Ian D. Hall was brought up in Birmingham and spent the vast majority of his teenage years in Bicester, near Oxford. He grew up loving music from a very early years.
Ian has written reviews for the Birmingham Evening Mail, Liverpool Live, Chris High, the University of Liverpool’s L.S. Media web site, and, of course, Liverpool Acoustic.
Ian D. Hall graduated from the University of Liverpool in June 2012 with a degree of Bachelor of Arts with Honours in English. For the last year of his degree he was joint Arts Editor for L.S. Media and it has been his privilege to write on many of the arts in Liverpool, Merseyside, the U.K. and the rest of the World, having reviewed gigs as far as away as Poland and Canada.
Liverpool has been his home for over a decade and is without doubt the most vibrant, most cultural part of the UK. His love of music and theatre has led him to see great bands and plays, not just in Liverpool but the wider artistic community. His dearest music loves are Punk, Progressive Rock, Metal, Rock, folk and pop.
He is now a successful author of poetry and fiction, and edits the Liverpool Sound and Vision website.
Live review: Liverpool Acoustic Live’s Big 10th Birthday Bash Date: Saturday 16th February 2019 Venue: Leaf on Bold St Reviewer: Ian D Hall, Liverpool Sound and Vision In the modern world which embraces the instant and regular change as if it is a commodity in which to brokered and haggled over, it is refreshing to find the reflection of art and music that LiverpoolContinue Reading
Artist – Geoghegan Jackson EP – Flatlands Rising Release date – 1st February 2019 Reviewer – Ian D Hall, Liverpool Sound and Vision Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10 A new year should always bring with it the twin senses of optimism and hope, whether hand in hand and with angelic smiling faces, cool enough to disarm the concernsContinue Reading
Live review: It Takes Two @ Music Room 05/12/18 Live review: It Takes Two: Merseyside’s Best Vocal Duos Date: Wednesday 5th December 2018 Venue: Music Room, Liverpool Philharmonic Hall Reviewer: Ian D Hall, Liverpool Sound and Vision [divider] [/divider] White Little Lies Liverpool Sound and Vision rating 9/10 Some meetings appear pre-destined,Continue Reading
Single review: Harry Miller – Scarlet Artist – Harry Miller Single – Scarlett Release date – 17th June 2018 Reviewer – Ian D Hall, Liverpool Sound and Vision Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10 Six minutes is an epic amount of time in which to play out a single for, but then if theContinue Reading
EP review: Little Sparrow featuring Robin Dewhurst – Just 3 Artist – Little Sparrow featuring Robin Dewhurst EP – Just 3 Release date – 13th July 2018 Reviewer – Ian D Hall, Liverpool Sound and Vision Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10 The power of 3, a number that cannot be divided by the whole,Continue Reading
EP review: Joey Costello – The Wind Blows By Artist – Joey Costello EP – The Wind Blows By Release date – 15th June 2018 Reviewer – Ian D Hall, Liverpool Sound and Vision Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10 You only notice the heat of your life when The Wind Blows By to shake the feelingContinue Reading
Live review: Roxanne de Bastion @ Liverpool Philharmonic Hall 20/04/18 Live review: Roxanne de Bastion (supporting Marillion) Date: Friday 20th April 2018 Venue: Liverpool Philharmonic Hall Reviewer: Ian D Hall, Liverpool Sound and Vision Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10 One of Liverpool’s own, a performer who has been long associated withContinue Reading
Live review: Little Sparrow and Elfin Bow @ Music Room 15/04/18 Live review: Little Sparrow and Elfin Bow (double headline show) Date: Sunday 15th April 2018 Venue: Liverpool Philharmonic Hall Music Room Reviewer: Ian D Hall, Liverpool Sound and Vision [divider] [/divider] Elfin Bow Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10 The PhilharmonicContinue Reading
Live review: Gráinne Duffy @ Liverpool Philharmonic Hall 11/02/18 Live review: Gráinne Duffy (supporting Paul Carrack) Date: Sunday 11th February 2018 Venue: Liverpool Philharmonic Hall Reviewer: Ian D Hall, Liverpool Sound and Vision Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10 When you witness a musician completely stun an audience with an awe-inspiring,Continue Reading
Album review: Raphael Callaghan – Said And Done ALBUM REVIEW Artist – Raphael Callaghan Album – Said And Done Release date – January 2017 Reviewer – Ian D Hall, Liverpool Sound and Vision Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10 Don’t Let the Devil Drive, but then He does write all the best tunes and offersContinue Reading
