Electronic DJ-producer Zedd blitzes the pop world
Tuesday, 8 October 2013, 16:34
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Anton Zaslavski, the DJ and producer known as Zedd, is sitting in a temporary recording studio at the back of his bus on a recent tour stop, but he hasn't had time to turn the computer on or slip...
Kevin Baker's novel explores mid-20th century NYC
Tuesday, 8 October 2013, 14:26
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
"The Big Crowd" (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), by Kevin Baker. Kevin Baker keeps on finding new veins to mine for New York City's history. Already known for his "City of...
Earl Sweatshirt finally finds his happy place
Monday, 7 October 2013, 16:30
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Earl Sweatshirt thinks about it for a second and admits something surprising. "I'm pretty (expletive) happy all the time now, to be honest," he...
Does her acting debut mark new chapter for Pink?
Monday, 7 October 2013, 14:45
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Alecia Moore, better known as Grammy-winning singer Pink, makes her acting debut in "Thanks for Sharing." But the 34-year-old isn't pursuing other roles. She isn't even in a rush to...
Darkness pervades 'Men We Reaped'
Monday, 7 October 2013, 14:24
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
"Men We Reaped: a Memoir" (Bloomsbury USA), by Jesmyn Ward The last chapter of Jesmyn Ward's memoir, "Men We Reaped," begins with a litany of statistics "about...
Opposites attract at high speeds in 'Rush'
Saturday, 5 October 2013, 15:47
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Maybe, just maybe, Ron Howard and screenwriter Peter Morgan are perfect opposites: one a swinging playboy, the other a cold calculator. They have twice now collaborated on what you might...
New albums from electronic dance musicians
Saturday, 5 October 2013, 15:18
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
In electronic dance music, popularly abbreviated as EDM, what can make you can also break you. Artists like Swedish House Mafia and David Guetta have stamped their meal tickets with floor-filling...
'Law & Order: SVU' returns with cliffhanger
Friday, 4 October 2013, 15:46
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
NBC's "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" will be paying tribute to its ripped-from-the-headlines heritage this season, the drama's executive producer said. The show...
Drake a melancholy king on latest album
Friday, 4 October 2013, 15:16
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Drake, "Nothing Was the Same" (Cash Money) Drake warns us what's coming on his new album "Nothing Was the Same," laying out a mission statement of sorts on...