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Eddi Reader, Starlight. E.P. Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

The art of the short story is one that is often undervalued by a society that acts almost as if it is loitering with intent by the writer to hammer out more information from them, the questions rapid, almost unceasingly, there is no care to understand that the words on the page contain all they need to see the story through, no extras, no different alley in which to watch a character act in a different manner. All that is required is the act of attention for a short period, to register the difference between the reflection of the moon which bathes the world in nightly reassurance, and that of the Starlight that reminds us there is more out there to be persuaded by.

Eddi Reader, Starlight. E.P. Review. full post

(509 words, 1 image, estimated 2:02 mins reading time)

Kathryn Roberts And Sean Lakeman, Gig Review. Music Rooms, Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

The winter is behind us, from across the southern moor that acts a warning for what is likely to befall the unseasoned and weary traveller as they venture into England’s two remote counties of Devon and Cornwall, comes a sound of majesty, of the calling card of the Folk tradition and beauty that regales in tales lost and wars won; all with the testimony of the odd murder here and there which really lights up the room as the clocks steady themselves to bring nature and the wisdom of standing still together in a fashion of tranquillity.

Kathryn Roberts And Sean Lakeman, Gig Review. Music Rooms, Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool. full post

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

Betty Moon, Hellucination. E.P. Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

We have visions of where we want to be in live, the delusionary spell of wanting to live out our fantasy in places we can only at times ever dream of seeing, it is the same in how we wish the world to be, at one, harmonious, in keeping with nature and free from the phantasms that crow and screech in ill- tempered voices when all Hell breaks loose.

Betty Moon, Hellucination. E.P. Review. full post

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

Yngwie Malmsteen, Blue Lightning. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

To state the obvious is to be unsure of how you should react when confronted with the easily recognised, whether you should continue to rightfully applaud the artist for their consistency, or to step back and throw the social grenade of the unwelcome comment that there is no need for that particular illustrator of musical ambition and prowess to be standing in the cradle of another’s making.

Yngwie Malmsteen, Blue Lightning. Album Review. full post

(513 words, 1 image, estimated 2:03 mins reading time)

Snowy White And The White Flames, The Situation. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

There will always be those that surround your life and look puzzled at The Situation that you have found yourself in, they cannot comprehend that life has more than just a few bumps in the road. They don’t see the crest of the sharpened wave, the depth of will it often takes to fathom out where the next step should be taken, nor do they ever give life a sideways glance and worry what will come out of nowhere, the body slam which will take you out of yourself, or which will propel you into the middle of a moment to which you can never repeat the high of.

Snowy White And The White Flames, The Situation. Album Review. full post

(462 words, 1 image, estimated 1:51 mins reading time)

Traitors. Television Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Cast: Emma Appleton, Michael Stuhlbarg, Keeley Hawes, Luke Treadaway, Brandon P. Bell, Matt Lauria, Simon Kunz, Greg McHugh, Albert Welling, Jamie Blackley, Robert Goodale, David Hargreaves, Phoebe Nicholls, Owen Teale, Cara Horgan, Nikhil Parmar, Brendan Patricks, Nick Harris, Peter Pacey, Chloe Harris, Edward Bluemel, Patrick Joseph Byrnes, Joe Corrigall, Rocco Day, Ashley McKinney Taylor, Tim Ahern, Tom Ashley, Jed Aukin, Kieran Buckeridge, Billy Burke, Andrew Byron, Finney Cassidy, Sam Hoare.

Traitors. Television Review. full post

(631 words, estimated 2:31 mins reading time)

Bob Stone, Beat Surrender. Book Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *

The prospect of finding another version of yourself on a parallel Earth is not only intriguing but it is alluring, tempting to play out in your mind when the cold blast of reality hits home that quite often your mistakes have the profound effect on shaping the world around you, and that outside influences can distort how the world may be seen.

Bob Stone, Beat Surrender. Book Review. full post

(546 words, 1 image, estimated 2:11 mins reading time)

A. Tota And P. Van Hove, The Memoirs Of A Book Thief. Book Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *

Authentic thought in the hands of the misplaced judgement of the radical, is a dream that they perceive to be a realistic and proper, never once conceding that their words, deeds and actions are the result of stolen ideas, of plagiarised misjudged steps; some may call it revolutionary, others deem it avant-garde to speak the sentence uttered by others but with a more flourished tongue and convincing attitude.

A. Tota And P. Van Hove, The Memoirs Of A Book Thief. Book Review. full post

(482 words, estimated 1:56 mins reading time)

Wicked Splinters, Our Eyes Will See. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

When we finally allow our mind to observe what has always been staring us straight in the face it either comes as a complete shock or the awe that is captured is one in which the rest of our lives is made more assured, more open to the truth and less susceptible to the arrogance of lies that get underneath the skin like dead wood; Our Eyes Will See always want they want to see, it takes understanding to change the view and the perspective that has always rigidly been adhered too.

Wicked Splinters, Our Eyes Will See. Album Review. full post

(400 words, estimated 1:36 mins reading time)

George Benson, Walking To New Orleans. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

You might get to The Big Easy quicker if you took the train from Pittsburgh and took a long leisurely cross country route seeing the sights along the way, nestling in the appetite of music that made the country reflect on its love, its loss and its swing; you could do that journey and be grateful but sometimes Walking To New Orleans from wherever you happen to be at the time is more enjoyable, educational and understanding if seen from the view point of the grace of striding with purpose towards your ultimate goal.

George Benson, Walking To New Orleans. Album Review. full post

(435 words, 1 image, estimated 1:44 mins reading time)