#113 May 2019 Marco Island, Huntingdon Street, Nottingham, NG1 1AP MONDAYWednesday 11 FEBRUARY 1 May MONDAYSaturday 11 FEBRUARY4 May MONDAYSaturday 11 FEBRUARY4 May MONDAYSunday 115 FEBRUARYMay ANDREW MCMILLAN SANDEEP PARMAR LINTON KWESI JOHNSON max cooper (wigflex festival) Part of Nottingham Poetry Festival. Join poet Sandeep Parmar for a Part of Nottingham Poetry Festival. As part of ‘Wigflex City Festival’, Andrew McMillan’s debut collection, daytime masterclass on the role of Linton’s performances are gripping Electronic DJ/Producer Max Cooper Physical, was the first poetry the poetry critic. Learn approaches and true to his quote: “Writing was is performing an AV set showcasing collection to win The Guardian First to reviewing and explore questions a political act and poetry was a stunning visuals and music. Book Award. of style and voice. cultural weapon”. “A religious experience.” Earmilk MONDAYWednesday 11 FEBRUARY 8 May MONDAYSunday 1112 FEBRUARY May MONDAYFriday 17 11 MayFEBRUARY MONDAYSaturday 11 FEBRUARY18 May lisa o’neill nexus film festival hello thor PT 1 hello thor PT 2 Described as a modern folk Nexus, the East Midlands Film The ultimate party to celebrate 10 The party continues with FISTS, masterpiece, Lisa O’Neill’s album Network, are hosting their inaugural years of Hello Thor Records with Ultras, Moscow Youth Cult, WSUOR, was in the Guardian’s top list short film festival, showcasing films A tribute to February Montaine (ft. Sad Eyes and more. Plus videos, of 2018. from all genres. Sam Potter, Late of the Pier), Haiku visuals, record stalls and DJs. Salut and Cantaloupe. MONDAYWednesday 11 FEBRUARY 29 May MONDAYTuesday 11 18 FEBRUARY June MONDAYThursday 11 FEBRUARY27 June MONDAYFriday 28 11 FEBRUARYJune NOTTS TV 5TH BIRTHDAY gamecity nights tolfest - bbc introducing lemn sissay Join Notts TV for a special edition It’s a variety show for people Hosted by BBC’s Dean Jackson. A rare chance to see a dramatic of their magazine programme, who love video games! Meet the Featuring top Inspire Youth Arts reading of the acclaimed one-man Ey Up Notts, in front of an audience creators of the new Sonic the bands and performers, including acts play ‘Something Dark’. at Metronome. Hedgehog game, win prizes and signed to the First Light Record Label. “A triumph” – The Scotsman enjoy the live band. “The best gig sound you’ve ever heard” For full listings and to book metronome.uk.com Brought to you by Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies, part of Nottingham Trent University. credits contents Machinery and Tool Buyer Alan Gilby ([email protected]) Editor-in-Chief Jared Wilson ([email protected]) Editor-at-Large Bridie Squires ([email protected]) Editor Ashley Carter ([email protected]) Assistant Editor Emily Thursfi eld (emily.thursfi [email protected]) Sub Editor Dan Lyons ([email protected]) 13 Seeing is Believing 16 Miracle Men 27 Top of the Bill Designer Svengali actor Jonny Owen refl ects on John McGovern, Garry Birtles, John Surrealist comedian Bill Bailey chats Natalie Owen ([email protected]) the success of his I Believe in Miracles Robertson and Tony Woodcock to us about satire, feminism and Sales and Marketing Manager documentary, and how it led to him look back at the night they all Nicki Minaj, as he prepares to return Ash Dilks ([email protected]) joining Nottingham Forest as a club became European Cup winners with to Nottingham this month for his director Nottingham Forest Larks in Transit tour Sales and Marketing Executive Matteo D’Alesio (matt.d'[email protected]) Videographer Georgianna Scurfi eld (georgi.scurfi [email protected]) Creative Digital Assistant Ayup Duck Simon Says... Curtis Powell ([email protected]) 8 We dug through the Ayup Duck archives to fi nd headlines 19 We talk to Nottingham Forest Commercial Sales from the month Nottingham Forest won their fi rst European Manager, Simon Fotheringham, about the past, Art Editor Cup: May 1979 present and future of his beloved club Alex Kuster ([email protected]) Fashion Editor 9 Pick Six Under Cover Artist Anna Murphy ([email protected]) Our brand new feature asks a well-known Notts’ resident 22 Art of Football talk inspiration for this month’s to name six of their favourite things. First up: Nottingham glorious retro cover, plus their plans to celebrate the Literature Editor Forest Ladies captain, Lyndsey Harkin 40th Anniversary of the European Cup win LP Mills ([email protected]) Poetry Editor 10 A Referee in Notts 24 Talk of the Town Chris McLoughlin ([email protected]) Every football fan loves to hate them, but our referee in We rundown the best podcasts to come out of