Stellar by Starlight is a collaboration between US ambient producer and DJ DF Tram and visual artist Video Dub Poobah. The result of this collaboration is a feature length audiovisual journey which brings together movie clips, vintage commercials and video art as a meandering path that goes from scares to satire, politics to psychedelics with a splash of humor along the way, all of it soundtracked by music from DF Tram's latest album, Serenitay Infinitay to offer a truly uni

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 Bugeja before jetting off. Have a listen here! #tour #fusion #jazz #radiointerview #rockna #radio101

They've been attracting quite some attention, and a fanbase too, in a relatively short time and finally, Eyes To Argus debut album is here! Michael Bugeja interviewed the band on ROCKNA ahead of the album launch concert, which will take place on Friday, October 20 at the Mount Carmel Hospital Community Theatre, Attard. Heart of Darkness will be the supporting act at the launch, with their unique approach to loops and spacey sounds. Doors Open: 8pm // Entrance Ticket: €7 // E

Although she is mostly active in the world of musical theatre, more recently Nadia Vella has been involving herself in the mainstream live circuit with a series of acoustic performances. Further to her various roles in musical productions, among them the role of Christine in The Phantom of the Opera which is being staged on October 201-21, Nadia has just released her debut single, a self-penned number called The Dark. Michael Bugeja interviewed Nadia Vella on his weekly radio

With the event less than two weeks away, Michael Bugeja interviews Renzo Spiteri, artistic director of the Malta World Music Festival. This first edition, to be held at Fort St Elmo, Valletta on Friday 19 and Saturday 20 May, promises to enhance Malta's fast-growing annual music calendar with a strong dose of vibrant, exotic music and a colourful mix of cultural flavours that should help boost the presence and popularity of world music within the Maltese islands. Falling with

One World is the title of the debut album from Pon Di Corner, a Malta-based musical collective featuring artists with roots in three continents but, as they like to point out all from the same planet! They all have at least three things in common; a love for music, a positive vibe and they all reside in Malta. The group was recently invited to Michael Bugeja's weekly radio show ROCKNA on Radio 101, to talk about their history, their music and their upcoming Malta tour which

Formed in 2004, albeit with a different formation to the current line-up, Thy Legion have successfully evolved into one of the prime movers of the Maltese metal scene. With two acclaimed albums under their belt, the band is about to release its third album; a record with a wider perspective in terms of both inspiration and direction. One day short of of the concert launch of new album World Stigmata, here's the interview with Michael Bugeja as featured on Radio 101's weekly

It is rather ironic that a work largely inspired by heartbreak should be released on Valentine's Day. Engaging, melancholic, brittle, expansive, poetic, experimental and certainly different to the band's previous releases, Brikkuni's latest album Rub Al Khali is a slow burner; that kind of record you want to go back to and play time after time and get better acquainted with. And with each play, as the songs sink in deeper, edging ever closer to the bone, comes the gradual rea

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

Click below to listen to the interview Teatru Unplugged is one of Malta’s longest standing annual events having had their first edition in 1998. This unique concert combining 5 short, yet diverse acts from difference musical genres is a popular mainstay in the Teatru Manoel's calendar of events. Co-founded by Jonathan Shaw and Nirvana Azzopardi, this event retained the same formula throughout the years but varies in content by having different artists take to the stage. The f

It's been a while in the making, but it is finally here. Angelcrypt's latest album. We Are The Dead , was released locally at the end of October, while its international release will take place this Saturday; the occasion marked by the band's appearance at the lauded Full Metal Mensa festival in Gottingen, Germany. Prior to flying out to Germany, where they will be playing on the same bill as Collapse Instinct, Saxnot, Mortal Terror, Elvenpath and Grave, the band was intervie

Malta's own Doom metal legends Forsaken were Mike Bugeja's special guests on this extraordinary edition of the Fuzzbox Monday night radio show, wherein they spoke about their past, present and future. Music, messages and laughs included! Forsaken will be celebrating their 25th Anniversary with a special concert on November 12, 2016. Click here for more information about the anniversary concert. Click to read more about Forsaken here. #radio101 #fuzzbox #doom #metal #radiointe

Emperor X, aka Chad Matheny (or should that be the other way round?), swung by Radio 101 on Monday, September 19 for an interview by Michael Bugeja for last Monday night's edition of Fuzzbox. Here is the full interview, including a few live and unplugged (bar one!) numbers that made this particular edition not just special, but extraordinary! Chad Matheny will be performing at the Bocci Club, Pieta on Wednesday, September 21. The Suburbanite and Television Suicide will be sup

UK reggae artist Kelvin Grant was interviewed by Michael Bugeja on the Monday night edition of Radio 101's Fuzzbox show on September 5, 2016. in connection with his upcoming album, Grant is in Malta in connection with a video shoot for his next single. He will be performing alongside Pokyman & Lukie M on September 17 at JamRock's event at Surfside in Sliema (more details here) and again on September 18 with Lubay at Zion's Reggae Sunday Special (more details here). The Fuzzbo

With just days left to go for this year's edition of ROckestra to kick off, Michael Bugeja interviewed Pawlu Borg Bonaci and Sigmund Mifsud ahead of the big day and, as usual, it was a not only informative but a good laugh too! Listen to the interview here: #radiointerview #radio101 #rockna

This coming Friday, Rejects will be hosting, Rejects Asylum, the latest live event from this organization as it steadily establishes itself as one of the leading promoters of the underground scene in Malta. The Rejects team was interviewed by Michael Bugeja on the August 12 edition of the weekly radio show on Radio 101. rejects.com.mt #live #concert #metal #alternative #radiointerview #rockna

With his debut solo concert just days away, Winter Moods frontman Ivan Grech joins Michael Bugeja in the studio for an interview during a recent edition of Rockna. The concert will be taking place on Friday, August 19 at Pjazza Teatru Rjal in Valletta, and will feature a collection of tunes from the soundtrack to Ivan's life, episodes from his musical journey so far, which he will of course interpreting in his own way. Click below to listen to the interview. For more informa

Born in Malta but based in Canada for a good number of years, vocalist Sharon Pereira recently returned to her motherland, bringing with her a passion for music and a voice that packs a mighty soulful punch. Listen to her interview with Michael Bugeja on ROCKNA below and find out more about the upcoming singer at www.sharonpereira.com. #rockna #radiointerview #soul #pop

Four years on (give or take a month or three) from the release of their much-lauded debut album Grandiloquence, Stalko are back with their sophomore offering, a magnificent musical excursion by the name of A Long Wave Goodbye. Apart from much praise from those who have had the privilege of an advance preview, this album unveils a different side to the band's organic folky accent; no longer in a hurry, this is an album that is best experienced in an intimate setting, a 'headph

With the primary aim of nurturing Malta's musical identity, the Malta Youth Orchestra (MYO) has taken the initiative to set up a new project. The new endeavour will be offically rolled out with a launch concert, MYO Butterfly Project – The Beginnings that will feature a variety music genres, all sharing a core common factor that is rooted in Maltese mjusic. Among the several guest artists, Kafena, Nadine Axisa, Corazón Mizzi, and Joe Roscoe will be performing their own compo