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WINTER MOODS: THE JOURNEY CONTINUES
A household name even beyond music circles, Winter Moods is indisputably Malta's most popular rock band and has been so for quite some...
Michael Bugeja
Apr 7, 20157 min read


INVASION OF THE ZATOPEKS
They formed back in 2001, more as a novelty side-project running parallel to their imaginatively-named 3½ Inch Floppy band than anything...
Michael Bugeja
Mar 29, 20156 min read


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...
Michael Bugeja
Mar 22, 20155 min read


WINTER MOODS' JOURNEY REVIEWED
Five years on from celebrating their silver jubilee, Winter Moods are back with a brand new album. Released last Friday during an...
Michael Bugeja
Mar 8, 20152 min read


2014: THE YEAR THAT WAS!
The year that has passed in between Yews launching her alluring debut EP Selene at Blitz last January, and For Strings Inn dropping their...
Michael Bugeja
Dec 28, 20144 min read


FREDDIE PORTELLI: LONG LIVE THE KING!
Mention Malta and rock ‘n roll in the same sentence and the name Freddie Portelli usually follows, and with good reason too. A local icon...
Michael Bugeja
Dec 21, 20144 min read


NADINE AXISA: FEELING THE VELVET BREEZE
Nadine Axisa couldn’t have chosen a more fitting title for her debut album Velvet. Just like the fabric, the music contained within is...
Michael Bugeja
Dec 7, 20144 min read


MALCOLM CALLUS: LIVING FOR MUSIC
Despite living abroad for several years, his ties to the Maltese metal scene are still as strong as ever. MICHAEL BUGEJA catches up with...
Michael Bugeja
Nov 23, 20144 min read


VINNY VELLA JR: MAKING MUSIC ANOTHER WAY
MICHAEL BUGEJA hangs out with VINNY VELLA JR for a chat about the pianist’s latest album and the various elements that have shaped him...
Michael Bugeja
Nov 17, 20144 min read


A LIFE LIVED IN MUSIC: SAMMY GALEA TURNS 80
If ever an example of a life lived in music was needed, Sammy Galea would quite likely be among the first names to come to most people’s...
Michael Bugeja
Nov 17, 20143 min read


INTRODUCING NO LILIES IN AUTUMN
No Lilies In Autumn is the kind of name one might associate with a book, a movie even, but perhaps not so much with a band. In this...
Michael Bugeja
Oct 26, 20144 min read


CARLO MUSCAT: INSPIRED JAZZ CATALOGUES
He describes his musical awakening as a process that is ongoing; a journey in which he admits he is still discovering all that the music...
Michael Bugeja
Oct 5, 20145 min read


A TOUCH OF SKA & BOMBA FOR ROCKESTRA
With a handful of performances on the island to his name these past few years, it’s safe to say that despite the long distance,...
Michael Bugeja
Sep 21, 20144 min read


DOMINIC GALEA: RECORDING OUR HERITAGE
An homage to the swinging pioneers of Malta, the Tribute to the Swinging Pioneers of Malta double album released through Heritage Records...
Michael Bugeja
Jul 13, 20145 min read


MEET THE BANDS FROM ELSEWHERE
Never mind the octopus in the background of the Music from Elsewhere festival poster, that's just there to grab your attention. Once that...
Michael Bugeja
Jul 6, 20144 min read


MUSIC FROM ELSEWHERE: RISING FROM THE UNDERGROUND
Beaches bustling with people by day, clubs and bars buzzing with activity by night; summer in Malta offers up endless opportunities for...
Michael Bugeja
Jun 29, 20144 min read


TRACKAGE SCHEME: TRACKING LOCAL TALENT
Music has always been a part of 25-year-old Ben Vincenti’s life, the reason behind it most likely being that he comes from a family that...
Michael Bugeja
Jun 29, 20144 min read


TRACKAGE SCHEME: TRACKING LOCAL TALENT
Michael Bugeja met with Ben Vincenti to find out what lies ahead as the final touches for Trackage Scheme’s first anniversary event....
Michael Bugeja
Jun 29, 20144 min read


NOSNOW/NOALPS: READY TO GO GO GO GO
Theirs is possibly one of the best-coined names a Maltese band has ever come up with, even more so when coupled with the title of their...
Michael Bugeja
Jun 22, 20144 min read


BOMBA'S BACK IN ZION
Operation Offbeat is a multiple-band tour that was launched towards the end of April in Australia. Why then are you reading about it on a...
Michael Bugeja
Jun 15, 20144 min read
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