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Interview: Alexis Gregory in Smoke, a queer thriller at Nottingham Playhouse

Smoke is a new play from acclaimed queer theatre-maker Alexis Gregory coming to Nottingham this month. As well as a hard-hitting, savage, comic-thriller, a panel follows the play, hosted by You Are Loved and exploring issues from the play. LeftLion speaks to Alexis about social media, drugs, homophobia and much more...    

Alex Hale and the Private Sector talk new name and new music

Alex Hale is a well-known name for anybody versed in the Nottingham music scene. In the newly-named Alex Hale and the Private Sector, joined by bandmates Daniel Barradell, Dominic Brady, Luke Gilborn, Stephen Marsh and sometimes (when he's not busy running The Grove) Cam Worne, he is embarking on a new era…

Gig review: Olly Alexander at Rough Trade

As he moves on from his time with Years & Years and puts his Eurovision experience behind him, Olly Alexander is finding his true voice. In the up-close-and-personal setting of Rough Trade Nottingham, there was a sense of a pivotal moment for the talented singer-songwriter...

LeftLion's Latest Listens #4: Notts music we're currently spinning

In this week's edition of LeftLion's Latest Listens, our music team's picks of the latest and greatest sounds from all around Nottingham and the Midlands, we review new releases from Dark Bloom, ktlyle and Alex Blythe...

Food review: Saltbox X Mollis Takeover

This summer Nottingham's favourite fried chicken masters Mollis are bringing their banging burgers, wings, and tenders to gig-goers and hockey fans with a takeover of the kitchens at live music and sports bar Saltbox in Bolero Square. 

Gig Review: Alex and The Christopher Hale Band at JT Soar

Collars unfortunately had to drop out, but Alex and The Christopher Hale Band (also known simply as ACHB) swooped by to save the day...

Solarpunk Writer Alex Porter Imagines a Greener Future for Nottingham

Solarpunk is a literary and artistic movement which envisions a more sustainable, connected future. In this short story, Green Hood, Alex Porter takes us on a walk through Nottingham in the year 2123 where reforestation, urban farming, a circular economy and community energy production have helped humanity avoid climate collapse...

Gig Review: Alex G at Rescue Rooms

Alex G crafted a euphoric set at Rescue Rooms last Tuesday, with tunes from his most recent album, God Save The Animal...

In Photos: Shinedown, Asking Alexandria and Zero 9.36 at Motorpoint Arena

The PlanetZero World Tour was a dream for rock fans...

Stealth’s Manager Alex Kirkland Tells All About the Club's Redesign

Over the summer, one of Notts’ favourite nightclubs had a makeover. We chat to Stealth’s manager Alex Kirkland about the changes that have been made to the venue and what we can expect now that it has reopened its doors…

The Kooks Drummer Alex Nunez on his Notts heritage, Prince and playing Meadowlands next month...

Ahead of their top slot at the city’s newest festival - Meadowlands - on Friday 3 June, we speak to The Kooks drummer Alex Nunez about his Notts lineage, Prince and touring the world…

Nusic No Rules Session: Alex Mighten - Take The Leap (Prod. Jack Wolff)

The next No Rules session - the NG legend that is Alex Mighten (ya may know him as Karizma)...

A Goodbye From Our Outgoing Arts Editor…

Our wonderful Art Editor is hanging up her easel and beret, after two years of doing a marvelous job…

Art Works: Alex Rubes

There's more to the badgers than meets the eye...

Under Cover Artist: Alex Traska

What do Nottingham and outer space have in common? Well, if you’ve got the creative skills of Alex Traska, quite a bit. We had a chinwag with the Nottingham artist to find out how he managed to put together such a cracking cover and pull-out poster...

Art Works: Alex MacNaughton's Pet Portraits

Alex MacNaughton tell us all abaht how her proper good pawtrait business came to be...

Nusic Podcast #177 with Ady Suleiman, Nebula. Alex Blythe, VVV and more...

Alex Bond on His New Venture Alchemilla

Here in Nottingham, fine dining can be a bit up its own arse. If you’re looking for a ten-course summat special to treat your main squeeze to, you can expect to remortgage your house around these parts. Now, though, there’s a new restaurant on the block that aims to take the stuffiness out of the whole experience. Previous employee of Sat Bains and head chef at Turners, Alex Bond has opened Alchemilla on Derby Road following a few supper clubs at Wired Cafe on Pelham Street, and it’s got the local gums flapping. With chatter about the restaurant’s potential to be graced with a Michelin star, we hit up Alex to find out why he doesn’t give a toss…

One Day Cup Final: Nottinghamshire vs Surrey

With Nottinghamshire in the final of the Royal London Cup against Surrey at Lords, we headed down to the big smoke for a day to see if our boys could return with the trophy.

It’s Okay Not To Be Okay

Alexander Chalkley is twenty six years old, and works as a Programme Manager. Living with severe anxiety and depression, we caught up with him in honour of Mental Health Awareness Week to talk about his own experience with mental health, in the hopes that it will encourage others to open up themselves.

Michelin Star Hopeful Alex Bond Hosts Supper Club at Wired Cafe

It was mackerel, miso-baked aubergine and pork belly, among other delicious treats, for us as we headed down to Pelham Street’s Wired Cafe...