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Shadow Captain, Lavender Way. Single Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

You do not have to wear a uniform to salute a Captain, nor should it be one that is given under duress, of the fear of reprisal, but one intended of respect, of that sense of absolute admiration for the position they hold in public, and in private, of the high opinion offered to another human being for the work they have produced and of consistent high quality they persistently endeavour to offer.

John Blek, Digressions #2 -Grounded. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

There are many ways in which a song can be presented so that the listener feels the depth of emotions that are required to survive, to feel wanted in today’s often cynical world, to thrive despite the background chatter that gets under the skin and leaves a footprint of distrust and ill temper indelibly marked on the skin.

However, it should always be a two-way conversation that can make others of less empathic nature believe that it comes down to stroking and the inflating of the ego but is in fact the act of Grounded individuals marking time in mutual consent and one which can impar wisdom, which can offer a sense of healing, of therapy and recovery.

The Mandalorian. Television Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Cast: Pedro Pascal, Carl Weathers, Werner Herzog, Omid Abtahi, Nick Nolte, Taika Waititi, Gina Carano, Giancarlo Esposito, Emily Swallow, Amy Sedaris, Jake Cannavale, Ming-Na Wen, Mark Boone Junior, Bill Burr, Natalia Tena, Clancey Brown, Richard Ayoade, Ismael Cruz Cordova.

Just when you thought a franchise had no chance of recovery, from out of the darkness comes a different type of light, not one controlled by The Force, but one of actual in-depth characterisation, of thought-provoking subplots and two leads to whom have arguably become one of the great partnerships captured on screen for a long time.

Sharp Objects. Television Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Cast: Amy Adams, Patricia Clarkson, Chris Messina, Eliza Scanlen, Matt Craven, Sophia Lillis, Henry Czerny, Elizabeth Perkins, Taylor John Smith, Madison Davenport, Miguel Sandoval, Will Chase, Jackson Hurst, Lulu Wilson, David Sullivan, Violet Brinson, April Brinson, Barbara Eve Harris, Emily Yancy, Sydney Sweeney.

The Mono LPS, Love Me. Single Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *

The first thought might not always be the one that ends up on paper, but it is the one to which you return to for inspiration at a later date, like a kiss from your first date, it is the comparison to which all others are others are sized, judged, considered, and it the act in which you witness the act of the proclamation of Love Me, and how a marriage of ideas can be brought forth and unified from that single initial moment.

Twist. Film Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 7/10

Cast: Michael Caine, Lena Hedley, Rafferty Law, Sophie Simnett, David Walliams, Rita Ora, Noel Clarke, Franz Drameh, Jason Maza, Samuel Leakey, Tanya Burr, Sally Collett,

There is a fine line between reinvention for art’s-sake and revolution for the gift of authentic uniqueness, and whatever your view on adapting a classic story for the modern age, the result must be one that installs a connection between the social conscious and the message intended and that of the one actively using their senses to understand that it is not just intended for them, but for all.

Ghalia Volt, One Woman Band. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

To travel alone is one of life’s great enlighteners. It may be pleasurable to be surrounded by a crowd of like-minded souls, or even long-established friends, when undertaking any adventure, but arguably the greater sense of freedom, of being caught in the moment of personal revelation and revolution, is to have your mind and eyes prised open to what you can achieve when left to your own will and determination.

Collide. Film Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Cast: Nicholas Hoult, Felicity Jones, Ben Kingsley, Anthony Hopkins, Marwan Kenzari, Clemens Schick, Erdal Yildiz, Michael Epp, Aleksander Jovanovic, Markus Klauk, Johnny Palmiero, Ben Hacker, Joachim Krol, Christine Hecke, Lara Melina Siebertz, Nadia Hilker.

The question of what we will do for money and love is as old as recorded time, the two go hand in hand, the pair are intrinsically linked to the way we perceive what is important, for without money, what we love cannot be saved, bought or bartered for, at least that is the way writers will always have you believe, that a heart can only be saved if it has some sort of monetary association attached to it.

Evergrey, Escape Of The Phoenix. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Freedom is the ultimate aim of all creatures, whether it is the brutal, the passionate, or even in the ability to remove yourself from what bound you to this earth, the chains that held you, maybe mentally keeping you in your place, perhaps shackling you to the comfortable and familiar in a way that would not permit growth beyond your perceived vision.

Taylor Swift, Evermore. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

The balance of influence is such that a pop song heard on the radio will last an eternity as an earworm for the vast majority of the population, forever catching them unawares at the most inopportune of moments, but poetry, even in the greatest of hands will rarely, truly, be remembered in full verse by anything like the amount of people.