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Face Book
Photographer Barney Melton is fighting back against the selfie generation
Tales 06 Street Plus Advertising Sectioned
08 LeftEyeOn Snappier than that croc off The Island with Bear Grylls
Focus: 8mm Orchestra 10 In Using a 50mm lens, they’ve
answered a few burning questions
Jobs 13 Nut Crazy P may have been castrated, but it’s not stopped them performing
Trippin’ 15 Field A run-down of the only festivals worth pitching yer tent at
18 It’s game on at the newly-opened Arcade Shire
National Videogame Arcade
Life in Pictures 23 AArtist Sarah McConnell on writing for
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Final Fantasy
We pay our respects to the late, Midlands-championing author, Graham Joyce
of the Month 42 APick fresher than fresh batch of things to
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FONT Fest/Reel Equality
The brand new, grassroots theatre festival; and the film club who want the industry to change for the better
and Needles 35 APins somewhat pointed tale from the
ever-entertaining Dilettante Society
38 The lowdown on the most homely Painted Lady
festival around - Lady Bay Arts Festival
Works 39 Art With creative processes from local artists Elliott Caine and Tilly Mint
do in fair May
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Listings
With Promoter Focus, Nusic Box and goings-on a plenty
Write Lion 49 Poet Deborah Tyler-Bennett on how she finds the bus inspirational
Reviews 50 Music Pure Notts tunes and what we’ve got to say about ‘em
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Noshingham
The most glorious munchables to be found in all of Hoodtown
End 54 The With Art Hole, LeftLion Abroad, Notts Trumps and Rocky Horrorscopes
Poetry Editor Aly Stoneman (poetry@leftlion.co.uk)
Birthday Boy Alan Gilby (alan@leftlion.co.uk)
Screen Editor Harry Wilding (harry@leftlion.co.uk)
Marketing and Sales Manager Ash Dilks (ash@leftlion.co.uk)
Sport Editor Scott Oliver (scott@leftlion.co.uk)
Designer Raphael Achache (raphael@leftlion.co.uk)
Stage Editor Hazel Ward (hazel@leftlion.co.uk)
Sub Editors Shariff Ibrahim Dom Henry
Editorial Assistants Lucy Manning (lucy@leftlion.co.uk) Bridie Squires (bridie@leftlion.co.uk)
Art Editor Mark Patterson (mark.p@leftlion.co.uk)
Sales and Marketing Assistant Nicola Stapleford (nicola@leftlion.co.uk) Pin Bains (pin@leftlion.co.uk)
Music Editor Paul Klotschkow (paulk@leftlion.co.uk)
community. You heard it here first
otherworldly art
Editor Ali Emm (ali@leftlion.co.uk)
Deputy Literature Editor Robin Lewis (robin@leftlion.co.uk)
21 years since Cobain’s suicide, we look at how Notts helped to shape Nirvana’s success
26 Litherlandscapes Geoff Diego Litherland and his
important to preserve moving images
Photography Editor Dave Parry (dave@leftlion.co.uk)
Literature Editor James Walker (books@leftlion.co.uk)
Nottsvana
‘n’ Words 41 Spoke The freshest gossip from the cycling
Editor-in-chief Jared Wilson (jared@leftlion.co.uk)
Community Editor Penny Reeve (penny@leftlion.co.uk)
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This monthly magazine malarky is great, but it doesn’t half make the year fly it’s bleddy May already. Blow me down with one of them feathers. We’ll be buying scarves and gloves before you know it. But enough of that for now, let’s rub our hands with glee at what the summer’s going to bring.
About That MACE 24 All We asked a local archivist why it’s so
kiddywinks big and small
credits
editorial
LeftLion Magazine Issue 67 May 2015
Cover Lamar Francois Illustrators Ian Carrington Christine Dilks Mike Driver Rikki Marr Dominic Murray Chris Summerlin Rob White
Contributors Ashley Carter Wayne Burrows F Dashwood Joe Earp Craig Farina Rachel Lewis Lady M Charlie Phair Ihor Menshykov Sam Nahirny Hannah Parker Nick Parkhouse Tim Sorrel Photographers Eve Bentley Ash Bird Gavin Conwill Ian Emerson Tony Evans Chris Harris Anthony Hopwood Samuel Kirby Raluca Moraru Simon Parfrement Thom Stone Keith Turner David Wallace
It might be a little bit too early to be getting properly into the summer spirit, but fun can’t always be spontaneous. We’ve got a handy guide to a load of festivals that are coming up over the next six months, including ones that aren’t only worth your hard earned cash, but aren’t a complete arse ache to get to. There’s also a cheeky competition to win a pair of tickets to Splendour Festival on page 16. Don’t be shy, someone’s got to get their hands on them, and with the likes of The Specials, Roots Manuva and Bananarama playing, plus a mighty fine selection of local acts, it’s going to be a grand day out. For those less than sunny days, embrace your inner spod and check out our piece on the recently opened National Videogame Arcade in Hockley. Nottingham has been holding its own with games houses and by hosting GameCity for the last nine years, an alternative gaming festival that’s all about the players, it’s only natural that it got housed here. We also thought a catch-up with the trio formerly known as Crazy Penis was well overdue. They’ve been laying down some hefty house tunes for the last twenty years and we’ve not had a good natter with them for about half of that. Also, harking back a little further, we’ve delved into the little known tale of how a promoter based in Forest Fields booked Nirvana’s first ever UK tour and helped lay the foundations for their British fan base. Check out the gorgeous centrespread to get the full lowdown. This is one hell of a chunky issue, and I don’t have room to ramble on about the rest of all the great stuff inside. Get stuck in, take your time, and enjoy. I’ll be seeing you next month. Ali Emm ali@leftlion.co.uk
Lamar Francois
/leftlion @leftlion @leftlionmagazine
LeftLion magazine has an estimated readership of 40,000 and is distributed to over 350 venues across the city of Nottingham. If your venue isn’t one of them, or you’d like to advertise, contact Ash on 0115 9240476, email ash@leftlion.co.uk or visit leftlion.co.uk/rates
Our cover artist is a photographer at heart and an archivist by day. He got the bug for snapping urban landscapes after walking the streets of Nottingham one December evening back in 2008 – the magic has stayed with him ever since. His love of photography is rooted in its perfect marriage of art, science and technology: the arts of composition, gesture and visual perception, the science of problem solving and the technology of digital sensors. When not walking the streets and capturing images, he is partial to a spot of shoegaze music, a good jam roly poly and some pistachio nuts. picturedbylamar.co.uk
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