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Michael Bugeja
May 14, 20162 min read
THE RIFFFS: BAD SEED, GREAT MUSIC
Some people will forever think of the legendary Dance Music for the 80's Depression single at the slightest mention of The Rifffs....
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Michael Bugeja
Aug 2, 20153 min read
GHAXAQ FESTIVAL: HOT AUGUST NIGHTS
The current heatwave may drain the energy levels of most people but not, it seems, of the team behind the Ghaxaq Music Festival, who have...
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Michael Bugeja
Jul 27, 20155 min read
HERE COMES THE SUN!
'They came, they saw, they conquered' is probably the best way to sum up last year's Malta visit by Australian band Caravana Sun. Their...
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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
Jun 22, 20153 min read
EARTH GARDEN 2015: SO MANY ACTS, SO LITTLE TIME
With a line-up boasting more than 50 acts spread all over three main areas (four if one counts the Greek Theatre), it's no secret that...
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Michael Bugeja
Mar 3, 20153 min read
MAY THE FOURS BE WITH YOU! ROCK THE SOUTH RETURNS
Four – that’s the magic number behind this year’s Rock the South festival! That’s four as in this will be the fourth edition of this...
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Michael Bugeja
Feb 22, 20152 min read
THE RIFFFS ROCK STEADY AT RYAN'S THIS THURSDAY
It may have been released in the early 80s, but there’s no denying that the lyrical substance of The Rifffs’ Ska evergreen Dance music...
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Michael Bugeja
Jul 7, 20142 min read
SWAG FEATURE: MY ESSENTIAL ALBUMS BY MICHAEL BUGEJA
My friend Colin Fitz from SWAG asked me to pick 10 essential albums, which is certainly a tasking exercise given the list of my...
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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
Jun 1, 20144 min read
CARAVANA SUN: SONGS TO MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER
‘A frenetic fusion of gypsy ska and surf rock’; possibly the most succinct and precise way of summing up what it is about Australian band...
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Michael Bugeja
Jun 1, 20144 min read
THE RIFFFS: CAN'T STOP THE MUSIC
“Ska music engages everyone, especially in a live environment”, Ivan Borg tells me a couple of minutes before we take a seat for an...
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