Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10
If Dante can take the reader’s hand and lead them through a spiralling poetic narrative of figures inhabiting Hell, then the modern listener can certainly appreciate what it means for a youthful soul to attempt to atone for their sins and gain access to the other realm, and perhaps aid them in the melody-filled adventure of a lifetime.
A memory of childhood
sets with the sun on a desolate beach
as whispers of tall grass watch over
forgotten sands
where once heavy footsteps danced
around fires and final beats of
misheard laughter, song lyrics, and confused
buckets are tapped down and moulded
into shape of turrets and invisible guards
keeping the sea and swooping bitter seagull alike
at bay.
The sands now brushed clean
by March gales, April showers
and October winds.
We were never there, just a blink
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10
Scoundrels, Dreamers & Second Sons, the type of crowd we all find waiting for us in the back lit bars and the luminescence of shadows, they require payment, a settlement of funds with added interest accrued daily, only these Remittance Men are not in it to put the chains on the debtors, but they are pushing the audience to expand their appreciation of what truly flows, not pounds, shillings and pence, but art, expression, joy, acceptance, the allowance of Time to find the point of existence.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10
There is nothing quite like the thrill, the trembling ecstasy, of finding a sound that is willing, determined, to shout into the void, a voice that comes from out of the dark, and like the figure on the pier, hands clasped to the ears, the swirling, layered canvas that is life catching the moment of delight, the solitude of pain, the agony of expression, the belief of true parity amongst equals.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10
Life is a magic, sometimes a beautiful and intensely passionate one that captivates the soul, occasionally one that is filled is the sorrow and grief of all that has passed, individually and collectively, and yet both must be experienced with grace, with meaning, and one that whether you walk the road alone, or in the company of others, must give way to mercy.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * *
Cast: Rebecca Brands, Michael Culditz, Lucca De Oliveira, Nick Sandow, Devyn A. Tyler, Kal Penn, Jayne Atkinson, Maya McNair, Marnee Carpenter, Raoul Bhaneja, Derek Moran, Caitlin Robson, Douglas Smith, David Hewlett, K.C. Collins, Brian Bisson, Grace Lynn Kung, Caitlin Stryker, Simon Northwood, Will Conlon, Jen Richards.
The story is never complete.
What was once considered enough to wet the lips and stoke the appetite of the film lover and television watcher, has in recent years become a slot filler. The story has taken on a different direction with television leading the way, expanding a universe that perhaps had enough tension and pace in them to not require another tale being weaved into the original text.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 7/10
Cast: Joel Fry, Ellora Torchia, Reece Shearsmith, Hayley Squires, John Hollingsworth, Mark Monroe.
Not so gentle are the sleepers in that quiet Earth, or so we might come to believe when we find that nature has turned her back on us and makes us reap all that we have sown, all that we have buried underground.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10
The moment you can praise another artist for a sculpture, for a composition, for any type of artistic endeavour you have brought to life, you shed ego, you take on an altogether different role, one that captures the soul arguably with greater depth than when you take the plaudits for yourself; shedding ego, is not about letting go of your pride or your work, but acknowledging that others have played a part, have assisted have influenced, have given you the freedom to be something more than just an ordinary Joe striking out, you are in fact the epitome of being human.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10
Find someone who thinks deep thoughts and who acts upon them accordingly. Never be fooled by the alure of gold which can tarnish, instead protect, and praise the natural which can blossom and provide instead; and if you must be heartbroken, then let the words of poets and the observations of artists lead you back to a place where you are thankful for the experience offered, and not wallowing in the misery that the committee of offenders hoped for.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *
It seems ridiculous now, but there was a time when declaring that you have been inspired by the comic book industry, graphic novels and every sense of art in between was considered by parents, teachers, and education superiors to be the sign of a feeble and ineffectual mind. Even reading comics drew criticism, the young and searching mind that has found glory in a definitive artwork made to feel small, stupid as they attempt to explain that what appears on the page is more than just moments captured, but whole new worlds of expression to be thrilled by.