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Feb 19th

The Chameleon - Nick Turner →

Paul Klotschkow put some questions to Nottingham raconteur Nick Turner, the man who runs The Chameleon… Nick Turner in The Chameleon - photo by Carla Mundy How did you end up…

Dec 30th

Fists-O-Maza - Money For Nothing (18 December... →

Fists-o-maza cover Dire Straits for the 10th Annual Damn You Christmas Covers Party at The Bodega in Nottingham. The 10th Annual Damn You Christmas Covers Party Fists website …

Dec 19th

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Dec 18th

Dec 17th

Smashing Pumpkins - Sheffield Academy (18 November... →

Unlike with previous tours since their 2007 re-boot, tonight is a drama free Smashing Pumpkins gig experience. Gone are the silly costumes (well, Billy Corgan is sporting what appears…

Nov 20th

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Oct 8th

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Sep 18th

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Sep 2nd

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Aug 31st

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A present from the god’s of all things Drone. The mighty Kogumaza remix a rack from the recent Alright The Captain album. You can listen to the other remixes here.

Aug 24th

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Aug 12th

LIVE: Let's Wrestle, Warm Brains, Weird Menance... →

Let’s Wrestle It’s always a pleasure watching Fists, whether they are smashing their way through a set at the Rescue Rooms, bringing the sunshine at a local festival or playing an…

Aug 6th

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Aug 4th

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Aug 1st

Jul 19th

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Jul 18th

TUMBLR - Kogumaza live at Dot To Dot 2011 →

Jul 16th

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Kogumaza - Nottm Trent University 29.05.11 (by neil johnson) NOISEGASM.

Jul 16th

FSN Final: The Money →

Hello, how are you? Very well thanks and how the devil are you? How would you describe your music? We always struggle on this but have come to the conclusion that we are a finely crafted…

Jul 11th

FSN Final: Harlikings →

Hello, how are you? Excited for the final! How would you describe your music? We would say our music is toe tapping indie with a hint of jazz, combined together to create memorable…

Jul 11th

LIVE: Death Cab For Cutie →

Ben Gibbard from Death Cab For Cutie Opening with Bend To Squares, the opening track on their 1998 debut album Something About Airplanes, is a brave move considering it’s a…

Jul 8th

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Jul 4th

TUMBLR: Nina Smith 2010 Video Diary →

Jul 4th

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Jul 3rd

8mm Orchestra →

8mm Orchestra - Photo by MelimOi 8mm Orchestra having been gigging in and around Nottingham for a few years after initially getting together for a Fine Art project at…

Jul 1st

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Jun 30th

Death Cab For Cutie Interview →

Ben Gibbard (Second Left) from Death Cab For Cutie speaks to LeftLion Death Cab For Cutie have just released their seventh album ‘Codes and Keys’ and are currently in the…

Jun 28th

LIVE: Kogumaza Album Launch →

Ex-Easter Island Head live at The Chameleon - Photo by MelimOi Tonight is the Kogumaza album launch gig, but it’s also a bit of a Low Point showcase as Liverpool band…

May 8th

SUPERFURRYDISCO @ Broadway - 6 May 2011 →

I was kindly/foolishly asked by The Broadway to DJ at the launch of their showing of the Creation Records documentary Upside Down. As a challenge to myself I decided to only play…

May 7th

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&lt;a href=”http://lowpoint.bandcamp.com/album/kogumaza” _mce_href=”http://lowpoint.bandcamp.com/album/kogumaza”&gt;Kogumaza by Low Point&lt;/a&gt; I went to the Kogumaza LP launch last Thursday at The Chameleon and much like previous Kogumaza gigs, I was completely blown away. It was probably my 5th/6th time of seeing them, but they never...

May 7th

LIVE: Oxjam at the Golden Fleece →

As native of Hull and a member of The Holy Orders, Matt Edible is making a rare solo appearance here in Nottingham. Accompanied by only an electric guitar, Matt gives a deft performance…

May 4th

Sound of the Lion #10 →

Download Sound of the Lion #10 NOW Hello and welcome to another dose of new Nottingham sounds. As ever, all of the tracks that are played on this podcast are taken from…

Apr 13th

Brooklyn Vegan re-published my Josh T. Pearson... →

Time to be self-indulgent, and if you can’t be self-indulgent on a blog, I don’t know where you can be. Anyway, I thought it was pretty cool and decent of the excellent blog Brooklyn…

Apr 3rd

LIVE: Josh T. Pearson →

Josh T. Pearson live Josh T. Pearson’s debut album The Last of the Country Gentleman is a heartbreaking account of the collapse of his marriage; recorded over two…

Apr 1st

Fists - Ascending →

Another great video by Dan Toporowski, this time for the song Ascending by Fists. The 7” that this song is taken from was recently reviewed in LeftLion Magazine #39. This track is…

Mar 26th

Sound of the Lion #9 →

Download Sound of the Lion #9 NOW Boom! The Sound of the Lion podcast is back again to fill your tab holes with the latest and greatest in new Notts music. All of the songs played on…

Mar 24th

Some Skeletons - Pests →

In the run up to Christmas I was sent an EP called Kypes | Pests | Throats by Some Skeletons, which I reviewed in LeftLion Magazine #39. As I often get sent so much music it is rare for…

Mar 17th

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Another great video from Dan Toporowski and this time it is for the Fists tracks Ascending, which is taken from their recent 7” Ascending/Stag - available now from Hello Thor. This was recently reviewed in LeftLion Magazine #39 if you want some thoughts on it, but for now, just enjoy the vid! Fists blog

Mar 16th

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Mar 15th

LIVE: 8mm Orchestra, Strings of Seville and... →

8mm Orchestra live at the Jam Cafe - Photo by Melimoi Another Friday night and another fresh and exciting Farmyard Records organised gig at The Jam Cafe. The first…

Mar 9th

Mar 2nd

LIVE: Gruff Rhys →

Gruff Rhys Touring in support of his latest solo album, Hotel Shampoo, Gruff stroll’s on to the stage and takes a seat behind a piano, where he will stay for the first…

Feb 24th

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Crushing Blows - Crushing Blows EP →

This is the eponymous debut EP by Derby band Crushing Blows. I’ve been listening to it a lot this past month after I was sent a link to it. It’s like a crazy mix between a noisy post-hardcore band and a pyschedelic indie-pop band like the Animal Collective. It’s also free to download from the Crushing Blows Bandcamp page. Result. I suggest you do so pronto. Crushing Blows on...

Feb 23rd

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Swimming //: ///Spring Tour\\\ →

weareswimming: We are delighted to announce our first UK headline tour dates this spring // 27-Apr-11 // Stoke on Trent – Sugarmill 28-Apr-11 // Liverpool – Masque 30 Apr-11 // Leeds - LiveInLeeds Festival 02-May-11 // York - Fibbers 03-May-11 // Newcastle - Cluny w/ FIXERS 04-May-11 //…

Feb 23rd

LIVE: NME Awards Tour 2011 →

The Vaccines At first my judgement was clouded by all of the hype surrounding them, but The Vaccines quickly cleared away any doubts I had. Live, they offer up much…

Feb 9th

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These Words Are: On: Spotlight Kid Interview →

Recent interview for LeftLion with Nottingham ‘nu-gaze’ band Spotlight Kid.

Feb 6th