See How They Run. Film Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Sam Rockwell, Harris Dickinson, Pearl Chanda, Adrien Brody, David Oyelowo, Ruth Wilson, Reece Shearsmith, Charlie Cooper, Tim Key, Sian Clifford, Angus Wright, Shirley Henderson, Lucien Msamati, Paul Chahidi, Kieran Hodgson, Gregory Cox, Maggie McCarthy, Olver Jackson, Tomi Ogbaro, Jacob Fortune-Lloyd, Ania Marson, Philip Desmeules, Laura Morgan, Pippa-Bennett-Warner, Tolu Ogunmefun.

The Carrivick Sisters: Illustrated Short Stories. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

It might be considered an old cliché, but if the epithet fits, then who, as listeners, fans, and lovers of the influence that is encompassed within the world of Folk, can argue; for seventh Heaven is the place where The Carrivick Sisters take you as they conduct and pen a voyage of 12 original tracks and a dawning that Illustrated Short Stories is the means of transportationin which to feel your soul soar.

Dan Brooklyn: The Great Beast. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Of all the concepts in which to put to an audience, the life, the mythos, the story of Aleister Crowley is one perhaps that many would shy away from, after all his legend precedes him, the celebrity, the icon, all the facets associated with the self-proclaimed Great Beast, they still manage to loom large over the practices of black magic and spirituality with an effect of storm clouds that could have been conjured by the critic’s favourite personification of evil.

Professor T. Series Two. Television Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Cast: Ben Miller, Emma Naomi, Barney White, Andy Gathergood, Juliet Aubrey, Frances de la Tour, Sarah Woodward, Douglas Reith, Ben Onwukwe, Rupert Turnbull, Tayla Kovacevic-Ebong, Keith Dunphy, Juliet Stevenson, Lucy Anna Richardson, Barbara Verbergt, Tom De Beckker, Phil McKee, Sara Vertongen, Gaetan Winders, Alannah de Loor, Leo Long, Muna Otaru, Miles Jupp, Clare Perkins.

A television detective must have a flaw to convey a sense of security with the viewer, and in a period when flaws are accurately shown as a different kind of strength, the connection between viewer and the solving of a complex crime has perhaps never been keener.

Simon Cousins: Myriad Of Colour. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Even in a world which swears undying adoration to the supposed truth of black and white, there is always room for a Myriad Of Colour to infiltrate the monochrome existence that we have been pushed, shoved into, as if we were incapable of seeing the beauty of a rose or the gentleness of grass without being instructed that it was there, that without the help of the over involved, we would be blind to the depth of shades and flush available.

The Walk In. Television Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *

Cast: Stephen Graham, Dean-Charles Chapman, Leanne Best, Jason Flemyng, Andrew Ellis, Bobby Schofield, Jodie Prenger, Ryan Mcken, Shvorne Marks, Chris Coghill, Molly McGlynn, Paul Brown, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Kate Robins, Danny Cunningham, Richard Hope, Nicola Stephenson, Bryony Corrigan, Gary Oliver, Dean Lennox Kelly.

Extremists of any background are a danger to the country, not just our own, but around the world, if you have to even raise more than your voice in defence of your political position then you have lost the argument, you have lost the right to be seen as civilised and part of the system.

The Bangles: Ladies And Gentleman. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

By way of introduction and welcoming to the show that is about to unfold, to return to the foundation of a story that went onto captivate and charm, thrill and not without the inevitable sense of distraction and sadness that comes as equal partners in a tale of the undaunted heroism that is performance…Ladies And Gentlemen, let the women speak for themselves as they take you back to the very beginning of The Bangles.

The Swan Chorus. The Swan Chorus. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

Progressive rock never became unpopular, it was just misunderstood and shouted over by the angry two-minute epic rant; and in the same way that a novel offering guidance and invaluable reasoning will never be replaced by a well versed tweet, so art will never be found wanting for the album that transcends the earthly and routine in favour of the larger than life classic which struts with grandness, with purpose, and with an ambition to reach more than just a moment of recognition, it requires the humility of the soul to be grabbed as well.

It’s Karma It’s Cool: Old Bones. Single Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

Pop, it was once insisted, would eat itself.

For some the flesh of the genre might have been stripped down to the core, the power pop of generations past having lost its elasticity fighting for breath in a sea of consumption and want; and then there are those who have defied the argument, and for them it is more than just Old Bones keeping the genre together, it is the soul of appreciation that makes the body full, conversant with the sentiment of the day, and a full formed human observance that makes the songs dance with joy and spirit.

Royzy Rothchild (ft: Emily Callacher) : Lonely Road. Single Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

It is a Lonely Road we walk upon, and if we are fortunate enough to even find company for part of the journey in which to talk, to hold a hand when the going gets tough, or even just to contemplate silence and to enjoy the moment of having a comrade for the duration, then the lonely road is one that can still have songs accompany the time, the pace, and the meaning of travelling a distance with nothing but your own thoughts.