Murph Bower, Destruction. E.P. Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

It does not matter if you have an appetite for it, Destruction is always in the air, it just takes the emboldened hand to hold the right match, and the whole edifice of lies and confusion can come crashing down, destruction of the walls, mayhem ensues, and faith in humanity scattered.

Steve Hackett, Under A Mediterranean Sky. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *

Even without the world having changed beyond recognition in the last year, the way we were travelling, seeing what lay far from our own shores, had arguably become one akin to the permanent buffet, dip and take a slice of what you fancy and then immediately move on to the next dish without truly appreciating what you have tasted, without asking what ingredients made the plate such a delicious treat, without savouring the dedication and industry which made it dance on your tongue with delight.

The Sad Song Co., Saudade. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

You either scoff or feel the ominous noise of memory as you inhale the words of your parents as a young child, that you must make the most of what you have, for you will never be able to experience it again. It comes with the new, the novel moment when you realise for the first time that life is not only about adventure, but the collection of melancholic longing for a sense of joy that you can only harness in commemoration, never in the celebration of freshly acquired.

Hello Cosmos, Dream Harder. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Spectacle, in the wrong hands, is a towering achievement of manifestation over consistency and the application of truth; however, when utilised correctly, when moulded into shape by the edifying and unyielding, it becomes a persuasive argument in the fight against inertia and apathy.

To Dream Harder is to admit that what you desire is more than just merely the act of ownership, it is the acknowledgement that your destiny is guided by passion, it is not hidden away in a dark cupboard somewhere as if it the gift of want, more the belief that what you create will stand up in the face of detractors and be tangible evidence of your existence, of your imposed will on a chaotic Cosmos.

Anna Elizabeth Laube, Annamania. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

In times past, as way of introduction, people would travel between kingdoms to future employers, or to non-family members to whom they were hoping to visit so they could perhaps take advantage of seeing for themselves the structure and architecture of the area, letters of introduction vouching for their fidelity, their trustworthiness, the fact that who they were could not be questioned because someone else took time to paint a picture of their past deeds and their personal achievements.

Voodoo Circle, Locked & Loaded. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

You don’t fix things that are not broken, but you can enhance them by returning to a classic setting and seeing what creative juices flow from the experience, watching, anticipating what will be released when the flood gates holding back the past are removed and the barriers flung open with a flourish.

The Pembrokeshire Murders. Television Review.

Cast: Luke Evans, Keith Allen, Caroline Berry, Oliver Ryan, Alexandria Riley, Charles Dale, David Fynn, Steve Meo, Richard Corgan, Kyle Lima, Steffan Cennydd, Simon Nehan, Roger Evans, Rhodri Evan, Anastasia Hille, Simon Armstrong, William Thomas, Suzanne Packer, Owen Teale, Rhys Parry Jones, Ian Saynor, Ioan Hefin, Mabli Jen Eustace, Edward Llewelyn, Sara Gregory, Vern Griffiths, Amy Morgan, Hywel Morgan, Llinor ap Gwynedd.

Supergirl: Season Two. Television Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Cast: Melissa Benoist, Mehcad Brooks, Chyler Leigh, Jeremy Jordan, Floriana Lima, Chris Wood, David Harewood, Frederick Schmidt, Rich Ting, Lynda Carter, Dichen Lachman, William Mapother, Dean Cain, Grant Gustin, Benda Strong, Calista Flockhart, Ian Gomez, Katie McGrath, Tyler Hoechlin, Sharon Leal, Terri Hatcher, Harley Quinn Smith, Kevin Sorbo.

There can be no doubting the impact that graphic novels have had on society, the mark they left, the sense of optimism in dark times that they asked their readers to embrace, and the artistic appreciation to which in less than enlightened times were the bane of schoolteachers and parents alike.

Leonie Jakobi, You’re So Special. Single Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Did you ever see someone pass you by and you instinctively knew that they were the one, hear someone talk with authority and wit and understand the sense of extraordinary, or at least think that you were fortunate just once to be in the same as a creative genius and think You’re So Special? If you were placed in that position would you put it down to providence or timing, fate or the call of the universe showing you a glimpse, a tantalising look behind the velvet curtain at where the belief in hard work and the cogs and gears of the human machine play with unique intervention.

Ally Venable. Heart Of Fire. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

The sleeves have got to rolled up and the fierce nature of love has got to show its face without fear, but with humility of spirit firmly set on the irresistible belief that good and reason will win the day when dark days threaten to overwhelm us.

Courage is never to be discouraged, and a Heart Of Fire must always be acknowledged as being one to follow, to see it rage, to feel its passion, the rolled up sleeves of industry might get scorched from the orange flames of the personal inferno that builds, but at least they will have been touched by greatness, by a soul willing to endow real meaning to the phrase “Youth Quake“.