Here's a lyric from Seela Misra that some metal band would be wise to steal: "You've got the devil cold-cocked in the mouth." Seela sings of spiritual faith and doubt on "Track You Down" and does...

Aimee Mann plays to an illusory type on "Mental Illness," a serene album of delicate, mournful songs with characters walking off cliffs, stuck in holes and escaping to amusement parks. Aiming to...

Yep, that's the tagline for "Bitter Harvest," the new movie about young love during the Holodomor, the 1932-33 forced famine in Ukraine orchestrated by Josef Stalin that killed millions. And if it...

A highly praised and proudly off-beat literary magazine, where contributors have ranged from Nick Hornby and Anne Carson to Leslie Jamison and Daniel Handler, is changing ownership. The Believer,...

On Friday 21 April the Malta Concert Orchestra will be performing its inaugural concert at Pjazza Teatru Rjal, Valletta. The concert, entitled Suċċessi Maltin, will see the participation of...

Dr Lydia Buttigieg   Crossing - a creative project which constitutes a series of culminations of artistic perceptions that combines both music and the visual arts. It is expressed by...

It is perhaps peculiar that a Good Friday–related performance is held on Palm Sunday. However, Dwal Ġodda, a group of theatrical performers in Għargħur, have a reasonable...

James Mercer takes the helm on "Heartworms," producing The Shins' fifth album and shaping the band's style and identity as much as ever. Mercer creates a diverse set of tunes which remain...

In "The Wanderers," a private corporation called Prime Space is financing the first crewed mission to Mars and training three astronauts: an American woman, a Russian man and a Japanese...

Laura Marling takes a giant step on "Semper Femina," nine exceptional songs of vulnerability, bursting with femininity and passion. Skillfully produced with great sympathy by Blake Mills (Alabama...