MALTESE MUSIC FOR COLLECTORS
There'a new label in town, and it's all about collectable music from Malta. Ramona Depares speaks to Michael Bugeja who, together with...
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Michael Bugeja
- Oct 23, 2017
- 5 min
SACRILEGE: RISING FROM THE ASHES
Formed in the mid-1980's, UK metal band Sacrilege's story is curious and inspiring. They rose to prominence as part of the New Wave of...
Michael Bugeja
- Sep 5, 2017
- 4 min
IT'S ALL ABOUT LOVE!
If you're familiar with the music of Winter Moods, you'll probably have recognized the title of this article as part of the lyrics from...
Michael Bugeja
- Apr 18, 2017
- 4 min
SDANG! STORIES THAT ROCK!
Back for what will be their third performance in Malta, Italian instrumental rock band Sdang!'s latest visit will see their line-up...
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
- Nov 6, 2016
- 6 min
CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF DOOM METAL
Emerging towards the start of the second wave of Maltese heavy metal well over two decades ago, Forsaken are by far one of the most...
Michael Bugeja
- Oct 10, 2016
- 4 min
SPREADING THE MESSAGE
Thank God for Anton Agius! Not only did the late Maltese sculptor create countless fantastic and inspiring artistic pieces, but his...
Michael Bugeja
- Oct 2, 2016
- 3 min
ROCK OF AGES: DON'T STOP BELIEVIN'!
It says a lot about any musical performance when the audience is still singing (or trying its darnedest to) the closing number as it...
Michael Bugeja
- Sep 6, 2016
- 3 min
ENERGY AND EMOTION
"(I have) no words to describe the feeling in the process of coming back to my senses from my very first solo concert". These are of...
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
- Jul 11, 2016
- 4 min
ROBERT FARRUGIA: SURROUNDED BY SOUNDSCAPES
He may not be quite a household name, possibly because the music he makes is far from the mainstream but, barely in his twenties, this...
Ramona Depares
- Jun 26, 2016
- 5 min
ROCKIN' THE ROCK!
Michael Bugeja’s iconic radio show, ROCKNA, is celebrating its sixth anniversary with a triple-bill event. Ramona Depares finds out more....
Michael Bugeja
- May 29, 2016
- 5 min
CUSHION: THE COMFORT OF INDIAN FUSION
To anyone who remembers the local music scene in the 1980s, Toni Curmi will forever be the long-haired lad who delivered the heavy...
Michael Bugeja
- May 29, 2016
- 5 min
CHESS: POP, SOUL AND PASSION
It almost seems like a long time, but it's really only five years ago that I first interviewed Chess for this very same newspaper, just...
Michael Bugeja
- May 16, 2016
- 5 min
HARD ROCKIN' HIGH 'N DRY
It's not that unusual these days to hear of a Maltese artist moving abroad in the hope of pursuing a career overseas. In the 1970s and...
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 3, 2016
- 4 min
CHRIS AND MOIRA: LOVE IS ALL AROUND
For an album that was released just under two years ago, Chris and Moira's Ninety Nights and a Monday has certainly served its purpose,...
Michael Bugeja
- Mar 6, 2016
- 4 min
CATCHING UP WITH CLINTON PAUL
Within the space of barely a month, pop artist Clinton Paul released three singles; ÄŠelebrazzjoni, released just as the festive season...
Michael Bugeja
- Jan 17, 2016
- 4 min
HEARTFELT FOLK FROM DOWN UNDER
Old Soul’s Eyes is the name of an album released digitally towards the end of 2014 by Walrus & The Carpenter, the Australian band formed...
Michael Bugeja
- Dec 25, 2015
- 3 min
FREDDIE GETS FESTIVE WITH NOSTALÄ IJA ALBUM
His last album Blue Sea Bay was only released a few months ago but, never one to rest on his laurels, Freddie Portelli is back with...
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