Chris Cleverley, We Sat Back And Watched It Unfold. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

We may be the product of our ancestor’s genetics being passed down, but what arguably defines us as human beings is the environment in which we are raised and the conversations to which we are encouraged to be part of, even in secret, the whispers of revelation to which reveal our outlook on society and how we come to terms with the possible inaction we hold up as a placard when we don’t understand the questions being posed.

King Voodoo, 4. E.P. Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

That Voodoo that you do so well can quite often pale into significance when placed against the virtues and endeavours of others; not that it should, but as you feel the warmth of other’s words caress your own psyche it can lead you on a path to which the dolls act more than pin cushions of memory, they are the conduit to the moment when you find yourself embracing the King Voodoo.

It’s Karma It’s Cool, Raised by Engineers. Single Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

The upbeat and the sincere are not always keen bed fellows, they are the strands at polar opposites of their emotions to which logic and dreams have no business being together; and yet occasionally the dance throws them together, the sound too addictive to ignore, and when this sense of unforeseen love tangos in perfect unison, you can believe that they were both Raised by Engineers, and not by romantic poets.

Alan Triggs, The Air I Breathe. Single Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

We take it for granted as we walk along the street, and yet something deep within us hopefully understands that but for the grace of our own circumstances and internal fortitude, we too could be flat-lining, we might be out cold on the pavement and with nobody caring about us, only the sideways glance and the downward stare of derision the only contact being made.

Davy Edge, The Darkling Dusk And Other Poems. Poetry Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

It can only be hoped that the more you may know someone, the more they may surprise you, after all what is the point of the sunrise if you cannot enjoy the spectacle of the dusk and twilight that inhabits the same path.

Whilst night may fall and plunge the world into darkness, Dusk illuminates the shadows with one final kiss on the brow of the collective streets and buildings, the people’s thoughts which turn to images of lengthening shadows, the stranger by our side which has remained hidden by the pursuit of day, and whilst the shadow breathes one last time, it is to the Grandfather of American poetry that we remember that, “Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn.”

Stephen King, The Institute. Book Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

An author can obsess over the same story as many times as they wish, as long as they continue to change the narrative, the setting and the drama, it is after all within their power to set the tale anyway they wish if it means the reader is hooked on the detail; what must always alter is the flow, the discussion and the frank exchange of how the world responds.

Allison Lupton, Words Of Love. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

The Words Of Love are those that we carry with us beyond Time, and quite often reason, they are the whispers in the darkness that give us hope, they are the continuation of the tale when all other sentences are lost in the mist or the fog of deserted expectancy; they are also the ones that can carry a deeper meaning than any threat of compliance, but they can be tinged in the art of the subterfuge and illicit. Such is love and the brave soul that whispers good intentions.

Beth Hart, War In My Mind. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

The drive to silence the battle that goes on in our thoughts and in our heads is such that sometimes we may feel as if we are two different people fighting for supremacy over what may be considered right and wrong, what is best for us and the realisation that most of the time we want others to be in a position where they are also happy, even if it means we have to let go of our own wish list and potential desires.

Marco Cinelli & Danny Del Toro, Delta Overflowin’. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *

History is normally something that we learn and digest, not feel. We spend our time picking over facts, debating on the finer points of the information. We forego, we ignore the living sentiment that comes from feeling the heartbeat that comes down the metaphorical downstream and the price we have paid for such disregard is that empathy for another’s thoughts and story is downgraded, seen as nothing more than a quick narration to be stored but never understood.

Toast, Theatre Review. Playhouse Theatre, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Cast: Giles Cooper, Katy Federman, Blair Plant, Samantha Hopkins, Stefan Edwards, Nicholas McBride, Alice Keedwell.

When we think of the autobiography, we tend to find ourselves in the realm of the adventurer, the sports personality, the political fixer, the musical star and the celebrity gossip; we are looking for a hero, for the individual to whom we might glean the clink of inspiration from in which our lives might not only improve, but in some we can bask in the glow of a reflected glory. However, the guide and influence does not always appear in such profound ways, sometimes it can be as simple as one who found their passion in another sphere, that the life they have led is just as pressured, they just found another way to rise to the top.