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Natalie Duncan is a Nottingham-born singer-songwriter and recording artist whose music straddles neo-soul, R&B, jazz and more.
Natalie, now in her early thirties, was performing at Hockley Hustle festivals as far back as 2007 and released her first EP on local label Farmyard Records. She broke nationally appearing in the BBC TV series Goldie’s Band: By Royal Appointment (2009), and went on to release her debut album on Decca Records, appear on Jools Holland, tour Japan and work with big name artists and songwriters across the musical spectrum.
Natalie released her second album Free in the summer of 2020, the first release on Goldie’s Fallen Tree 1Hundred label, with a gig at London’s legendary jazz cafe and two sold out nights at Ronnie Scott’s. The interviewer was LeftLion Partnership Manager Adam Pickering, who has known her since they were schoolchildren. It was recorded in front of a live audience at Nottingham Central Library on Friday 1 November 2024.
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Shane Meadows is a legend of British film and television. In the mid-90s he was making lots of short films around Nottingham. In 1997 he released his debut feature TwentyFourSeven. Since then he’s gone on to create masterpieces like A Room For Romeo Brass, Dead Man’s Shoes, This Is England, The Virtues, Gallows Pole, The Stone Roses: Made of Stone and more.
Shane was also the cover star of the first ever printed issue of LeftLion Magazine back in 2004. The interview was done by LeftLion Editor in Chief Jared Wilson, who has also interviewed Shane twice previously in the LeftLion printed magazine. The interview was recorded in front of a live audience at Nottingham Central Library on Friday 4 October.
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British-Ugandan singer-songwriter Daudi Matsiko is a Nottingham resident and a well known face in our local music scene.
This interview was recorded in front of a live audience at Nottingham Central Library on Friday 6 September. Interview by LeftLion Marketing and Partnerships Manager Adam Pickering. -
Since launching her career in 2015, Emily has gained recognition for her artistic collaborations with acclaimed hip-hop artists, including Tha God Fahim, Juga-Naut, and Micall Parknsun.
As a long-time artistic collaborator of the New York based rapper and producer, Your Old Droog, she was commissioned to design several of his album covers, notably his 2019 It Wasn’t Even Close and Space Bar in 2021.
From 25-31 August she launches her debut solo exhibition I Can Heal and Give You Art at Richmond House. The exhibition includes: The Art of Album Covers, a retrospective of Emily’s album covers, and commissions born out of her long-standing collaborations with music artists including Tha God Fahim, Micall Parknsun, Juga-Naut and Your Old Droog; and her more introspective and personal charcoal portrait series, on show for the first time, Here with You.
This interview was recorded in front of a live audience at Nottingham Central Library on Friday 2 August. Interview by LeftLion Editor Sophie Gargett. -
The Petebox (aka Pete Sampson) grew up and began his musical career in Nottingham and is someone we have known right since the early days of LeftLion. He headlined the old LeftLion stage at Splendour Festival in 2011 and also played the LeftLion 10th birthday do back in 2013. Since then he has performed dozens of other gigs around the city.
In 2011 he recorded a series of cover version videos that went viral on youtube. These were covers of songs like Lithium by Nirvana, Kids by MGMT, I Get Around by the Beach Boys and perhaps most famously Where Is My Mind by The Pixies.
If you’re not familiar with his work we’d definitely advise you to have a good look or listen through them on youtube or spotify. In late 2023 Pete had another big dose of fame as a contestant on ITV’s popular TV show The Voice, getting to the semi final stage.
To date he has released three albums and has toured all around the world, making a living as a touring musician - which is no mean feat in this day and age.
This interview was recorded in front of a live audience at Nottingham Central Library on Friday 12 July. Interview by Jared Wilson, Editor in Chief of LeftLion. -
Welcome to the first episode of the ‘LeftLion Interviews’ podcast. Our guest is the radio and nightclub DJ Graeme Park.
Graeme Park began his career in Nottingham’s record shop Selectadisc, a job which led to him becoming a DJ at The Garage. From he became a resident at the seminal Manchester nightclub The Hacienda, rubbing shoulders with Tony Wilson, New Order, The Happy Mondays, Oasis and more.
Graeme has since become one of the leading figures in the UK rave and house music scene, worked as a consultant on the 2002 Steve Coogan film Twenty Four Hour Party People, hosted hundreds of radio shows and more.
We discuss all this and more over this hour-long podcast. This interview is a recording of a written interview that also appeared in the July issue of LeftLion magazine and on our website, with more content gems than we can fit into the printed medium.
We're recording some future LeftLion Interviews podcasts as live events thanks to the funding of Arts Council England. Tickets for those events are free - more details at www.leftlion.co.uk/library -
We're very excited about the latest guest on the LeftLion Screen Podcast - that's right, it's only bloody Bella Ramsey, the Nottingham-born star of The Last of Us! Bella kindly found time in their insanely busy schedule to stop by the LeftLion office recently, and we got the chance to dive into everything from The Television Workshop to working with Pedro Pascal and Craig Mazin. We hope you enjoy! The LeftLion Screen Podcast: Giving Nottingham's take on all things film.
