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CHESS RELEASES DEBUT ALBUM
1869 is the name of the debut album from UK-based Maltese artist Chess Galea. The album, which was officially released in the UK on April...
Michael Bugeja
May 8, 20161 min read


NEW MUSIC FROM ALBERT BELL'S SACRO SANCTUS
He is, without a doubt one of the leading pillars of the Maltese metal scene, a veteran musician whose musical journey took a new turn...
Michael Bugeja
May 6, 20161 min read


NOIR'S ALBUM LAUNCH + REVIEW
I was expecting a jazz album from a band such as Noir. After all, they are primarily a jazz combo, aren't they, and didn't this band make...
Michael Bugeja
Apr 12, 20162 min read


ROCKNA INTERVIEW: STALKO
Four years on (give or take a month or three) from the release of their much-lauded debut album Grandiloquence, Stalko are back with...
Michael Bugeja
Apr 3, 20161 min read


STALKO'S NEW ALBUM: IN THEIR OWN WORDS
Ten new tracks, intimate, minimal to quite some extent and openly reflecting quite a different approach to that which fuelled...
Michael Bugeja
Apr 2, 20163 min read


SANDRA SAFFRETT'S SONGS OF PRAISE
INT IL-MAĦBUB TIEGĦI is the title of a new CD from Maltese singer Sandra Saffrett. Born in Sliema, Saffrett says she loved singing from a...
Michael Bugeja
Mar 27, 20162 min read


DEBUT ALBUM FROM UNHEARD MUSIC CONCEPTS
Here's a little something that arrived in my mailbox a few days ago. It's not exactly a local product, but there is a connection by way...
Michael Bugeja
Mar 24, 20162 min read


RED ELECTRICK RETURN WITH A NEW ALBUM
It had been well over a year since Red Electrick’s Young Again was first heard on the local airwaves. The song has been a radio mainstay...
Michael Bugeja
Mar 13, 20161 min read


HEARTFELT FOLK FROM DOWN UNDER
Old Soul’s Eyes is the name of an album released digitally towards the end of 2014 by Walrus & The Carpenter, the Australian band formed...
Michael Bugeja
Jan 17, 20164 min read


JOE ROSCOE LAUNCHES DEBUT ALBUM TONIGHT
Good looks, a friendly smile, charming personality and highly infectious acoustic pop songs; Maltese singer-songwriter Joe Roscoe...
Michael Bugeja
Dec 29, 20151 min read


FREDDIE GETS FESTIVE WITH NOSTALĠIJA ALBUM
His last album Blue Sea Bay was only released a few months ago but, never one to rest on his laurels, Freddie Portelli is back with...
Michael Bugeja
Dec 25, 20153 min read


INTERVISTA: CHRISTABELLE CURMI
Twieldet l-Awstralja u bdiet tkanta ta’ eta’ zgħira, talent li kompliet issawwar hi u tikber, filwaqt li wkoll daħlet fid-dinja...
Michael Bugeja
Dec 7, 20153 min read


ARE THE RANCH CUCKOO?
The answer to that question is....oh, never mind! If you're into the local music scene, chances are you've heard, or at least heard of,...
Michael Bugeja
Dec 6, 20153 min read


MARTYRIUM REVEAL NEW ALBUM, COVER ART & TRACKLISTING
Atmospheric extreme metallers Martyrium have just revealed the cover art for their new opus, which will be titled Destiny Wore A Bondage...
Press Release
Dec 3, 20151 min read


DANA MCKEON'S HALCYON ALBUM
The last time I interviewed Dana McKeon, which was about a year ago, she was rounding off a busy 12 months that included the release her...
Michael Bugeja
Nov 30, 20152 min read


ANDRE CAMILLERI'S MADE IN MALTA ALBUM
It had to happen really, although it's unclear whether it was because Malta is in his blood, or because of the overwhelming summer heat...
Michael Bugeja
Nov 25, 20151 min read


ROCKNA INTERVIEW WITH KAFENA
There may not be too many things that singer and percussionist Daniel Cauchi and pianist and composer Kris Spiteri have in common, except...
Michael Bugeja
Nov 22, 20151 min read


AN OPUS FOR OBLIVION
It's safe to say that 2015 has been a great year for Weeping Silence. Not only was the first edition of their Metal Over Malta Festival -...
Michael Bugeja
Nov 22, 20155 min read


BRUSHWORKS: ECLECTIC INSPIRATIONS
To anybody familiar enough with the Maltese music scene, the slightest mention of the name Franco Tartaglia will always be followed by...
Michael Bugeja
Nov 8, 20154 min read


12TH ODE'S AWAKENING
It may have been a long time coming, but 12th Ode's The Awakening is finally here, with the band all fired up and their debut album ready...
Michael Bugeja
Oct 14, 20151 min read
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