LeftLion Magazine Issue 27 contents February - March 2009 editorial WELCOME to the first LeftLion Magazine of 2009. As our regulars will know, there has been plenty of new stuff on our website over the past few weeks to keep you happy, but this is the first brand new mag we’ve put out this year. Woo! ‘Credit crunch’ has become something of a household phrase across Britain over the last year or so. Everyone from Gordon Brown to Ian Brown (both of whom I share a birthday with incidentally) have been talking publicly about it. Normally we wouldn’t be so bothered about covering national issues in this magazine, but this one affects us locally too. Plenty of independent businesses we know and love are feeling the squeeze and we look at some of those in this magazine. Admittedly there’s only so much money to go around, but at times like this we’d implore you to support the places you love and screw the copycat chains - even though they might be a bit cheaper! In the world of 11 12 15 commerce your money is your vote. May Contain Notts Hoods: The Gangs of Nottingham Geoff Diego Litherland Also for this magazine I met up with Carl Fellstrom, who 04 Nottingham’s Mr Sex brings you the 12 An interview with author Carl 20 He has a geekish obsession with has written Hoods, a controversial book uncovering some latest rundown of news in Notts and Fellstrom about his latest work paint and is inspired by music. You of the secrets of Nottingham crime. As a fellow journalist I probably a bit of Mansfield-bashing Hoods, which uncovers information can see his exhibition in Notts soon. have massive respect for him for uncovering a fascinating, too. about gang crime in Nottingham. but also sinister and nasty web of murder, drugs, crime and corruption. It’s a dirty job, but someone’s got to do it… Nottingham Events Listings LeftEyeOn Highs and Lowe 21 Your non-stop guide to the next two Mista Jam is an old friend of LeftLion (indeed he and Joe 05 Some snaps from the last two 14 Stephen Lowe (the guy who wrote months, including interviews with Buhdha wrote a feature for us a few years ago) and he months of Nottingham Culture. that play about Brian Clough) is Papa La Bas and Red Shoe Diaries. appears to be going from strength to strength right now. back and this time he’s talking about Not only is he hosting an ace radio show on the BBC, but soft porn and stuff. he’s also appearing in a (admittedly quite patchy) sitcom The Credit Crunch Special Write Lion on BBC3. So we caught up with him for a natter. 06 You’re as bored as us of that term 26 Creative writing from the LeftLion by now, but you’ll probably be Jam Hot Forum. Likewise we got in touch with Stephen Lowe, who we last interested to know more about how 15 Radio One’s Mista Jam, aka Pete spoke to when he was writing a play about our beloved the UK recession is hitting Notts Dalton, is in the house to talk about Cloughie. This time his mind was more focused on blue businesses. Nottingham hiphop and more. Reviews 28 This month includes new music from movies and the Kray twins. Cappo and Alberto Veto and books A Canadian In New Basford Super Sharp Shooter from Simon Armitage and Staple We’d never heard of Stephen Wright until recently, but his 10 Rob rocks out at a local karaoke 16 You might not have seen these Publishing. photos seem eerily familiar. That’s because he roams the night. photos before, but some of them will streets of Nottingham looking for interesting moments to seem strangely familiar. capture. Much of his work will probably be recognisable to 30 The End Page you too and that’s why we devoted the centrespread to him. 11 Book Sayle Psychic madness with Roger Mean, That bloke from The Young Ones and 18 Artist Profiles LeftLion Abroad, The Arthole from You’ll also find all the usual regular features you know and Alexei Sayle’s Stuff is a fully grown This time around we look at some Rob White and Notts Trumps. love inside these pages. Don’t forget to check our website author these days you know? members of local art collectives. for more than we can cram into here and remember to check out our podcasts on leftlion.co.uk/audio if you’re up for listening to us as well. Finally we have a fair few events coming up over the next few months, including a couple of gigs at Brownes and our first exhibition of art from this magazine - more details credits inside. Come and check them out! Editor “If you want to know what God thinks of money, [email protected] Jared Wilson ([email protected]) Contributors just look at the people he gave it to.” Michael Abbott Dorothy Parker Art Director Rob Cutforth David Blenkey ([email protected]) Alison Emm MEET THE TEAM Beccy Godridge If you would like to reach our readers by Deputy Editors Lizzie Goodman advertising your company in these pages Paul Klotschkow Music Editor Nathan Miller ([email protected]) Rebecca Gove-Humphries please contact Ben on 07984 275453 or email Charlotte Kingsbury ([email protected]) Duncan Heath [email protected] After inventing Tetris in the early 80s, Camillo Hortez Paul went on the run from the KGB who Technical Director Aaron Juneau were determined to steal his idea and Alan Gilby ([email protected]) Roger Mean LeftLion has an estimated readership of 40,000 in Al Needham turn it in to a money spinning hand held the city of Nottingham. LeftLion.co.uk received game. They succeeded. Since being Marketing and Sales Manager Dan Skurok over 4 million page views in the last 12 months. Ben Hacking ([email protected]) Aly Stoneman in Nottingham he has written time travelling Nicholas Lyndhurst vehicle Art Editor Illustrators LeftLion is distributed to over 300 venues across ‘Goodnight Sweetheart’ for the BBC Frances Ashton ([email protected]) Rob White Nottingham. If your venue isn’t one of them, and tried and failed to bring back Pogs. please contact Ben on 07984 275453 or email Literature Editor Photographers [email protected] James Walker ([email protected]) David Baird Dom Henry Photo Editor Rebekah Downes Dom’s been wielding cameras for the ‘Lion Music Editors Al Greer This magazine is printed on paper sourced from Natasha Chowdhury ([email protected]) Lorna Griffiths sustainable forests. Our printers are ISO 14001 since 2003. As well as sorting our photos, Paul Klotschkow ([email protected]) Bobby G certified by the British Accreditation Bureau for Dom also writes for us, being well into Dom Henry their environmental management system. his theatre and music, especially jazz. A Photography Editor My Linh Le marketing man by trade, Dom also works as Dominic Henry ([email protected]) Stephen Wright a freelance music and events photographer. Sound Bloke Theatre Editor Mike Cheque He makes a mean Gin and Tonic. Adrian Bhagat ([email protected]) www.leftlion.co.uk/issue27 3 MAY CONTAIN Teenager Liam Munn is stabbed to December 2008 death outside Halo nightclub with Nottingham’s -January 2009 ‘Mr. Sex’, Al Needham People just don’t seem to care about their actions. NOTTS That’s not just a boy’s life taken away - that’s someone’s son, brother, boyfriend. A handful of lives ruined for one stupid argument about December 1 something that’s probably not even important. Forest announce that their new manager will be Billy Davies, Miss Caulton causing uproar amongst certain supporters. A former Derby boss as the new gaffer? When has that ever worked, eh? Well done everyone physically involved, you complete and utter morons. The human race December 3 doesn’t need you. A story about a junior school in Sneinton cancelling its Christmas play myhouse_yourhouse because the kids couldn’t learn their lines on time is mysteriously reported by the Evening Post as Christmas being cancelled for Would I be right in assuming that Halo used to be Eid, by Nu (which is spelled like that because it makes them Mode, which used to be McClusky’s, which used sound more sinister and New-World-Orderish) Labour in Political- to be Madisons? That building is the Doctor Who of Correctness-Gone-Mad Broken Britanistan. Naturally, this results shit clubs, constantly regenerating into something a bit different, but just as shit. in the BNP complaining to the school (!) and an avalanche of whining Lord of the Nish from the sort of locals who regularly perform oral sex upon panes of glass on the 89 to Rise Park. ‘well i think its bad i dont no what You totally missed out Essance. That was pure the world is coming to . the english children go with out . and to all awesomeness. the children that belive in santa will think hes cancelled. well i tell theonelikethe you something if my kids went to that school they would not go on that day i would keep they off. and i would tell them about our jesus Walked past the site of this just now on me lunch was born. i am so sicken about this . it just gose to show what can break. Loads of flowers there tied round a lamppost. off BRITTON WE LIVE IN TODAY? if i get the chance i will live this Quite a few mourners too.