Notts shows us that even matchday off icials are deserving of Nottingham, and are given some exclusive info on Music Editors our sympathy new-release The Future History of the British Isles Eileen Pegg ([email protected]) Becky Timmins ([email protected]) 11 Snap Notts Respect Your Elders Stage Editors Our latest poetry and photography pairing heads to the 29 We talk to Marcus Garvey Day Care Centre manager, Hazel Ward ([email protected]) banks of the Trent, using the City Ground on matchday as Tyron Browne, about the potential closure of the Dom Henry ([email protected]) inspiration community cornerstone Sports Editor Gemma Fenyn ([email protected]) 14 One Night in Munich 31 Music Reviews Using fi rst-hand fan accounts, we take the ultimate look A fresh Nusic Box, along with all the latest music Photography Editors back at the evening that put Nottingham Forest on the reviews, including albums from You’re Alive But You Tom Quigley ([email protected]) global map Are Dead and Theorist Fabrice Gagos ([email protected]) Cover and Poster Art of Football Writers Interns Raphael Achache Cleo Asabre-Holt /leftlion @leftlion @leftlionmagazine Panya Banjoko Emily Durham Caroline Barry Toby Johnston Daron Carey Lily Petkova Ashley Fenyn Ellis Maddison featured contributor thanks to all our supporters Alex Mace Lorelei Timpson Patrick McMahon Derry Shillitto Sam Nahirny Illustrators Malvika Padin Evelyna Hadass Reading time: Julian Bower, Kaye Brennan, Peteandreet, Basford Lad, Rachel Adrian Reynolds Rikki Marr Not worth yours. Hancorn, Neel, Chris Middleton, Barbara Morgan, Ron Mure, Derry Shillitto Alex McDougall Derry has lived in Livi & Jacob Nieri, In memory of Jenny Smith, Spicer, Nigel Gav Squires Corrina Rothwell Nottingham for Tamplin, Helena Tyce, James Wright Gareth Watts seven years, and Photographers is still fi guring out Nigel King what you’re all on about. He thinks it’s great craic though! In partnership with: When he’s not writing fi lms LeftLion Magazine has an about what Chris estimated readership of Eubank refers to 40,000 and is distributed to as the “Fighting Love reading a free, independent Irish Spirit,” magazine every month? over 350 venues across the city he’s directing music videos and of Nottingham. commercials, or curating fi lm events at various venues around the city. People often act surprised when they fi nd Become a LeftLion Supporter. If your venue isn’t one of them, out he is a Gemini, he doesn’t know what that means. You can hear Derry bumble through sentences on the LeftLion We’ll post you every print issue, or you’d like to advertise, Film Podcast, which he co-hosts with Ashley Carter. plus treats. contact Ash on 0115 9240476, You can read Derry’s interview with Jonny Owen on email [email protected] or page 11 visit leftlion.co.uk/rates leftlion.co.uk/supporters leftlion.co.uk/issue113 5 Editorial I’ve always felt quite annoyed by those people who dismiss football as pointless; “Why would you want to watch eleven men kicking a piece of pig skin around for ninety minutes?” Or, worse still, those who only focus on the negatives; “It’s just an excuse for men to act like thugs,” or “it’s a disgrace how much footballers bloody get paid!” But football has a uniquely beautiful way of bringing people together in collective celebration in a way that few, if any, other things can. Just look at the World Cup last summer when, for a short time at least, the entire country seemed to be happy - and we didn’t even get past the semi-finals. I’d like to personally thank Jonny Owen and Simon I should start this Editorial by immediately Fotheringham at Nottingham Forest for all of their showing my hand. I’m a Derby County fan, and help and contacts while putting this issue together, have been since my sister bought me my first as well as our Sports Editor Gemma Fenyn. I’d shirt when I was little. Why, then, did I decide to also like to thank the brilliant Art of Football, our spend the past month living like a spy deep behind Sneinton Market Avenue neighbours, who have enemy lines, working on an issue dedicated to done such an incredible job on our artwork. the 40th Anniversary of Nottingham Forest’s first European Cup win? The answer is pretty simple: I wasn’t born when Forest won the European Cup some sporting achievements cross over simple for the first time in ’79 but, after watching the rivalry lines. Take Leicester winning the 2015/16 archive footage of the crowds that greeted them Premier League, or that time Notts County kept upon their return to the city, I dearly wish I had a clean sheet, for example. There are moments been to revel in that atmosphere.