Stereophonics Frontman, Kelly Jones, Announces A Night At The Liverpool Philharmonic As Part Of A U.K. Solo Tour.

Kelly Jones – Frontman and creative force of Stereophonics for over 22 years – will be heading out on a solo tour around the U.K. in June and July 2019 for only the third time in his career. The tour will include an evening at Liverpool’s Philharmonic Hall on Thursday June 6th.

Heralded as one of the finest voices of his generation, Kelly Jones will give audiences a rare opportunity to see unique and intimate performances across an evening of storytelling and song craft.  Fans will be delighted to see and hear some of their favourite songs in a more stripped back environment.

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Yngwie Malmsteen, Blue Lightning. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

To state the obvious is to be unsure of how you should react when confronted with the easily recognised, whether you should continue to rightfully applaud the artist for their consistency, or to step back and throw the social grenade of the unwelcome comment that there is no need for that particular illustrator of musical ambition and prowess to be standing in the cradle of another’s making.

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(513 words, 1 image, estimated 2:03 mins reading time)

Snowy White And The White Flames, The Situation. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

There will always be those that surround your life and look puzzled at The Situation that you have found yourself in, they cannot comprehend that life has more than just a few bumps in the road. They don’t see the crest of the sharpened wave, the depth of will it often takes to fathom out where the next step should be taken, nor do they ever give life a sideways glance and worry what will come out of nowhere, the body slam which will take you out of yourself, or which will propel you into the middle of a moment to which you can never repeat the high of.

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

Traitors. Television Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Cast: Emma Appleton, Michael Stuhlbarg, Keeley Hawes, Luke Treadaway, Brandon P. Bell, Matt Lauria, Simon Kunz, Greg McHugh, Albert Welling, Jamie Blackley, Robert Goodale, David Hargreaves, Phoebe Nicholls, Owen Teale, Cara Horgan, Nikhil Parmar, Brendan Patricks, Nick Harris, Peter Pacey, Chloe Harris, Edward Bluemel, Patrick Joseph Byrnes, Joe Corrigall, Rocco Day, Ashley McKinney Taylor, Tim Ahern, Tom Ashley, Jed Aukin, Kieran Buckeridge, Billy Burke, Andrew Byron, Finney Cassidy, Sam Hoare.

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(631 words, estimated 2:31 mins reading time)

Bob Stone, Beat Surrender. Book Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *

The prospect of finding another version of yourself on a parallel Earth is not only intriguing but it is alluring, tempting to play out in your mind when the cold blast of reality hits home that quite often your mistakes have the profound effect on shaping the world around you, and that outside influences can distort how the world may be seen.

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A. Tota And P. Van Hove, The Memoirs Of A Book Thief. Book Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *

Authentic thought in the hands of the misplaced judgement of the radical, is a dream that they perceive to be a realistic and proper, never once conceding that their words, deeds and actions are the result of stolen ideas, of plagiarised misjudged steps; some may call it revolutionary, others deem it avant-garde to speak the sentence uttered by others but with a more flourished tongue and convincing attitude.

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(482 words, estimated 1:56 mins reading time)

Liverpool Fringe Festival Returns For A Third Fantastic Year This June.

The Liverpool Fringe Festival Runs from 1st to the 16th June 2019.

The Liverpool Fringe Festival is back for its third year. It will be on from 1st-16th June in various venues in Liverpool City Centre. There is going to be some fantastic performances showcasing the work of local theatre companies and dancers. A full list of events is available here.

The Organisers are still looking for acts and sponsors to make the Festival as fabulous as possible. Acts can register to be part of the Fringe here.

Potential sponsors can email info@liverpoolfringe.co.uk to request details of packages available.

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Major U.K. Tour For Helen Forrester’s By The Waters Of Liverpool Announced.

Following on from its highly acclaimed run at the Liverpool Empire Theatre last autumn, By The Waters Of Liverpool is set to embark on a major U.K. tour in Spring 2020 it has been revealed.

The production follows the smash-hit success of Forrester’s Twopence To Cross The Mersey and is being brought to audiences by the team behind both the musical and stage play versions of the award-winning true story.

By The Waters Of Liverpool is a period drama set in the 1930s. The story opens in 1935. Helen Forrester is sixteen years old and fighting a bitter battle with her parents for the right to educate herself and go out to work.

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Wicked Splinters, Our Eyes Will See. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

When we finally allow our mind to observe what has always been staring us straight in the face it either comes as a complete shock or the awe that is captured is one in which the rest of our lives is made more assured, more open to the truth and less susceptible to the arrogance of lies that get underneath the skin like dead wood; Our Eyes Will See always want they want to see, it takes understanding to change the view and the perspective that has always rigidly been adhered too.

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

George Benson, Walking To New Orleans. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

You might get to The Big Easy quicker if you took the train from Pittsburgh and took a long leisurely cross country route seeing the sights along the way, nestling in the appetite of music that made the country reflect on its love, its loss and its swing; you could do that journey and be grateful but sometimes Walking To New Orleans from wherever you happen to be at the time is more enjoyable, educational and understanding if seen from the view point of the grace of striding with purpose towards your ultimate goal.

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(435 words, 1 image, estimated 1:44 mins reading time)