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12TH ODE'S AWAKENING

Michael Bugeja

Oct 14, 2015
1 min

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 to launch this Friday when they take the stage at Razzett L-Ahmar in Mosta. The majority of the album's tracks - all original compositions - have been performed at one or more of the band's gigs this past year, but four of the songs (among them epic album closer Witch Hunter) will be unveiled exclusively during what can most certainly be de

MALTA TATTOO EXPO STARTS THIS FRIDAY

Michael Bugeja

Oct 4, 2015
2 min

MALTA TATTOO EXPO STARTS THIS FRIDAY

Tattoo, taboo: two words that, for decades, have long been entwined in the clouded eyes of society at large. On a more positive note, in recent years the disparaging link binding the two words has generally loosened (even if only a few steps at a time) to the point where tattoos have become a widespread fashion accessory. Of course the reasons for getting inked go way deeper than just being hip (or at least they should), but for better or worse, the trend has admittedly helpe

WHAT A FEELIN': TWO NIGHTS OF STRUMMIN' COMIN' UP!

Michael Bugeja

Sep 30, 2015
2 min

WHAT A FEELIN': TWO NIGHTS OF STRUMMIN' COMIN' UP!

14 years on from its first edition, Strummin' has come a very long way; far enough in fact to the point that it has turned into one of the more anticipated annual live music events on the local cultural calendar. It may not have reached the magnitude of events such as Rockestra yet, but it certainly packs a mighty punch all the same. This year, Strummin' even made it onto the Rockestra stage for an important showcase moment that instantly guaranteed a boost in its public pro

FROM THE BRIKKUNI SCRAPBOOK (PART 1)

Michael Bugeja

Sep 28, 2015
3 min

FROM THE BRIKKUNI SCRAPBOOK (PART 1)

It's been a while since Malta's notorious Brikkuni have performed live. In fact it's been a while since we've heard anything from the band at all, other than the recent posts that they will be giving not one, but two live performances at the prestigious Manoel Theatre at the end of October. Eagerly anticipated for various reasons, among them the fact that Brikkuni, together with pianist and composer Veronique Vella will be joined onstage by a 15-piece orchestra and the equal

THE SOUNDS OF NEIL HALSTEAD

Michael Bugeja

Sep 26, 2015
2 min

THE SOUNDS OF NEIL HALSTEAD

I first heard of Neil Halstead back in the 1990s when he was in Slowdive, at the time when 'shoegazing' was the new fad. Inevitably Slowdive, whose music had more than a hint of the genre's defining wall-of-sound and effects-strewn textures (which my friends and I were totally taken by) found themselves part of this new movement, for better or worse. That the band and its collected works continue to be referenced by most latter-day 'dreampop' (as shoegazing came to be known

FAA'S CONCERT IN THE GARDEN

Press Release

Sep 15, 2015
2 min

FAA'S CONCERT IN THE GARDEN

Preparations are in full swing for the second in Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar’s ‘Concerts in the Garden’, when the acclaimed Spanish tenors Trio Bellagio will be regaling us with old and new favourites on Saturday, September 26, 2015. The Trio Bellagio has a wide following in Europe and the Americas, and for the past two years the Trio have been guest stars on Spanish national TV’s New Year’s Eve gala show. Singing a wide variety of music, from classical Italian, to Latino, Fr

MARC STORACE: IN HIS OWN WORDS #3

Michael Bugeja

Sep 10, 2015
4 min

MARC STORACE: IN HIS OWN WORDS #3

Here's the third and final part of MikeBugeja.com's exclusive Marc Storace feature ahead of the international rock star's upcoming performance at this year's Rockestra concert on Saturday, September 12. MY FAVOURITE MALTA PERFORMANCE (SO FAR...) That would be the concert in Gozo that Krokus performed for the Nadur Carnival in 2007. This was my last performance with the line-up from the Hellraiser album. Never before had Krokus toured Europe so intensively. We covered many new

MARC STORACE: IN HIS OWN WORDS #2

Michael Bugeja

Sep 8, 2015
5 min

MARC STORACE: IN HIS OWN WORDS #2

Further to last Sunday's first part, here is the second part of MikeBugeja.com's exclusive Marc Storace feature ahead of the international rock star's upcoming performance at this year's Rockestra concert. THE MUSIC SCENE BACK THEN... Back then it was all about dances at The Palace Theatre in Paola, The Premier in Valletta, The Alhambra and other good venues. The Malta Bums, The Echoes, The Soul System, The Boys, Triffids and Trend, to mention but a few; they all got us young

MARC STORACE: IN HIS OWN WORDS #1

Michael Bugeja

Sep 6, 2015
4 min

MARC STORACE: IN HIS OWN WORDS #1

Rockestra is back and, as with every passing edition, this year's concert is being touted as the rockiest yet. Not only will the show include, as has become the norm, some of the local scene's best-known pop, rock and metal artists, it will also feature Krokus frontman Marc Storace, without any doubt Malta's biggest rock export to date. His voice rocked the Alhambra in the 70s, shook Valletta's Power Station in 2006 and reverberated around Paceville's Sky Club in 2010, and th

DULL EYED LLAMA RETURN WITH NEW LINE-UP, NEW TUNES!

Michael Bugeja

Sep 6, 2015
2 min

DULL EYED LLAMA RETURN WITH NEW LINE-UP, NEW TUNES!

