ALBUM REVIEW Artist: Windmill Album: Wanderlust Reviewer: Graham Holland Released: 4th March 2016 It was just last week I was walking home from work listening to Bird’s debut (and only) album and wondering where I was going to get my fix of ethereal folky-pop from, when what should be waiting for me onContinue Reading
EP REVIEW Artist – Tom Speight EP – Little Love Reviewer – Graham Holland “Close your eyes and disappear, ‘cause there’s magic in here.” Something to Say (Tom Speight) You know what? I’ve all but convinced myself Tom Speight threw in that line as a reference to the Little Love EP because if ever thereContinue Reading
[Lost inhibitions] Vol. 1 Saturday 27th February 2016 Constellations [Lost Inhibitions] is the newest and most alternative party in Liverpool! Taking inspiration from some of the biggest festivals in the world, the creators of [Lost Inhibitions] believe that live music and DJ sets belong side by side. For the launchContinue Reading
EP REVIEW Artist – Thom Morecroft EP – Hand Me Down Release date – 13th January 2016 Reviewer – Graham Holland With the Hand Me Down EP local singer-songwriter and genial event host Thom Morecroft joins the growing ranks of musicians who have used Pledge Music to fund the recording and release of their newContinue Reading
ALBUM REVIEW Artist: Dave Ellis & Boo Howard Album: Facebook Friend Reviewer: Allan Cairns Released: 30th October 2015 Liverpool-born Dave Ellis and London’s Boo Howard have been playing together since 1979 when Dave formed his electric band ‘The Reactors’ which incorporated guitar, drums and keyboards, and had Boo playing bass and handling mostContinue Reading
EP REVIEW Artist – Vanessa Murray EP – It’s About Time Release date – 7th November 2015 Reviewer – Ian D Hall, Liverpool Sound and Vision Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating **** Vanessa Murray has been quietly biding her time on the Liverpool music scene, just out of the spotlight’s glare, intriguing enough people and entertaining many moreContinue Reading
Live review: The Other Half Artists: Mark Billingham and My Darling Clementine Date: Wednesday 18th November 2015 Venue: Music Room, Liverpool Philharmonic Hall Reviewer: Graham Holland, Liverpool Acoustic Take one bestselling, award-winning, country-loving crime writer, add the UK’s top country music duo, and you get a match made in country heaven. I’ve been hooked onContinue Reading
EP REVIEW Artist – Paul Wilkes EP – Patterns Release date – 25th November 2015 Reviewer – Alan O’Hare Hot on the heels of ‘Take The Sunlight’ and ‘River Running With Me’, comes his third EP of the year, the delicate ‘Patterns’. It’s lower key than the previous releases – out go the strings and widescreen arrangements,Continue Reading
EP REVIEW Artist – Emilio Pinchi EP – Trying Man Release date – 4th November 2015 Reviewer – Graham Holland In the current climate when new music is more often than not digitally recorded and old recordings are digitally remixed before being re-released I’m reminded of John Peel’s famous quote on being told that CDs are better thanContinue Reading
Live review: Liverpool Acoustic Live Artists: Silent Sleep, Vanessa Murray, Charlie McKeon Date: Friday 25th September 2015 Venue: View Two Gallery, Mathew Street Reviewer: Peter Cowley, FATEA Magazine The admirable Liverpool Acoustic organisation [Graham Holland and Stuart Todd] has much in common with Fatea Magazine. They both support and provide an opportunity forContinue Reading
