A Catch Up with Jake Bugg

There aren’t many eighteen-year olds that get whisked away from Clifton, hailed as the new Bob Dylan, and sent around the various...

After They Left The Lion...

24 April 18

We’ve had thousands of brilliant and interesting people contributing to the mag for fifteen years. Plenty have gone on to do some proper interesting stuff after working with us. Here are a handful of the boggers…

Nottingham Poetry Festival 2018: Another Manic Monday

24 April 18

This festival has us rushing about like a bunch of blue-arsed flies, and we love it. Here's today's round-up of all the groovy poetry that came out of Monday 24th April, 2018. 

Wolfgang Buttress Loves Bees

22 April 18

Following its success at the Milan Expo in 2015, we spoke to Wolfgang Buttress about The Hive, in issue #75. The local artist created a huge, metal beehive pavilion that highlighted the bee’s importance to our ecosystem, and it was partnered with a soundtrack inspired by the buzzy boggers, written by Tony Foster and Spiritualized’s Kev Bales. The album, One, was critically acclaimed, and the crew took the pavilion experience to the stage with a soundscape throughout 2016. We caught up with Wolfgang himself, and asked him a few questions about his career so far...

Alfa Mist Talks Antiphon and Touring Following The Bodega Gig in Notts

23 April 18

On Wednesday 18 April, Alfa Mist touched down in Nottingham at The Bodega so we grabbed a couple of words from him...

Comedian Ivo Graham Talks Australia Travels Ahead of Nottingham Glee Club Performance

23 April 18

Comedian Ivo Graham has been treading the boards of the nation's comedy clubs since 2009, when he decided stand-up was more exciting than studying for a degree in languages. While he's yet to really use his 2:1 in a professional capacity, the Eton and Oxford-educated graduate nonetheless has developed a style of comedy that uses his clear love of words to clear comedic effect. His latest solo show is Educated Guess is showing on Thursday 3 May 2018, at The Glee Club, Nottingham...

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

23 April 18

Nottingham Craft Beer Festival is Happening in Sneinton Market

23 April 18

The secret is out. We’re gerrin’ involved in summat exciting, soon to hit the avenues...

Overheard in Notts

Do pushchairs have airbags?

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16 Nottingham People Who Will Deck You. And Your Dad.

Bring some beef to this lot, you will definitely lose some teef. We've rounded up the 'ardest of Nottingham heads to create a list...

11 Proper Pubs in Nottingham City Centre

17 August 16

Now everybody likes a frothy beverage or twenty, but where are the best places you can quench your thirst in Nottingham City Centre?

10 Things I Hate About Nottingham

28 December 15

We've had enough of the Christmas cheer so here's a dose of misery from yours truly

My First Grow: Cannabis Grow Kits for Kids

15 December 15

The full story behind the controversial hemp grow kits for kids

The Story Behind the Malt Cross

06 November 14

Not your regular venue, this Victorian music hall has a pretty colourful history - step inside

Aah Ter Talk Notts

21 May 10

A starter course on the greatest accent in the world

What Happened to Whycliffe?

12 January 05

There was so much happening to me at such a young age that I couldn't quite cope with it all. It's one of dem ting innit!

Overheard in Notts

Woman: Are you looking forward to your holiday in Majorca?
Man: No, not really
Woman: Why not?
Man: I'm worried about jet lag.

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5 Things to Do in Nottingham This Week

22 April 18

This week is all abaht learning...

The Nottingham Poetry Festival 2018 Survival Guide

17 April 18

Nottingham's gone poetry mad, and with stellar events popping up in venues all over the city it can be hard to know where to start. Thankfully, your old pal LP Mills is here to give you the rundown on this year's Nottingham Poetry Festival. 

5 Things to Do in Nottingham This Week

08 April 18

Exciting times here in Hoodtown... 

5 Things to Do in Nottingham This Week

This week is all abaht learning...

Record Store Day 2018 at Rough Trade

22 April 18

Following the scrum for all of the limited edition Record Store Day vinyl, it was time for some free music upstairs at Rough Trade. We popped down to hear what they had on offer.

Dilk on Montana Shop's Tenth Birthday

20 April 18

It might be our hundredth issue, but there are plenty of other boggers in the city coming of age this year. Montana Shop is celebrating ten years in Nottingham, so we caught up with longtime LeftLion friend Dilk, the graffiti artist who brought the worldwide spray paint shop to the city, and featured on our cover back in 2012...

From The Archive: Dale Winton (1955 - 2018)

19 September 13

"You learn all aspects of the industry - it taught me how to write, how to prepare. I wouldn’t be doing what I’m doing now had it not been for radio"

Film Review: Western

21 April 18

Valeska Grisebach takes an unknown cast and crafts a tense drama about German construction workers in remote Bulgaria.

Happeh Birthday, Nottsman

20 April 18

NottsMan is a Facebook page that’s been causing a right stir, with local videos, music and photos, as well as looks back into the city’s past. They’re celebrating one year into the page, so we hit up the man behind the media...

Preview: Beast Preview Screening and Q&A at Broadway Cinema

20 April 18

Ahead of the preview screening and Q&A of his debut feature Beast this Saturday at Broadway Cinema, we had a quick chat with director Michael Pearce... 

Kahn Talks Dubstep, Bristol, and Tricky Ahead of Nottingham's Irish Centre Gig

20 April 18

The legendary dubstep producer and DJ Kahn gives us a few insights ahead of his set at The Irish Centre...

Overheard in Notts

Lady 1: Ooh, make sure we get the right tram.

Lady 2: I know. We don't want to end up in Clifton.

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