Church set to drop new album, blow minds at CMAs
Monday, 18 November 2013, 14:55
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Eric Church isn't sure what reaction he'll get when he plays his new single, the hard rock anthem "The Outsiders," on Wednesday night during the Country Music Association...
'Book Thief' a heart-stealing triumph
Monday, 18 November 2013, 14:25
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Rarely has a story about an angelic schoolgirl been narrated by Death. But such is the case in the dark, yet wondrous Nazi Germany-set "The Book Thief." ''Here's a small fact:...
Cornwell writes 21st Scarpetta mystery
Monday, 18 November 2013, 14:02
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
"Cybercrime is now a really big deal, and so Scarpetta is inevitably going to get involved in crimes that have to do with the Internet, or the high technology with communications," the...
Suit challenging Google's digital library tossed
Sunday, 17 November 2013, 21:32
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
A federal judge handed Google Inc. a victory in a long-running legal battle on Thursday, tossing out a lawsuit claiming the Internet giant was violating copyright laws by scanning books without the...
Nobel author Doris Lessing dies at 94
Sunday, 17 November 2013, 21:24
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Doris Lessing emerged from a black cab outside her home in London one day in 2007 and was confronted by a horde of reporters. When told she had won the Nobel Prize, she blinked and retorted "Oh...
Yoko Ono: 'thankful' for McCartney's comments
Sunday, 17 November 2013, 13:43
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Yoko Ono says she's thankful Paul McCartney appears to have gotten over his grudge against her. McCartney, in a recent Rolling Stone interview, said he's getting along fine with...
Mediocre 'Diana' wastes an opportunity
Sunday, 17 November 2013, 12:58
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Let's start with the relatively good news: "Diana," a new biopic about the last two years of Princess Diana's life, is not nearly as horrendous as some of the reviews in her homeland...
'Mud Season' is lighthearted, but flawed, memoir
Sunday, 17 November 2013, 12:47
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
"Mud Season: How One Woman's Dream of Moving to Vermont, Raising Children, Chickens, and Sheep & Running the Old Country Store Pretty Much Led to One Calamity after Another" (The...
Toby Keith nails it again on new album
Saturday, 16 November 2013, 13:42
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Toby Keith, "Drinks After Work" (Show Dog-Universal) Toby Keith opens his new album "Drinks After Work" with a song that utilizes the hip-hop rhythms dominating...
Stevie Wonder plans 2 albums next year
Saturday, 16 November 2013, 13:40
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Stevie Wonder plans to release two albums next year, including some newly written songs, and he's working on a third. The 63-year-old performer said in an interview Tuesday that his...