Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10
When Joe Bonamassa makes an entrance, the polite thing to do is to acknowledge the depth of arrival. However who wants polite when arguably the greatest and most prolific Blues guitarist of the last 40 years is in town, the only thing you should really do is applaud wildly and thank which ever deity you entrust your soul to, which ever spectrum of existence is closest to your overall reasoning, that there is a place in the universe for Joe Bonamassa.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 7/10
Music is nothing without enthusiasm, the blaze of ongoing passion and the fervour of belief that what you are producing is something that will nestle at the heart of many a listener and grab their attention and excite them to a point where apathy is thrown to ravenous wolves and the deadly soulless.
Liverpool based artist John O’Connell will be taking Simply Dylan – his personal exploration and celebration of the rich and diverse work of Bob Dylan along with band across the U.K. for the very first time and performing at the Epstein Theatre in Liverpool on November 6th.
Simply Dylan is as straightforward as the title suggests; no frills, no gimmicks, no pretense. However this is no ordinary interpretation of Bob Dylan, this is a remarkable and exceptional project which promises to delight Dylan fans young and old and to ignite a new wave of passion for one of the world’s most prodigious songwriters.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *
Cast: Anthony Howell, Julian Wadham, Lucy Briggs-Owen, Martin Hutson, Richard Hope, Alisdair Simpson, Rosanna Miles, Penelope, Rawlins, Jonathan Forbes, Derek Carlyle, Nigel Carrington, Terry Malloy.
There is nothing quite like the intrigue that a good spy story to bring to the collective conscious of a nation. Whether based in the murky world of politics or in industrial espionage, a mole in the machine is one to in which the public salivates over with the kind of relish normally reserved for the most salacious of tabloid journalism. For The Avengers, all of that intrigue is one in which was a daily occurrence, something to be taken seriously and for the listener become an infiltrator of the very best kind.
The poisoner of the well is never
satisfied until he has
murdered the whole village.
If he could, he would add to the venom that seeps, multiplies,
grows in strength and adds to the imbalance of his impurity,
his lack of moral conviction and toxin fuelled hatred for others well being
by unzipping his fly and with great relish, untangling the so called beast
and piss in the drinking water.
The deep yellow nasty smell that he insists is not there,
the unnatural toxin
that runs through his own veins and makes his flesh burn
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *
There is almost nothing better than the discreet musical discussions of the feminist argument in which to get your point across of self- sufficiency and self- respect which leads to admiration and a particular type of esteem eluded those that rant and rave at the slightest thing and merest sleight. Not just a feminist argument but a reconciliation between self-value and veneration in other’s eyes that you can walk away from a situation that is doing you harm.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10
Cast: Tamzin Outhwaite, Dennis Waterman, Denis Lawson, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Anthony Calf, Barnaby Kay, Nicola Stephenson, Sophie Thompson, Benjamin Whitrow, Stephen Boswell, Adele Anderson, Jarred Christmas, Robin Berry.
The River Fleet, a stretch of water so steeped in London’s history, so pivotal to the narration of the capital of England’s chronicle and past account that so many legends, myths and stories have grown up around it, even more so since it was routed underneath the city of London itself. The river became essentially a place where the dregs, the sewage and the hopefully hidden are secreted and forgotten; such is the history of London Underground.
Paloma Faith at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall in 2013. Photograph by Ian D. Hall.
The incredible Paloma Faith has announced a U.K. arena tour for March 2015. Her current U.K. tour dates (starting in November) are completely sold out. The March tour, which begins in Brighton on March 12th, will come to Liverpool’s Echo Arena on March 24th before finishing at London’s o2 Arena on March 25th.Paloma’s current album A Perfect Contradiction has been one of the huge success stories of the year, recently being certified platinum. A new edition of the album will be released on November 3rd, which features five new tracks, including the fantastic new single Ready For The Good Life, available from November 2nd.
A play about the extraordinary life of Great War poet Wilfred Owen will be performed next month at St. George’s Hall, Liverpool. A Dream Of Wilfred Owen by David Charters will be staged in the Concert Room of the iconic landmark building on Friday, 17 October, starting at 7.30pm.
Known as the soldiers’ poet, the story will be told from the perspective of Wilfred’s ghost who will take the audience on a journey back to the time of World War One. The story follows real and imagined events in Owen’s life, from growing up in Birkenhead where his father, Tom, was master of the busy Woodside railway station, to his own war experiences in the trenches.
Paris truly is a magnificent city, arguably the most sophisticated in the whole of Western Europe but is it a place in which relationship problems can be solved or fixed? Only the unique talent of John Godber knows as he directs his comical, truthful masterpiece April In Paris which is on at the New Brighton Pavilions from Wednesday 24th to Saturday 27th September.
Al and Bet’s relationship is on the rocks. He has recently lost his job, she works in a shoe shop and can only dream of a better life but things are about to change…