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MPO premieres The Rite of Spring for the first time in Malta

Wednesday, 7 August 2019, 10:18 Last update: about 8 years ago

The Malta Philharmonic Orchestra will be performing Stravinsky's revolutionary work The Rite of Spring for the first time in Malta on Saturday 14 September. Commissioned by Diaghilev, the work...

Boogie down at Gianpula to Save Valletta’s Skyline

Wednesday, 7 August 2019, 10:16 Last update: about 8 years ago

The 1970s are set to return to Gianpula Main Room on 9 November, in a one-night-only disco-tastic event that follows last year's astoundingly successful ABBA Revival concert. In support of the...

Ed Sheeran wins again with new terrain, new friends

Tuesday, 6 August 2019, 16:10 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Ed Sheeran, "No. 6 Collaborations Project" (Atlantic) If anything, Ed Sheeran's new album does two things. It lets him show off his tremendous range. And it lets him show off his impressive...

Blanco Brown has the next country rap hit with 'The Git Up'

Monday, 5 August 2019, 09:15 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

After "Old Town Road" kicked off a trend of country-trap this year, Blanco Brown felt the timing was just right for his dance hit "The Git Up." Brown, who grew up in Atlanta, has been living in...

Gimme, gimme more BANKS, an artist on the rise

Thursday, 1 August 2019, 10:09 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

You could call BANKS' first single in a few years steamy — but you'd be off-base. "Gimme" is absolutely erotic, an explicit, hyper-racy club song — maybe a sex club song? — that...

Kane Brown dedicates song 'Homesick' to military families

Wednesday, 31 July 2019, 08:08 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Country singer Kane Brown says his new single "Homesick" may have been written about his experience traveling on the road and being away from his loved ones, but military families have connected to...

The Black Keys stick to roots on 'Let's Rock'

Monday, 29 July 2019, 09:38 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

The Black Keys, "Let's Rock" (Nonesuch/Easy Eye Sound) The Black Keys are back with a return to their roots. And just in case their opening song doesn't make that clear enough, the album's title...

Allman Betts Band feels staid on 'Down to the River'

Friday, 26 July 2019, 12:12 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Allman Betts Band, "Down to the River" (BMG) Southern comfort blues-rock has never been about bluster, but Allman Betts Band could have ramped things up a notch on "Down to the River," a...

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