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Perfect Pawtraits: Dog Life Drawing at Blend Cafe

Tue 31 Mar 2026

Dog Life Drawing is much like any regular life drawing class except for one key difference; the models all have four legs! Kathy Giddins went along to the latest session at Blend Cafe...

Gig review: SPRINTS at Rock City, with Dog Race

Sat 15 Nov 2025

With the memory of their standout Bodega show still fresh in our minds, there was no way we were going to miss SPRINTS' return to Nottingham. This time, Rock City was the venue for a milestone performance which defined the absolute best of the outspoken, anarchic, post-punk spirit...

Gig review: Fat Dog at Rescue Rooms

Fri 15 Nov 2024

Last night Rescue Rooms was transported to a chaotic whirlwind of warped electro-metal as Fat Dog proved their worth as one of the best live acts on the gig circuit today.

Gig review: Mad Dog Mcrea at Rescue Rooms, with 5 Hills Out

Sat 28 Sept 2024

With heavy storms expected, we headed indoors to the comfortable surroundings of Rescue Rooms to await the visit of Devon folk rockers Mad Dog Mcrea...

Gig review: Ferocious Dog at Rock City

Fri 31 May 2024

In May, Rock City played host to a very special gig as local folk rock supergroup Ferocious Dog returned, accompanied by multiple support acts. We went along to witness the rebellion and passion...

LeftLion Contributor Scott Oliver Wins Prestigious Cricket Literary Prize

Thu 18 Apr 2024

Former LeftLion sports editor, Scott Oliver, has won one of cricket’s most prestigious literary prizes, the Wisden Book of the Year, for his debut book Sticky Dogs & Stardust. The book is a collection of essays detailing the exploits of some of the sport’s bona fide legends – among them the former Notts players Garfield Sobers, Kevin Pietersen, Andre Russell and Imran Tahir - when they turned out in league cricket alongside enthusiastic amateurs who they were expected to dominate. Oliver himself also played at Wollaton CC for a time. To celebrate Scott's success we are delighted to present this extract from the book – covering Pietersen’s troubled stint at Cannock – along with an exclusive discount code.

Food Review: Big Apple Hot Dog Specials at Pizza Punks

Fri 09 Feb 2024

It's National Pizza Day! So we went down to Pizza Punks to try their newly collaborated, limited edition ‘Classic Dawg’ and ‘Vegan Dawg’ pizzas with ‘Big Apple Hot Dogs’, to see if they truly were a Super Bowl hit.

Gig Review: Fat Dog at The Bodega

Mon 06 Nov 2023

Taking place in a venue definitely too small for them, Fat Dog took to The Bodega with attitude and style...

We Chat To Artist Faye Finney About Her Artistic Process And Her Beautiful Dog Sylvia

Mon 21 Aug 2023

On a bright Tuesday morning, we spoke to illustrator and visual artist Faye Finney about her artistic process, her ambition to write and illustrate a children’s book, and the inspiration she gets from her beautiful dog, Sylvia. Here’s what she had to say…

Gig Review: Ferocious Dog at Rock City

Wed 04 May 2022

This genre-blending Notts band are known for creating a hell of an atmosphere at their gigs - and this special event at Rock City was no different...

Theatre Review: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Wed 09 Feb 2022

A gifted autistic boy turns detective when his neighbours dog is killed

Film Review: The Power of the Dog

Tue 19 Oct 2021

Benedict Cumberbatch pulls off a pair of rancher chaps in this career defining performance...

Ferocious Dogs' Dan Booth Discusses New Album and What’s Next for the Band

Mon 11 Oct 2021

After signing a record deal during the pandemic, Notts six-piece band Ferocious Dog are back with a brand new album. We got the chance to sit down with co-founder and violinist Dan Booth to chat about the making of The Hope, being signed to a label, and everything coming up for the band…

"America just doesn’t want to acknowledge it’s dirty little history." Interview with Neither Wolf Nor Dog director Steven Lewis Simpson

Thu 22 Aug 2019

We talked to Scottish-born filmmaker Steven Lewis Simpson about his latest film, Neither Wolf Nor Dog, ahead of its upcoming screening at Broadway Cinema…

LeftLion Film Podcast #20 - Neither Wolf Nor Dog director Steven Lewis Simpson

Wed 21 Aug 2019

Steven Lewis Simpson, director of Neither Wolf Nor Dog, joins hosts Ashley Carter and Derry Shillitto to discuss the history of Native America representation in the cinema, his unique independent distribution methods and his brilliant new film, which is screening at Broadway Cinema from Thursday 22 August...