Blood Runs Deep, Theatre Review. Unity Theatre, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

Cast: Brandon McCaffery, Alice Merivale, Emma Vaudrey, John Schumacher.

It is the sins of the past that we inherit, perhaps shame gets sprinkled into the D.N.A., a dash of wickedness and a whole load of emotional turmoil, if we are fortunate it skips us, loses its power with each generation, and eventually the gene which causes us to contemplate such vile acts and misdeeds is eradicated.

The Deleted Scenes.

 

The deleted scenes

hidden away, far

in the recess

of the compartment marked

as pain, of abuse, of the neglectful reel

of shame, red-faced and embarrassment

caused, we skip over those moments

and turn our heads when

the obituary notice

at the end of the night of Oscar

winning performances

is revealed; the deleted scenes

erased, erased

erased,

but never on every machine

that recorded the moment…

somewhere your deleted scene

is still being viewed.

 

Ian D. Hall 2018

Nightlife collective, SisBis, Book World-Renowned Mr Bongo To Play Alongside Giovanna And Sofie K for their first show at 24 Kitchen Street, Liverpool.

Still buzzing from their one-year birthday party, SisBis announce Mr Bongo at 24 Kitchen Street, Liverpool on Friday 23rd November.

Record label, record store, film label and DJs since 1989; Mr Bongo’s work is massively influential far and wide. The duo’s selections will include unexpected Brazilian, Latin, Soul, Hip Hop and Psychedelic sounds.

NTS resident and Manchester-based Sofie Ka’s wacky sound is distinctly nostalgic, blending dreamy psychedelic guitars with pumping italo and disco numbers. Over the past few years she has appeared alongside Jayda G, Powder, Donna Leake, Nosedrip, Jon K and more.

Much loved Member Of Steeleye Span, Julian Littman, Comes To St Helens To Share His Stories And Music.

Julian Littman, musician, actor and member of Folk Rock pioneers Steeleye Span, is coming to the St. Helens on Saturday 10th of November to share his songs and tales, music and drama From times spent in the company of Gerry Rafferty, Steeleye Span, David Bowie, Brian May & Madonna to name but a few.

A member of folk-rock pioneers Steeleye Span for the past six years, Julian Littman has been part of one of the band’s most productive periods – not only revisiting the classic Now We Are Six record live but also helping shape the Wintersmith project with the late Terry Pratchett.

-ii-, Lighthouse. E.P. Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

No matter how inflamed the candle of desire rises, it cannot compete in strength to the virtue and the pull of the Lighthouse. The candle though remains undaunted by the size of the man-made structure at the edge of the cliffs and often nestled in amongst the crags and rocks, for what would anyone rather do when it comes to kissing a love tenderly for the first time, within the half glow of the candle, the flickering flame throwing of silhouettes that dance in time to the soul’s own beating heart, or be struck by the full glare of light as it warns of danger in icy, unforgiving seas.

Mia Klose, Stronger. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

There will always be those that find ways to say nothing whilst all the time profiting from someone else’s drive, for in their habit lays not strength, but a kind of washed-out serving, a weakness of expression that implies growth but in actual fact is nothing more than the withering spectacle of a cactus which once supported a beautiful flower, but now creeps towards mulch as it finds no gardener to help it bloom.

Fup, Theatre Review. Everyman Theatre, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Cast: Calvin Dean, David Mynne, Rachel Leonard, Jenny Beare.

Musician: Ben Sutcliffe, Zaid Al-Rikabi.

Falling in love is quite possibly the most beautiful, and most heart-breaking emotion, a human being can live through and endure, for some it happens easily, for others it is a long process which can only come about by first finding themselves, discovering their own sense of true-worth, whichever way it happens, love is, in the words of Liverpool’s Ian McNabb, a wonderful colour.

I Saw You For What You Were.

 

I saw you,

through the haze,

the other night

whilst you were dressed in tight fitting jeans

and with the selected primrose

jumper that you always wore

when believing yourself

to be an agent provocateur,

your hand on his leg, the soft stroke

of indiscretion;

I watched without care,

for a brief moment,

till I knew the secret

of your smile,

and then forgot you,

as the haze grew clearer.

 

Ian D. Hall 2018.

 

Marillion To Be Joined By Friends, And Fans Alike, As They Announce A Return To Liverpool’s Philharmonic Hall As Part Of 13 Date U.K. Tour.

Marillion have announced that they will return to the road in the U.K. and Europe in 2019 with an extended line up of musicians joining the band. The tour, which will culminate with two shows at the Royal Albert Hall, will start in Liverpool on November 1st 2019.

The shows will feature the In Praise of Folly String Quartet plus Sam Morris on French Horn and Emma Halnan on Flute, featured on select numbers throughout the show as on previous occasions.

Merseyside Parks And Gardens Come Alive With Walkabout Fairytales This Autumn.

MATE Productions CIC receive Arts Council England funding to take a spectacular walkabout fairy-tale production of Willo the Wisp and the Fire Sprite around parks and gardens of Merseyside this autumn. Willo the Wisp and the Fire Sprite is an enchanting fairy-tale walkabout adventure touring 5 parks and gardens across Merseyside between 20th October – 4TH November.

The production will use spectacle and immersive storytelling to engage adults and children of all ages. Choose a daylight or twilight show to go on a quest led by the Story Wizard to find the Wisp and save the Fire Sprite Princess Ember. Along the way audiences will meet a whole host of fairy-tale characters – trees elves, fire sprites, white witches, gnomes, wisps and trolls; in beautiful locations around the parks.