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LeftLion Magazine Nottingham @leftlion.bsky.social · 22h

Something for the weekend? It's the second episode of our #NightCreatures podcast. Beane from Soul Buggin in conversation with Steve and Laurence from Smokescreen Soundsystem...
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Night Creatures Podcast #2: Laurence and Steve from Smokescreen Soundsystem on thirty years of club nights, free parties, police, gangsters and more

Night Creatures is a new LeftLion podcast, shining a light on the promoters of Nottingham. Your host and interviewer is Beane, co-founder of Nottingham’s beloved Soul Buggin’ night and he brings with ...

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Rose Mason @rose-mason.bsky.social · 1d

My most recent for @leftlion.bsky.social on The Sound Sanctuary, a harm reduction collective at raves and free parties! Such inspiring important work and a pleasure to meet them leftlion.co.uk/features/202...

How the Sound Sanctuary is keeping Notts ravers safe

A lover of music and the underground rave scene, Magda realised the parties they were attending were under-delivering on safety. In 2023, they began The Sound Sanctuary: a travelling stand, a bunch of...

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LeftLion Magazine Nottingham @leftlion.bsky.social · 1d

In ten days Nottingham's annual arts and culture spectacular: Hockley Hustle kicks off again, and as our followers from Notts will know, there's no event like it, plus if you're not from Notts, why not make this a reason to visit? Here's what you can expect -

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Hustle Up: Queer Hustle, bands not to miss and what to expect from Hockley Hustle 2025

It’s hard to find a better way to describe Hockley Hustle than by its own succinct label: Nottingham’s arts and music festival. It’s a day of creativity, showcasing the best of our city and at the sam...

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LeftLion Magazine Nottingham @leftlion.bsky.social · 2d

As well as interviewing filmmaker and documentarian #AdamCurtis in our latest print issue, we've put out the audio as the latest episode of our #LeftLionInterviews podcast too. Have a listen to him in conversation with our very own Adam Pickering...
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LeftLion Interviews Podcast #13: Filmmaker Adam Curtis on Shifty, politics, filmmaking and Wollaton Hall

For our latest episode we are joined by veteran BBC documentary filmmaker, whose latest project Shifty promintently features some 1980s footage of Nottingham's Wollaton Hall...

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Nigel King Photography @nigelking.photography · 4d

My photos of Belly at The Rescue Rooms in #Nottingham recently are on the @leftlion.bsky.social website now.

Many thanks and ❤️ to the great Tanya Donelly for allowing me to photograph the very special, sold out, show.

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In photos: Belly at Rescue Rooms

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LeftLion Magazine Nottingham @leftlion.bsky.social · 4d

The October issue of LeftLion is out now!

At 72 pages, the mag features paranormal stories from the National Justice Museum, Wolf Wytch Apothecary, Primary, and loads more. The cover comes courtesy of illustrator Isobelle Farrar.

Pick up your copy from all your favourite Nottingham haunts👻

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LeftLion Magazine Nottingham @leftlion.bsky.social · 4d

We had a chat with Eoin from GuestHouse Projects about masculinity and role models as they prepare to bring 'The Show For Young Men' to #nottdance and Nottingham Contemporary...

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Director Eoin McKenzie on Masculinity, Role Models and The Show for Young Men

Glasgow-based theatre producer and director Eoin McKenzie’s The Show for Young Men – a GuestHouse Projects production – which comes to Nottdance in November as part of a national tour, uses dance to e...

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The Insatiable Ones- Suede Fan Community @theinsatiableones.bsky.social · 15d

Were you there? Jared Wilson, of Nottingham's LeftLion ( @leftlion.bsky.social ) magazine was: "a short set in a small space, but there’s magic in seeing such an established band do what they do best up close." leftlion.co.uk/features/201...

Live Music Review: Suede at Rough Trade

It may have been Fresher’s week in Nottingham, but the biggest crowd last week was hanging around Rough Trade for a special acoustic set by Suede, in promotion of their latest album, The Blue Hour.

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LeftLion Magazine Nottingham @leftlion.bsky.social · 16d

Tonight sees Nottingham Forest FC embark on their first European tournament adventure for three decades. Our columnist Julie Pritchard was there then, and she's over there in Seville right now... #Forest #NottinghamForest

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Left Brian: September 2025: Did I miss much?

Julie Pritchard, the creator of the classic nineties 'Brian' fanzine, is back to detail an ever so smooth sailing September at Forest and to get excited about European adventures once again...

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LeftLion Magazine Nottingham @leftlion.bsky.social · 18d

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Exploring street art in Beeston with Jeanie Barton

Over the past ten years, the suburb south-west of Notts: Beeston, has become a hub for striking and inspiring street art, thanks to the efforts of the ever-industrious Beeston Civic Society. From trib...

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LeftLion Magazine Nottingham @leftlion.bsky.social · 18d

Check out these beautiful photos of street art in Beeston, taken by our photography editor Dani Bacon 📷

If you want to know more about how street art became so prominent in the area, head to the article linked in the comments 🎨

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LeftLion Magazine Nottingham @leftlion.bsky.social · 21d

In town this weekend? If so we'd highly recommend you making a trip to see the 'Relic' exhibition by Kid30 and friends . It's open til Sunday, free to get in and likely to be one of those 'we were there' moments...

