Willie Nelson's new albums of duets uneven
Sunday, 3 November 2013, 16:53
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Willie Nelson, "To All The Girls ." (Sony Legacy) Willie Nelson's "To All The Girls .," an album of duets with female partners, is custom-made for the download age....
Thompson's brand of gloom sounds lovely
Saturday, 2 November 2013, 16:52
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Linda Thompson, "Won't Be Long Now" (Pettifer Sounds) Linda Thompson briefly plays the role of proud parent on her new album, happily slipping into the background while her...
Rapper Big Freedia brings bounce to TV audience
Friday, 1 November 2013, 16:50
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
New Orleans hip-hop artist Big Freedia is twerking his way to TV screens. The openly gay rapper, a representative of the city's vibrant underground musicscene, debuted his weekly...
Pearl Jam's 'Lightning Bolt' fizzles out
Thursday, 31 October 2013, 16:49
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Pearl Jam, "Lightning Bolt" (Monkeywrench/Republic) Pearl Jam's "Lightning Bolt" is a rock jukebox set to shuffle. The Seattle survivors' 10th...
Mackelmore & Ryan Lewis lead with 6 AMA nods
Wednesday, 30 October 2013, 16:48
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Newcomers Macklemore & Ryan Lewis are the top contenders at the 2013 American Music Awards. The rap duo is up for six awards, including artist, new artist and single of the...
Kenny Rogers takes chances on new album
Tuesday, 29 October 2013, 16:47
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Kenny Rogers, "You Can't Make Old Friends" (Warner Bros.) Kenny Rogers enters his 75th year with an album that blends the familiar with the challenging, seeking new hits and...
Joe Nichols changes direction, not quality
Monday, 28 October 2013, 16:45
Last update: about 13 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 13 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...