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A Very English Scandal. Television Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Cast: Hugh Grant, Ben Whishaw, Alex Jennings, Patricia Thorpe, Naomi Battrick, Jason Watkins, Alice Orr-Ewing, Monica Dolan, Blake Harrison, Michelle Dotrice, Eve Myles, David Bamber, Jonathan Hyde, Rhys Parry-Jones, Dyfan Dwfor, Lucy Briggs-Owen, Susan Woolridge, Peter Gardiner, Michael Culkin, Paul Freeman, Adrian Scarborough.

The Establishment has a way of winning every war it comes across, no scandal it seems is big enough to truly able to topple a Government, no outrage large enough to permanently harm the elected body that are there to supposedly look after the nation, its interests and its people; it is not the done thing and no matter who gets hurt, or whose reputation comes under fire, the party, the machine, the leadership continues, even if the face changes.

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(520 words, estimated 2:05 mins reading time)

Silver Mime.

 

Silver shimmering ghost in spray painted

bowler hat, a mime formed

on Bradford Interchange Station

platform one, she moves,

feminine gestures, this quiet symbol on the streets

free to do as she pleases

when she believes nobody

is watching her satirise the unmoved;

a hand outstretched

she greets a pale pallor Parlour girl,

poor and wastrel, waif in bustles

and then as the train to York slides along

the platform edge, they depart,

quiet but moving; unspoken gestures of comfort

in their stony set faces.

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(93 words, estimated 22 secs reading time)

Roger Daltrey, As Long As I Have You. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

There is a very good reason why after more than 50 years at the top of the British Rock genre that Roger Daltrey can still command an audience, regardless of whether they are fans and devotees of The Who, or if they just find the sense of purpose that lives deeply in the heart of a man who has defined the longevity of the classic track, fascinating, intriguing.

Roger Daltrey, As Long As I Have You. Album Review. full post

(484 words, 1 image, estimated 1:56 mins reading time)

Brackenbury & Neilson, Crossings. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

Collaboration is the mutual handshake freely given, regardless of whether in the arts or in business, in politics or in the family, life is so much more illuminating when people come together in the spirit of alliance rather than distrust, of building walls and guarding borders. The only Crossing we should find ourselves wary of are the seas, oceans and rivers that lead us to this joint venture; but the reward of common ground and friendship is passion sought and the sweet path of flourishing relationships lit for all to see.

Brackenbury & Neilson, Crossings. Album Review. full post

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

Stephen Harrison, It Starts With The Soul. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *

In the simplest of actions can lay the decisions of genius. No matter what form the art or scene takes, a moment of perceived simplicity, of creative minimalism is towering and deserving of the audience’s full and unequivocal attention; there is no other way to laud an album which is grounded and passionate, one that understands It Starts With The Soul.

Stephen Harrison, It Starts With The Soul. Album Review. full post

(386 words, estimated 1:33 mins reading time)

The Princess Of The Rainforest, Theatre Review. Unity Theatre, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

To inspire children in the theatre requires even greater story-telling ability than what might be perceived or even enjoyed by adult audiences, to get inside the minds of nature’s greatest critics and quite often biggest supporter when engaged properly, is of the upmost importance.

To make children care about the world around them is significant, to let their unbound imagination flourish in a way that sees them appreciate theatre as part of the solution, that is the greatest of gifts that an actor or entertainer can bestow; and in Cusan Theatre Productions’ The Princess of the Rainforest, that sense of power is handed to the children who attend in such a way that it is more than heartening to witness.

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(346 words, estimated 1:23 mins reading time)

Headingly Beckons.

 

Headingly beckons, a county rivalry

put on hold for an innings

or two, as I make my debut

at the boundary edge, sunshine opens play

I hope, as quiet reflection and the buzz

of cricket commentary updates me

on the activity on

and off the field.

Headingly beckons, a trip from once Lancashire coast,

into the heart of dear Geoffrey territory

and Botham glory, dreams of opening

against a spinner with pace

on the wrist, and the delight of a Pakistan crowd

exuberant, decked out in colourful flags

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(161 words, estimated 39 secs reading time)

The Chris Bevington Organisation, Cut And Run. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

Chris Bevington could never be the kind of musician, or man, that anyone would accuse of ever dreaming of never giving anything less than his absolute dedication to the cause ahead. This is not a person who would Cut and Run, rather, he would be the one leading the fight, the guitar by his side, the fingers picking at the air beside it, ready to fire at a moment’s notice; a lawman in the old Wild West, ready to always do what is right in the service of the badge of Blues.

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(432 words, estimated 1:44 mins reading time)

Phantom Voices, Peace By Peace. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

A lot can and will be written about British Folk music in the early part of the 21st Century, its resurgence as a defining genre, the ability of its players, the songs and tunes performed. If there is no book on the subject forthcoming as we unimaginably speed through the first 20 years of this time in which we sit on the precipice of greatness and equally on the edge of the chasm of folly, then the world will be a darker place for the lack of passion raised.

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

The Black Feathers, The Ghosts Have Eaten Well. Single Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Regret and shame, two states of being that eat away at our souls and minds, sometimes to the point in which the body starts to fade, the skin taking on a grey tinge which grows and spreads over time and the brutal pounding of the heart as it tries its best to stay in tune, feeling the abandonment and the suffering of its owner but unable to rectify the situation unless the person finds a way to love themselves again.

The Black Feathers, The Ghosts Have Eaten Well. Single Review. full post

(389 words, estimated 1:33 mins reading time)