After visiting Rome and seeing the incredible Baroque art and architecture wonderfully decorated inside the many chapels and churches there, one can see how ‘human creativity’ has influenced and shaped who we are as a species. I would go as far as to say that visual art and music, performance and literature, drive our species in all areas of human development. As both a musician and writer, I feel like I can experience both the process, creation of music and text, the finished product, and apply these experiences to my writing.
As a post-graduate in Popular Music Studies, I have learnt how to ‘view’ a piece of music and analyse it from all angles. As a music-lover, I have a huge back catalogue of CDs, records, biographies and magazines to reference from, with which I enjoy reviewing music. I currently review live shows and music for online music magazine ‘3 Songs & Out’ and I have studied with Liverpool theatre company ‘Grin Theatre’ At present, I work for Vulcan Studios Ltd which is a music rehearsal and recording studio complex. All of these organisations have taught me how to work within a creative environment and how to perfect my writing skills.
I look forward to meeting and working with other writers and musicians and I hope to learn from them and their peers.
Artist – Mike Ryan Single – I’m With You Release date – September 2020 Reviewer – Lewis McWilliam These are grim times ladies and gentleman. 2020 will forever be remembered as the year live music stayed indoors and kept itself to itself. One salutes those artists determined to fight the good fightContinue Reading
Single review: Maddie Stenberg – Take Me Home Artist – Maddie Stenberg Single – Take Me Home Release date – 23rd June 2018 Reviewer – Lewis McWilliam, Liverpool Acoustic I have always wondered what it must be like to work inside the International Space Station. Floating about in zero-gravity. Weightless inside a tube shaped carriage.Continue Reading
Album review: David Nixon’s Navigation – This Side, Other Side ALBUM REVIEW Artist – David Nixon’s Navigation Album – This Side Other Side Release date – 12th June 2017 Reviewer – Lewis McWilliam Listening to This Side, Other Side is like being in an episode of Doctor Who. You, the listener, are the enigmatic doctor,Continue Reading
Live review: David Ford @ Zanzibar 17/09/17 Live review: David Ford Date: Sunday 17th September 2017 Venue: Zanzibar Club, Seel Street Reviewer: Lewis McWilliam I would like to think that the movie, Last Action Hero, still floats about in everyones subconscious and that the film is still somewhat culturally relevant. Last ActionContinue Reading
