Robin Hood (2018). Film Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 5/10

Cast: Taron Egerton, Jamie Foxx, Ben Mendelsohn, Eve Hewson, Jamie Dornan, Tim Minchin, Paul Anderson, F. Murray Abraham, Ian Peck, Cornelius Booth, Kane Headley-Cummings, Scott Greenan, Lara Rossi, Kevin Griffiths, Bjorn Bengtsson, Yasen Atour, Nick Wittman, Josh Herdman.

When you re-imagine the tale, there will always be arrows of derision ready to take aim and fire off volleys of shots of criticism; tampering with a classic is for some beyond acceptable, the story should be sacrosanct, etched in stone and forever told in a way that respects the past, as much as it pays esteem to our memory of it.

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(491 words, estimated 1:58 mins reading time)

Mersey Wylie, Gig Review. Studio 2, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *

The applause is long, whistles of appreciation hit the pleasantly decorated eaves above the audience’s head, the walls of the playground that is the Studio 2 on Parr Street have shaken with the sound of a woman’s magnificence hitting an all-time high, and somewhere in each attendee’s heart, a passion could be visibly be seen to stir has been woken, an appetite, a hunger they never knew they had, has been evidently awoken; and all in the cause of Mersey Wylie taking her much deserved bow at the end of a night which has been remarkable, unequalled.

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(509 words, estimated 2:02 mins reading time)

The Classic West End Show, We Will Rock You, Will Return To The Liverpool Empire Theatre For One Week Only in 2020.

Following the triumphant 2010 and 2011 U.K. theatre tours and 2013 10th anniversary world arena tour, the smash hit Queen and Ben Elton musical, We Will Rock You announces the show has been reimagined and will embark on a brand-new U.K. & Ireland tour, playing the Liverpool Empire from 30th March to 4th April 2020. Tickets are on sale now.

With 24 of Queen’s biggest hits and Ben Elton’s hilarious futuristic comedy writing combined, comes a show that boasts the scale and spectacle that marked the band’s legendary live performances. This global phenomenon will continue to be one of the most spectacular musicals to tour the United Kingdom & Ireland.

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(407 words, estimated 1:38 mins reading time)

Give The Fans Sweet F.A., Theatre Review. The Studio At The Royal Court, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Cast: Adam Byrne, Mikyla Jane Durkan, Peter Durr, Maggi Green, Mike Howl, Frank Kennedy, Joe Matthew-Morris, Geraldine Moloney Judge, Claire O’Neill, Mike Sanders, Rosalie Sephton, Joseph Stanley, Kevin Thomas, Callum Wright.

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(516 words, estimated 2:04 mins reading time)

Charlie Austen, Gig Review. Epstein Theatre, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

Occasionally life grants you a moment to look beyond the emerald veil, the eyes of the wizard looking down on you with kindness rather than mischief, a single glance at a performer who embraces a feeling of non-conformity but who has the range to delight and make music seem simple, honest and with just the right amount of poetry in their soul in which to open your heart to them.

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(399 words, estimated 1:36 mins reading time)

The Peach Fuzz, Destroy The Evidence. Single Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

We stand at a cross roads in the fate of humanity, we find we cannot move forward because of what holds us back, we cannot retain the old ideals and sounds of beleaguered triumphalism because the future demands, and requires, change.

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(401 words, estimated 1:36 mins reading time)

The Bird In Hand.

 

The smell of damp sawdust

filled the nostrils

of the man out of time

and darts,

dominoes and cribbage

the only games on his mind;

the last thing he expected

to find that night

as he strolled into this new adventure ground

was a nurse, out with a friend,

drinking tempered halves

from a dimpled glass,

catching her eye, he surprised

himself by smiling

and fell in love

with the ambience and strength

provided by walking in

on The Bird In Hand.

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(90 words, estimated 22 secs reading time)

Glenn Tilbrook, Gig Review. Epstein Theatre, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *

We are only human after all, and we can all be lured by the seemingly ripe berries of another bush but in the end we always return cap in hand and contrite to a love that remains undiminished, one that greets us with a broad grin, a smile that is enchanting and real, not one engrossed in delivering a plastic set of rules. Instead, one who will come out on stage and perform with natural ease that time doesn’t just fly in their company, it purrs like a finely tuned vehicle along crowded British streets and one that the driver is more than happy to show you every single point of interest along the way.

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(474 words, estimated 1:54 mins reading time)

Live On Mars: A Tribute To David Bowie, Gig Review. Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

You can attempt to capture the conscious of a king, you may have the ear of a president but for some the insistence that you cannot capture the soul of a Duke is the most sacred of idioms, the utmost of respects delivered, after all, the soul and image, the words and thoughts of a Duke are surely only ever realised when it comes from the mind of David Bowie.

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(472 words, estimated 1:53 mins reading time)

Beth Hart-Live At The Royal Albert Hall. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

An entertainer, a performer, who can take you to a place in which you can understand the emotional turmoil in which they have been placed, the strength of absolute character in which they have shown and resolved to fight in, these are the epitome of artists to whom we find ourselves drawn to. Their voice is the conduit of the pain fought against and one that is not driven by self-interest, falsehood or narcissistic overtones, a pain that is real, a reflection that is beautiful, a series of musical confessions in which life is very much out in the open and live for all to see and hear.

Beth Hart-Live At The Royal Albert Hall. Album Review. full post

(466 words, estimated 1:52 mins reading time)