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LeftLion Interviews Podcast #18: Nyrobi and Chaya of ALT BLK ERA on winning a MOBO, playing Jools Holland, touring with Pendulum and homecoming gigs

This episode we are joined by Nyrobi and Chaya of ALT BLK ERA, who talk about their whirlwind year of winning a MOBO, appearing on Jools Holland and touring Europe with Pendulum…

Tony Wright (from Terrorvision)

Tony Kofi and the Organisation Celebrate Lou Donaldson

Tony Hadley, The Christmas Big Band Tour 2025

Magnum - A Tribute To Tony Clarkin

Lyv Forever: local artist Lyvia talks virality and playing live

While the words ‘street art’ automatically make you think of colourful graffiti, Nottingham musician LYVIA creates hers in a unique and quite literal way. Thanks to a visionary videographer and a lucky twist of fate, her viral performances on the corner of Maid Marian Way have transformed her from ambitious local busker to national soul-rap sensation with a huge social media following. We sat down to get the story behind her rapid rise and her forthcoming new mixtape…

Hang Linton on making good trouble, second-hand iPods and playing Nottingham's woodworking studio

Ahead of their forthcoming gig at By Our Hands We Make Our Way this month, we caught up with Leeds-based interdisciplinary artist Hang Linton...

Tony Miller Bus Naming Ceremony

Musters Tennis Club

Sharp Little Bones Ft Tony Kofi [jazz]

How Sarah Bard went from battling chronic illness to breaking through in wheelchair tennis

Wheelchair Tennis player and Nottingham resident Sarah Bard is nothing less than a soldier. Having fought through lifelong chronic pain and mobility problems, which peaked after an accident she suffered at age thirty, she’s cemented her position as one of our city’s most admired sportspeople. Back in 2018, LeftLion joined other local media in promoting Sarah’s story, and ‘Go-Fund-Me’ for a new wheelchair to help her travel to national tournaments. Here we pass Sarah the pen to tell her inspiring story.

THE 900 - Tony Hawks Pro Skater Cover Band

Tony Wright x ken Bonsall Acoustic

Tony Blackburn - Sounds Of the 60s Live

Playing for laughs: we chat to the Robin Hood International Improv comedy Festival

Hundreds of comedians and improvisers are descending on Notts, and not one has learnt their lines! The Robin Hood International Improv Festival is returning to Nottingham for the third time in September. We sat down with artistic co-director and improviser Lloydie James Lloyd to talk about the festival, the local scene and what people make of Nottingham.

Sharp Little Bones Ft Tony Kofi [ Jazz]

Tony Kofi Presents Inside Straight [jazz/funk]

Dahlia Blume Playing Live at Liquid Light

Altera Vita – Tony Kofi & Alina Bzhezhinska [jazz]

In Photos: Tony Hadley at Royal Concert Hall

Tony Hadley

Tony Wright

THE 900 - Tony Hawks Pro Skater Cover Band

Sharp Little Bones Ft Tony Kofi

Jazz Steps Live at the Libraries: Tony Kofi's Tenor Legacy