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New app chronicles Lennon's sailing trip

Tuesday, 26 November 2013, 16:32 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Six months before he died, John Lennon set sail from Newport, R.I., on an ocean adventure to Bermuda that awakened his desire to make musicagain and is now being chronicled in an electronic...

British Library obtains Lennon lyrics and letters

Monday, 25 November 2013, 16:29 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

The British Library has been given letters and lyrics by John Lennon under a program that accepts donations of art and cultural artifacts in place of tax.   The Arts Council said Thursday...

Pop dissident MIA back with 'Matangi'

Thursday, 21 November 2013, 14:59 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

M.I.A, "Matangi" (Interscope)   Named after a ghetto Hindu goddess, M.I.A.'s fourth proper album pops with a relentless pounce and is filled with all the paradoxical imagery...

Luscious Jackson party on in return

Thursday, 21 November 2013, 14:58 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Listening to Luscious Jackson's four records from the '90s is like a night out hitting the clubs in New York City: a rock riff here, reggae grooves there, some sugary pop, and plenty of low...

Gaga's 'Artpop' suffers as art and pop

Wednesday, 20 November 2013, 14:57 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

The mission of some art, particularly the modern kind, is to provoke — to present outlandish concepts, explore untraditional ideas, challenge traditional norms — and leave you with many...

Reaching out for the dream

Wednesday, 20 November 2013, 12:26 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

The Westfield Christmas Launch takes place at Shepherd’s Bush in London today, Wednesday 20 November. This highly prestigious affair is one of the biggest events to kick start the British...

Eminem explores Eminem on 'MMLP2'

Tuesday, 19 November 2013, 14:56 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Eminem, "The Marshall Mathers LP 2" (Aftermath/Shady/Interscope)   Don't be fooled: Eminem's latest, "The Marshall Mathers LP 2," is not a sequel to his...

Church set to drop new album, blow minds at CMAs

Monday, 18 November 2013, 14:55 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Eric Church isn't sure what reaction he'll get when he plays his new single, the hard rock anthem "The Outsiders," on Wednesday night during the Country Music Association...

Yoko Ono: 'thankful' for McCartney's comments

Sunday, 17 November 2013, 13:43 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Yoko Ono says she's thankful Paul McCartney appears to have gotten over his grudge against her.   McCartney, in a recent Rolling Stone interview, said he's getting along fine with...

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