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Texas band Los Coast dabbles joyously on funky debut

Monday, 15 July 2019, 11:19 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Los Coast, "Samsara" (New West) A lot of disparate influences lurk beneath the surface on "Samsara," the funky and eclectic debut album from an adventurous young band out of Austin, Texas called...

The X-Men struggle to the end in 'Dark Phoenix'

Monday, 15 July 2019, 11:15 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

The good news is "Dark Phoenix " is neither an apocalypse nor is it "X-Men: Apocalypse," but this latest installment is not exactly a solid step forward or a satisfying ending for anyone. It's...

Novel dissects divorce with sharp, funny scalpel

Monday, 15 July 2019, 11:13 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

"Fleishman Is in Trouble" (Random House), by Taffy Brodesser-Akner There was once a time when becoming a doctor or marrying one was an ideal measure of success. But "Fleishman Is in Trouble," the...

Feel The Magic – the project

Thursday, 11 July 2019, 17:36 Last update: about 8 years ago

Feel the Magic represents a strong three-year vision that seeks to place the arts and creativity at the heart of Gozo's future. The project supports the implementation of a series...

Rodrigo y Gabriela return to their roots with a new album

Wednesday, 10 July 2019, 09:44 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Years ago, when Rodrigo Sanchez and Gabriela Quintero would show up at some small European town with their acoustic guitars, they loved to tease the audience. People would spot the two Mexican...

Emma Thompson kills in 'Late Night'

Wednesday, 10 July 2019, 09:41 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Watching "Late Night," an enjoyably zippy if scattershot comedy about a veteran late-night host and her fresh-faced new writing hire, a persistent thought runs through your head: How have we been...

Race, power, drive: Elaine Welteroth shares all in new book

Wednesday, 10 July 2019, 09:40 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

When she was about to graduate from college, Elaine Welteroth came up with a life plan: She'd hit the top of a magazine masthead, then move into TV, books, film and beyond. She wasn't messing...

'True Justice' explores lawyer who defends death row inmates

Tuesday, 9 July 2019, 14:33 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Civil rights attorney Bryan Stevenson rarely slows down, friends and family say. It seems he's always looking over details on death penalty cases from his Montgomery, Alabama-based Equal Justice...

Hollywood Vampires rise again on great second album

Tuesday, 9 July 2019, 14:32 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Hollywood Vampires, "Rise" (earMUSIC) When Alice Cooper, Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry and movie star Johnny Depp formed a band in 2015 to pay homage to dead drinking buddies, it might have...

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