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Michael Bugeja
Jul 20, 20141 min read
ZEJTUN FOLKFEST KICKS OFF THIS WEEK
Following a very successful introduction last year, voluntary organization Fondazzjoni Nazareth will be staging the second edition of the...
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Michael Bugeja
Jul 20, 20141 min read
PANDA DUB: LIVE IN MALTA
One of the top dub producers in France with a fanbase stretches way beyond his home turf, Panda Dub will be the headlining act at the...
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Michael Bugeja
Jul 8, 20145 min read
NORM REJECTION: RADICALLY REBEL MUSIC
It was around 20 or so years ago that Norm Rejection first dropped their debut recording, a three-track TDK tape that unleashed a new...
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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
Jul 3, 20142 min read
XMA 2014: METAL TO THE EXTREME
The incidence of the words 'extreme' and 'metal' in the same sentence around this time of year can only mean one thing - it's time for...
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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 29, 20144 min read
TRACKAGE SCHEME: TRACKING LOCAL TALENT
Michael Bugeja met with Ben Vincenti to find out what lies ahead as the final touches for Trackage Scheme’s first anniversary event....
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Michael Bugeja
Jun 22, 20144 min read
NOSNOW/NOALPS: READY TO GO GO GO GO
Theirs is possibly one of the best-coined names a Maltese band has ever come up with, even more so when coupled with the title of their...
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Michael Bugeja
Jun 15, 20144 min read
BOMBA'S BACK IN ZION
Operation Offbeat is a multiple-band tour that was launched towards the end of April in Australia. Why then are you reading about it on a...
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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
Jun 9, 20141 min read
CARAVANA SUN: SUNNY SIDE UP
Fresh from giving not one, but two rousing performances at Earth Garden over the weekend, Australian band Caravana Sun will be giving a...
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Michael Bugeja
May 29, 20141 min read
AIRPORT IMPRESSIONS: MARIETTE LIVE IN CONCERT
Fuelled by the popularity that singles Hymns of June and Berlin had already generated even before its release, Airport Impressions’...
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Michael Bugeja
May 27, 20141 min read
ROOFTOP SESSIONS AT SERENITY
When one mentions Marsa and music in the same sentence, it is the garage-cum-rehearsal spaces that usually come to mind, but in recent...
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Michael Bugeja
May 25, 20145 min read
IRA LOSCO: MALTA'S PRINCESS OF POP
With a sold-out concert to perform in the coming days and a guest appearance on the official Coca Cola World Cup single, Ira Losco still...
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Michael Bugeja
May 18, 20141 min read
XIRKA ROCK: EARTH GARDEN SPECIAL
The 7th edition of Xirka Rock will be held on Friday, June 6 as part of the Earth Garden festival. This latest edition looks all set to...
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Michael Bugeja
May 9, 20142 min read
METALL INSULA: ANGEL WITCH CONCERT
On Friday, May 16, UK band Angel Witch will be headlining Metall Insula’s latest event. This triple treat, supported by Cisk Export...
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Michael Bugeja
Apr 20, 20142 min read
SOFAR SOUNDS: NOW IN MALTA!
Sofar Sounds is an initiative that dates back to 2010 when the first edition was held in someone’s living room in Kilburn, London....
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Michael Bugeja
Dec 1, 20135 min read
MALTA TAKES ON LONDON
It may be traditional snacks and local specialties and beverages that online seller Maltesefood2UK. com usually gets to ship over to the...
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Michael Bugeja
Jul 7, 20135 min read
CALLING ALL METALHEADS
When Steppenwolf sang of “heavy metal thunder” on their 1968 hit Born to be Wild, little did they know just how much that ‘metal’ term...
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Michael Bugeja
May 5, 20131 min read
NEW SNOW, NO ALPS
A mainstay on the local music scene ever since it stepped onstage to give its first live gig back in 2007, Maltese alternative rock band...
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