Michael Bugeja
ROCKNA INTERVIEW: THE RANCH (2)
Currently in the UK on their third foreign tour in under a year, The Ranch popped by Radio 101's studios for an interview with Michael...
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Michael Bugeja
- Feb 20, 2017
- 1 min
SUPER SPONGE SOUNDS COMING YOUR WAY!
Never mind Spongebob Whatsisname, as from this Friday, the word 'sponge' will belong to only one entity, and that's the Super Sponge...
Michael Bugeja
- Dec 1, 2016
- 1 min
NEW EP FROM FESTEN
Further to the release of their acclaimed Mad System album earlier this year, French band Festen, whose line-up includes Maltese bassist...
Michael Bugeja
- Nov 13, 2016
- 4 min
CARLO MUSCAT: FURTHER ADVENTURES IN JAZZ
Saxophonist Carlo Muscat takes some time out from his busy schedule performing locally and abroad to tell Michael Bugeja about his latest...
Michael Bugeja
- Oct 19, 2016
- 2 min
MALTA TAKES LONDON'S 4TH EDITION COMING UP
It was a chilly November night, Friday the 15th to be exact, in 2013 that The Water Rats in London's King's Cross opened its doors to...
Michael Bugeja
- Sep 16, 2016
- 4 min
THE RANCH: EUROPE CALLING!
Their debut album Cuckoo Island was by far one of the most enticing works to come out of the Maltese music scene in recent years. Their...
Michael Bugeja
- Jul 17, 2016
- 4 min
JAZZ FOR JOZETTA
Without a doubt one of the more prolific artists on the island, Dominic Galea is also rather versatile, but it is perhaps for his deep...
Michael Bugeja
- May 7, 2016
- 2 min
TRIBUTE TO SAMMY MURGO
As part of a series of events entitled A Tribute to Sammy Murgo, Heritage Records will be staging a concert at Spazju Kreattiv in...
Michael Bugeja
- Apr 18, 2016
- 4 min
A TRIBUTE TO A GREAT
So there I am, carefully calculating the seven steps that lead to Dominic Galea's basement-cum-rehearsal space, when the band starts...
Michael Bugeja
- Apr 12, 2016
- 2 min
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 2, 2016
- 2 min
ROCK THE SOUTH RETURNS WITH 5TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION
Last year's Rock The South flaunted all the fours with its '44 acts over four days' fourth edition. This year's fifth anniversary...
Michael Bugeja
- Mar 24, 2016
- 2 min
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 2, 2016
- 2 min
NADINE AXISA: VELVET IN CONCERT
Later this month, Nadine Axisa will be performing her Velvet album live at the Robert Samut Hall in Floriana. The album, featuring 12...
Michael Bugeja
- Jan 3, 2016
- 2 min
F-TRIO TO LAUNCH EP
Nine times out of ten, the first question asked when the name F-Trio comes up in conversation is ‘what does the F stand for'? Asking the...
Michael Bugeja
- Dec 6, 2015
- 3 min
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
- Nov 22, 2015
- 4 min
JAZZ AT HOME AND AWAY
Not for the first time, Maltese drummer Luke Briffa has been collaborating with foreign musicians, in this case Italian guitarist Mirko...
Michael Bugeja
- Jul 20, 2015
- 5 min
A MUSICAL RIDDLE
More popularly known as an accomplished and respected composer as well as a talented and passionate musician, on the side Dominic Galea...
Michael Bugeja
- Jul 13, 2015
- 5 min
WARREN GALEA: THE MUSIC THAT MOVES HIM
He is just 24 years old, a music teacher for the past three years and last year's winner of the Malta Jazz Contest. A guitar player above...
Michael Bugeja
- Mar 26, 2015
- 1 min
STORMY NIGHT VIDEO FROM NADINE AXISA
The release of jazz album Velvet last year was an important milestone for singer Nadine Axisa. Not only did it confirm her as one of the...
Michael Bugeja
- Jan 14, 2015
- 2 min
SONGS: 2 NIGHTS OF INTIMATE LIVE JAZZ
Simply titled Songs, the upcoming concert (two actually, on consecutive nights) by Vinny Vella Jr and Nadine Axisa is certainly not the...
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