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Michael Bugeja
Mar 5, 20202 min read
OWEN LEUELLEN RELEASES DEBUT SINGLE
My Time is the debut single from young artist Owen Leuellen. The rapper shot to fame on X Factor Season 1 where he placed second in the...
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Michael Bugeja
May 1, 20181 min read
MANATAPU BACK WITH NEW SINGLE
They're lively, colourful, vibrant and a whole lot of fun! They've also just released a brand new single by the name of Mur Imma Mur. Yes...
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Michael Bugeja
Apr 26, 20171 min read
ROCKNA INTERVIEW: PON DI CORNER
One World is the title of the debut album from Pon Di Corner, a Malta-based musical collective featuring artists with roots in three...
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Michael Bugeja
Feb 24, 20171 min read
FRESH SOUNDS FROM PON DI CORNER
The album itself is yet to come, scheduled for release on April 20, but Malta-based international act Pon Di Corner, fresh from playing...
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Michael Bugeja
Oct 10, 20164 min read
SPREADING THE MESSAGE
Thank God for Anton Agius! Not only did the late Maltese sculptor create countless fantastic and inspiring artistic pieces, but his...
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Michael Bugeja
May 8, 20161 min read
L-GĦANJA TAL-POPLU 2016 FINALISTS ANNOUNCED
The finalists of this year's L-Għanja tal-Poplu – Festival tal-Kanzunetta Maltija have been announced. The judging panel this year was...
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Michael Bugeja
Apr 2, 20162 min read
ROCK THE SOUTH RETURNS WITH 5TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION
Last year's Rock The South flaunted all the fours with its '44 acts over four days' fourth edition. This year's fifth anniversary...
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Michael Bugeja
Jan 1, 20165 min read
MIKE BUGEJA'S 2015 END-OF-YEAR ROUND-UP
It's been a busy year for Maltese music, busier than 2014 if we have to go by the number of releases as a whole. There were certainly...
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Michael Bugeja
Dec 29, 20152 min read
TONI SANT'S TOP LOCAL PICKS FOR 2015
Toni Sant needs no introduction really; an academic, a radio, TV, online and overall media personality, and also the artistic director at...
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Michael Bugeja
Jul 21, 20154 min read
10 THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT MANATAPU
They're one of the most sought-after live acts on the island, and with good reason too, because the minute ManaTapu take the stage, they...
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Michael Bugeja
Nov 10, 20141 min read
VENOMOUS2000 RAPS HIS WAY TO OUR LITTLE ROCK
Later this week, US rapper Venomous2000 will hit our shores to give a live performance in Malta as part of his 2014 European Tour. Born...
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Michael Bugeja
Oct 24, 20141 min read
A TATTOO EXPO FOR EVERYONE
It is, without a doubt, a momentous occasion; a milestone event that up until a few years ago, many would have thought impossible to ever...
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Michael Bugeja
Sep 14, 20141 min read
OPEN MIC TRIBUTE TO KILLAH P
Just under a year ago, on September 17, 2013, Pavlos Fyssas was stabbed to death in Athens by a member of the far-right Golden Dawn...
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Michael Bugeja
Aug 24, 20142 min read
BOTTA U RISPOSTA: BATTLE OF THE MC'S
The term Botta u Risposta is usually more familiar within għana circles rather than the hip hop scene but its use here, as the theme of...
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Michael Bugeja
Jul 6, 20144 min read
MEET THE BANDS FROM ELSEWHERE
Never mind the octopus in the background of the Music from Elsewhere festival poster, that's just there to grab your attention. Once that...
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Michael Bugeja
Jun 29, 20144 min read
MUSIC FROM ELSEWHERE: RISING FROM THE UNDERGROUND
Beaches bustling with people by day, clubs and bars buzzing with activity by night; summer in Malta offers up endless opportunities for...
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Michael Bugeja
Jun 14, 20141 min read
ROCKNA HITS 200
Weekly radio show ROCKNA, which is broadcast every Friday on Radio 101, will be celebrating its 200th edition with a special show on June...
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Michael Bugeja
Mar 30, 20144 min read
SEMPLICIMENT TAT-TRIQ: CROSSING BOUNDARIES
As the lyrics to their song Radju Valium openly and explicitly declare, Sempliċiment tat-Triq (STT) aren’t necessarily interested in...
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Michael Bugeja
Mar 16, 20142 min read
UMANNIMALI: NEW SOUNDS FROM THE UNDERGROUND
That contemporary music in the Maltese language has experienced a revival in recent years is no secret, and the local hip hop scene has...
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Michael Bugeja
Feb 3, 20134 min read
NO BLING SHOW: TELLING IT LIKE IT IS
Given its shoestring budget production, few might have thought that No Bling Show’s Stejjer mill-Bandli tal-Mosta album would leave such...
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