two women. One locked room. One bottle of poison.

Review: Clean Yoga in the Arboretum

Over the past twelve months, the country has entered a frenzy over plastic waste and its effect on our oceans. More than ever before, folk are constantly consuming, and looking for ways to reduce our plastic usage, myself included. I have appointed myself as LeftLion’s official sustainability nut, and get eyes rolled at me on a daily basis for complaining about the plastic water bottles in the office fridge or for kicking off about the recycling.

When I heard about Clean Yoga, I was really pleased to find yet another group in Nottingham trying to make a positive difference. Victoria Douglas and Hannah Appleton are two local fitness instructors who share a love for both mindfulness and the environment. At each session, they lead an outdoor yoga practice followed by a clean up of the area…

Film Review: Christopher Robin

Christopher Robin is all grown up and in desperate need of his old friend Pooh in Marc Foster's new film about A.A. Milne's famous characters

5 Notts Albums to Listen to This August

The best beats from this side of the Midlands...

Live Music Review: Notts in a Nutshell presents Burnside Green at The Maze

We got down to The Maze to check out Noise from the Next Generation Winners Burnside Green, as part of Notts in a Nutshell...

Live Music Review: Amulet, Chloe Rodgers and Nactus Kunan at The Bodega

We got down to The Bodega to check out the goods from local acts Amulet, Chloe Rodgers and Nactus Kunan...

Live Music Review: Mystic Braves, The Creation Factory and The Hijinks at The Bodega

Grab your paisley, velvet, suede and tassels, and get ready to take a trip back in time to the hazy, hedonistic age of psychedelia...

Film Review: Generation Wealth

Watch the new American Dream crash and burn through the lens of photographer Lauren Greenfield

Film Review: Leaning Into the Wind

Director Thomas Riedelscheimer presents a documentary about the globally celebrated, award winning artist Andy Goldsworthy, the man known for creating unique work that combines materials from everyday surroundings.

Theatre Review: If I Catch Alphonso, Tonight!

The life of an oft-forgotten entertainer from Notts gets the spotlight in  If I Catch Alphonso, Tonight!

Outdoor Theatre Review: Shakespeare's Twelfth Night in Notts' Beer Gardens

Get yersen' some culture with your beer this summer

Live Music Review: Sundaze at The Chameleon

Americans The Pleasure Routine bring their UK tour into Nottingham in support of Sundaze who are holding their single release party. We headed down to The Chameleon see if there was anything routine about pleasure.

Film Review: Pope Francis: A Man of His Word

There's bad films, there's terrible films, and then there's this pile of cack... 

Film Review: Heart Beats Loud

Brett Haley directs Nick Offerman and Kiersey Clemons in the feel-good indie film about a father/daughter musical duo...

Film Review: Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

Set to the soundtrack of the seventies, the Mamma Mia! gang have dusted off their glittery platforms to bring audiences a second instalment that has almost as much sparkle as the original…

Film Review: Incredibles 2

Even if you no longer have a sense of childlike wonderment, Brad Bird’s new animated adventure is chock full of laughs, action and heartfelt messages, making it just as fun for adults as it is for kids…

Film Review: Apostasy

An unforgiving, documentary-esque portrayal of a Jehovah’s Witness family in crisis

Live Review: Fuzzbox at The Angel

When I say Fuzzbox is a hot night you better believe I mean it H-O-T! We headed down to The Angel to check out the latest selection of cool bands.

Live Review: Fan Club at JT Soar

The fabulous Fan Club folk formulate an excellent evening’s entertainment. We head down to the sweatbox that is JT Soar to check it out.

Review and Photos: Splendour Festival 2018 at Wollaton Park

Sun shining, six-week holidays tantalisingly close, ice cream vans tittering merrily in the distance… Summer has arrived, and this July, so did Splendour. This year, we partied like a ten-year-old as the festival opened its metaphorical doors to another musical bash that celebrated the completion of its first decade in true style...