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Tenishia’s ‘Memory of a Dream’

Sunday, 3 March 2013, 11:35 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

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...

The Wayne Shorter Quartet, "Without a Net" (Blue Note)

Friday, 1 March 2013, 16:34 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

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' depicts old Hollywood

Friday, 1 March 2013, 16:03 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

"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,...

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, "Push the Sky Away" (Bad Seed Ltd)

Thursday, 28 February 2013, 16:27 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

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...

Joy Division bassist delivers 'Pleasure'-able read

Thursday, 28 February 2013, 16:01 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

"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...

Jamie Lidell, "Jamie Lidell" (Warp Records)

Wednesday, 27 February 2013, 16:21 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

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 —...

Young Afghan actor's family proud of Oscar nod

Wednesday, 27 February 2013, 16:05 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

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...

Tracy Kidder and his editor on writing

Wednesday, 27 February 2013, 15:59 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

"Good Prose: The Art of Nonfiction" (Random House), by Tracy Kidder and Richard Todd   Writing about writing is riddled with pitfalls. Take that sentence, even: Should we...

Iceage prove their worth on sophomore CD

Tuesday, 26 February 2013, 14:54 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Iceage, "You're Nothing" (Matador Records)   The second album from the four Danish lads known as Iceage is an even more caustic slab of brooding punk than their blindsiding...

'Sugar Man' finds documentary prize at Oscars

Tuesday, 26 February 2013, 14:10 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

"Searching for Sugar Man," the heartwarming chronicle of a forgotten musician's rediscovery, has won the Academy Award for best documentary feature.   Directed by the Swedish...

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