Tag Archives: Liverpool

All we Are, Gig Review. Williamson Tunnels, Liverpool.

Photograph by Ian D. Hall.

Originally published by L.S. Media. Sept 24th 2011.

L.S. Media Rating ****

The Williamson Tunnels might not be the first venue in Liverpool that springs to mind when thinking of places to hold a gig, even within the city of Liverpool, it can be a surprise to people who have lived here for years that it holds within its brick walls the ability to host some amazing gigs. It was also no less than perfect for one of Liverpool’s most favourite adopted sons, Richard O’Flynn and his new band All We Are.

All we Are, Gig Review. Williamson Tunnels, Liverpool. full post

(377 words, 1 image, estimated 1:30 mins reading time)

Bowling For Soup, Gig Review. o2 Academy, Liverpool.

Photograph by Ian D. Hall

Originally published by L.S. Media. October 21st 2010.

Perhaps it’s ironic that Bowling for Soup brought their particular brand of rock to Liverpool on the night that the city was hosting the MOBO awards for the first time. In one corner of the city the corporate and glitzy glamour that is always associated with ceremonies throughout the world and in the other, four lads from Texas, plying their trade the only way they know how, with a room full of eager, sweaty, loyal fans and one hell of a party atmosphere.

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(334 words, 1 image, estimated 1:20 mins reading time)

Paramore, Gig Review. Echo Arena, Liverpool.

Originally published by L.S. Media. November 11th 2012.

If anything was going to take the chill and damp out the Merseyside air then a night of rock by one of the brightest young American bands to visit Britain in a long time would remove the gloom and despondency that overshadowed the city.

Paramore have come a long way in the last six years, from the fringes and largely ignored by the mainstream to one of the best and intense bands to catch live. Their gigs are considered to be one of the best you can catch live and on the basis of their performance at the Echo Arena it is easy to see why.

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(394 words, estimated 1:35 mins reading time)

The Human League, Gig Review. Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool.

Originally published by L.S. Media. December 7th 2010.

To many, one of the stand out bands of the early 1980’s was The Human League. Genre defining and one of the early exponents of the slick style of video that the decade produced in abundance. Their music was considered much loved and has been parodied lovingly in certain advertisements since their early heyday.

The Human League, Gig Review. Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool. full post

(361 words, estimated 1:27 mins reading time)

No Wise Men, Theatre Review. Playhouse Theatre, Liverpool.

Originally published by L.S. Media. December 9th 2010.

Cast: Helen Carter, Annabelle Dowler, Javier Marzan, John Nicholson, Clare Thomson, Milo Twomey.

Take a pinch of Frank Capra’s It’s A Wonderful Life, mix it up with lashings of Hans Christian Anderson’s tale of The Little Match Girl and add the very best of humour from theatre company Peepolykus you end up with a compelling, sometimes heartstring pulling and totally absorbing production of No Wise Men.

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(328 words, estimated 1:19 mins reading time)

Big Country, Gig Review. o2 Academy, Liverpool.

Photograph by Ian D. Hall.

Originally published by L.S. Media. January 9th 2011.

Apart from a reunion tour in 2007, the band Big Country has been out of the public eye for the best part of a decade. With their lives being shook by the untimely passing of former band mate Stuart Adamson it is reassuring and a pleasure to see the other three original members and their two very special guests play to packed out venues and getting the reviews that a band of such stature deserves.

Big Country, Gig Review. o2 Academy, Liverpool. full post

(497 words, 1 image, estimated 1:59 mins reading time)

The Friendship Experiment, Theatre Review. Unity Theatre, Liverpool.

Originally published by L.S. Media. January 15th 2011.

Cast:  Matt Rutter, Tim Lynskey.

It takes two brave men to create the genuinely superb insanity that is portrayed on stage in the form of The Friendship Experiment. From the moment Matt Rutter and Tim Lynskey bound on stage, the audience is in for over an hour of mayhem which will lead them down several rabbit holes and coming out the other side asking “what the hell just happened”.

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(297 words, estimated 1:11 mins reading time)

Proxies, Gig Review. o2 Academy, Liverpool.

Originally published by L.S. Media. January 17th 2011.

If 2010 was a good a year for unsigned young bands like Mercury Midnight and Not Advised then 2011 seems to be carrying on in the same vein. One of the bands to come to the public’s attention recently is the Proxies. The band is an eclectic mix of decent, hard hitting rock and electronica fused with an incredible and justified belief in themselves and their music.

Proxies, Gig Review. o2 Academy, Liverpool. full post

(276 words, estimated 1:06 mins reading time)

Twin Atlantic, Gig Review. o2 Academy, Liverpool.

Originally published by L.S. Media. January 24th 2011.

Twin Atlantic have come a long way in a really short space of time, having only formed in 2007, the band seem to have had the good fortune to be in the right place at the right time. The band have already supported the likes of Blink 182 and Biffy Clyro in the last couple of years and have quite rightly become very big on the festival map.

The band came to the Liverpool with a lot of expectation on behalf of a very vocal and hyped up crowd and the lads didn’t disappoint one bit.

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(335 words, estimated 1:20 mins reading time)

Feeder, Gig Review. o2 Academy, Liverpool.

Feeder at the o2 Academy, Liverpool. Photograph by Ian D. Hall.

Originally published by L.S. Media. February 8th 2011.

Feeder have gone from Indie Rock heroes and not getting the credit they deserve to one of the best live acts that currently ply their trade in front of fans, new and old. With their style of whimsical musings disguised in heavy, brutal, pounding riffs, it is no wonder they have become household favourites.

Feeder, Gig Review. o2 Academy, Liverpool. full post

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