L.S. Media Rating *****
Arguably, 1968 was a fantastic year for music. With artists such as Aretha Franklin and her album Lady Soul, Moody Blues and their opus of In Search of the Lost Chord, Pink Floyd’s A Saucerful of Secrets and Louis Armstrong’s What A Wonderful World all making a deep impact onto the record buying publics purse strings that year, surely the stand out album was Britain’s premier Psychedelic Rock band, The Small Faces and their album Ogdens’ Nut Gone Flake.
Originally published by L.S. Media. May 14th 2012.
L.S. Media Rating ***
Morten Harket’s music always seems to grab you more when he is being personal and open with his lyrics than most of his musical compatriots from the 1980’s teen idol, music video-raised era.
The former Norwegian heartthrob to a million girls via the band A-Ha has come a long way since the days of Hunting High and Low and the single that kicked off the band’s good fortune, the popular and extremely catchy Take on Me. Even with A-Ha ‘s last release in 2009, Morten Harket sounds more relaxed and true to his original ethos on his new album, Out of my Hands, than he has done throughout the whole of his career.
Originally published by L.S. Media. May 14th 2012.
L.S. Media Rating ****
There was a time when it could have been conceivable to anyone who cared about music during the 90’s and away from the whole faux Brit-pop sideshow that seemed to dominate news item after news item, that the band Garbage might just be the ones to save music from digesting its own hype.
Elin Grande. Photograph by Ian D. Hall
Originally published by L.S. Media. May 19th 2012.
L.S. Media Rating ****
It seemed like a marriage made in heaven, the incredible and eclectic sound of Scandinavian band People of K and the sensational sound that St. Luke’s, known city wide as the bombed out church, produces.
As part of Liverpool’s Sound City celebrations, delegates, music lovers and the wider world started to flock to all the venues in the city in the biggest show of solidarity to the unknown, the bands that deserve greater recognition in a city that prides itself on being the capital of culture and the father of mother of all pop.
Daniel Kulhe at St. Luke’s Church. Liverpool. Photograph by Ian D. Hall
Originally published by L.S. Media. May 19th 2012.
L.S. Media Rating ****
Daniel Kuhle, as a member of the band Ironside, may be used to appearing on stages in varying venues but nothing would have prepared him to play in the atmosphere of St Luke’s Church.
The gothic almost unsettling feel of a venue that symbolises Liverpool’s refusal to bow down to any one, had already welcomed the Scandinavian band People of K and as the wind started to blow just that little bit harder and the threat of rain to the outside venue becoming a more distinct possibility, Daniel Kuhle’s amazing voice brought back images of filled churches listening intently to the one soloist that would guarantee a capacity attendance.
The Kill Van Kulls. Photograph by Ian D. Hall
Originally published by L.S. Media. May 20th 2012.
L.S. Media Rating ****
The Liverpool Academy of the Arts opened up their Saturday spectacle for the Sound City Festival with a very impressive band from the Greater Manchester area, The Kill Van Kulls.
Alongside the Matthew Street Festival over the August bank holiday, Liverpool Sound City offers the chance for upcoming bands to show why they should be taken seriously. Following on from some incredible performances by really outstanding artists on Thursday and Friday, it was time for The Kill Van Kulls to show their mettle and give some really special attitude to the audience of The Liverpool Academy of Arts.
Tommy Scott performing at The Liverpool Academy of Arts. Photograph by Ian D. Hall
Originally published by L.S. Media. May 20th 2012
L.S. Media Rating *****
Liverpool Sound City would have continued into the small hours of the Sunday, with other venues offering different strands of the musical experience to those willing to finally get into their homes at four or five in the morning. It’s doubtful though that any of the bands would have had the pull or guile as Space at the Liverpool Academy for the Arts.
Originally published by L.S. Media. May 22nd 2012. 
L.S. Media Rating *****
If there is one thing you need to know about Joe Bonamassa and his music, certainly above most other facts about him, is that no matter what, in everything he does, he pretty much succeeds in getting you to believe he is one of the greatest guitarist ever.
This should not be taken as an endless glib statement that ends up in debates where people list millions of other guitarists worth their salt, the bottom line is that the 13th album in 12 short and prolific years have led to possibly the career defining album in Driving Towards The Daylight.
Originally published by L.S. Media. May 23rd 2012.
L.S. Media Rating ****
The name may say Gaz Coombes on the front of the album sleeve for Here Comes The Bombs, but it feels a long way from the days when his group Supergrass were one of the darlings of the Brit Pop phenomenon and they he and the band were a highlight of many a festival bill.
Originally published by L.S. Media. May 26th 2012. 
L.S. Media Rating ***
Cast: Tom Baker, Louise Jameson, Geoffrey Beevers, Michael Cochrane, Rachael Stirling, John Banks, Becci Gemmell, Mark Field.
For a generation of Doctor Who fans who have grown up with idea of John Simm’s and Derek Jacobi portraying one of the most formidable foes of the Doctor, they would no doubt place the two extremely talented actors’ portrayals of the insane Timelord as the very best.