Monthly Archives: August 2012

Bruce Springsteen, Wrecking Ball. Album Review.

Orginally published by L.S. Media. March 7th 2012.

L.S. Media Rating ****

The Wrecking Ball is Bruce Springsteen’s 17th studio album and it has to be understood to be enjoyed. It has the appearance of being an angry introspection and commentary of the 21ST Century America that Bruce Springsteen finds himself living under. It is a world away from the days where flags were raised in standard to his work. This is Springsteen where Springsteen should have been. The golden working class idol, possibly one of the truest America has produced, returns to his roots and gives America and the world a damn good telling off.

Bruce Springsteen, Wrecking Ball. Album Review. full post

(528 words, 1 image, estimated 2:07 mins reading time)

The Popes, New Church. Album Review.

Originally published by L.S. Media. March 7th 2012.

L.S. Media Rating ****

Unless you go looking specifically for The Popes, it would be understandable to many that they really haven’t heard anything by them. It is a huge shame, understandable, but a huge and utter disgrace none the less.

The band’s newest album New Church is nothing short of astonishing. It is a complete revelation and one that is worth exploring in depth and with an open and honest heart.

The Popes, New Church. Album Review. full post

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

Katie Melua, Secret Symphony. Album Review.

Originally published by L.S. Media. March 7th 2012. (under the name of Laura Dentt-Steven)

L.S. Media Rating ****

There is no doubting the talent that lies at the heart of Katie Melua. A voice that makes champagne taste so much sweeter and puts to shame a lot of women that feel the need to just flaunt what little talent they have into taking part in the con of stardom that pervades yet another generation of women who think that the way to happiness is by taking part in reality programmes and snaring the latest celebrity footballer.

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(415 words, 1 image, estimated 1:40 mins reading time)

Black T-Shirt Collection. Theatre Review. Unity Theatre, Liverpool.

Originally published by L.S. Media. March 10th 2012.

L.S. Media *****

Inua Ellams’ Black T-Shirt Collection is one of those rare moments of theatre where one person carries an entire production by himself and the result is nothing short of absolutely stunning.

As part of the Unity Theatre’s season of plays with Fuelfest, Inua Ellam’s play took the audience into realm of private enterprise and the shocking aftermath when a company that started with so many good intentions unravels and the people behind it see the world for its true, cruel, profit-making and inhumane ways.

Black T-Shirt Collection. Theatre Review. Unity Theatre, Liverpool. full post

(348 words, 1 image, estimated 1:24 mins reading time)

Rise to Remain, Gig Review. o2 Academy, Liverpool.

Photograph by Ian D. Hall

Originally published by L.S. Media. March 12th 2012.

L.S. Media Rating ****

Heavy Metal might not get the press coverage in Liverpool that is reserved for the excellent talent that gets covered and lauded over throughout the city but if any band that ventures west of Manchester gets as well received as Rise to Remain at the o2 Academy then not only will they have done well, they could consider themselves to have a future in the business.

Rise to Remain, Gig Review. o2 Academy, Liverpool. full post

(404 words, 1 image, estimated 1:37 mins reading time)

Lionel Richie, Tuskegee. Album Review.

Originally published by L.S. Media. March 12th 2012.

L.S. Media Rating ****

Lionel Richie is one of the very best at what he does, if you want a ballad that moves people to tears then Lionel is your man, if you need a track that will get people up and out of their chairs and dancing, again Lionel is the artist you turn to. Even when he brings out, what is to all reasonable effects a greatest hits package with a twist, he still makes you feel a though as you have put on a warm, comfortable cardigan, the fire in your front room is enticing and homely and the news, for once is nothing but good.

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(360 words, 1 image, estimated 1:26 mins reading time)

Oedipussy, Theatre Review. Playhouse Theatre, Liverpool.

O Picture by Johan Perrson

Originally published by L.S. Media. March 15th 2012.

L.S. Media Rating *****

Cast:  Aitor Basauri, Stephen Kreiss, Petra Massey, Toby Park.

You can sit there all night thinking of the best way to describe Spymonkey’s Oedipussy, scratch your head and explain what you’ve seen in words that are both fitting to the company and the creators behind one of the great adaptations of Greek theatre. What it all boils down too, is that the team behind Spymonkey are pure and utter comic geniuses!

Oedipussy, Theatre Review. Playhouse Theatre, Liverpool. full post

(582 words, 1 image, estimated 2:20 mins reading time)

Black Stone Cherry, Gig Review. o2 Academy, Liverpool.

Photograph by Ian D. Hall

Originally published by L.S. Media. March 16th 2012.

  • L.S. Media Rating *****

A great and astounding gig can sometimes be defined by what happens at its end rather than during the whole. If an audience as passionate as the people of Liverpool can be with some of their own home grown talent, can sing with great heart and outdo a Birmingham crowd, normally more adept at taking on the task given to them by one of the heavyweights of 21st Century Metal, then you know that Black Stone Cherry truly and utterly demolished any preconceptions that Liverpool doesn’t do the genre.

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(465 words, 1 image, estimated 1:52 mins reading time)

Sound of Guns, Angels and Enemies. Album Review.

Originally published by L.S. Media. March 17th 2012

L.S. Media Rating ****

Following on from the Sound of Guns debut album What Came From Fire is the jaw dropping sequel, the outstanding and brilliantly produced Angels and Enemies.

The alternative rock musicians from Liverpool have scored a direct hit with this record which has the guts and power to make sure that the band not only put their personal stamp on the local music scene but also at a national level.

Sound of Guns, Angels and Enemies. Album Review. full post

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

Hue and Cry, Hot Wire. Album Review.

Originally published by L.S. Media. March 25th 2012.

L.S. Media Rating *****

If you want an album that will really get the toes tapping in time to the beat of a heart that is being governed by the sound of excellent music then in all honesty you really couldn’t go far wrong that to purchase and revel in Hot Wire, the new album by Hue and Cry.

Hue and Cry, Hot Wire. Album Review. full post

(403 words, 1 image, estimated 1:37 mins reading time)