Joe Nichols changes direction, not quality
Monday, 28 October 2013, 16:45
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
After eleven years as one of the most effective traditional country singers of his generation, Joe Nichols crosses over to rocking contemporary songs, most of them about seducing young women and...
Blues museum to call St. Louis home, sweet home
Monday, 28 October 2013, 16:36
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Die-hard music lovers, casual fans and globe-trotting tourists readily embrace Chicago as the home of the blues, spurred in large part by the Great Migration northward of Southern blacks in...
Taylor Swift opens $4M Country Hall of Fame center
Sunday, 20 October 2013, 16:30
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
It might as well be Taylor Swift weekend in MusicCity. The pop star opened her $4 million Taylor Swift Education Center at the CountryMusic Hall of Fame and Museum on Saturday...
Sleigh Bells miss mark on 'Bitter Rivals'
Saturday, 19 October 2013, 16:27
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Sleigh Bells, "Bitter Rivals" (Mom + Pop) Brooklyn noise pop duo Sleigh Bells' new album, "Bitter Rivals," is an unfortunate thing. Perhaps singer Alexis Krauss and...
Pusha T's raps superb. Album? Not so much
Friday, 18 October 2013, 16:25
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Pusha T proves he is one of hip-hop's most skillful lyricists on his debut album, "My Name Is My Name." The rapper is hardly new. He rose to prominence as half of the grimy...
Sophie makes her mark in the UK
Thursday, 17 October 2013, 18:44
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Sophie DeBattista, the Maltese singer who is based in London, has been given the big thumbs up by judges at the Open Mic UK auditions. Along with other impressive acts, the emerging 19 year old...
McCartney celebrates anniversary at NY high school
Thursday, 17 October 2013, 16:23
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Paul McCartney celebrated his second wedding anniversary with his wife and a few hundred high school students on Wednesday. The 71-year-old performed at the Frank Sinatra School of the...
The Vampire Diaries
Thursday, 17 October 2013, 13:38
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
How would you describe the kind of music you write and perform? Well, since our writing is all about love, rage, cynicism, hate, passion… things and moments which we go through on a...