LeftLion
| Editor | Alison Emm (October 2013 – present) |
|---|---|
| Editor-in-chief | Jared Wilson (Feb 2009 – present) |
| Categories | Arts and culture magazine |
| Frequency | Bi-monthly |
| Total circulation | 10,000 |
| Founder | Jared Wilson, Alan Gilby and Tim Bates |
| First issue | 1 September 2003 |
| Company | LeftLion Ltd |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Based in | Nottingham, England, UK |
| Language | English |
LeftLion is a printed and online culture and listings magazine which covers Nottingham, with a specific focus on the local music and arts scene.
It was originally set up by three childhood friends: Jared Wilson, Alan Gilby and Tim Bates and launched as a website on 1 September 2003. The first issue of the printed magazine came out a year later in Autumn 2004.
The organisation takes its name from a stone lion in Nottingham's Old Market Square, which since Nottingham Council House was built in the 1920s has been known as a meeting point for people in Nottingham City Centre.
LeftLion is put together by a range of creatives who all either live in or have links to the city of Nottingham. Most of these contribute on a voluntary basis.
Contributors have included Al Needham, actor Paul Kaye, Miles Hunt (lead singer of The Wonder Stuff), Nicola Monaghan, Tom Hathaway (author of Full Bacon Jacket), Rob Cutforth (award-winning Canadian blogger), Wayne Burrows, Ash Dilks, Jennie Syson, Andrew 'MulletProofPoet' Graves, Nathan Miller and Roger Mean.
The current editorial team consists of Alison Emm, Jared Wilson, Adrian Bhagat, Paul Klotschkow, James Walker, Aly Stoneman, Penny Reeve, Scott Oliver, Dave Parry, and Dominic Henry.
The magazine's artistic team run by Alan Gilby and Photo Editor Dave Parry, including Raphael Achache, Becca Hibberd, Si Mitchell, Rob White, Rikki Marr, and Steve Larder. Cover artists in 2013 included Jon Burgerman and Jon Blanche.
People who have been interviewed in the pages of their magazine include Derren Brown, Alan Moore, Public Enemy, Paul Smith, The Prodigy, Juliette Lewis, Roots Manuva, Dizzee Rascal, David Nobbs, Noel Fielding, Ed Byrne, Shane Meadows, Jonathan Glazer, Klaxons, Jon McGregor, Derren Brown, Alex Hales, Alice Oswald, Alexei Sayle, Sir Andrew Motion, Alan Sillitoe and The Sheriff of Nottingham.
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