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Gig Review: Happy Mondays at Rock City
Wed 20 Mar 2024Since forming somewhere in Salford in the 80's, Happy Mondays have earned their title as trailblazers of indie-rock. With a four-decade-long career under their belts, the rock legends grace the stage of Rock City for an intoxicating headline set...
We Catch Up With Peggy’s Skylight as They Celebrate Their 5th Birthday
Wed 27 Sept 2023Home of Nottingham’s jazz scene, Peggy’s Skylight is celebrating its fifth birthday! We caught up with one of its founders Rachel Foster to hear about its first five years and exciting future…
We Speak to the Founder of Five Leaves Bookshop as It Celebrates Its 10th Birthday
Tue 19 Sept 2023Tucked away in Swann’s Yard behind Primark, Five Leaves Bookshop has become a vital fixture in Nottingham’s literary scene, winning the British Book Awards’ Independent Bookshop of the Year in 2018. As it celebrates its tenth birthday, we had a chat with Five Leaves’ Scottish founder and manager, Ross Bradshaw...
Gig Review: Demob Happy at The Bodega
Sun 17 Sept 2023Demob Happy headlined the cosy Bodega on Wednesday 13 September...
Ahead of One Bc’s 25th Birthday, We Speak to Co-owners Tony and Reeta Brack
Sat 16 Sept 2023Making a name for itself with its creative designs, rock ‘n’ roll attitude and memorable fashion shows, Sneinton’s bespoke clothing company, One BC, has clothed some of the world’s legendary stars, from The Rolling Stones to Pamela Anderson. Ahead of the brand’s 25th anniversary, which takes place next month, we caught up with head designer and co-owner Tony Brack, his wife, co-owner and creative director Reeta Brack, and their two dogs Skull and Bindi, to hear more about the wild, and beautifully chaotic rollercoaster ride that has been the One BC journey so far…
We Chat to Blue Monkey Brewery as They Celebrate Their 15th Birthday
Thu 14 Sept 2023With a striking name that will not leave your mind even after downing a couple of their well-crafted beers, the Blue Monkey Brewery is celebrating their fifteenth birthday this year. We spoke to Laura Beavon-Lee, sales manager at the brewery, about the brand’s legacy, future aspirations and some of their most memorable moments over the years…
We Catch Up With Demob Happy Before Their Headline Show At The Bodega
Sun 10 Sept 2023Ben Blissett chats with Matthew Marcantonio, singer-bassist of Demob Happy, ahead of their show at The Bodega on Wednesday 13 September...
We Highlight 40 Stars of Television Workshop to Celebrate Its 40th Birthday
Sat 09 Sept 2023In crazy news, Nottingham institution The Television Workshop turned forty this year. A leading light in the screen industry, the award-winning drama group has produced everyone from The Last of Us’ Ellie Williams to Line of Duty’s Kate Fleming over the past four decades. But that’s just scratching the surface. So, to go very on-the-nose, we thought we’d create a handy little sheet of, you guessed it, forty big and small screen releases that have been improved by our very own Workshop talents. Track them down, tick them off, and enjoy them all…
We Discover the Roots of Nottingham Green Festival as They Celebrate Their 30th Birthday
Fri 08 Sept 2023Nottingham Green Festival are celebrating their thirtieth outing this year (they started in 1991, but it’s a big birthday of sorts). Patrick Smith AKA VeggiesPat and Moby Farrands have been involved respectively since before, and near to its 1991 beginnings. We find out the roots of this pioneering fiesta, and why it’s so perennially popular.
We Met up With Antonio Vendone to Talk All Things Suede’s 10th Birthday
Mon 04 Sept 2023With the pizzeria’s tenth birthday celebrations approaching, we met up with Antonio Vendone at Suede Bar to take a trip down memory lane and chat about all things pizza and Nottingham, with a touch of nostalgia…
The Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust Celebrates Its 60th Birthday
Mon 04 Sept 2023On a soggy summer morning, we trundled down to the Attenborough Nature Reserve and caught up with Erin McDaid of the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust. Sat in their cafe, in the middle of a flooded gravel pit, we chatted about what came first (the reserve or David Attenborough), beavers, and their sixtieth birthday…
The Lost City Adventure Golf’s Birthday Fiesta in a Rainforest
Tue 22 Aug 2023With LeftLion turning twenty next month, we've been on the hunt for other birthday celebrations going on in Notts. It turns out our pals at The Lost City Adventure Golf is turning ten years old on Saturday 26 August. To celebrate, they’re putting on a Birthday Fiesta in their stunning rainforest venue, right in the heart of Nottingham.
We Speak to the Owners of Happy Sunday Vintage Shop About Their New Venture
Mon 14 Aug 2023A stunning new glass-fronted beauty has opened its door on Nottingham’s Derby Road. The arrival of the eye-catching vintage emporium Happy Sunday Vintage is another addition to the exciting independents in the area including Little Brickhouse, Little Plant Guys, the Danish Homestore and The Lime Gallery, to name a few. After staying vacant for many years, the iconic building (which many around the city will recognise as the old Ben Bowers restaurant) has been transformed into a technicolour, rummagers’ dream of vintage clothing, rare antique finds, one-of-a-kind mid-century furniture and homeware. Addie Kenogbon caught up with Happy Sunday co-owners, Bryony Selway and Mihnea Georgescu, and their ‘pawsernal’ assistant, Stevie the dog, to find out more about their new venture.
LeftLion To Put Readers On 20th Birthday Cover
Thu 13 Jul 2023To celebrate our 20th birthday we’re putting together a special anniversary issue and offering readers a chance to feature on the back cover...