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10 years of Tenishia

Sunday, 20 July 2014, 15:09 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

One can confidently say that DJ duo Tenishia hold the record when it comes to the most gigs performed abroad by a local act. With over than 155,000 fans on their official Facebook page that adds an...

Judas Priest has redeeming metal value

Saturday, 19 July 2014, 16:26 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Judas Priest, "Redeemer of Souls" (Epic)   It takes a lot for a band to make up for a "farewell tour" that ended up not being a farewell after all. But on its new studio...

Jazz masters evoke joy, sadness on duet CD

Friday, 18 July 2014, 16:23 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Keith Jarrett and Charlie Haden, "Last Dance" (ECM)   There's a sense of both joy and sadness to "Last Dance," which surprisingly is the first album in pianist Keith...

Get them back: Where are Robin Thicke's fans?

Thursday, 17 July 2014, 16:22 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Robin Thicke may be pleading to get his wife back, but he needs to work on getting his fans back, too.   The crooner's new album, "Paula," sold only 24,000 units in its debut...

Despite hits, no radio love yet for country rap

Wednesday, 16 July 2014, 16:04 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

When Jason Brown came to Nashville to start his career as the country artist Colt Ford, he couldn't find songwriters who would write for his singing style.   No surprise. Ford was...

Trey Songz is complacent on 6th album

Monday, 14 July 2014, 23:17 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Trey Songz, "Trigga" (Atlantic Records)   Six albums in and making R&B hits almost seems too easy for Trey Songz.   He's got the vocals of a crooner with the...

Pink Floyd to release new album after 20-year gap

Sunday, 13 July 2014, 23:15 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

A fresh Pink Floyd album is on the way — 20 years after the band last released new material.   Spokesman Doug Wright confirmed Monday that "The Endless River" will be...

Old Crow Medicine Show teams with Bob Dylan again

Saturday, 12 July 2014, 23:13 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

For years, Ketch Secor of Old Crow Medicine Show has been thanking Bob Dylan from afar for "Wagon Wheel," the multiplatinum hit based on an unfinished Dylan song. The Americana band made it...

R&B singer Tevin Campbell performs at Essence fest

Friday, 11 July 2014, 23:11 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

R&B singer Tevin Campbell, who thrilled fans as a teenager when he asked "Can We Talk," has performed for the first time at the Essence Festival as he seeks to re-ignite his...

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