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NEW SINGLE FROM WILLIAM MANGION

Jan 14, 2018
2 min

NEW SINGLE FROM WILLIAM MANGION

With a forty-five-year career behind him, William Mangion is certainly no newcomer to the Maltese music scene. His name will probably forever be linked to his 1993 song This Time, which placed 8th in that year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Ireland, but there’s more to this veteran artist than that. He’s had his taste of success as the voice of top local act Getting Closer and the UK band Still Waters, further to which he has maintained a steady solo career thanks to his entert

ROCKNA INTERVIEW: THE BUSKER

Nov 30, 2016
1 min

ROCKNA INTERVIEW: THE BUSKER

Ahead of the launch gig of their debut album Telegram, Michael Bugeja interviewed The Busker during the November 18, 2016 edition of ROCKNA. Click here to read more about the album launch. The album launch will take place at Sagrestia Vault at the Valletta Waterfront on Friday, December 2, 2016. Tickets can be bought from www.ticketline.com.mt.For more information visit the band’s official Facebook page. Telegram will also be available on Spotify, ITunes, while physical copie

DUSK TO RELEASE HITMAN VIDEO

Nov 25, 2016
1 min

DUSK TO RELEASE HITMAN VIDEO

Further to the release of their latest single Hitman earlier this year, Blues rock band Dusk will now be launching the official music video for the song. "From the get-go we felt the song needed to have something visual to accompany it; something that would bring the story behind the song to life", the band said in a comment. To do this, Dusk teamed up with the creative and energetic crew from Imitosis, the result now ready to be unveiled for all to see. The process involved

THE BUSKER TO LAUNCH DEBUT ALBUM

Nov 22, 2016
2 min

THE BUSKER TO LAUNCH DEBUT ALBUM

Telegram is the title of the debut album from The Busker. Scheduled for release on Friday, December 2, 2016, the 15-track album features a mixture of folk, pop and Blues. Composed and produced by the band members themselves. the album, which was recorded at Sub Studios, is inspired by the sounds of the 1960s, its content delivering an effective vintage quality in both song-writing and overall vibe. Other than the core band members, Telegram also features long-time collaborato

FALCON'S FLYING CIRCUS DEBUT ALBUM LAUNCH

Aug 17, 2016
1 min

FALCON'S FLYING CIRCUS DEBUT ALBUM LAUNCH

It has indeed been a long time coming; possibly one of the most anticipated local releases in recent years, and the day has finally arrived. Come Saturday, August 27, Falcon’s Flying Circus will be launching it self-titled debut album with a live performance at Zion, Marsaskala, an event that will also feature Fuzzhoneys playing an opening set. The songs on the album have been written over a number of years, with many of them having been performed live during the countless pe

ROCKNA'S 6TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT

Jun 27, 2016
2 min

ROCKNA'S 6TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT

ROCKNA, Michael Bugeja's weekly radio show on Radio 101 will be celebrating its 6th Anniversary with a live concert that will be held on Friday, July 8 at Dar Ċentrali in Pieta'. The concert will feature performances from newcomers Decline The Fall, whose recent live debut performance received rave reviews, Falcon’s Flying Circus, one of Malta’s top Blues rock acts and Airport Impressions, who are without a doubt one of the island's leading rock bands. All three bands are kno

ROCKNA INTERVIEW WITH FUZZHONEYS

Jan 2, 2016
1 min

ROCKNA INTERVIEW WITH FUZZHONEYS

There, in a nutshell, are the Fuzzhoneys, captured for your benefit in just under 10 minutes of footage that brings together a good chunk of what this dynamic duo has been up to since bursting onto the local scene sometime in 2014. Less than two years later, they've become a household name on the local alternative scene and are about to launch their debut EP, aptly titled CD Tal-Ġenn on Saturday, January 9 at Beachaven in Xemxija. With just a few days to go, here's an inter

RAGING WATERS POOL PARTY IS BACK!

Aug 20, 2015
1 min

RAGING WATERS POOL PARTY IS BACK!

Summer is in full swing (give or take a couple of grey days) and, as the hottest month of the season comes to a close, the second edition of the Raging Waters Pool Party is about to kick off. Spurred on by the success of last year's first edition, the team behind this event, Mikaela Attard and James Horton have upped the ante by putting together another interesting line-up. This time around Raging Waters is bringing together foreign and local talent for what should be an ente

FUZZHONEYS GIG POSTPONED!

Aug 12, 2015
1 min

FUZZHONEYS GIG POSTPONED!

Following an interesting, casual interview with Ray Bajada on Radju Malta 2 earlier this week, local duo Fuzzhoneys were all set to rock the stage tonight as part of Trackage Scheme's Rooftop Live Sessions at the Gianpula Complex in Rabat. Unfortunately, the weather has decided to play up and spoil the fun, so tonight's gig has been postponed to next Wednesday, August 19. That will probably be the band's last gig for the summer so make sure not to miss it, meanwhile you can s

THE CREEPERS: STILL GOT THE BLUES

Mar 22, 2015
5 min

THE CREEPERS: STILL GOT THE BLUES

They are, almost certainly, the most popular Blues band on this little island of ours, their live gigs an energized display of thumping melodies and rhythmic flow that always has their audience on its feet and getting its groove on. In the five years The Creepers have been in existence, the band has played countless festivals and played alongside several artists, even opening for Blues-rock band The Brew and former-Dire Straits member and co-founder David Knopfler when the U

MISTURA: OFFICIAL WEBSITE LAUNCHED

Jul 29, 2014
1 min

MISTURA: OFFICIAL WEBSITE LAUNCHED

Ever since debuting at the 2012 edition of the L-Għanja tal-Poplu festival, where they won the WAFA award for Best New Talent, local duo Mistura has been steadily gaining ground within the local scene. Describing themselves as a duo that writes and sings songs in Maltese that doesn't insult the listener's intelligence, Mistura's music is influenced by blues and rock, but retains a certain degree of je ne sais quoi thanks to which they have stood out, for better or worse, amon

DIVINE SINNERS: LOSERS RULE

May 24, 2014
6 min

DIVINE SINNERS: LOSERS RULE

I can’t recall when and how exactly I got to know of Divine Sinners, but it was probably through the video for Another Lonely Christmas, which I had come across on YouTube; that and the fact that their name is quite interesting too. Hailing from Gozo, they’d been operating mostly under the radar (my radar, at least) for a few years already, and had recorded three albums even before playing their first gig. That was 2009, and in the years that have passed, Divine Sinners grew