Nancy Wilson, You And Me. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Nancy Wilson will, undoubtedly, be one of the artists that is remembered for all time as one of the most deserving of the written and spoken commendation     of the unparalleled, consummate and absolute queens of Rock, her style, her panache and ability underlining every ounce of near flawless pursuit of grabbing the right song with her sister in the legendary U.S. band Heart, and perhaps the only surprise is that she has never taken that grace and air of confidence to the place where the inevitable solo album resides.

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(462 words, estimated 1:51 mins reading time)

The Flight Attendant. Television Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *

Cast: Kaley Cuoco, Michiel Huisman, Zosia Mamet, T.R. Knight, Michelle Gomez, Colin Woodell, Merle Dandridge, Griffin Matthews, Nolan Gerard Funk, Rosie Perez, Audrey Grace Marshall, Yasha Jackson, Jason Jones, Terry Serpico, Deniz Akdeniz, Stephanie Koenig, David Iacono, Owen Asztalos, Brandon Morris, Ritchie Coster, Briana Cuoco, Alberto Frezza, Sherin Shetty, Bruce Baek, Isha Blaaker, Ann Magnuson, James Seol, Hannah Tinker, William DeMeritt, Tim Rogan, Bebe Neuwirth.

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(455 words, estimated 1:49 mins reading time)

Lena Anderssen, The Airport. Single Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

We have found ways to be able to travel to distant and secluded lands and experience cultures that at one time we had to rely on the sincere words of guides and the opinions of others to make our imagination and creativity soar, we have found the way to shorten time and the miles between us so that what may have taken us months and a hefty price tag to conquer, instead takes us hours, a day out of our lives in which we can spend the voyage thinking about the emotional response to the facial expression of the one we love, to the one we say hello to; and ultimately the one we will meet again with hugs and smiles, tears and the courage of the goodbye at The Airport.

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

An American Pickle. Film Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Cast: Seth Rogan, Sarah Snook, Eliot Glazer, Kalen Allen, Kevin O’ Rourke, Sean Whalen, Geoffrey Cantor, Carol Leifer, Jorme Taccone, Marsha Stephanie Blake, Alyse Zwick, Dalon Huntington, J Michael Grey, Efka Kvaracieius, Darryl Bailey Smith II, Dino Rende, Peter Kybart, Joanna Adler, Herb Mendelsohn, Norm Golden, Al Nazemian, Adam Dunhoff, Mark Doamond, Leib Cohen, Liz Cackowski, Tim Robinson, Betsy Sodaro, Quinta Brunson, Kurt Braunohler, Michael Weaver, David Flick, Raymond Neil Hernandez, John Walpole, Ian Poake.

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(571 words, estimated 2:17 mins reading time)

Hilary Scott, Kaleidoscope. E.P. Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

In times of uncertainty, life and Time insist we take risks. To conquer our fears, to see beyond the myriad of colours, reflected shapes and the continuous mirrors that are designed to confuse and complicate, as well as be seen as a beautiful diversion, is what we owe ourselves when the wrath of mother nature and historical events collide.

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(431 words, estimated 1:43 mins reading time)

Sarah-Janes Summers & Juhani Silvola, The Smoky Smirr O’ Rain. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

There is always the mist, the melancholy and the memory of the haze, a heady vapour that gets into the blood and adds a nostalgic glow to the day’s events; the sun may shine brightly upon the proceedings, the snow may add a special kind of magic, but it to the Smirr, to the mist that adds perspective in the clouded folds of life, for we are not meant to see everything, life is not a clear avenue for us, or else we would never explore beyond the vapour lies.

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(387 words, estimated 1:33 mins reading time)

The Romanas, Hanging On A Wire. E.P. Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

The refusal to be placed in a particular box, as though it is the only facet of your very being, is to be congratulated, not to be labelled as difficult or demanding. Too many people find the idea of taking inspiration from a wide variety of subjects and the authority of other’s experiences to be detracting to the piece of art attempting to be constructed, that it somehow isn’t right to admire, and to want to emulate, a piece of classical country, but add in the corporeal form of hip-hop into the mix and the heart of the listener.

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(407 words, estimated 1:38 mins reading time)

Keeping Faith (Series Three). Television Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Cast: Eve Myles, Bradley Freegard, Aneiran Hughes, Hannah Daniel, Celia Imrie, Eiry Thomas, Mark Lewis Jones, Catherine Ayers, Rhashan Stone, Sian Phillips, Suzanne Packer, Keogh Kiernan, Matthew Aubrey, Sion Daniel Young, Demi Letherby, Lacey Jones, Martha Bright.

Some relationships are so toxic that it is comes as surprise that they have anything in common other than the attachment of blood, and quite often, the friends and those who seek mutual ground are left caught in the wake, the whirlpool sucking them under the safety of the shallow end, and in the end, they are normally the ones to pay the heaviest price.

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(456 words, estimated 1:49 mins reading time)

Bates Motel: Series Three. Television Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Cast: Vera Farmiga, Freddie Highmore, Max Thierot, Olivia Cooke, Nestor Carbonell, Kenny Johnson, Kevin Rahm, Keenan Tracey, Ryan Hurst, Joshua Leonard, Peter Stebbings, Adetomiwa Edun, Andrew Howard, Nicola Peltz, Tracey Spiridakos, Anika Noni Rose, Wilson Bethel, Emilano Diez, Tom McBeath, Keegan Connor Tracy.

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(540 words, estimated 2:10 mins reading time)

Rucker Diablo, Tail End Of A Hurricane. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

For too long we have been sold a consistent lie that once we pass through the centre of Hell, the light shines brighter because you can see the end, and your saving grace in sight; if only that were true, if only the dying of the storm didn’t have a sting in its tail, if the tornado of souls that crashed into the mind at the last gust of wind, then perhaps we would find that society in general would be more considerate, more understanding of the cause and effect of unwarranted greed and the nature of want.

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(468 words, estimated 1:52 mins reading time)