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Exhibition review: Relic at 28 Broad Street

Kid30 and friends bring you an immersive, bleak and humourous take on the future in this pop-up exhibition showing this weekend only in Nottingham City Centre...

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LeftLion Magazine Nottingham @leftlion.bsky.social · 23d

We sent out this week's #LeftLionWeekly e-newsletter earlier to 10,000 subscribers. Did you get it? If not then sign up here >
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LeftLion Magazine Nottingham @leftlion.bsky.social · 24d

The September issue of our monthly magazine has been out for roughly two weeks now, and we're very proud of it.
It's the biggest issue of LeftLion ever (eighty pages!)

Have you got a copy? Any favourite articles? Let us know🦁

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Darren Simpson @darrensimpson44.bsky.social · 27d

Thanks to Grace Sanders for interviewing me for Nottingham's legendary culture mag, @leftlion.bsky.social. Had great fun discussing #THIRST, Japanese spider-ladies, British river hags, writing for teens, and much more.
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Beane Noodler @beanenoodler.bsky.social · 26d

I’ve started a new podcast in conjunction with @leftlion.bsky.social.

Welcome to ‘Night Creatures’. A series where I’ll be interviewing those people who make the parties happen around Nottingham.

Episode 1 is up! Like, subscribe and share if you enjoy x

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Nigel King Photography @nigelking.photography · 26d

My photos of Nottingham's No Peeling playing at JT Soar recently with Roo Stafford, The Wamaki and Teo Wise.
For @leftlion.bsky.social

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In photos: No Peeling at JT Soar

No Peeling (pictured above) performed at JT Soar on 11th September 2025

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LeftLion Magazine Nottingham @leftlion.bsky.social · 25d

Happy Monday Everyone!

We're happy to send some love out to our latest Patreon supporters:

❤️ Charlie Baylis
❤️ Rachel Latham
❤️ Daniel Ison

If you'd like to support our independent journalism, + get your name in the mag and treats #SupportLeftLion

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LeftLion Magazine Nottingham @leftlion.bsky.social · 28d

We have a weekend treat for you all!

Night Creatures is a brand new LeftLion podcast, shining a light on the promoters of Nottingham. Your host and interviewer is Beane, co-founder of Nottingham’s beloved Soul Buggin'’.

Listen > leftlion.co.uk/features/202...

Please like, subscribe and enjoy!

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Nigel King Photography @nigelking.photography · Sep 10

My photos of GANS supported by Hungryat the @bodeganotts.bsky.social with this review by @izzymorris.bsky.social for @leftlion.bsky.social

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Gig review: GANS at The Bodega, with Hungry

Brum two-piece GANS  are quickly finding themselves in quite the spotlight. Despite only forming in 2023, guitarist Thomas Rhodes and drummer Euan Woodman have already got a discography that borr...

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LeftLion Magazine Nottingham @leftlion.bsky.social · Sep 8

Happy Monday!

We had an influx of new supporters over the weekend, so time to send love to:
❤️ Tessa Duell
❤️ Kelly
❤️ Rachel Latham
❤️ Wayne Norrie
❤️ David Murden

If you like what we do and would like to support independent journalism #supportleftlion

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LeftLion Magazine Nottingham @leftlion.bsky.social · Sep 5

This weekend is your final chance to catch this exhibition at Nottingham Contemporary, which closes on Sun 7 September. See what we made of it in the review below...

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Exhibition Review: Your Ears Later Will Know to Listen at Nottingham Contemporary

Combining many different artistic mediums, from sculpture to sonic installation, the Nottingham Contemporary’s latest group exhibition: Your Ears Later Will Know to Listen, explores sound and music an...

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LeftLion Magazine Nottingham @leftlion.bsky.social · Sep 4

Another month in review at Notts County FC as our columnist Julian channels his inner Samuel Beckett to explain the conundrum of the transfer window...

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Left Magpie: September 2025 Waiting for Jatta

Our monthly Notts County column is back with Julian McDougall, formerly of the beloved Notts County fanzine The Pie and currently of the excellent When Saturday Comes magazine. Here's his reflections ...

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LeftLion Magazine Nottingham @leftlion.bsky.social · Sep 3

Julie Pritchard, the creator of the classic nineties 'Brian' fanzine, is back with her thoughts on the start of the season for Nottingham Forest... #COYR

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Left Brian: August - September 2025

Julie Pritchard, the creator of the classic nineties 'Brian' fanzine, is back with her thoughts on the last month at Nottingham Forest FC...

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LeftLion Magazine Nottingham @leftlion.bsky.social · Sep 2

Time to thank some of our amazing new Patreon supporters:
🦁 Lyn
🦁 Martin Curtis
🦁 Ellie

If you'd like to get early access to our mag (and your name in it each month) and help to support our independent journalism then #SupportLeftLion

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