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Mellifluous melodies from Darryl Purpose

Tuesday, 10 May 2016, 16:48 Last update: about 9 years ago

Yes, Darryl Purpose sounds like James Taylor. And, yes, he has an amazing backstory - he's a blackjack expert banned from casinos on six continents who says he became a songwriter while on a work...

Blooming… a concert with a difference

Monday, 9 May 2016, 16:06 Last update: about 9 years ago

Schola Cantorum Jubilate, this time round is embarking on a new project which once again shows the initiative and creativity the group holds. An exclusive spring concert is in the pipeline. The...

The Rifffs triple treat

Monday, 9 May 2016, 16:01 Last update: about 9 years ago

Originally formed in 1979, The Rifffs managed to capture the imagination of the Maltese youth culture of that time by actively performing around the Island with a new approach towards live concerts...

Beyonce again proves to be center of pop universe

Friday, 6 May 2016, 15:12 Last update: about 9 years ago

And so it was this weekend, amid deep mourning for a lost icon, music's queen dropped "Lemonade," an arresting display of what technically qualifies as videos and singles, but is better described as a...

Jayhawks ride rocky path to reformation

Thursday, 5 May 2016, 15:11 Last update: about 9 years ago

To a certain extent, singer-songwriter Gary Louris is fighting against history by reforming the Jayhawks. "The precedent isn't very good as far as bands putting out their best work late in their...

Rufus Wainwright sings Shakespeare on new album

Wednesday, 4 May 2016, 15:10 Last update: about 9 years ago

Rufus Wainwright appears in many guises on "Take All My Loves," composing, producing, arranging and, least of all, singing. Instead, he presents nine of the Bard of Avon's sonnets as individual...

Ben Watt has a mature view of love on "Fever Dream"

Tuesday, 3 May 2016, 15:17 Last update: about 9 years ago

Ben Watt's new chapter as singer-songwriter, an endeavor first launched before he and wife Tracey Thorn formed Everything But The Girl, offers a mature treatise on love and the passing of time....

The Titanic and WWI inspire Brian Eno's 'The Ship'

Tuesday, 3 May 2016, 15:03 Last update: about 9 years ago

Brian Eno combines ambient textures with droning vocals and a sterling cover of a Lou Reed tune on "The Ship," a powerfully challenging and gloomy recording that ends in bright revelation. Eno...

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