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Lucy Worsley: Lady Killers. Series Three. Radio Series Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

We can discuss crime in its most violent form, that of the act of murder, all day, the subject matter is of a constant interest to many, the chance to play detective with no formal training, offering a conclusion via an opinion, and yet we will only offer measured or emotional thought when it comes to men accused and found guilty of the heinous offence; when it comes to discussing women who fall from grace we often gloss over it with platitudes or the observance that the act itself was one of subversion of gender.

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(467 words, estimated 1:52 mins reading time)

Belinda Carlisle: Decades – Volume 2. Box Set Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

A story of two halves, a tale of two distinctive eras made whole by the subject matter’s intense drive and personality welding them together, connecting them by the sound of a voice so powerful that the listener cannot but help but be entranced by the siren of a Californian call, of transferring an energy from surfside punk pop to a queen whose majesty is reflected in the second half of her career and so expertly, so boldly envisaged in the release of the box set Belinda Carlisle: Decades – Volume 2.

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(528 words, estimated 2:07 mins reading time)

Kiki Dee: The Ariola And EMI Years. Box Set Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

The unexpected treasure trove unearthed is more valuable to the finder than the understanding that there was always a map filled with detail and a full manifest attached to the story passed down in full regaled explanation.

For the fans of one of the U.K.s much loved survivors and stars of the ever changing music business, the chance to revel again in a new box set that celebrates her work during a certain period is one of undeniable pleasure and intriguing possibilities for the heart to follow, and for the soul to feel the strength that emanates from Kike Dee as third in the in depth look into her career continues with the impressive The Ariola And EMI Years.

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

Matthew Robb: History Before It Happens. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision 9/10

There are those who will adamantly, and with great pride at their insight, insist that the world we live in is a simulation, that we should understand what is occurring and taking shape in front of our eyes because it has already been decreed, that history is just a program given shape and depth and then inserted into what we perceive as the present day…History Before It Happens in the making.

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

The Vincent Burke Trio: 10 By 3. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Life is such that to retreat to a comfortable space, to feel the warmth of fire that flickers in time with your heartbeat and to have a sound playing in your soul from the system of your choice, is not just an act of pleasure, it is a recommended pursuit of self-care; and when the music is the pace at which we set our personal clocks to, in which we find our rhythm aligns with the pulse of a discerning universe, then we know we are in the presence of masters.

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(381 words, estimated 1:31 mins reading time)

My Life Story: Loving You Is Killing Me. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

One of the issues of unconditional love is knowing that if you don’t retain some semblance of identity, you could find yourself submerged, engulfed by the personality of the other; it is a fundamental understanding that people think of as part of their own life story, the sentence driven in a scream of independence, “Loving You Is Killing Me”.

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(350 words, estimated 1:24 mins reading time)

The Artful Dodger. Television Series Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *

Cast: Thomas Brodie-Sangster, David Thewlis, Maia Mitchell, Damon Herriman, Luke Carroll, Vivienne Awosoga, Damien Garvey, Lucy-Rose Leonard, Tim Minchin, Kim Gyngell, Nicholas Burton, Susie Porter, Albert Latailakepa, Miranda Tapsell, Brigid Zengeni, Aljin Abella, Huw Higginson, Jessica De Gouw, Tom Budge, Michael Sheasby, Ezekiel Simat, Stephen Ryan, Justin Smith, Jude Hyland, Hal Cumpston, Nicholas Hope, Maua Fuifui, Finn Treacy, Andrea Demetriades, Fayssal Bazzi, Steve Morris, Finnian James, Nocholas Cassim.

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(563 words, estimated 2:15 mins reading time)

Green Day: Saviors. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 7/10

Life’s a riot when the world is in flames, for the urge to rebel and beat down the doors of every major institution, to ransack and remove from the super-rich the means of influence is what boils the blood, and yet we must be wary of those we proclaim as saviours, as the angels of mercy who act with the grin and the sleight of hand and offer us words and possible actions, whilst not actually providing the sustenance of existence in the new world they have planned out in the back of their minds.

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(454 words, estimated 1:49 mins reading time)

Alice Di Micele: Interpretations Vol 1. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

We must be resolute in our pursuit of being unique, even in the way we are guided by the voices of others, we must at all costs seek to stamp our own authority on what came before with matchless rarity, a dominating flavour that should be seen to all who observe as an exceptionality, as explosive as uncommon as a star entering its supernova stage just as we happen to look to the heavens.

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

Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes: Dark Rainbow. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Somewhere over the rainbow there stands a pot of gold, but beware you don’t follow the wrong natural marvel in the sky, be cautious of the colours that slowly fade to black, because what is more valuable than an ingot taken from a pot and guarded by some unearthly creature, is the vessel released once you follow the Dark Rainbow, the one that Dorothy Gale herself would have had a finer time in awe of; especially if she had the opportunity to be thrust into the path of Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes’ new and generously sublime offering, Dark Rainbow.

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