Originally published by L.S. Media. May 10th 2012. 
L.S. Media Rating ****
There’s something comforting about hearing an old master return to the studio and release a brand new album of songs. Songs that strike a chord in the heartstrings and gives the listener the realisation that no matter the public may think from time to time, there is always a place for the older statesmen of British Rock to make excellent music.
L.S. Media Rating *****
Arguably, 1968 was a fantastic year for music. With artists such as Aretha Franklin and her album Lady Soul, Moody Blues and their opus of In Search of the Lost Chord, Pink Floyd’s A Saucerful of Secrets and Louis Armstrong’s What A Wonderful World all making a deep impact onto the record buying publics purse strings that year, surely the stand out album was Britain’s premier Psychedelic Rock band, The Small Faces and their album Ogdens’ Nut Gone Flake.
Originally published by L.S. Media. May 14th 2012.
L.S. Media Rating ***
Morten Harket’s music always seems to grab you more when he is being personal and open with his lyrics than most of his musical compatriots from the 1980’s teen idol, music video-raised era.
The former Norwegian heartthrob to a million girls via the band A-Ha has come a long way since the days of Hunting High and Low and the single that kicked off the band’s good fortune, the popular and extremely catchy Take on Me. Even with A-Ha ‘s last release in 2009, Morten Harket sounds more relaxed and true to his original ethos on his new album, Out of my Hands, than he has done throughout the whole of his career.
Originally published by L.S. Media. May 14th 2012.
L.S. Media Rating ****
There was a time when it could have been conceivable to anyone who cared about music during the 90’s and away from the whole faux Brit-pop sideshow that seemed to dominate news item after news item, that the band Garbage might just be the ones to save music from digesting its own hype.
The Kill Van Kulls. Photograph by Ian D. Hall
Originally published by L.S. Media. May 20th 2012.
L.S. Media Rating ****
The Liverpool Academy of the Arts opened up their Saturday spectacle for the Sound City Festival with a very impressive band from the Greater Manchester area, The Kill Van Kulls.
Alongside the Matthew Street Festival over the August bank holiday, Liverpool Sound City offers the chance for upcoming bands to show why they should be taken seriously. Following on from some incredible performances by really outstanding artists on Thursday and Friday, it was time for The Kill Van Kulls to show their mettle and give some really special attitude to the audience of The Liverpool Academy of Arts.
Originally published by L.S. Media. May 22nd 2012. 
L.S. Media Rating *****
If there is one thing you need to know about Joe Bonamassa and his music, certainly above most other facts about him, is that no matter what, in everything he does, he pretty much succeeds in getting you to believe he is one of the greatest guitarist ever.
This should not be taken as an endless glib statement that ends up in debates where people list millions of other guitarists worth their salt, the bottom line is that the 13th album in 12 short and prolific years have led to possibly the career defining album in Driving Towards The Daylight.
Originally published by L.S. Media. May 23rd 2012.
L.S. Media Rating ****
The name may say Gaz Coombes on the front of the album sleeve for Here Comes The Bombs, but it feels a long way from the days when his group Supergrass were one of the darlings of the Brit Pop phenomenon and they he and the band were a highlight of many a festival bill.
Originally published by L.S Media. May 27th 2012.
L.S. Media Rating ****
When it comes to modern day-post war Blues guitarists, few can touch Walter Trout. With the very obvious exception of Joe Bonamassa, Walter Trout stands above most giants of the genre and his latest album Blues For The Modern Daze is a testimony to the longevity and brilliance of the man’s work and sheer volume of work he has been associated with.
Originally published by L.S. Media. May 29th 2012.
L.S. Media Rating ****
Paloma Faith has the uncanny knack of making even the most uplifting music appear dull in comparison to her stunning voice and lyrics that scream genuine and absolute desire to be taken seriously as one of the leaders of everything anti-pop.
Originally published by L.S. Media. May 29th 2012.
L.S. Media Rating ****
With the Scissor Sisters fourth studio album Magic Hour, it most certainly is the absolute truth; that if it isn’t broken then why bother getting the decorators round to spruce up the place.
Scissor Sisters have been reduced to a four piece for a couple of albums now but the sound and disco sure fire hits have not diminished, if anything, on Magic Hour the drive that propelled the band forward and suffered slightly on Tah-Dah has gained more momentum. The rhythms and insanely likeable underlying beats that pervade the songs mean they thrust the music into another level that the group’s first hit of Laura suggested they would eventually attain.