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Locating Lawrence: May 1924

The Great Strike and rise of fascism threaten to unsettle Lawrence’s Tuscan calm...

Locating Lawrence: February 1924

February is a rotten month for the Lawrences as they struggle with various illnesses.

Brandon Allen Presents Some Kinda Mean [jazz]

Locating Lawrence: December 1924

Lawrence encounters the first populist presidential campaign in Mexico’s history and a scorpion...

Locating Lawrence: November 1924

Parrots that taunt dogs and a railway journey that would frighten Michael Portillo…. 

Locating Lawrence: October 1924

Lawrence feels the urge to head southwards to Mexico where a mammoth drinking session awaits him.

Locating D.H. Lawrence: September 1924

Lawrence was always happy to give writers feedback, though was ruthless with his criticisms. As he prepares to move to Mexico, he discovers his father has died.

Locating Lawrence: August 1924

He’s off to see the Hopi Snake Dance in Arizona, meaning he must travel by car. Lawrence hates cars. 

Locating Lawrence: July 1924

While building a cabin on the foot of the Rockies, D.H. Lawrence realises there is no hope for ‘cosmic unity’.

Brandon Allen Quartet [jazz/swing]

Locating Lawrence: June 1924

Will 12 bottles of smuggled whisky and five wild horses tame D.H. Lawrence’s rage? Probably not. Here's what D.H. Lawrence was up to in June 1924

Locating Lawrence: May 1924

Literature’s greatest DIYer has replaced his pen for a trowel…

Locating Lawrence: April 1924

D.H. Lawrence is settling back into life in Taos and appears to be happy. Long may this last...

Locating Lawrence: March 1924

He’s had enough of Europe and so sets sail to America in the hope of claiming unpaid royalties…

Locating Lawrence: February 1924

Yes, travelling the world is fun. But if you want to be happy, do a bit of housework…

Locating Lawrence: January 1924

The weather is miserable, and his latest novel is dividing critics…

Interview: The Gorgeous Chans

Nusic’s Future Sound of Nottingham contest has helped break artists ranging from Dog Is Dead to Indiana. This year’s winners were the The Gorgeous Chans, an ensemble who have grown from six members to almost a dozen over the past year. We had words with Liam Gardiner (saxophone), Daniel Potts (drums) and Brandon Hill (guitar and vocals)...

Rock City Listings 2000-2004

Slipknot, Primal Scream, Placebo, Queens of the Stone Age, Gary Numan, Cradle of Filth, Megadeth, Howard Marks, Ian Brown and more

Interview: The Killers

"We are a whole different thing live than on record. We bring a load of energy and try to make every performance something special"

LeftLion Magazine #2

Featuring Styly Cee (aka Pitman), Miles Hunt (The Wonder Stuff), Toby Litt, DJ Klute, Steve Scoffham and What Happened to Whycliffe?

Music Reviews November 2004

From Seal to John Frusciante to Biffy Clyro to Leonard Cohen

CD Reviews November 2004

Robbie Williams, Skinnyman and The Soundtrack Of Our Lives

Album Reviews October 2004

New music from Green Day, Fatboy Slim and Client

John Peel 1939 - 2004

Britain mourns the loss of a National musical hero...

You Are Here 2004 Review

A photo review of the recent Nottingham Arts Festival