Further to their debut at this year's Rock the South festival last April, Maltese indie act Dull Eyed Llama (not to be confused with Toronto's The Dull-Eyed Llamas) are back with a new line-up and new tunes, so what better place to do it in if not a new venue. Yes indeed! The band, whose line-up now features Carl Caruana on synth, Rebecca Theuma on drums and Phobics frontman Sam Christie as the band's new guitarist and vocalist, is raring to get back onstage and perform its l

TRACKAGE SCHEME'S ELECTRONIC VOYAGE

Michael Bugeja

Sep 2, 2015
1 min

TRACKAGE SCHEME'S ELECTRONIC VOYAGE

Without a doubt, it has been a very busy summer for Trackage Scheme. Barely a year since the organization was officially launched, it has staged several events, among the them the recent series of weekly live sessions and the Gestalt event at The Rooftop, as well as collaborating with the Malta Street Art Festival. And, on top of it all, Trackage Scheme also rolled out its official website earlier this summer. Yes, it has been hectic indeed and there's more to come in the sha

CEB MALTA KICKS OFF WITH 'ELECTRIFYING ELMO'

Michael Bugeja

Aug 28, 2015
2 min

CEB MALTA KICKS OFF WITH 'ELECTRIFYING ELMO'

Cultural Events Brand (CEB Malta) is a new organization with the aim of promoting culture by staging events in particular locations around the Maltese islands that are perhaps not as frequented by tourists and the Maltese people, among them for example, the Chinese Garden of Serenity, Hastings Gardens and the L-Għarusa tal-Mosta garden. By way of these events, CEB Malta will also be providing a platform for local and foreign street artists and performers. It is commonplace in

NHAR IL-HAMIS KULHADD GHALL-PJAZZA TEATRU RJAL!

Michael Bugeja

Aug 25, 2015
1 min

NHAR IL-HAMIS KULHADD GHALL-PJAZZA TEATRU RJAL!

Illejla tibda l-aħħar sensiela ta' kunċerti ta' Kelma Kelma Nota Nota, u wara s-suċċess taż-żewg kunċerti li għaddew xejn ma hi sorprendenti li l-biljetti għat-tliet serati li fadal inħatfu f'qasir żmien. Minn-naħa tagħhom, l-organiżżaturi ħasbu li joħorgu b'daqsxejn ta' sorpriża ħelwa għal kull min xtaq jattendi iżda ma laħaqx biljett. Għal dawn, hemm il-possibilta' li xorta jassistu għal dan il-kuncert divertenti issa li ħarget l-aħbar li, propju dakinhar tal-aħħar serata,

BEWILDERED BY BIG DEAL

Michael Bugeja

Aug 23, 2015
4 min

BEWILDERED BY BIG DEAL

Signed to the prestigious indie record label Mute, UK duo Big Deal have been making waves with their critically-acclaimed 2011 debut Lights Out as well as their 2013 sophomore album June Gloom. The latter's fuller sound unveiled a magnificent melee of fuzzy guitars, saccharine melodies and dream-pop inflections that have consolidated Big Deal as main contenders for the indie crown. Michael Bugeja speaks to Big Deal's Kacey Underwood and Alice Costelloe ahead of their performa

ROCK IN THE FOREST IV

Michael Bugeja

Aug 21, 2015
2 min

ROCK IN THE FOREST IV

Fans of rock music are in for a special treat next Saturday. Rock in the Forest is back and there’s a whole lot of rock music in store; from classic tunes to modern and contemporary hits, the selection promises something for all ages. The concert, now in its fourth edition, will feature a one-off appearance by members of popular local band Corkskrew, who had split up some years ago. Singer Diane Micallef, along with bassist Cliff Smith and drummer Franco Aloisio will in fact

RAGING WATERS POOL PARTY IS BACK!

Michael Bugeja

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

TRIBALI WITH A BANG

Michael Bugeja

Aug 16, 2015
5 min

TRIBALI WITH A BANG

Quite likely Malta's top world music act, Tribali are most commonly known for their pulsating live performances, brimming with positive energy and vibrant colour. It is however, also worth mentioning that perhaps their biggest (and most overlooked) achievement is that of successfully bringing ethnic sounds to the Maltese masses. proof of which are the significant crowds that turn up at each and every one of the band's concerts. Further to a series of foreign summer festival a

CRYPTIC STREET'S TOP 10 ALL-FEMALE BANDS

Michael Bugeja

Aug 16, 2015
2 min

CRYPTIC STREET'S TOP 10 ALL-FEMALE BANDS

Cryptic Street first made their mark in August 2012 with the charmingly infectious 80s-tinged pop-rock of Indecisive, which eventually helped them bag them a BMA award for Best Newcomers that same year. Three years on the five young ladies are not only still going strong but, with a new bass player on board, their sound has evolved and they're about to release their debut EP, which we can now exclusively announce will be called Stranger. The launch event, which takes place at

KIEKU D-DINJA KIENET MALTIJA

Michael Bugeja

Aug 13, 2015
2 min

KIEKU D-DINJA KIENET MALTIJA

Reġa’ wasal iż-żmien - le, le mhux biex jitwettqu l-wegħdiet ta, iżda biex il-kotra terġa’ tinġabar bi ħġarha ġewwa Pjazza Teatru Rjal għal kunċert ieħor (jew aħjar, tlieta) mis-sensiela kelma kelma nota nota. Din id-darba, it-tielet u l-aħħar kunċert minn din is-sensiela (għal dan is-sajf almenu) iġib l-isem ta’ Kieku d-Dinja kienet Maltija u, kif tistgħu tissoponu, hemm bosta sitwazzjonijiet fejn din it-tema tidħol verament kif jgħid il-Malti kexxun fil-kultura u saħansitra

FUZZHONEYS GIG POSTPONED!

Michael Bugeja

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

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