Devo drummer dies of brain cancer aged 58
Thursday, 4 July 2013, 17:23
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
The music world mourned the loss of one its most creative drummers following the death of former Devo member Alan Myers last week. The percussionist with the band who spearheaded the New...
No Snow / No Alps at Hard Rock Afterdark
Thursday, 4 July 2013, 16:35
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
The twelfth appointment of Hard Rock Afterdark will feature No Snow / No Alps live on Saturday 13 July at Hard Rock Café. Now based in Copenhagen, No Snow / No Alps will be return...
Bloodsucking 'Byzantium' draws scant blood
Wednesday, 3 July 2013, 22:27
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
I am Eleanor Webb. I throw my story to the wind." So says the ancient child-woman played by Saoirse Ronan in "Byzantium." In a sense that's what director Neil Jordan and...
Fighting and losing in Iran, then and now
Wednesday, 3 July 2013, 22:05
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
"Children of the Jacaranda Tree" (Atria Books), by Sahar Delijani Let's get one thing out of the way: I admire Sahar Delijani for taking on post-revolutionary Iran as the...
Bullock, McCarthy turn it up in 'Heat'
Tuesday, 2 July 2013, 12:52
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
"Beverly Hills Cop." ''Lethal Weapon." ''48 Hours." ''Tango & Cash." The buddy cop movie is a reliable mainstay of our popular culture. And the...
'Crime of Privilege' misses the mark
Tuesday, 2 July 2013, 12:42
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
"Crime of Privilege" (Ballantine Books), by Walter Walker How much wealth does it take to be above the law? What rules come with being a member of the privileged class? Those are...
Carla Bruni, back in jeans and in pop-star mode
Tuesday, 2 July 2013, 12:40
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Gone are the prim (but stylish) Dior suits and sheath dresses worn by the first lady of France. Carla Bruni is back in pop-star mode, in a uniform of skinny jeans and cute little boots, toting a...
Benson's vocals stand out on Cole tribute
Sunday, 30 June 2013, 16:18
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
George Benson, "Inspiration: A Tribute To Nat King Cole" (Concord) Just how much Nat King Cole inspired George Benson is evident on the opening track of "Inspiration: A...
New Heritage Malta publication on the Inquisitor’s Palace
Saturday, 29 June 2013, 20:43
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Heritage Malta has just launched its latest publication: The Inquisitor’s Palace: an architectural gem spanning centuries and style. The book is a collection of papers by curators...