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Henge: Journey to Voltus B. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

The stance of Henge may be one that will possibly confuse the uninitiated but as the cult heroes bring their new album, Journey to Voltus B, to the shores of electronic rock so the reveal of what is an exciting invitation to really enjoy the creation and well as the flight that is awaiting them.

Star Trek: Section 31. Film Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision *


Cast: Michelle Yeoh, Omari Hardwick, Sam Richardson, Robert Kazinsky, Kacey Rohl, Sven Ruygrok, James Hiroyuki Liao, Humberly González, Joe Pingue, Miku Martineau, James Huang, Nikita Kim, Cindy Goh, Houstan Wong, Sonja Smits, Emily Mei, Adam Kenneth Wilson, Augusto Bitter, Jamie Lee Curtis.

There is a palpable disappointment to the expectant fan when it comes to the hyped-up talk to which the unexpected addition to a long running and remarkably influential television series falls foul of storyline, action, and cohesive interaction to the world in which it was conceived.


NOS4A2. Series Two. Television Drama Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Cast: Ashleigh Cummings, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Zachary Quinto, Jahkara Smith, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Virginia Krull, Ashley Romans, Mattea Conforti, Jonathan Langdon, Dalton Harrod, Jason David, Celeste Arias, John James Cronin, Paul Schneider, Sweta Keswani, Larry Vigus.

It is a demonstration to the pursuit of a truth and reflection that the writing of Joe Hill resonates with so much angst and the passion of possible sorrow that it could be argued that he is able to take a step into the darkness that his own famous father, and one of the finest exponents of horror of all time, Stephen King, was unable to truly master; that of the ordinary insight given its own inference of damage.

The Agency. Television Drama Series Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Cast: Michael Fassbender, Jeffrey Wright, Katherine Waterston, Jodie Turner-Smith, Richard Gere, John Magaro, Harriet Sansom Harris, Saura Lightfoot Leon, India Fowler, Hugh Bonneville, David Harewood, Andrew Brooke, Reza Brojerdi, Alex Reznik, Bilal Hasna, Sabrina Wu, Kurt Egyiawan, Ambreen Razia, Adam Nagaitis, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Julia Westcott-Hutton, Dominic West, Edward Holcroft, Abdullahi Islaw, Elana Saurel, Juris Zagars, Olekandr Rudynskyy, Emma Lau, Curtis Lum, Sergej Onopko, Marcin Zarzeczny, Ben Lloyd-Hughes, Akpore Uzoh, Violet Verigo, Alex Jennings.

The world of espionage has become so engrained into our collective psyche that for the most part it has become background noise to the genuine concerns of real life that inspires it.

The Crow Girl. Television Drama Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *

Cast: Eve Myles, Katherine Kelly, Clara Rugaard, Dougray Scott, Victoria Hamilton, Elliot Edusah, Raphael Sowole, Roger Jean Nsengiyumva, Michael Lumsden, Karen Ascoe, Isabella Astbury, Chloé Sweetlove, Jaye Ersavas, Lauren Morais, Trevor White, Winston Sawyers, Oliver Hembrough, Lu Corfield, Smylie Bradwell, Basel Osman, Andrew Buckley, Lee Boardman, Charles Dale, Julie Legrand, Malek Alkoni, Ashling O’Shea, Pasha Bocarie, Thomas Coombes, Will Barton, Sally Scott, Ellie Duckles, Noah Manzoor, Yanick Ghanty, Lisa Zahra, Alison Fitzjohn, Aso Sherabayani, Renu Brindle, Aden Gillett.

The Classic Rock Show: Gig Review. Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool. (2025).

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Greatness for many abound when they hear the signature chord of a song that grants them a superpower of memory, of instant recall and evoking of clarity, the weekends spent in a pub of choice and deciding between friends the ultimate juke box serenade in which the change scraped together would be exchanged for songs that broke and mended hearts, that pushed the sense of exploration from the mind and soul and taught the multitude what it meant to sit in the same company, relish the same ideals of taste, and become in the end, a better person for understanding just exactly how Meat Loaf and The Eagles, how Fleetwood Mac and Heart can exist in the same genre and be rightly glorified for their presence on Earth.

Johnny Lloyd: Punchline. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

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Sometimes the zinger requires time to land, the timing in the hands of an amateur is askew, not quite feeling the effect that it was designed to do. In some cases, the person on the other side of the joke sees the climax a mile off and is prepared, but the moment of exultation is lost. Only in the mind of the true seer can the Punchline become evident at the exact moment it was required to give the audience what it needed.

Moonshine: Good Girls (Don’t Always Wear White). Single Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

What was once a dream can soon become a myth, a forgotten piece of lore, half remembered, tales told around camp fires and the whispered remains of studios, a warning perhaps to the extent of pulling a plug early on a project, or the damnation of some who are a recording limbo; the masterpiece in waiting, fully recorded, but never released.

Helen Maw: The Moment. Single Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

The quiet acceptance of regret, but the hope that reveal and revelation that comes forth from the experience is a state of mind we can only hope to find in our soul when a significant relationship ends or we flounder in the wake of our untold promise; and yet for the most part we lament in the modern age with a broken heart on our sleeves to a point where the dignity is shelved in favour of the illumination of the prolonged exposure.

Pedair: Dadeni. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

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Just because the language to your mind is not easily grasped, or even understood, does not mean you can dismiss it, the structure of verbal information and exchange is not only measured by the words alone, it is the way it is spoken or even sung, it is in the intonation, the delivery, the way it can be felt to contain kindness, dramatic intent, the pulse of fervour and fear that gives it life and meaning; that is the meaning when you don’t know the nature of the words…After all there is light if we accept that it doesn’t always come from the Sun.