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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Under The Umbrella, Theatre Review. Unity Theatre, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Cast: Mei Mac, Laura Tipper, Charlotte Chiew, Minhee Yeo.

It is in the exploration of another’s history that we find that we have more in common than we may believe at first sight. By listening to a story that we might find fantastical, unbelievable, uncompromising in its detail and one that isn’t afraid to show emotion, we might find the empathy and understanding in which to not only accept a different culture, but praise those who bring out the very best of its ideals and philosophy.

Shetland: Series Five. Television Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Cast: Douglas Henshall, Alison O’Donnell, Steve Robertson, Mark Bonnar, Julie Graham, Lewis Howden, Anne Kidd, Rakie Avola, Derek Riddell, Catherine Walker, Ayanda Bhebe, Lorn Macdonald, Owen Whitelaw, Tracy Wiles, Isabelle Joss, Conor McCarry, Robin Laing, Ryan Fletcher, Meghan Taylor, John Kazek, Francis Mayli McCann, Angus Miller, Emma Mullen, Olivia Barrowclough, Titana Muthui, Erin Armstrong, Kirsty Stuart, Natali McCleary, Kate Dickie, Jenni Keenan Green, Itxaso Moreno, Therese Bradley, Robert Cavanah.

Stones In His Pockets, Theatre Review. Playhouse Theatre, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Cast: Owen Sharpe, Kevin Trainor.

People don’t just change when they appear in front of the cameras, they alter their own perception of who they are, what their purpose is in life, for some it can be the glare of the lights that brings out the worst in them, for others, it is the removal of the make up that takes the gloss and the shine of what they once thought was glamour and all that could be desired.