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Hymn for Her light a fire on 'Flames'

Tuesday, 21 May 2013, 14:38 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Hymn for Her, "Lucy and Wayne's Smokin Flames" (Hymn for Her)   Lucy Tight's cigar box guitar is the Devil, whispering sinful thoughts in your ear.   Tight, half...

No passing grade for 'English Teacher'

Tuesday, 21 May 2013, 14:31 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Craig Zisk moves from TV to big screen with the story of a teacher played by Julianne Moore who sleeps with a former student.   Zisk has directed or produced episodes of standout TV comedies...

Dale Kushner's debut is '50s coming-of-age tale

Tuesday, 21 May 2013, 14:21 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

"The Conditions of Love" (Grand Central Publishing), by Dale M. Kushner   The child of wayward parents, Eunice is a bright, often headstrong girl who makes few friends her own age...

New music from Chris & Moira

Tuesday, 21 May 2013, 14:08 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

A few years have passed since their last official release, Save me Tonight, in 2008, but this does not mean that Chris & Moira had turned their backs on music. On the contrary, they’ve been...

Frank Turner opens up on new album

Monday, 20 May 2013, 17:01 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Frank Turner, "Tape Deck Heart" (Interscope Records)   English folk-punk singer Frank Turner delivers his most personal work to date on his fifth solo album, "Tape Deck...

All sparkle, no soul in ' Great Gatsby'

Monday, 20 May 2013, 16:39 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

If any piece of classic American literature should be depicted on film with wildly decadent and boldly inventive style, it's "The Great Gatsby." After all, who was the character of Jay...

Sizemore book details actor's battle with drugs

Monday, 20 May 2013, 16:28 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

"By Some Miracle I Made It Out of There," (Atria Books), by Tom Sizemore, with Anna David   The cover photo of Tom Sizemore's autobiography, "By Some Miracle I Made It Out...

Earle's album finds reason for optimism

Sunday, 19 May 2013, 16:59 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Steve Earle, "The Low Highway" (New West Records)   On "The Low Highway," Steve Earle surveys the landscape, sings about a world of hurt and still musters...

'Kon-Tiki' is handsome yet underwhelming

Sunday, 19 May 2013, 16:38 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The Norwegian directing team of Joachim Roenning and Espen Sandberg, whose biopic of World War II resistance fighter Max Manus was a huge hit on home turf, have turned to another native hero for...

Parker concludes Charlie Hood series

Sunday, 19 May 2013, 16:27 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

"The Famous and the Dead" (Dutton), by T. Jefferson Parker   "The Famous and the Dead" is billed as the final installment in T. Jefferson Parker's six-volume saga...

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