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Roger Waters, Amused To Death. 20th Anniversary Retrospective.

Originally published by L.S. Media. September 1st 2012.

When looking back at the work of Roger Waters, it is of course impossible to leave aside the time he spent with Pink Floyd. The legendary Progressive Rock king’s output had been prodigious and ground breaking with Roger being the main songwriter behind some of the group’s work in the post Syd Barrett era. His solo career though, the music he created after leaving the band as the thoughts of winding up the group completely was not to be considered in the same vein and by some not fit to mentioned in the same breath as say Animals, The Wall or Wish You Were Here.

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(1126 words, 1 image, estimated 4:30 mins reading time)

The Stranglers, Gig Review And Small Interview. Carling Academy. Liverpool.

Originally published by L.S. Media. October 26th 2008.

The Stranglers came to Liverpool Academy on the back of a truly hectic night in Birmingham.

This was to be their tenth gig inside fourteen nights and in all honesty, you would wonder if it was beginning to take its toll on their health or on the music that they have spent so long honing.

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(606 words, estimated 2:25 mins reading time)

Accidental Death Of An Anarchist, Theatre Review. Playhouse Theatre, Liverpool.

Originally published by L.S. Media. November 13th 2008.

Cast: Michael Hugo, Anthony Hunt, Matt Connor, Neil Caple, Craig Rogan, Ruth Alexander-Rubin.

Once more the Northern Broadsides theatre Company play to their strengths and adapt a play of note and turn it majestically on its head.

With previous success in Liverpool theatres with Much Ado About Nothing, Lisa’s Sex Strike and the sensational Man With Two Gaffers, Accidental Death of an Anarchist managed to top them all and played at a pace that left you breathless.

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(486 words, estimated 1:57 mins reading time)

Midge Ure, Gig Review. Pacific Road, Birkenhead.

Originally published by L.S. Media. December 7th 2008.

It might come as a bit of a shock to find there is still a musician of note, who shuns the bigger arenas and is quite happy by playing songs that matter to him and his legion of fans in some of the more intimate venues around the country. Midge Ure has been, musically, through it all. Whether from his early days in the band Silk, the heady days of the New Romantic phase that swept Britain in the early to mid eighties with Ultravox and then as a solo artist whose voice has swept all before him.

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

Steve Hogarth, Gig Review. St. Brides Church, Liverpool.

Originally published by L.S. Media. December 20th 2008.

Even with Elton John in town and providing what many would consider to be the main draw of the night down at the Albert Dock, those that attended Steve Hogarth’s “H” natural evening were treated to a night of fine music in the excellent venue of St Brides Church.

Steve Hogarth came down through the side aisle to thunderous applause from the packed out audience and proceeded to play songs from his Marillion career, favourite songs that have inspired him, a story from his days in How we live, requests from the audience and the odd Beatles track!

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(469 words, estimated 1:53 mins reading time)

The Rats, Gig Review. Baby Blue, Liverpool.

Originally published by L.S. Media. February 12th 2009.

Back in August of last year, two of the original members (Simon Crowe and Garry Roberts) of the Boomtown Rats got together with Peter Barton and Darren Beale to play their first full gig as The Rats at the Bilston Robin. It was a night that didn’t disappoint. Six months down the line and the band, if anything, have got tighter and an awful lot of the old magic was in evidence for the audience to see.

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(464 words, estimated 1:51 mins reading time)

Hugh Cornwell. Gig Review. The Brindley, Runcorn.

Originally published by L.S. Media. February 14th 2009.

With the prospect of playing at a fairly new venue in an otherwise untouched part of the world, some established bands would baulk at the idea of playing the first proper night of a tour anywhere but the usual haunts.

Hugh Cornwell has always been one to defy convention and it’s always refreshing when he does, because otherwise the fans and interested parties would have missed out on a truly exceptional venue which should go on to be one of the best gig locations in the north-west.

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(539 words, estimated 2:09 mins reading time)

Kaiser Chiefs, Gig Review. Liverpool Echo Arena.

Originally published by L.S.Media. March 3rd 2009.

With a style that seems very heavily influenced by the old punk rock guard of The Boomtown Rats, The Jam and The Stranglers, the Kaiser Chiefs are fast becoming this generations must see and like the Rats and the Stranglers, The Kaiser Chiefs seem to have cottoned on to their audience’s and fans desire for clever social songs wrapped up in good guitar work and with a beat to die for.

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(421 words, estimated 1:41 mins reading time)

Chumbawamba, Gig Review. Liverpool Baby Blue.

Originally published by L.S. Media. March 7th 2009.

Like most people the only time I have come across Chumbawamba is when they released Tub-Thumping in 1997, the wonderful moment when they chucked water over the then deputy Prime Minister John Prescott during the Brit Awards and their support of the Liverpool Dockers.

Chumbawamba are a band that have stuck by their convictions and politics, and more power to them for doing so and not selling out after they had they had a number two hit with the aforementioned song. Instead they have concentrated on making music that appealed to them and to the loyal fans, this shows with the diverse age and cross section of the audience that attended the evening for whom it looked as if that music was there to be enjoyed and not to worry about all extras which go with it.

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(367 words, estimated 1:28 mins reading time)

Electric Six, 02 Academy. Gig Review. Liverpool.

The band have been termed as “genre blurring” by some members of the music press and it’s easy to see why; not only do you get the visual of early rock bands plying their trade and some guitar riffs that would make any self respecting rocker proud to call their own but you get the disco prog, high camp feel of Mott The Hoople infused with parts of metal, Garage and new wave. Certainly a band that covers every taste!

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(383 words, estimated 1:32 mins reading time)