A wicked concert this way comes
Tuesday, 26 August 2014, 12:49
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
One of the most anticipated musical events of the summer calendar is now just a few days away. Taking place on 29 and 30 August at Pjazza Teatru Rjal in Valletta, Klezmorimalta Nights will bring...
Amy Grant shows another side with remixes
Monday, 25 August 2014, 16:33
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Amy Grant, "In Motion - The Remixes" (Sparrow/Capitol) Amy Grant never has shied away from experimentation and change. Having transformed herself from devout singer-songwriter to...
A sweet Moretz rescues 'If I Stay'
Monday, 25 August 2014, 15:53
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
'Tis clearly the season for exceedingly attractive young adults in mortal peril. Just two months ago, we had the charming Shailene Woodley as a teen cancer patient, fighting for time...
Smokey Robinson, still writing, duets with friends
Monday, 25 August 2014, 15:35
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
After five decades in show business, the man who shaped Motown with instantly recognizable hits like "My Girl" and "Tears of a Clown" says he can't stop...
Ebola outbreak revives interest in 'The Hot Zone'
Monday, 25 August 2014, 15:34
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
The current Ebola outbreak has revived interest in a 1994 book about the deadly virus: Richard Preston's "The Hot Zone." Preston's million-selling book is...
Michael Cera releases album he calls 'honest'
Sunday, 24 August 2014, 15:34
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Michael Cera released an indie folk album last week — quietly, in a way almost as unassuming as the actor himself. "I would record a lot of the songs in the middle of the night...
Ariana Grande on 'Problem,' Bieber, horror films
Saturday, 23 August 2014, 15:33
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Ariana Grande's "Problem" was an insta-smash, but the singer acknowledges that she wasn't sure how people would receive the song, which has become one of the year's biggest...
'The Giver' alters book for softer tale
Saturday, 23 August 2014, 14:53
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
An agreeable young adult riff on Orwell — via "Logan's Run" — topped with the kind of magic-transformative baloney that passes for an ending in too many otherwise-fine...
Stellar writing in 'Lost Island'
Saturday, 23 August 2014, 14:24
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
"The Lost Island" (Grand Central Publishing), by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child "The Lost Island," the third novel to feature master thief and brilliant scientist...
New tricks can't rescue 'Expendables 3'
Friday, 22 August 2014, 14:51
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
In its third incarnation, "The Expendables" has become, well, expendable. Despite some ruthless new tactics, there's no saving "The Expendables 3," the...