Kurt Vile, "Wakin on a Pretty Daze" (Matador)   The latest release from Philadelphia guitarist- songwriter Kurt Vile is a 69-minute double LP of lengthy, languid meditations on the...

Ghostface Killah and Adrian Younge, "Twelve Reasons to Die" (Soul Temple/RED Distribution)   "Twelve Reasons to Die" unites Wu-Tang Clan vet Ghostface Killah with Adrian...

As both an actor and a rapper, Gina Rodriguez gives an empowered performance in "Filly Brown," playing a young Los Angeles woman angling for hip-hop stardom as a means to help spring her...

Clutch, "Earth Rocker" (Weathermaker Music)   Hallelujah.   Clutch, the hard-touring Maryland band with an endless supply of guitar riffs, is back on the righteous path...

Jackie Robinson was the ideal class act to break the barrier and become the first black player in Major League Baseball.   Writer-director Brian Helgeland's Robinson biopic...

The band Mana Tapu has been chosen to represent Malta in the Hard Rock Rising global competition. Public voting will open on the Hard Rock Malta Facebook page from Monday 22 April at 5pm. Make sure to...

A book focusing on the difficult relationship between former prime ministers Dom Mintoff and Alfred Sant by Josef Grech, was launched yesterday morning.   Late last year, Mr Grech had also...

Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, "Love Has Come For You" (Rounder Records)   It's clear from the opening line on the first song "When You Get To Asheville" that...

This sequel to the breakout horror-film hit finds its young heroine once again undergoing the titular ritual.   Instantly rendering the title of its first installment moot, "The Last...

Atoms for Peace, "Amok" (XL Recordings)   Since it was first used to describe the rock band Cream in the 1960s, the term supergroup hasn't always lived up to its moniker. The...