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Gov’t Mule, Bring On The Music- Live At The Capitol Theatre. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Recorded over two special nights in April 2018, titans of the genre Gov’t Mule took to stage of New York’s Port Chester and proceeded to give what can only arguably be described as one of the most perfectly driven live performances captured; not for nothing do they Bring On The Music but they also extol the virtue of persistence, of  the resolve to not play the game that the Government asks of all. Blind obedience is a terror, to be free is be the real you, on stage or travelling from city to city, bar to bar, all you can do is put a quarter in the machine and tell the suits and the suspicious minded to Bring On The Music and dance to your tune.

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(511 words, estimated 2:03 mins reading time)

Valley Queen, Supergiant. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

The Universe may look tranquil, a perfect heartbeat capturing the pulse of the celestial band as they play for the fortunes of the mortals and creatures that scurry underneath stars and distant shadows; but there is always that beast that comes out of nowhere, the truth that is ready to be revealed in the form of a Supergiant, the object that takes up all of your vision and which is both to be feared and marvelled at in equal, stunning measure.

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(412 words, 1 image, estimated 1:39 mins reading time)

Jude Adams, The Window To My Soul. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

The eye is the window in which we look into when we wish to see into someone’s soul, or so some would insist on being the only mantra worth following, however perhaps it is not that clear, not that obvious, perhaps it comes down to the voice, the sound which we make when all is well, the concern others take notice of when the world is not at peace with our presence; the eye in the end can be made to look glamorous when all around is fading out of the light , the voice though, even when it has little to say, can still sing of harmony and be a beacon to others that your soul is overflowing.

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(446 words, estimated 1:47 mins reading time)

Cooped, Theatre Review. Playhouse Theatre, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *

Cast: Aitor Basauri, Stephen Kreiss, Petra Massey, Toby Park.

Twenty glorious years in the making, and still the riotous laughter keeps coming, for Brighton-based theatre company Spymonkey; there is no sitting delicately on laurels, resting in the plumped up leather chair beside the roaring fire and passion of the audience, even returning to one of the foursome’s early successes means being match fit, confining themselves to the bird house until the pen sparks life once more.

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(411 words, estimated 1:39 mins reading time)

Deep Dark River, King Of The Forest. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

An album that resonates in the part of the mind that deals with dreams, imagination and the race memory of what it was once to acknowledge the fables of our land, the legends and myths that come swarming out of the dense mist and catch hold of our words as they attempt to leave our cold mouths, is by its very nature one in which insists upon being taken seriously.

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(428 words, estimated 1:43 mins reading time)

Chernobyl. Television Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *

Cast: Jared Harris, Stellan Skarsgard, Jessie Buckley, Emily Watson, Paul Ritter, Adam Nagaitis, Sam Troughton, Robert Emms, Karl Davies, Con O’Neill, Adrian Rawlins, David Dencik, Barry Keoghan, Ralph Ineson, Mark Lewis Jones, Ron Cook, Donald Sumpter, Alex Fearns, Jamie Sives.

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(503 words, estimated 2:01 mins reading time)

Andrew Hesford, Gig Review. The Casa, Liverpool.

You can know someone for years and never truly gain insight into what they are capable of proving to the world until the one moment where the stage lights hits the spot where they stand, and all of a sudden the shadows melt away, they retreat to furthest corners of the mind and all that remains is an artist’s soul, a bright light in which you cannot but send messages to your nearest and fondly remembered that you wish they were there to enjoy the reveal.

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(418 words, estimated 1:40 mins reading time)

John Chatterton, Gig Review. The Casa, Liverpool.

We play the hand we are dealt but for some there is always a way to seek a journey beyond the deck of possibilities, a chance not yet observed by many to keep performing at the table long after everyone else has cashed in their chips and hailed a taxi to their homes. For some the stimulation they continue to garner, to chase and embrace the fortune and the pot of creative bounty is enough to see the pair of deuces as a winning hand and the straight flush as a moment of beauty, of ignoring the glare and opening the mind to all the permutations possible.

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(419 words, estimated 1:41 mins reading time)

Eleanor Nelly, Gig Review. The Casa, Liverpool.

The relationship between a musician and the demands of society have always ebbed and flowed, a mass of appreciation that is given freely, but then one which is tempered, almost costing the artist the substantial amount of their soul; it is when the outside interference comes along that the musician may feel that they owe more than is necessary and that is the sadness which waylays, perhaps even destroys many a marvellous mind.

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(430 words, estimated 1:43 mins reading time)

American Glutton, Fruit Will Rot. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

The fruit itself never falls far from the tree, but the way we seek to exploit it, too many mouths all grasping for the same taste of sweetness, explains why we have come so close to ruining the future generations chances of entertaining the dreams of seeking purpose other than to attempt to repair the damage inflicted on the world, on humanity.

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(369 words, estimated 1:29 mins reading time)