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GOLDIE LOOKIN’ CHAIN - 2024 TOUR 20th Anniversary of their debut album 'Greatest Hits'. The 420 Tour - 20 years, 20 shows, 20 songs, 20 quid.
Fri 18 Oct 2024Local Star Holly Humberstone Discusses Rising Fame, Overcoming Stage Fright and Her New Release
Fri 19 Apr 2024Local star Holly Humberstone is on a high, and still rising fast. We caught up with her between tours to discuss her confessional songwriting, how she has gained confidence performing on stage, and why Nottingham is still so special to her.
LeftLion Contributor Scott Oliver Wins Prestigious Cricket Literary Prize
Thu 18 Apr 2024Former LeftLion sports editor, Scott Oliver, has won one of cricket’s most prestigious literary prizes, the Wisden Book of the Year, for his debut book Sticky Dogs & Stardust. The book is a collection of essays detailing the exploits of some of the sport’s bona fide legends – among them the former Notts players Garfield Sobers, Kevin Pietersen, Andre Russell and Imran Tahir - when they turned out in league cricket alongside enthusiastic amateurs who they were expected to dominate. Oliver himself also played at Wollaton CC for a time. To celebrate Scott's success we are delighted to present this extract from the book – covering Pietersen’s troubled stint at Cannock – along with an exclusive discount code.
Nottingham Rapper Juga-Naut Talks About New Album Bem II
Mon 08 Apr 2024Humour, truth and growth are some of the ingredients to Bem II, the brand new self-produced album from Nottingham rapper Juga-Naut. We asked him to give us a taste of how he blends lyrics, meaning, production, collaboration and visuals to make such a record.
Ahead of Thieves in the Night Release We Caught up with Local Actress Liv Paige
Fri 29 Mar 2024Thieves in the Night is the first feature-length film to come from The Red Carnage Company, an independent production organisation founded by Matthew Button, Maximilian Feurstein and Ted Dontchev - and we speak to the latter about his role as writer and director, as well as one of the film’s stars, and Nottingham native, Liv Paige…
We Speak to Caity Baser Ahead of Her Debut at Rock City
Wed 27 Mar 2024Humouring honesty and hysterics within every lyric she writes, the 'I’m A Problem’ singer-songwriter is anything but a worry for the future of Pop music.
Enjoy dragons in bow-ties and faraway worlds? We Check Out Voyage of the Damned, the debut novel from local author Frances White
Thu 21 Mar 2024Do you like your stories part myth, part magical gay murder-mystery cruise? Enjoy dragons in bow-ties and faraway worlds? Then perhaps Voyage of the Damned, the debut novel from local author Frances White is right up your street. We sat down with Frances to talk about finding your voice, getting published and being perceived as a writer.
We Chat to Kenyan Alt-RnB Artist IkeN All About His Debut Album ‘Galatea’
Fri 02 Feb 2024Kenyan Alt-RnB artist IkeN found himself in Nottingham when he moved to the UK to study Business Management. Alongside this, he also makes music, releasing his debut album Galatea last October. We find out all about it...
Cappo on His New Album ‘Canon’, His Recently Completed PhD, and the Importance of Collaboration
Sun 07 Jan 2024Released in three separate parts (Pain, Escapism and Absolution), Cappo’s latest album Canon represents a leap forward in the maturity of his lyrical, literature-infused Hip Hop music. We speak to him about the process of creating the record with producer Kong The Artisan, his recently-completed PhD at Nottingham Trent University, and his collaborations with familiar Notts musicians and poets…
Best Music of 2023: Albums and EPs
Wed 20 Dec 2023Nottingham's music scene thrived once again in 2023, so our music contributors were spoilt for choice when putting together this list of their favourite albums and EPs of the year...
Frances White Launches Her Penguin-Published Fantasy Debut
Tue 19 Dec 2023"There are only four words you need to understand this book," we are told promisingly, "GAY MAGICAL MYSTERY CRUISE"...
We Chat to Hallowed Men About Their New Album ‘Hollow Man'
Thu 14 Dec 2023Fellow LeftLion writers Bassey and Rich Higton (AKA Jarrow Junction) have come together as Hallowed Men to release a collaborative album titled Hollow Man. We find out more about it...
Sunflower Thieves Release New Single ‘It’s Not Like the Christmas Films’ - A Sad Anthem for the Festive Season
Thu 14 Dec 2023They may be based in Leeds now, but they grew up playing music in Notts and they're super talented, so we'll happily claim them as ours. And they've just released a Christmas tune, which is well worth talking about...
We Catch Up With Marvin’s Revenge Following the Release of Their New EP 'VR Porn'
Tue 07 Nov 2023Lighting a fuse under their previous EP Harry’s Redroom, Nottingham based three-piece Marvin’s Revenge released their explosive new EP VR Porn yesterday. We caught up with them to find out more…
Jorja Smith Tells Us All About Her Second Album 'Falling Or Flying'
Tue 10 Oct 2023Since bursting onto the music scene at the age of just 21 back in 2018, with her critically acclaimed debut album Lost & Found, multi-award winning artist and Midlands lass Jorja Smith has fast become one of the UK’s most iconic neo soul voices. Ahead of her upcoming UK album launch tour which will see her performing at Nottingham’s The Level, we caught up with Jorja to find out more about her highly-anticipated second album Falling or Flying.
We Chat To Singer-Songwriter Re Teu About His Debut EP 'The Author'
Mon 09 Oct 2023Hailing from the vibrant cities of London and Nottingham, Re Teu is a remarkable multi-instrumentalist, who effortlessly fuses delicate and soul-stirring folk melodies with atmospheric, euphoric rock vibes, and creates a sonic tapestry that is simultaneously one-of-a-kind and warmly reminiscent from the very first note. We chat to him about his debut EP The Author, which is out later this month...
We Chat to Soul Sister Duo Melonyx All About Their Debut Album ‘Soul Glow'
Sat 07 Oct 2023Following the release of their debut album Soul Glow (which you should all be familiar with by now, since we gave it high praise in our last issue), we spoke to soul sister duo Melonyx all about the inspirations behind the project, working with Joe Buhdha and others in the Nottingham music community, and what’s coming up next for them later this year…
We Talk To Baby Tap About His Upcoming Album ‘Enki’ And Its Release Party at Rough Trade
Tue 26 Sept 2023A key figure in the Notts LGBTQ+ scene, Baby Tap's new album Enki is out at the end of October, with an album release show shortly after on 8 November at Rough Trade. We caught up with them all about the album and the Notts queer scene...