Remarkable coincidences feature prominently in this slim volume of short stories and essays by established Maltese author, Lillian Sciberras, also well known for her published verse.  These...

On Easter Monday, 1 April 1532, the Paschal Candle, left alight after the Easter celebrations in St Lawrence Church, Vittoriosa, caused a fire which gutted parts of the church.   The church...

FellowFish is releasing its album today, 3 March. Lead singer and writer Keith Anthony is accompanied by Christophe Ladret on percussions/drums and Kristian Vella on guitars, together, this core trio...

Successful DJ duo Tenishia has just released another single and music video from their most recent album Memory of a Dream. The single, which is the title track of the album, was released...

Saxophonist Wayne Shorter ranks among jazz's greatest composers, but when his quartet performs live — as on this album — his compositions are mere frameworks for daring improvisations...

"The Entertainer: Movies, Magic and My Father's Twentieth Century" (Riverhead), by Margaret Talbot   Part biography and part Hollywood history with a side of Americana,...

After the furious "Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!" and a pair of swaggering records from primal side project Grinderman, fans of Nick Cave may have expected another slab of guitar distortion and sex...

"Unknown Pleasures: Inside Joy Division" (It Books), by Peter Hook   Joy Division played only three years' worth of gigs and released a whopping total of two studio...

British-born Jamie Lidell may have relocated to Nashville, Tenn., but his new album is anything but country.   His fifth full-length release — self-produced in his home studio —...

Relatives of the young Afghan star of "Buzkashi Boys" expressed more pride than disappointment upon learning on Monday that the Oscar-nominated movie didn't win.   Fawad...