If you'd like to submit a question to the pod, tweet or DM us @LeftLionScreen.
Intro music: Jazzy Abstract Beat by Coma-Media
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In episode seven of the LeftLion Screen Podcast, we're joined by Clelia McElroy, Course Facilitator for the popular Monstrous Flesh: Women's Bodies in Horror film programme. With a big old discussion on all things horror, we take a look at old classics like The Exorcist and Rosemary's Baby as well as newer gems like Us and Nope, and dive into why the genre is so popular with so many. We hope you enjoy!
The LeftLion Screen Podcast: Giving Nottingham's take on all things film.
If you'd like to submit a question to the pod, tweet or DM us @LeftLionScreen.
Intro music: Jazzy Abstract Beat by Coma-Media
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In the sixth episode of the LeftLion Screen Podcast, we're joined by Jorden Myrie - who was recently named as one of Screen International's Stars of Tomorrow - to chat Mood, The Television Workshop and taking every day as it comes. After that, we run through all of Nottingham's latest Screen news, give our thoughts on Thor: Love and Thunder, and chat about the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
The LeftLion Screen Podcast: Giving Nottingham's take on all things film.
If you'd like to submit a question to the pod, tweet or DM us @LeftLionScreen.
Intro music: Jazzy Abstract Beat by Coma-Media
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In the fifth episode of the LeftLion Screen Podcast, we're joined by Richie Adams, director of the powerful new period drama The Road Dance, which kicked off this year's Nottingham International Film Festival. After chatting to him about filming in the Outer Hebrides, telling important stories and having his work distributed across the globe, we have a busy podcast which includes a look at the best blockbusters coming out this summer, reviews for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and Emergency, and all of Nottingham's movie news. We hope you enjoy...
Runtime:
45s: The best summer blockbusters coming up in 202213m: Interview with The Road Dance director Richie Adams33m: Nottingham’s film news36m 20s: Film reviews - Onoda, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Escape From Mogadishu, EmergencyIf you'd like to submit a question to the pod, tweet or DM us @LeftLionScreen.
Intro music: Jazzy Abstract Beat by Coma-Media
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In the fourth episode of the new LeftLion Screen Podcast, we're joined by Chris Cooke, director of cult classic One for the Road and co-founder of the Mayhem Film Festival. We chat about One for the Road's recent Blu-Ray re-release, the importance of Broadway Cinema to Nottingham's film scene and much more. After that, we take on the big debate of the moment - what is Nicolas Cage's best film? - and review both The Northman and Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy. We hope you enjoy!
If you'd like to submit a question to the pod, tweet or DM us @LeftLionScreen.
Intro music: Jazzy Abstract Beat by Coma-Media
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In the third episode of the new LeftLion Screen Podcast, we're joined by Mark Gallagher, General Manager, and Zanda Sey, Duty Manager, at Arc Cinema. We run through the latest Notts film news, review Evil Dead II and Turning Red, and discuss our favourite Batman actors. Thanks to the Arc team for joining us!
If you'd like to submit a question to the pod, tweet or DM us @LeftLionScreen.
Intro music: Jazzy Abstract Beat by Coma-Media.
* Apologies for any audio issues - but if you power through, we think it's a cracking ep!
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In the second episode of the new LeftLion Screen Podcast, Assistant Editor George White and Screen Editor Jamie Morris chat to Koko Basigara, star of the West End musical Jersey Boys and big screen actor in Aladdin and Beauty and the Beast. After discussing everything from Nottingham to Anastasia, the pair run through the city's film news, review recent releases including Belle and Death on the Nile, and chat through their picks for the Oscars.
If you'd like to submit a question to the pod, tweet or DM us @LeftLionScreen.
Running order:
Interview with Koko Basigara: 3:05; News: 14:35; Reviews: 22:25; Oscars debate: 31:00
Intro music: Jazzy Abstract Beat by Coma-Media.
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In the first episode of the new LeftLion Screen Podcast, Assistant Editor George White and Screen Editor Jamie Morris chat to Luke Gentry, Confetti graduate and Sound Designer for Amazon Studios series The Wheel of Time. After discussing everything from The Shining to Jurassic Park with Luke, the pair run through Nottingham's film news, review recent releases including Scream and Belfast, and answer a big listener question - A24 or Neon?
If you'd like to submit a question to the pod, tweet or DM us @LeftLionScreen.
Running order:
Interview with Luke Gentry: 5:05News: 27:25Reviews: 31:05Listener question: 43:50Intro music: Jazzy Abstract Beat by Coma-Media.
