Paul Gilbert, Werewolves Of Portland. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

You can howl at the moon all you want, but only the wolf in human skin can feel the pull of our nearest celestial body to such an extent that the fur on the inside shows it natural bare teeth and smiling instinct to emerge, that the entertainer, the performer, the icon will not just howl, but will sense the muscles tense and ripple, the sinews expand, the eyes become clearer, brighter, more in tune with nature, and that howl is heard around the world, filling the void, making others listen to the music of a master.

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(443 words, estimated 1:46 mins reading time)

Lara Hope & The Ark-Tones, Here To Tell The Tale. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

When we look back at all the major events that have been the visual soundtrack to our collective lives in the last one hundred or so years, it is perhaps with wonder and astonishment that that any of us are Here To Tell The Tale, let alone talk about our truth with style and grace, with a passion that kicks out at the ignorant, with a fierce musical sidestep to keep other’s lazy lies from impacting, degrading our story.

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(505 words, estimated 2:01 mins reading time)

Whyte, Maim. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Our ability to talk, to hear language being spoken is more than just the means of communication, it is a connection to the eternal, the ethereal, and to the spirit of humanity that persists in the realm of being evocative, expressive and beauty, and when we find our language being altered, being phased out by time and the lack of use, then we feel the extinction personally.

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(398 words, estimated 1:36 mins reading time)

Peggy James, Joan Of Arc. Single Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

Where are you now? Where do you stand in the battle between the forces of ignorance and those who seek truth? Where is your loyalty, your hero, your guide, and where is the one person from history that fought for justice despite their age, their gender, and their ability? For we have gone beyond the crossroads which point to illumination, and all we are left with is the memories of symbolism to keep us going until we can find the U-turn in the road that brings us back to luminaries and history makers such as Joan Of Arc.

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(385 words, estimated 1:32 mins reading time)

Troy Redfern,Waiting For Your Love. Single Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

History recalls with pride where songs of joy and honour were recorded, the immortal presence of tracks are forever engrained into the studio where the mix freely with the memory of sweat and inspiration, and like ghosts who still have a story to impart on the future, so those tracks covered in glory, add beautiful shades of the muse and the inventiveness of vision as they bleed through, declaring that they have been Waiting For Your Love to come and be released once more; in any shape, any form, as long as the spirit in the performer is true.

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(417 words, estimated 1:40 mins reading time)

Bates Motel: Series Four. Television Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *

Cast: Vera Farmiga, Freddie Highmore, Max Thierot, Olivia Cooke, Nestor Carbonell, Damon Gupton, Ryan Hurst, Jaime Ray Newman, Andrew Howard, Terence Kelly, Marshall Allman, Kelly-Ruth Mercier, Aliyah O’Brien, Karina Logue, Fiona Vroom, Craig Erikson, Anika Noni Rose, Louis Ferreira, David Cubitt, Luke Roessler, Kevin Rahm, Keenan Tracey, Alexia Fast, Alessandro Juliani, Lindsey Ginter, Kenny Johnson, Gina Chiarelli, Carmen Moore, Jay Brazeau, Molly Price.

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(490 words, estimated 1:58 mins reading time)

Midland Railway, The Pokemon Adventure. Single Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

We place our trust and hands in the ability to connect with others, to form friendships, to have a group of people in our lives that wish only good things and warm thoughts for us; that we might be able to be part of their journey, their passage into the world beyond the tightly bound timetable of hellos and goodbyes.

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(363 words, estimated 1:27 mins reading time)

Pentral, What Lies Ahead Of Us. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

We cannot truly see What Lies Ahead Of Us, but we have concrete evidence that the lies told us in the past have led to a moment in which the tipping point for humanity’s survival has more than likely already by passed our senses, and all that can be seen from our end of the celestial seesaw are the images of what might have been.

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(507 words, estimated 2:02 mins reading time)

Inside No.9: Wuthering Heist. Television Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

Cast: Kevin Bishop, Gemma Whelen, Paterson Joseph, Rosa Robson, Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton, Dino Kelly.

To take risks is every artist’s right, and whilst there will be those that don’t appreciate the gamble, preferring instead to instruct the artist to stick to what they do best, or to translate, what the observer can comfortably comprehend, the reward received is great indeed, and can bring the artist’s talents in to even sharper, more critical view.

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(470 words, estimated 1:53 mins reading time)

Barry Jones, A Broken Heart (For Cynthia). E.P. Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

We need others to be around us to keep our minds balanced, to keep pushing our creativity in such a way that what comes forth is more than just a sign of language, it is belief and hope that the ghosts of our minds will take corporeal form and leave a lasting trace of humanity in our souls.

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(391 words, estimated 1:34 mins reading time)