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Local Cultural Organisations Issue Open Letter Voicing Concern About Nottingham City Council’s Budget Cuts
Tue 16 Jan 2024With the recent announcement of budget cuts to the cultural and social sectors in Nottingham, over 120 individuals representing at least 75 local organisations have signed an open letter voicing concern about Nottingham City Council’s Section 114 process, and the impact it will have on the Nottingham communities.
Our Editorial Assistant Tries Out Six of the Toughest Sports Nottingham Has to Offer
Tue 26 Jul 2022Wrestling. Archery. Roller derby. It's possible to master all of these in a month, right? Lizzy O'Riordan finds out...
We Are Recruiting: Marketing and Editorial Assistant
Wed 12 Jan 2022We are delighted to announce that we are offering another paid role at LeftLion as part of the Department of Work & Pensions Kickstart Scheme.
How To Get Hold of Issue #134
Sat 03 Apr 2021Once again we'll mainly be stocked in branches of Sainsbury’s, ASDA, Morrisons and Tesco. Plus local libraries and some lovely local delivery people.
Under Cover Artist: Kev Grey
Mon 01 Feb 2021You might recognise his style if you’ve picked up a can from Notts brewery Black Iris, and now Kev Grey has turned his talented hands to create our cover art...
Under Cover Artist: Rob White
Thu 17 Dec 2020Multidisciplinary artist Rob White takes us inside his sixth LeftLion cover, an ode to putting 2020 behind us for good...
A Big Issue Vendor in Notts
Tue 08 Dec 2020"You’ve got to be a positive person in this job; at least, I think you do. You want people to buy mags from you because they want to, not because they feel guilty."
The Island: Trekkah Benjamin on His New Project with Nottingham Community Arts Network Aiming to Support Young Males with Mental Health Issues
Fri 23 Oct 2020Through his charity organisation C.A.N, artist Trekkah Benjamin has launched a crowdfunding campaign to fund a program that aims to help young men in communicating mental health issues...
Music Reviews: Pete Woosh’s 52 Card Trick
Thu 16 Jan 2020DiY collective founder Pete Whoosh started Spirit Wrestlers following a cancer diagnosis which led him to explore holistic treatment and reconnect with the healing power of music. Back in March 2019, the not-for-profit label launched The 52 Card Trick project, releasing tracks on a weekly basis for a year and donating the proceeds to chosen charities that support natural healing.
Packed with soothing sounds from known names including Hot Toddy, Brawther and Ex Friendly, alongside gems from local talent and beyond, as the project comes close to the end we look back at the breadth of releases and check out some highlights...
Beatboxer Jason Singh: "If you can't sing, or don't want to speak about your issues, it gives you an ability to communicate something with your voice."
Sat 17 Aug 2019In taking inspiration from the natural world, Jason Singh has established himself as one of the most innovative and well-respected beatboxers in the country, with his vocal recreations of birdsongs and entire forestry environments leading to his work being featured on BBC shows Imagine, Springwatch and CountryFile. We sent Notts beatboxer Alex Motormouf Young to catch up with Singh...
DiY Collective's Pete Woosh on His Battle With Cancer and His New Musical Project The 52 Card Trick
Wed 20 Mar 2019As a founder member of the DiY collective, one of Britain's first house sound-systems, Pete Woosh has been a leading figure in the UK counter-culture for almost thirty years. Whether DJing solo or with his long-time DiY sidekick, Digs, he has performed everywhere from Glastonbury to Dismaland, Banksy’s apocalyptic theme park style art exhibition. But after being diagnosed with highly aggressive head and neck cancer in December of 2015, he decided to take a natural approach to treatment, and is about to launch The 52 Card Trick project to give something back to everyone that helped him...
The Thompson Brothers on LeftLion's 100th Issue
Fri 27 Apr 2018Our favourite green grocers are well happy for us...
Mental Health Issues Can Affect Anyone
Sun 07 May 2017Simon is 37, and works as a Healthcare Professional and a Musician. He also has lived experience of an eating disorder, self harm, depression and anxiety. 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.
The Roy Stone Foundation Supports Young Musicians with Mental Health Issues
Tue 20 Dec 2016When Roy Foster, aka Roy Stone, died in October last year, it was not only a devastating loss to those close to him, but also to the city he had entertained for over twenty years as a singer and frontman of the band Performance. The Roy Stone Foundation has been set up to honour his memory. We spoke to one of the organisers, Sally Jackson, to find out more…
Sound of the Lion #52,Sound of The Lion
Sat 22 Oct 2016With Mannequin, Sea Monster Eyes, Adam Prescott, Adim, The Golden Troubadours, For The Girl, We Are Carnivores, Twinn Kidd, and Bru-C
Future Session 118 - Cherry Hex & The Dream Church
Sat 08 Oct 2016New music, live in session, from Nottingham for Nusic. The latest artist in the Nusic Future Session studio is
Debs Does Da Vinci at Nottingham Castle
Fri 07 Oct 2016We sent our Vlogger Debs to check out the Leonardo Da Vinci exhibition at Nottingham Castle
Lauren Goes To England vs Estonia
Thu 29 Sept 2016We sent our vlogger Lauren down to her first ever football match, England vs Estonia down Meadow Lane, for the England Women's final home UEFA Euro 2017 qualifier
Wheelchair Drumming with Revenge of Calculon
Tue 27 Sept 2016Proving that shitty is still pretty by not using any fancy triggers or expensive drum set-ups. Just get any old drum kit, an extra stick and get laying down them grooves
Future Session 117 - Megan Kelsey
Sat 24 Sept 2016New music, live in session, from Nottingham for Nusic. The latest artist in the Nusic Future Session studio is
Motormouf Goes To The National Videogame Arcade
Fri 16 Sept 2016We sent our vlogger Alex 'Motormouf' Young to the National Videogame Arcade to play loads of games and reminisce about his childhood
Mayhem Film Festival 2016 Line-Up
Fri 16 Sept 2016The horror, sci-fi and cult film festival is back for its 12th edition on 13-16 October at Broadway...