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When Notts County Won The FA Cup

With Notts County having spent the majority of the season struggling to avoid relegation to the non-league, it’s easy to forget...

The Underground Radio Scene in Nottingham

22 March 19

Radio has undergone something of a revolution recently, with the internet explosion facilitating a new wave of niche, localised, underground stations that capture the unique sound of their areas. Proving that Nottingham is no exception, our tastemakers have launched their own platforms too, marking the city’s contribution towards this growing movement...

Live Music Review: Red Rum Club at Rough Trade

24 March 19

Red Rum Club blew our Tina Sherwood’s socks off at their sell-out Rough Trade gig…

Live Music Review: Soft Girls & Boys Club at The Bodega

24 March 19

Local lads Soft Girls & Boys Club launched their EP in epic fashion at The Bodega this weekend...

Soundin' Off: The Last Poets come to Peggy's Skylight

24 March 19

The Last Poets were the first wordsmiths that preceded hip-hop. Our Will had a fascinating chat with original Poets member Abiodun Oyewole ahead of their performance at Peggy's Skylight on 27 March.

5 Nottingham Albums to Listen to This Month

23 March 19

Featuring The Five Hundred, Shxdow, Dog Explosion, Garry Perkins and Pete Beardsworth...

Theatre Review: The Magic Flute

21 March 19

Opera North lay on a magical night, with bells on

Theatre Review: Brave New World at The Television Workshop

23 March 19

Written by award-winning playwright Dawn King, Brave New World is the theatre adaptation of Aldous Huxley’s 1932 novel of the same name. We got down to The Television Workshop, to see the performance as part of their 2019 Play Season..

Art Works: William Gregory MacArthur

22 March 19

He's a fast-paced worker, finishing his paintings in less than thirty minutes...

Jenny Sealey MBE: The Journey of a Deaf Artist in the World of Disability Arts

22 March 19

Artistic Director and CEO of Graeae Theatre Company, local woman Jenny Sealey MBE has been advocating for the rights of D/deaf artists, and artists with disabilities, by promoting access in theatre for over two decades. She recently appeared at Nottingham Trent University's Distinguished Lecture series, looking back at her life, career, and incredible achievements...

The Nottingham Astronomical Society Have Been Scanning the Skies for Decades

18 March 19

Anyone who casts their eyes skyward on the evening of Thursday 21 March might be treated with a view of the supermoon – a phenomenon whereby the moon appears especially large in the sky. One man guaranteed to be watching is John Hurst, chairman of the Nottingham Astronomical Society, a group dedicated to discovering the secrets of space...

Film Review: Captain Marvel

21 March 19

Marvel is either the gift that keeps on giving, or a cinematic plague that's clogging up screens all year round, depending on your point of view. Either way, they're back with another film: Captain Marvel. 

Film Review: Everybody Knows

21 March 19

Real-life husband and wife team Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem pair up for Asghar Farhadi's latest feauture. But does their on-screen chemistry make Everybody Knows worth watching? 

Film Review: Fisherman's Friends

21 March 19

The remarkable true story of The Fisherman's Friends folk group gets the big-screen treatment... 

LeftLion Film Podcast #15 - Jessica Hynes

21 March 19

DiY Collective's Pete Woosh on His Battle With Cancer and His New Musical Project The 52 Card Trick

20 March 19

As 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...

Elizabeth Price: FELT TIP at The Nottingham Contemporary

20 March 19

A spectre is haunting Nottingham Contemporary… After weeks of technical difficulties, Elizabeth Price’s new solo show FELT TIP is finally open to the public in its entirety. Our writer Daniel Welton shares his thoughts...

Live Music Review: Blue Planet II Live in Concert at Motorpoint Arena

20 March 19

Blue Planet II Live in Concert offered the opportunity for viewers to see some spectacular scenes from the show accompanied by a full orchestra and choir...

This Grief Thing: A Project by Fevered Sleep

19 March 19

It’s six o’clock on a Friday night, the sun is setting behind a ceiling of grey clouds as the city centre shrugs off the working week. And I’m on my way to talk to a room full of strangers about grief...

Gentleman's Dub Club on Bringing Their Lost In Space Tour to Nottingham

18 March 19

Renowned for raucous live shows and a coalescent approach to making music, Gentleman’s Dub Club are a nine-man force to be reckoned with. This month sees them return to Nottingham, hot off the heels of the release of their latest album Lost In Space. We grabbed vocalist, Johnny Scratchley, for a chat about his band’s sound, their intergalactic ambitions and the possibility of an alien abduction…

Film Review: Triple Frontier

18 March 19

After years in production hell, Triple Frontier has finally been released on Netflix. We gave it a gander to see if it was worth the wait... 

Live Music Review: Fantastic Worlds

18 March 19

A thrilling film score binge from a top orchestra

School of Hard Notts: Face Time with Visage

18 March 19

Meet Visage - Nottingham’s Wrestlin’ Bitch Face. Another House of Pain alumnus building momentum on the UK’s grappling scene Visage is a flamboyant and instantly recognisable character. He’s also proper nails - mock his collection of amazing wigs and he’ll slap the taste out of your mouth. Visage’s blend of humour, innuendo and merciless bludgeoning is an unusual in-ring fusion invoking classic performers like Gorgeous George and Cassandro. We cornered Visage for a chat in a pleasingly kitsch tiki-bar.

EXCLUSIVE: Leader of Nottingham City Council Steps Down

15 March 19

He’s been a fixture in local politics for many people’s lifetimes. To date Jon Collins has served for 32 years as councillor of St Ann’s, and for sixteen years as Nottingham City Council leader.  Now, in an exclusive and frank interview with LeftLion, he reveals that from May he will leave our local authority behind forever. He also gives his thoughts on the council going forward, how our city has changed, how local government should be reorganised, the shambolic state of national politics, Brexit and a whole lot more. Read on...

Rock With a Western Twist: Red Rum Club

17 March 19

Our Tina Sherwood spoke with the band before they take over Rough Trade this March.
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