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Iggy and Stooges still have raw power

Wednesday, 22 May 2013, 13:29 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Iggy and the Stooges, "Ready to Die" (Fat Possum Records)   Really, Iggy? Ready to die? Not possible. I always thought it would be you and cockroaches at the end of time,...

'Golden' shows different side of Lady A

Tuesday, 21 May 2013, 17:04 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Lady Antebellum, "Golden" (EMI Nashville)   After pulling out the stops with the heavily orchestrated grandeur of 2011's platinum-selling album "Own The Night," Lady...

Hymn for Her light a fire on 'Flames'

Tuesday, 21 May 2013, 14:38 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Hymn for Her, "Lucy and Wayne's Smokin Flames" (Hymn for Her)   Lucy Tight's cigar box guitar is the Devil, whispering sinful thoughts in your ear.   Tight, half...

New music from Chris & Moira

Tuesday, 21 May 2013, 14:08 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

A few years have passed since their last official release, Save me Tonight, in 2008, but this does not mean that Chris & Moira had turned their backs on music. On the contrary, they’ve been...

Frank Turner opens up on new album

Monday, 20 May 2013, 17:01 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Frank Turner, "Tape Deck Heart" (Interscope Records)   English folk-punk singer Frank Turner delivers his most personal work to date on his fifth solo album, "Tape Deck...

Earle's album finds reason for optimism

Sunday, 19 May 2013, 16:59 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Steve Earle, "The Low Highway" (New West Records)   On "The Low Highway," Steve Earle surveys the landscape, sings about a world of hurt and still musters...

Charli XCX's album varied, but imperfect

Saturday, 18 May 2013, 16:57 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Charli XCX may not be a household name, but if you're a fan of HBO's "Girls" then you would have heard her vocal and songwriting prowess already.   The British singer...

Buble stuck in the middle on 8th album

Friday, 17 May 2013, 16:55 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Michael Buble, "To Be Loved" (Reprise Records)   Canadian crooner Michael Buble projects a strange dichotomy in his eighth studio album, "To Be Loved." It combines old...

Mezzo to broadcast Baroque Festival concert

Friday, 17 May 2013, 12:15 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

French TV station Mezzo is to broadcast the 17 January concert held at St John’s Co-Cathedral given by the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and Schola Cantorium of Oxford as part of the...

5th album from !!! (Chk Chk Chk) is a hit

Thursday, 16 May 2013, 16:53 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

!!! (Chk Chk Chk), "Thr!!!er" (Warp Records)   Sometimes to appreciate a band you have to experience them live: hear the instruments in a raw form, immerse yourself in the energy...

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