Originally published by L.S. Media. May 29th 2012.
L.S. Media Rating *****
For anyone who caught Ultravox on the last tour or even Midge Ure’s much coveted solo gigs in the last few years, it really won’t come as any surprise to find that the first studio album by the band in 18 years is nothing short of sensational.
The Palm House in Liverpool, setting for John O’ Connell’s gig.
Originally published by L.S. Media. June 5th 2012.
L.S. Media Rating *****
The Palm House that resides within the comfort of Sefton Park provided the perfect setting for John O’ Connell, Liverpool’s own urban troubadour, to perform to an audience that simply was blown away by him and his excellent set of musicians.
Originally published by L.S. Media. June 9th 2012
L.S. Media Rating ****
The world may have moved on, a different vibe purveys the charts and the streets of the American west coast and more importantly the music scene. Somehow though, no matter what the decade, The Beach Boys make it possible to believe that summer is never that far away.
Originally published by L.S. Media. June 9th 2012.
There can be little doubt that Paul Simon’s 1986 album Graceland is one of the most important that the former folk singer ever recorded.
Not only did it give a new lease of life to a flagging career after the not well received Hearts and Bones but almost single handed introduced the wider world to the music of South Africa that was still being repressed by the apartheid regime in power at the time.
Dave Mustaine of Megadeth. Photograph by Ian D. Hall
Orginally published by L.S. Media. June 12th 2012.
L.S. Media Rating ****
There really is one problem when it comes to a Megadeth performance at an outdoor festival and that for the most part; their set is takes place during the day. For Megadeth, for Dave Mustaine, there is no chance, by design or by choice for the band to be one of the most electric, most atmospheric thrash metal bands of all time.
Originally published on L.S. Media. June 12th 2012.
L.S. Media Rating *****
The very name opens doors, it struck horror into a generation still coping with the horrors of World War Two and the four men behind the band have been lauded ever since for bringing heavy metal to the world.
Originally published on L.S. Media. June 12th 2012.
L.S. Media Rating ****
It may be Joe Walsh’s first solo album in 20 years but Analog Man does exactly what it set out to achieve, an album full of personal musings, clever lyrics and delivered with the style and panache of man whose knows that he is good and isn’t afraid to say so.
Photograph by Ian D. Hall
Originally published by L.S. Media. June 12th 2012.
L.S. Media Rating ***
There was a general air of expectancy about the reformation of Soundgarden that buzzed around Donington and the overall weekend of Download. Plenty of T-Shirts were spotted being worn with semblance of pride; many conversations were overheard on how people were perhaps looking forward to this slot more than many others. It was therefore a shame that the hype really didn’t lend itself to time that the band were on stage.
Originally published by L.S. Media.June 12th 2012.
L.S. Media Rating *****
For some within the crowd at Download, it was plain to see on their faces that their thoughts were focused on Lamb of God on the Sunday as the band of weekend. Up against some incredible and pretty stiff opposition that’s a hell of a statement on their part, however they were excellent and worthy title fighters for the accolade.
Originally published by L.S. Media. June 19th 2012
L.S. Media Rating ****
When Richard Marx performed at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall in 2011; it was easy to see, even to the untrained and blinkered casual observer, that the man and his music has touched so many lives in his 30 year sensational career.
Now the singer/songwriter has released an album, Inside My Head, that takes in songs from two of his recent albums, Emotional Remains and Sundown, some new material and some new recordings of the man’s biggest hits including Should Have Known Better, the epic story of Hazard and the song that Right Here Waiting, a song that can still knock more modern songs released into touch with its absolute depth of feeling and vocals that just are to die for.