It: Welcome To Derry. Television Series Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Cast: Taylour Paige, Jovan Adepo, Stephen Rider, Chris Chalk, Bill Skarsgård, Matilda Lawler, Amanda Christine, Clara Stack, Blake Cameron James, Arian S. Cartaya, James Remar, Thomas Mitchell, Madeline Stowe, Peter Outerbridge, Kimberly Guerrero, Joshia Odjick, Maya McNair, Hannah Storey, Maya Misaljevic, Alixandra Fuchs, Shane Marriott, Dorian Grey, Larry Day, Morningstar Angeline, Miles Ekhardt, Mikkal Karim Fidler, Craig Porritt, Sophia Lillis.

Say Nothing. Television Drama Series Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Cast: Lola Pettigrew, Hazel Doupe, Emily Healy, Maxine Peake, Anthony Boyle, Josh Finan, Judith Roddy, Seamus O’ Hara, Connor Trainor, Art Parkinson, Cúán Hosty-Blaney, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Amy Molloy, Martiin McCann, Michael Coglan, Helen Behan, Rory Kinnear, Kerri Quinn, Laura Donnelly, Stuart Graham, Frank Blake, Eileen Walsh, Adam Best, Damien Molony, Ian McElhinney.

The difference between fact and fiction is headlines.

Quite often in war the headline is the biggest winner, the larger the perceived outrage the more in draws in debate, both sides questioning what they are achieving, and by effect the more courage and conviction the aggrieved party will feel to justify their cause.

Shetland: Series 10. Television Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Cast: Ashley Jensen, Alison O’ Donnell, Steven Robertson, Lewis Howden, Anne Kidd, Stuart Townsend, Clive Russell, Greg McHugh, Ellie Haddington, Louise Brealey, Niall MacGregor, Chloe-Ann-Tylor, Samuel Anderson, Marie MacDonell, Lila Rose, Adam Rhazali, Jennifer Hartland, Steven Miller, Francis Grey, Adam McNamara.

Even on a small island there are places where secrets are so well hidden that they could lay undisturbed for hundred of years, just as with artifacts finally unearthed from a long lost bronze age discovery, what comes to light will leave some wondering how it was never found before, and for others the information will be too much to bare, the secret laid bare worth killing for.

Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor Adventures: Dare You. Big Finish. Audio Drama Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Cast: Christopher Eccleston, Billie Piper, Jack Ayres, Camille Coduri, Beverley Klein, Harry Myers, Dan Starkey.

The voices in our head are ones to which often guide us and steer us from trouble, they warn of the temptations, the moments that will knock us sideways, the ones that allow us to keep a clear conscious; it may be instinctive, it might be just common sense, but the voice of reason and respect is there to keep us from being foolish and a social pain.

Ashley Reaks: At Night The World Belongs To Me. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

We think we deserve to be in the light, to be the sunshine of everybody’s life, to be seen as so bright that in our company wearing shades becomes obligatory and without causing anything but smiles and hearing the hearty words of congratulations. That is the modern effect of belief, installed into us that we can be all things to all people and they will thank us for the barest effort we show.

Fine Young Cannibals: FYC40. Album Boxset Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

The 80s was a time of obvious change, a period which the everyday that had been hanging in the air without recognition suddenly shifted, the momentum quickened, the hangovers of previous generation became polarised and the passion of anger was relit, reawakened from the early days of Punk and instead utilised with force and beauty a different kind of music scene, one that made pop be more than just bubblegum and teenage dreams, and actually not just make a point, but hammer it home with aggression and a vibe of consistency.

Jan Akkerman: My Focus – Live Under The Rainbow. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Class is permanent, as they rightly say, and technical mastery of an instrument lives long into legendary status, as Dutch supremo Jan Akkerman, the guitarist who successfully challenged the notion of dominance of British/American virtuosity that had had arisen, returns to the ears of the listener in a brand new live recording, My Focus – Live Under The Rainbow

Robin Adams: The Beggar. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *

We may beg for many a garnish in life, for the icing of the cake to be seen as smooth, flavourful, unveiling a rich texture that excites the palette, a revelation of taste, colour, and coherent disclosure; it is after all the final cherry that we expect to be pressed into place which will give us the reason to salivate and chomp at the bit of life.

The Harbinger: Gates Of Hell. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

The Gates Of Hell are open and whilst all the devils and demons have been on Earth for some time, what is being evoked now is the sound of the cries of the human traitors allying themselves to causes that will surely bring destruction. Only the heralds of music for the masses, the portents of good fortune and live mentality can hold the un-songs at bay.

Melanie Crew & Ross Palmer: Some Other Stories. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

Exploration of ideas is what always pushes the artist into new, unfound realms of discovery, the beautiful struggle of chasing down a song, endlessly correcting a piece of poetry, or indeed sculpting marble into humanity, all lead to the next big idea, Some Other Stories in which to bring to life and see the cycle continue onwards.

Melanie Crew and Ross Palmer seamlessly almost waltz into view once more, and on the back of their impressive E.P. Away From The City, and their enormous debut album Quiet After Midnight, the pair offer a continual drive of folk inspired passion in the release of Some Other Stories.