Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *
It seems strange to think in a modern context that the power of empathy is in danger perhaps, not of extinction but being carelessly tossed aside as if it were a paper bag caught in an updraft and destined to fight it out with the plastic in the sea. Compassion is there in the world but somehow understanding has been replaced in some quarters by the bullying tactic of rhetoric, of tough talk and sanctions, of bluster, wind and fury.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 7/10
A story of two parts, two halves, a fearsome volcano that boils under the surface of the Earth awaiting the time to erupt and yet in which understands that patience is the key to have maximum effect on the landscape below. That green valley, the farmed dale, the perfect idyll in which lover’s court and nature is silent and prosperous; all taken out in the act of constant planetary renewal, the veil lifted and the bride to be kissed before enjoying the sound of Black Veil Brides.
There She was walking
down the street, she got done
for DUI now she’s out on her feet,
serves her right, serves her well,
now her feet are going to swell,
she drove whilst pissed,
she deserves to go to Hell.
She used to look good, she used to look fine
but she caught the judge on a good day
and copped a lengthy fine.
Before He knew it, the police were on to him,
smoking pot at the wheel and polishing off a gin,
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *
It is almost the contradiction of Charles Dickens’ erstwhile narrative hero Philip Pirrip, instead of great expectations, there is instead situated at the heart of TC&I’S four track E.P. Great Aspirations, a more honest approach to the English language, a modern dialect in the hands of two musicians with vision, who by all rights would have been crowned kings of their world.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10
Cast: Michael Watson, Simon Bailey, James Winter, Karl James Wilson, Stephen O’ Brien, Joel Elferink, Mark Heenehan, Arnold Mabhena, Tara Young, Olive Robinson, Amy Thiroff, Dan O’ Brien, Peter Nash.
Musicians: Francis Goodhand, Tom Theakston, Sarah Burrell, Christian Sutherland, Iestyn Jones, Samuel Firsht.
There are many voices, lauded, passionate, full of life, that we hear every day, their songs enthral us, unite us, remind of what it is too feel, to be part of something bigger that we might believe ourselves to be. What we do forget though is the stories behind those voices, we forget as we listen to our favourite song or sit in the blissful memory of a tune that transports us back in time, that the songs came from somewhere deep and personal, that they are the product of a moment that is forever framed.
It is never about just the album,
the vinyl, the picture on the front
that greeted you, the small
detail of mass produced typed information
on the back that caught the serious addict
in mid stumble with their fingers…
…it is the wealth of memory
that each album represents,
you might instantly remember
or pause to reflect
who you were with that fateful day
when you spied something that caught your heart,
that made it pound faster, groan under the weight
of another lost love,
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10
At least in the field and expression of Art, the chase for flawlessness is sincere, for at least in the bright lights, the darkest shadows and the fullness of representation is at its most positive, it has the want to be great, not for its own sake, but to spread joy, satisfaction and contemplation of the idea at hand, the concept as a belief; for everything else, politics, love, life, relationships, the way we talk, the way we act, it is an illusion and Perfection Kills.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 7/10
Cast: Jim Sturgess, Agyness Deyn, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Derek Riddell, Richard Coyle, Dermot Crowley, Jojo Macari, Varada Sethu, Owain Arthur, Joplin Sibtain, Adrian Rawlins, Lorraine Burroughs, Aisling Bea, Ukweli Roach, Kae Alexander, Cameron King, Maggie Daniels,
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *
Cast: Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton, Sian Gibson.
All you need is laughter, all you need is a song and dance routine done with a cheeky smile and the television viewing public will take you to their hearts; but when tensions arise and the laughter isn’t there on screen anymore, where do old double acts go from there.
Whilst Bernie Clifton’s Dressing Room doesn’t touch the absolute highs that the previous episode of the series, Zanzibar, reached, it nonetheless digs into the viewer’s soul for different reasons, for perhaps more personal ones, for as the viewer remembers what made them laugh in a different era, so too does the fondness for the two characters Tommy and Len grow.
I always expected you back, Esther,
Evil somehow finds a way
to slither into view,
the smell of riches brings out the dead
and once buried, Dracula like, the vengeance
you feel at the sleight you perceive
drips from your fingers
as you contemplate the kill,
Hush, Hush, saccharine false sweet Esther,
your painted smile betrays your malevolence,
wicked, splintered heart, beating out of time,
beating to the sound of misery;
you are happy now,
imagine how you will be
when your immorality gains a foothold,