Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *
The sound of the cloister bell calling to arms is never truly far away from the ears of devoted, it is also never too far from the calling out of the name of the spiritual guide that directs the way of thinking when the creative mood takes hold, whether that is the form of devotion or the desecration of the soul is up to those inflamed by its desire.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10
The sound of delicate fury was already apparent with Tinlin’s album Shade of the Shadows, the allusion set out by brothers Rolf and Alex to the divine soul that stirs the emotions in the same vein of the likes of Del Amitri and Simon and Garfunkel, a sense of perfect beginnings for the band.
The shadows though are there though to always be dispelled, to have the allusion cracked and the legend enhanced, the shadows are only there to hide behind after all and to come out from the tentative start into fully flourished group, to make the shadows bathe in sunlight, you have to go into the realms of a mood which is Strangely Blue.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10
There are reasons why the Universe never seems to be in sync with how reality should be perceived; it is a fundamental law that it is lop-sided, askew and quite cruel. Like Time, it offers humanity the barest glimpses of something beautiful and then hides it away from the vast majority of the world and shrouds it in a gilded veil that many will not venture beyond their sofas to see. It is the Universe’s technique of allowing some to be seen as Wasting Away.
There must be a way
to hold the world to ransom
through the medium of peace
rather than allowing the distance
between us,
between ideology,
between deeply engrained and terrible dogmatic belief;
which allows the spread of fear and suspicion
in all things in the name of national blanket
security
and the wrath of your god.
I dreamed once, half asleep, caravan dust in my eye
the bed clothes strewn
to all corners of the narrow bed and leaving me
cold and naked,
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10
Mike Scott offers so much of himself on stage that the decency of the man shines through with the glow of warm African sunset and the truth of a great Scottish artist.
Returning to Liverpool as part of their latest tour and to what should be considered a natural home for The Waterboys, the band played a set that was both outrageously enjoyable but also deeply conscious of the audiences wishes to be entertained and informed, to not just be the type of gig in which the flickering neon lights glaze the eyes but instead offer a type of natural absolution to the day, the warmth of that deep African sunset illuminating the thoughts with effortless wisdom.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 7.5/10
You can be as radical as you like, you can aspire to change, to grasp the opportunity to experiment beyond the natural borders of your own self imposed limits, what you should never do, not least without care and attention to the past is to dilute the artistry created by divulging your work with others who will arguably take it down to a level that might not be appreciated by many.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * *
Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Donald Sutherland, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Julianne Moore, Willow Shields, Sam Claflin, Elizabeth Banks, Mahershala Ali, Jena Malone, Jeffrey Wright, Paula Malcomson, Stanley Tucci, Natalie Dormer, Eugenie Bondurant, Wes Chatham, Elden Henson, Evan Ross.
The worship of the gun, the religious zeal
of caressing the weapon and praying
over its deliverance is just as wicked
as holding a Bible or holy text up
and proclaiming that you take a life
because your god told you to.
Yet we do nothing, the death toll keeps rising
year on year on year on year,
like a man addicted to powders
that boost his sagging virility, his prowess
in the bedroom assured with a fully loaded
and cocked ladies pearl handled gun
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10
We are all but stories in the end; it is how they are told and who by that defines us long after we have found a way to accept the great beyond and the next adventure awaiting us. If we are fortunate a good story-teller will take up our song and make us heroic; if we are privileged they will sing songs and craft tunes on fine instruments to make us sound unique.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *
Cast: Peter Capaldi, Jenna Coleman, Jovian Wade, Maisie Williams, Simon Manyonda, Simon Paisley Day, Letitia Wright, Robin Soans, Angela Clerkin, Caroline Boulton, Jenny Lee, Naomi Ackie.
The hidden, those that seek asylum and keep themselves out of sight down a maze or concealed nest of alleyways and secret hideouts, a place where the unnoticed go about their business and a place where even The Doctor doubts their existence. Into such a street comes the best of traps, the finest of well laid out plans to deceive The Doctor and which to ensnare him and make those around him accept their own final destiny and Face The Raven.