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U2's 'Songs of Experience' is a thrilling listen

Thursday, 4 January 2018, 15:42 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

U2, "Songs of Experience" (Interscope Records) Like its 2014 predecessor, U2's "Songs of Experience" is the product of a difficult and drawn-out recording process. Much more so than "Songs...

Gaulitanus Choir ushers in the New Year in style

Thursday, 4 January 2018, 15:25 Last update: about 10 years ago

The Gaulitanus Choir's musically ushered in the New Year in style with a festive concert held at the Kempinski Hotel San Lawrenz, Gozo, on Sunday January 1. This 6th edition of A New Year's Toast -...

In 'American Made,' a new (but the same) Tom Cruise

Thursday, 4 January 2018, 14:37 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

There are basically two kinds of Tom Cruise performances, and both can look pretty similar on the surface. Each likes sunglasses, going fast and smiling big. He never exactly loosens up or slows...

Andrew Lloyd Webber is ready to write his own story

Thursday, 4 January 2018, 14:24 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

The composer behind such iconic stage stories as "The Phantom of the Opera," ''Evita" and "Cats" is ready to tell his own. Andrew Lloyd Webber plans to release his autobiography "Unmasked" on...

Vocal master classes by Miriam Gauci

Thursday, 4 January 2018, 11:06 Last update: about 10 years ago

The 12th edition of Gaulitana will include a series of vocal master classes with Maltese internationally renowned soprano Miriam Gauci between the 3rd and 6th April, 2018. Morning and afternoon...

That’s life

Thursday, 4 January 2018, 09:25 Last update: about 10 years ago

When I started reading Massa's new novel Vaganzi Sajfin I immediately remembered William Wyler's 1953 film Vacanze Romane with actors Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn even if the theme of both works is...

The challenges of finding love: what women want

Thursday, 4 January 2018, 09:19 Last update: about 10 years ago

Writing about love and relationships is not easy, but at the same time it is the most interesting topic hitting women of all ages and from all walks of life. For loving relationships are an integral...

New Jimi Hendrix album with unreleased songs coming in March

Wednesday, 3 January 2018, 15:52 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Unreleased songs recorded by Jimi Hendrix between 1968 and 1970 will be released next year. Experience Hendrix and Legacy Recordings announced Wednesday that they will release Hendrix's "Both...

'Thor: Ragnarok' takes the god to funny heights

Wednesday, 3 January 2018, 14:44 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

In the stand-alone films of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Thor always seemed to get the short end of the stick. The Thor films were never as popular as Iron Man, and didn’t gain steam...

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