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Ghost, Gig Review. Etihad Stadium, Manchester.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

You could travel to the end of recorded time and rarely come across a moment in which you see a support act on stage which leaves you with the impression that you wish they had more time, not to establish themselves in the eyes of the audience, but to dominate, to dictate terms of your surrender, absolute and unequivocally.

The feeling does happen occasionally, but it is one that arguably doesn’t sit in the gut unless they are a band to which has already had the presence of mind to rule a section of the crowd that has come to pay homage to the main act.

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(396 words, estimated 1:35 mins reading time)

Dog Bless You, Banksters. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

The world doesn’t need satire, but it deserves it, and when the people are taken for a ride, when the greatest parody of all is the double talk of politicians and the rise of fear of losing it all to those with more money than sense, that is when satire comes along and grapples with the officers in charge of the ever diminishing cage.

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(361 words, estimated 1:27 mins reading time)

Decay, Modern Conversations. E.P. Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

The bitterest pill we can swallow is the one when we realise that the discussion and exchange of hope we want to have with another human being is dominated either by aggression or by dismissal. One person’s reaching out and imploring is another’s chance to assert themselves to the point where hostility and conflict is inevitable. It is the contemporary way, we are fuelled by anger, disappointment and the prevailing winds of knowing each other’s business that we arguably feel as though we instinctively know better.

Decay, Modern Conversations. E.P. Review. full post

(390 words, 1 image, estimated 1:34 mins reading time)

Greg Felden, Made Of Strings. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

We take it for granted what it means to be human, so much so that we openly embrace suggestions by the well-meaning and the devious in equal measure that we search for improvement which betrays the basic, the rudimentary source of our D.N.A. that we are a thinking, reactive and complicated collection of emotions that at times needs to express itself, to feel the pain, the pressure and the beauty in our memories.

Greg Felden, Made Of Strings. Album Review. full post

(439 words, 1 image, estimated 1:45 mins reading time)

Jack Spann, Propaganda Man. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

The world turns, occasionally it wobbles, and then when we are least expecting it, it lets loose a seismic shock which is hard to shake off. Instead of waiting in anticipation for the rumble of discontent to topple us off our feet, passing the time between the political upheaval and the next wave of spin and opinionated indoctrination, we should stand shoulder to shoulder ahead of time and greet the Propaganda Man with a ready answer, one that the savages of politics will not like.

Jack Spann, Propaganda Man. Album Review. full post

(448 words, estimated 1:48 mins reading time)

Thunderfuck & The Deadly Romantics, Dirty Sleazy Rock ‘n’ Roll. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

The ability to stand against the crowd and rage is not only underrated, it is a dying art form, one in which whilst we might disagree with the point of view of the hard stare and the two fingered salute, nevertheless makes us respect that person’s passion, and makes us believe that the all war on individuality and all forms of expressions is not won, not even convincingly.

Thunderfuck & The Deadly Romantics, Dirty Sleazy Rock ‘n’ Roll. Album Review. full post

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

HollowBone, Faith. Single Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

There is a vibe, that once heard, is difficult to dislodge, in fact, the moment it becomes part of you it gets to the point where it starts infusing itself, wrapping itself in the detail of your marrow, taking away what you once held as an enjoyment, and instead becoming a way of life.

From the scene at the now distant shore to the place in which the way of life is found to be tranquil, relaxed, a sincere type of energy captured in a realm of myths, magic and the undaunted peace of invention, HollowBone enter the fray of Cornish artistic endeavour and add to the creative flow and ingenuity to which the county is rightly famed.

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(406 words, estimated 1:37 mins reading time)

Men In Black International. Film Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * *

Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson, Kumail Nanjiani, Rebecca Ferguson, Rafe Spall, Liam Neeson, Emma Thompson, Laurent Bourgeois, Larry Bourgeois, Kayvan Novak, Spencer Wilding, Mercy Harriell, Inny Clemins.

The accusation of the redundant and superfluous has long been strewn across the floor of films that have failed to keep the momentum going in terms of adventure and the single continuous thread which sees the same returning characters always at the heart of the story; it is an allegation that in many cases is unfounded, and yet for some the denunciation is deserved, fully and without concern.

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(489 words, estimated 1:57 mins reading time)

Kill A Witch Or Die Trying, Theatre Review. Physical Fest 2019. Unity Theatre, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Cast: Laura Edwards, Shannon Walbrooke, Emilie Lahouel.

History recalls how the strength of women has been viewed by those with weak minds and suspect agendas, throughout time a woman’s sexuality, her power has been used against her to the point where the most base of accusations have held sway and in the minds of public opinion have condemned her to be branded many names, not least one that holds emotive historical value, that of a witch.

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(394 words, estimated 1:35 mins reading time)

Book Smart. Film Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating *

Cast: Kaitlyn Dever, Beanie Feldstein, Jessica Williams, Jason Sudeikis, Lisa Kudrow, Will Forte, Victoria Ruesga, Mason Gooding, Skyler Gisondo, Diana Silvers, Molly Gordon, Billie Lourd, Eduardo Franco, Nico Hiraga, Austin Crute, Noah Galvin, Michael Patrick O’ Brien.

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