Martina McBride shines on new album, 'Reckless'
Thursday, 19 May 2016, 15:54
Last update: about 9 years ago
On Martina McBride's first album for the Nash Icon label - created to market veteran country singers - she hedges her bets by co-producing with longtime hit-maker Dann Huff (Keith Urban) and relative...
Dierks Bentley tackles relationships from all angles
Wednesday, 18 May 2016, 15:54
Last update: about 9 years ago
On his eighth studio album, country singer Dierks Bentley goes on a wide-ranging if uneven 13-track journey through relationships, applying his gritty country tenor to the adventures of the...
Cyndi Lauper takes the country roads on 'Detour'
Tuesday, 17 May 2016, 15:53
Last update: about 9 years ago
Cyndi Lauper's "Detour," a trip into country territory after earlier forays into blues and pop standards, is all over the map, held together by her true north of a voice. Lauper brings out her...
Uriah Heep live in Malta this July
Tuesday, 17 May 2016, 13:58
Last update: about 9 years ago
29 July will be a day of celebration for all Maltese rock fans. The legendary classic rock band Uriah Heep will be performing live at Ta' Liesse, Grand Harbour, Valletta. Along with Led...
Graham Nash looks back wistfully on a storied music career
Friday, 13 May 2016, 16:54
Last update: about 9 years ago
In the cover photo for "This Path Tonight," his first new solo album in 14 years, Graham Nash stands at the beginning of a wooded trail receding into the distance. It would have been more fitting...
A&H: My kind of Life - Maria Angela Grima
Friday, 13 May 2016, 10:38
Last update: about 9 years ago
Somehow I always have a mental picture of the person I am to meet, and this time was no exception. I was given a name and contact details and told that the young woman in question...
Keith Urban's 'Ripcord' is hodgepodge of musical directions
Thursday, 12 May 2016, 16:53
Last update: about 9 years ago
Having finished his run as an "American Idol" judge, Keith Urban leaps into "Ripcord," the most eclectic, genre-spanning album of his career. Like "Idol," Urban's new songs are a little bit country, a...
Mary Chapin Carpenter shines on wistful new set
Wednesday, 11 May 2016, 16:51
Last update: about 9 years ago
Mary Chapin Carpenter at her best doesn't really do mainstream country. She's tried here and there, as with the too-catchy but Grammy-winning "Shut Up and Kiss Me," but she's always been better when...
Energetic interplay from Bianca De Leon
Tuesday, 10 May 2016, 16:54
Last update: about 9 years ago
With recorded music, perfect is the enemy of good. Bianca De Leon doesn't strive for perfect on "Love, Guns & Money," which is why it's good. The 10 cuts were recorded in eight hours, and...