Lisa-Marie Ferla
Lisa-Marie Ferla
- Bio
- Lis has been famous on the internet since 1999; the result of having a blog which predates the existence of the term "blogging". Although she 'daylights' as a legal journalist, after hours she writes about new music for publications including the Scotsman and the Herald. She is based in Glasgow.
Articles by Lisa-Marie Ferla
CD: Tunng - Turbines
Wednesday, 12 June 2013
News that Tunng were releasing a fifth album came as a bit of a surprise, given band founder and frontman Mike Lindsay’s recent relocation to Iceland (and subsequent reinvention as Cheek Mountain... Read more... |
The Fall, Series Finale, BBC Two
Tuesday, 11 June 2013
In the end, it was always going to come down to the last episode whether The Fall was powerful female-driven drama or, to quote another writer for theartsdesk, “misogynistic torture porn”. That... Read more... |
Love and Marriage, ITV
Thursday, 06 June 2013
They say that you’re not supposed to judge a book by its cover, but I began to grow bored with Love and Marriage about halfway through the opening credits. What seemed like endless pairs of smiling,... Read more... |
CD: KT Tunstall - Invisible Empire // Crescent Moon
Thursday, 06 June 2013
That KT Tunstall has released probably her most introspective album to date is unsurprising, given that the past year has seen both the end of her marriage and the death of her father. But the... Read more... |
CD: Queens of the Stone Age - ...Like Clockwork
Saturday, 01 June 2013
Reasons behind the prolonged absence of Queens of the Stone Age are legion, including line-up turbulence, successful side projects and the near-death experience of band linchpin Josh Homme. As if to... Read more... |
Shameless, Channel 4
Wednesday, 29 May 2013
They say that the most important part of any drama is the journey that it takes its leading characters on. Whatever events have taken place - and after 139 episodes and nearly a decade, this show has... Read more... |
CD: Laura Marling - Once I Was an Eagle
Saturday, 25 May 2013
I suppose that whether Once I Was An Eagle appeals may depend on whether you consider "underwhelming" a synonym for "disappointing". It's the word that surfaces most, the more I listen to the fourth... Read more... |
Neko Case/Lady Lamb the Beekeeper, Village Underground, London
Saturday, 25 May 2013
Neko Case wasn't about to launch a Yeah Yeah Yeahs-style pre-emptive strike aimed at the Village Underground's amateur camera-wielders. She doesn't mind the odd photograph, she said; just don't try... Read more... |
CD: The National - Trouble Will Find Me
Thursday, 16 May 2013
It is no hyperbole to say that The National have made some of my favourite albums of all time. In every case, it has never been a decision I have reached lightly, or quickly. Those first few listens... Read more... |
The Suspicions of Mr Whicher: The Murder in Angel Lane, ITV
Monday, 13 May 2013
The disgraced ex-cop turned private investigator has become such a trope of contemporary noir that the fate of the first great modern detective, following the events of his first televised outing, is... Read more... |
CD: Savages - Silence Yourself
Friday, 10 May 2013
There’s a slight unease I feel about Savages which only grows with every listen to the band’s heavily-hyped debut album. Perhaps I’m too old to experience my music as just one facet of a conceptual... Read more... |
Justified, Series 4, 5USA
Thursday, 09 May 2013
US drama is a funny thing. Given the obsession certain parts of the press have with the stuff, there are some shows whose names you will be familiar with regardless of whether you’ve ever seen an... Read more... |
The Big Reunion, Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle
Tuesday, 07 May 2013
With a full-on commercial break in the middle of the programme and teary clips from the television show interspersed throughout, The Big Reunion live show really does play out like an extended... Read more... |
CD: Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City
Monday, 29 April 2013
In a way, falling prey to hype-inspired backlash as early in your musical career as Vampire Weekend did has its benefits - assuming, of course, you have the long-term determination and songwriting... Read more... |
Panorama - Secrets of Britain's Shari'a Courts, BBC One
Tuesday, 23 April 2013
It feels a little as if BBC journalists are getting themselves into trouble every other week at the moment. As news emerges that new BBC chief Tony Hall will appear before MPs to discuss why they... Read more... |
CD: Frank Turner - Tape Deck Heart
Sunday, 21 April 2013
Frank Turner has been setting his life to music ever since he re-emerged as a heart-on-the-sleeve singer-songwriter type some time in 2005, and so it’s hard to avoid the temptation to play therapist... Read more... |
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How to contact Lisa-Marie Ferla
- http://facebook.com/lygblog
- personal website
- http://lastyearsgirl.pixlet.net
