Originally published by L.S. Media. July 9th 2012.
L.S. Media ****
Kevin Rowland and Dexys have been out of the public eye for a long time now, the last studio album by the band that formally went by the name Dexys Midnight Runners was way back in 1985. However the band that stormed the charts with hits such as Come On Eileen and Geno are now back and with a truly artistic and well written album titled One Day I’m Going To Soar.
Originally published by L.S. Media. July 9th 2012.
Cast: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Dennis Leary, Martin Sheen, Sally Field, Irrfan Khan, Chris Zylka, Campbell Scott, Embeth Davidtz, C. Thomas Howell, Hannah Marks, Stan Lee.
Oh what a tangled web we weave…
Spider-Man is dead…long live Spider-Man…The latest Marvel comic book adaptation is an old familiar favourite, so familiar that it’s just about a decade ago since the world was introduced to the world’s best web-slinger in the form of Toby McGuire.
First published by L.S. Media. July 10th 2012.
L.S. Media Rating ***
For modern audiences Bananarama might be a bit of anachronism, a trio of female singers who sound good…well there has been plenty of them over the last thirty years and you would be entitled to say so what?
Bananarama though were different, they had something that the other female singers, they can’t be called girl bands as when do any of them ever pick up an instrument in anger, today have forgotten, for they had bundles of attitude which endeared them to their early fans and they maintained that popularity when they were taken up the Stock, Aitkin and Waterman processing plant.
Originally published by L.S. Media. July 11th 2012.
L.S. Media Rating *****
When Rush are on top form, which is pretty much most of the time, they are simply unstoppable. The three Canadian musicians are so well respected that for almost other Progressive Rock band to take five years between recording and publishing studio albums would be sacrilege and could spell long term disaster for the group.
Originally published by L.S. Media. July 12th 2012. .
L.S. Media Rating ****
Sometimes you miss the boat on the start of a musician’s career and you kick yourself for it. Newton Faulkner is one such case in point. With two albums under his belt already, Newton Faulkner is already considered a rare talent. His third album, Write It On Your Skin, confirms the platitudes and detailed examination of his song writing style.
Mark Hoppus of Blink 182. Photograph by Ian D. Hall.
Originally published by L.S. Media. July 13th 2012.
L.S. Media Rating ****
One year on from when the three musicians that make up the popular American Rock band Blink 182 should have been on stage at the Echo Arena, Liverpool, Travis Barker, Tom DeLonge and Mark Hoppus stepped up from behind the falling blackout curtain and proceeded to give the audience an absolutely thrilling show.
Broken English. Photograph By Ian D. Hall
Originally published by L.S. Media. July 14th 2012.
L.S. Media Rating ****
There is something particularly engaging about the band Broken English. It may be the that four of the group have roots that spread far beyond these shores, it might be that for all the bluster and appeal of a Saturday night out in town, sometimes you catch a little gem of a band that makes you smile for no reason or it may just be that they are a very good band to catch live.
The High Violet. Photograph by Ian D. Hall
Originally published by L.S. Media. July 14th 2012.
L.S. Media Rating ***
The o2 Academy, Liverpool has been blessed in the last couple of weeks with some very good support bands. Sometimes these bands are overlooked as the entrée before the main filling, the bread you fill up on before the well served steak is presented to an awaiting audience. In High Violet they really should be considered much more than an appetiser, they have the real chance of making some very big waves in the years ahead of them.
Dave O’ Grady at The Lomax. Photograph by Ian D. Hall
Originally published by L.S. Media. July 16th 2012.
L.S. Media Rating ****
Would you fly back home from foreign fields and the same night perform to a room full of people? More than likely not; even if doing your own job, no matter how important, normally takes a back seat after an arduous journey in the air. Not for Dave O’Grady.
Originally published on L.S. Media. July 18th 2012.
L.S. Media Rating ***
There is a moment on Serj Tankian’s new release, Harakiri, where you think, finally this is what I know he was trying to get across in the first few songs, and then just as fleetingly the moment is lost. Somewhere in between the tracks on the album it becomes sort of messy combination, a mish-mash of towering ideas that obviously started out with such creative, noble and honest intentions but may leave some fans feeling a little cold, not just with overwhelming subject matter but with the great man himself.