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Great Britain’s Tim Brabants Gives All In Olympic Final. London Olympics 2012.

Originally published by L.S. Media. August 8th 2012.

Amongst all the glory, the heartbreak and personal stories that the Olympic Games has thrown up in the last ten days or so, none can be incredible as Great Britain’s canoeist Tim Brabants.

There will be other athletes who have come back from injury to compete and make their countries proud of them, no matter their placing in an event, but when your injury requires surgery on the very part of your body that is needed to succeed at you chosen sport then all you can do as a spectator is cheer them on even harder for just having the courage to get back into a canoe again.

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

Ashton Eaton Leads At Halfway Stage In Men’s Decathlon. Olympics 2012.

Originally published by L.S. Media.  August 8th 2012.

It ended as a day of disappointment for Britain’s legion of athletics fans as Daniel Awde’s challenge to the men’s Decathlon crown ended in frustration and injury during the first half of the two day event.

After a cracking start by the Briton in the 100 metres event, in which he ran a personal best time and lay seventh by the end of all four heats, the crowd at the Olympic Stadium, which has been incredibly vocal was hushed by the sight of Daniel Awde limping in obvious pain out of the sandpit in the long jump. He had already red flagged twice and his final jump left him short of pushing Ashton Eaton and Trey Hardee who were already looking like running away with the overnight leader board.

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

Gary Numan, Dead Son Rising. Album Review.

Originally published by L.S.Media, September 21st 2011.

They say that form is temporary and that class is permanent, in Gary Numan’s case, it’s nailed down with a thousand six foot poles, a few million staples and an industrial size pack of Gaffer tape!

Ever since he arrived on the scene as part of the Tubeway Army in the late 70’s and thereafter on his own, he has continued to release album after album of scintillating music that defies ignorance of the industrial music and searing pop synths, in fact he welcomes it with open arms and embraces it with passion. Dead Son Rising is no exception, filled to the rafters with sounds that other bands would not even consider placing down for eternity.

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(408 words, estimated 1:38 mins reading time)

Waiting For Brando Makes A Welcome Return To The Unity Theatre.

A popular play which L.S. Media called ‘One of the most outstanding productions of our time’ and is based on an urban myth about two Mersey seamen who played a unique, albeit fleeting, part in one of best known films of the 20th century is set to return to Liverpool’s Unity Theatre on Tuesday 16th till Saturday 20th April. Waiting For Brando will come to its spiritual home before embarking on a national tour that includes venues in Surrey, Berkshire, Cumbria and Kent. The two-act play, by playwrights Mike Morris and Steve Higginson, is based on an urban myth around the seminal Marlon Brando film, On The Waterfront.

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(423 words, estimated 1:42 mins reading time)

Blur, 13. 21st Anniversary Box-Set Edition. Album Review.

First published on L.S. Media. 31st July 2012.

L.S. Media Rating *****

Dave Rowntree, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Damon Albarn had been playing together for the best part of a decade and for the sixth studio album, the change of direction that had seeped and bled through on Blur had now become the norm for the band. The spectre of Brit-Pop was fully behind them and 13 showed that new level of maturity had come to fruition.

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(694 words, 1 image, estimated 2:47 mins reading time)

Blur, Blur. 21st Anniversary Box-Set Edition. Album Review.

Originally published on L.S. Media. 31st July 2012.
L.S. Media Rating ****

Another transformation for Blur for the self-titled 1997 fifth album, gone was the cheekiness, the underhand scathing appeal of the last two records and in its place something darker, more agile and strong sounding took hold.

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(639 words, 1 image, estimated 2:33 mins reading time)

Blur, Think Tank. 21st Anniversary Box-Set Edition. Album Review.

Originally first published on L.S. Media 31st July 2012.

L.S. Media Rating ***

This is the next century…

Think Tank, the last studio album, so far, by Blur is one that for all the best will in the world is one that is confusing for Blur fans. Yes it’s Blur, the magic of Damon Albarn’s lyrics were still there and the musical talent of Alex James and Dave Rowntree were evident. What was missing was vital ingredient of Graham Coxon, without him Blur were a threesome for the first time in their career and it unfortunately showed as without his compatriot for all but one song, Damon Albarn sounds tired and it could be suggested that the pull of side project, Gorillaz, was too much for the talented song-writer to cope with.

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(505 words, 1 image, estimated 2:01 mins reading time)