Almost Autumn, A Little More. Single Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

If only we had the strength of character in which offering A Little More wasn’t to be seen as being derogatory to ourselves, that others would not see it as almost as we were bragging, exposing some sort of potential to the light and then claiming that we are being flash, exhibitionist, the green-eyed monster of jealousy rearing its head and sniffing the air for the disgruntled and the unhappy and relishing in their words of supposed entitled shaming. If only we could laugh a little more, love with less burden upon our shoulders, see the world with more beauty…it would be worth the world.

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(347 words, estimated 1:23 mins reading time)

Assassins, Theatre Review. Unity Theatre, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

Cast: Andrew AB, Shane Bear, Franki Burke, Rachel Davies, Izzi Feld, Trev Fleming, Shaun Holdom-Eyles, Thomas Hurst, Megan Key, Thomas Loughlin, Lily Maketansky, Lizzy Paes, Asher Pollock, Blair Smith, Chris Walsh, Andy Walker, Thomas Wiggins, Charlotte Wilson.

Musicians: Josie Conti, Mark Newberry, Caitlin Marley, Megan Rowlands, Adam Handford, Grace Loxley, Emily Magee, Jonny Knight, Chris Dickinson.

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(504 words, estimated 2:01 mins reading time)

The Miracle Of Great Homer Street, Theatre Review. Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Cast: Jake Abraham, Les Dennis, Katie King, Catherine Rice, Bobby Schofield, Andrew Schofield.

The greatest show on Earth is back with us once again, a nation’s hopes rest on an outstretched toe connecting with the ball and being steered into the net, a black cloud of despondency as the home crowd sees their team lose in the opening game and the eventual winners, lifting the World Cup aloft in front of a stadium full of supporters, should rank highly in ways to feel the euphoric bliss of life.

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(470 words, estimated 1:53 mins reading time)

Matt Finch, Chris Baker and Mike Collins, Apollo. Graphic Novel Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *

We explore, we break new ground and we laud those who dream and achieve the seemingly impossible, we do it all because deep down inside of us there is a spark of brilliance that once saw us climb down of the trees, stand erect and imagine. We see the horizon as the next goal to reach, perhaps not realising that the horizon moves as we do, but nevertheless it is one that can be grasped, should be held and desired, that from the trees to the Moon is but a short step for humanity, but one that means the world.

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(505 words, estimated 2:01 mins reading time)

Things I Don’t Talk About In Front Of The Lady With The Clip Board.

 

I just felt like

I should run away,

it is a familiar feeling,

one that has been a bleak guide,

this signpost of being in the way,

of offering nothing,

just a spot in the dark

where it would be easier

to overlook, easier to find solace

in the long walk to another

self-destructive path

where they cannot reach me,

for a while,

paved with painted stems of sunflowers along its edge,

bristling with imagined life, for there

I might stop seeing the faces

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(154 words, estimated 37 secs reading time)

Liverpool Sound And Vision: Interview Special With Brian Coyle.

 

There is no mistaking that the Liverpool Fringe has caught the attention of the public and dramatists alike; it may have some way to go to rival the Edinburgh Fringe, but all in good time, for now it has taken on a life that is representative of the city that bears its name. It is also a festival of drama that sees Brian Coyle and Emma Bird once more collaborate on a play, with Ms. Bird directing and Mr. Coyle having written what should be regarded as a heavy hitting comedy and satirical play, The King of the World.

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(1860 words, estimated 7:26 mins reading time)

Ben Sures, Poema Poematis. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

You would expect nothing else but brilliance from a man who once metaphorically and lyrically had gone to Bolivia and whose humour is intelligent, well observed and keenly delivered across his music; a performer to whom popular doesn’t quite describe his appeal but one to whom the story is attention grabbing and an absolute pleasure to hear.

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(376 words, estimated 1:30 mins reading time)

A Very English Scandal. Television Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Cast: Hugh Grant, Ben Whishaw, Alex Jennings, Patricia Thorpe, Naomi Battrick, Jason Watkins, Alice Orr-Ewing, Monica Dolan, Blake Harrison, Michelle Dotrice, Eve Myles, David Bamber, Jonathan Hyde, Rhys Parry-Jones, Dyfan Dwfor, Lucy Briggs-Owen, Susan Woolridge, Peter Gardiner, Michael Culkin, Paul Freeman, Adrian Scarborough.

The Establishment has a way of winning every war it comes across, no scandal it seems is big enough to truly able to topple a Government, no outrage large enough to permanently harm the elected body that are there to supposedly look after the nation, its interests and its people; it is not the done thing and no matter who gets hurt, or whose reputation comes under fire, the party, the machine, the leadership continues, even if the face changes.

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(520 words, estimated 2:05 mins reading time)

Silver Mime.

 

Silver shimmering ghost in spray painted

bowler hat, a mime formed

on Bradford Interchange Station

platform one, she moves,

feminine gestures, this quiet symbol on the streets

free to do as she pleases

when she believes nobody

is watching her satirise the unmoved;

a hand outstretched

she greets a pale pallor Parlour girl,

poor and wastrel, waif in bustles

and then as the train to York slides along

the platform edge, they depart,

quiet but moving; unspoken gestures of comfort

in their stony set faces.

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(93 words, estimated 22 secs reading time)

Roger Daltrey, As Long As I Have You. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

There is a very good reason why after more than 50 years at the top of the British Rock genre that Roger Daltrey can still command an audience, regardless of whether they are fans and devotees of The Who, or if they just find the sense of purpose that lives deeply in the heart of a man who has defined the longevity of the classic track, fascinating, intriguing.

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(484 words, 1 image, estimated 1:56 mins reading time)