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CRANK IT UP FOR NEPAL
Leaving at least 8,000 people dead and more than twice that amount injured, the earthquake that struck Nepal last month was the worst...
Michael Bugeja
May 11, 20151 min read


BRODU: KELMTEJN MAZ-ZIZZA QABEL IT-TOUR
Ħabullabulojb. Kelma fittizja li però fil-qafas tagħha hemm sens ta’ ħbiberija dejjiema. Kelma li hi wkoll l-isem tal-album debuttanti...
Michael Bugeja
Feb 5, 20151 min read


NEW ALBUM FROM CURMUDGEON
A mainstream act this is not, in fact Curmudgeon is more of an ongoing project through which young musician Timothy Garrett gets to...
Michael Bugeja
Feb 1, 20151 min read


ALL ABOARD FOR A CRITICAL MASS
Some love it, some hate it, some may just be indifferent to it, but whatever your thoughts may be about the music of the 80's, there's no...
Michael Bugeja
Jan 21, 20152 min read


NOSNOW/NOALPS (WILL NOT) DISAPPEAR
Further to a very hectic and successful year, during which the band not only toured extensively in Europe and released a brand new EP,...
Michael Bugeja
Dec 29, 20141 min read


2014: THE YEAR THAT WAS!
The year that has passed in between Yews launching her alluring debut EP Selene at Blitz last January, and For Strings Inn dropping their...
Michael Bugeja
Dec 28, 20144 min read


FOR STRINGS INN'S DEBUT ALBUM LAUNCH TONIGHT
What is heavier - a ton of feathers or a ton of stones? We’ve all come across this trick question at some point in our lives, but the...
Michael Bugeja
Dec 12, 20141 min read


INFECTIOUS TRIPLE TREAT
Admittedly, The Infection Has Begun may not be the most tasteful of names to give to a live event, but what’s in a name when the billing...
Michael Bugeja
Nov 23, 20142 min read


MALCOLM CALLUS: LIVING FOR MUSIC
Despite living abroad for several years, his ties to the Maltese metal scene are still as strong as ever. MICHAEL BUGEJA catches up with...
Michael Bugeja
Nov 23, 20144 min read


BRODU TO LAUNCH DEBUT ALBUM
Just over two years in the making, Brodu is a band whose music truly reflects its name; a sound that is made up of many flavours that...
Michael Bugeja
Nov 13, 20141 min read


BATTLE OF THE NORTH TO ROCK THE SOUTH
Ahead of the fourth edition of the Rock The South festival, the organizers will be accepting submissions from upcoming bands interested...
Michael Bugeja
Oct 21, 20141 min read


DEBUT SINGLE FROM FORTY DAYS OF RAIN
The band’s only been together for under a year, its name fairly new to the local music scene up until the release of its debut single...
Michael Bugeja
Sep 13, 20142 min read


THE VOYAGE HAS BEGUN: DEBUT SINGLE RELEASED
The Voyage may sound like the title of a high-budget epic movie (and could well be too) but within a local context, it is the name of one...
Michael Bugeja
Sep 7, 20142 min read


JIM HICKEY: LIVE AT BAIA SUNDAYS
Berlin-based for the past few years, Jim Hickey has spent his time absorbing all the energy that the notoriously vibrant German city has...
Michael Bugeja
Jul 23, 20141 min read


FIVE FROM ZERO: A LITTLE BIT OF INFATUATION
When is a solo project not a solo project? There are probably several answers to this question, but as far as Five From Zero are...
Michael Bugeja
Jul 19, 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...
Michael Bugeja
Jul 7, 20142 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...
Michael Bugeja
Jul 6, 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...
Michael Bugeja
Jun 29, 20144 min read


TRACKAGE SCHEME: TRACKING LOCAL TALENT
Music has always been a part of 25-year-old Ben Vincenti’s life, the reason behind it most likely being that he comes from a family that...
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....
Michael Bugeja
Jun 29, 20144 min read
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