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Tony ‘Bayzo’ Camilleri, star of Gensna and Malta Bums frontman, dies at 70
Tony Camilleri, star of rock opera Gensna and Malta Bums frontman, has died aged 70
Tony Camilleri, star of rock opera Gensna and Malta...
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Mark E Smith, frontman of Manchester band the Fall, dies aged 60
Famously prolific musician who led various incarnations of the Manchester...
Famously prolific musician who led various incarnations of...
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Neil Diamond retires from touring after Parkinson's diagnosis
Diamond cancelled his March tour dates or Australia, and New Zealand on medical...
Diamond cancelled his March tour dates or Australia, and...
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Tom Petty death ruled accidental painkiller overdose
Petty, the lead singer of Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, "suffered from...
Petty, the lead singer of Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers,...
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A hero’s life | Inese Klotina
DENISE REJEC speaks to Latvian pianist Inese Klotina ahead of her collaboration with the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra in its upcoming concert featuring Richard...
DENISE REJEC speaks to Latvian pianist Inese Klotina ahead...
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Plugging into the nerve centre | Goldstein
TEODOR RELJIC catches up with recently born and already hard-to-pin-down...
TEODOR RELJIC catches up with recently born and already...
![Cranberries singer Dolores O'Riordan dies suddenly](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/2_dolores_cranberries.jpg)
Cranberries singer Dolores O'Riordan dies suddenly
The death was confirmed by the singer’s publicist
The death was confirmed by the singer’s publicist
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[WATCH] Dusty fingers: the vinyl revival
Vinyl’s comeback is still going strong at Malta’s oldest record store, the D’Amato Records outlet in Valletta. MaltaToday finds out what the...
Vinyl’s comeback is still going strong at...
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‘Nothing stops us from being creative’ | Joseph Lia
Now that one of Malta’s youngest musical showcases has drawn the last...
Now that one of Malta’s youngest musical showcases...
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All that geeky stuff | Heart of Darkness
Ahead of a December 15 showcase of local progressive rock music – during which they will also be joined by Shlamizard and Krishna – Jimmy...
Ahead of a December 15 showcase of local progressive rock...
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French-Elvis rock icon Johnny Hallyday dies aged 74
'He brought a part of America into our national pantheon,' said Macron
'He brought a part of America into our national...
![Valletta icon and saxophonist Joe Curmi ‘il-Puse’ has died aged 90](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/george_curmi_il_puse.jpg)
Valletta icon and saxophonist Joe Curmi ‘il-Puse’ has died aged 90
Jazz saxophonist who was a staple on the Strait Street musical circuit during wartime Malta
Jazz saxophonist who was a staple on the Strait Street...
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The beauty of self-indulgence | Michael Spiteri of Proga
Teodor Reljic speaks to Michael Spiteri of Prog the Islands, one of the...
Teodor Reljic speaks to Michael Spiteri of Prog the...
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9 songs from the alternative playlist to the vomitorious ‘PM’s playlist’ by the Malta Philharmonic
Be kind to your ears and stick it to the man with our alternative playlist
Be kind to your ears and stick it to the man with our...
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Reptile rockers slinking onto the scene | Lady Lizard
Weaned on the heaviest of metal subgenres during their former (and current)...
Weaned on the heaviest of metal subgenres during their...
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Music legend Tom Petty dies aged 66
US musician Tom Petty has died in California aged 66, says a statement issued on behalf of his family
US musician Tom Petty has died in California aged 66, says...
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Soul singer Charles Bradley, 68, dies
Soul singer Charles Bradley has died from stomach cancer
Soul singer Charles Bradley has died from stomach cancer
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Malta Philharmonic Orchestra 2017-2018 concert season launched
The Malta Orchestra set to take part in a tour of four German cities, after...
The Malta Orchestra set to take part in a tour of four...