Life with a dash of zing
Updated – as promised, the link to the video: “A mix of madness, Ian Dury and Judge Dredd… and it’s about necrophilia. But in a nice way.” How can you not be intrigued when you hear a single being described in this way? Meet Baron Bubblebeef – singer, man of mystery and evil genius extraordinaire. [...]
This list has been coming a long while – the ten albums that have left an impact on me/affected my life in some way. Not necessarily the albums that I listen to regularly/are my favourites nowadays (though some of them are) but those that will always have a place in my collection. Narrowing it down [...]
When retired banker Julian Holland was still based in Cairo, he happened to attend a concert by an all-female orchestra that left him somewhat perplexed. The reason behind this perplexity involved the way the conductor seemed to go off stage during the actual performance of every piece. “I had arrived late, after the concert started, [...]
So there was no Gideon and there was no Shark, but the usual suspects were ready to party and party they did. Yesterday’s Hairyamp gig proved that, while we do love it when foreign acts visit our shores, they are no longer a necessary ingredient. The right local bands deliver just as well, thank you [...]
Kids, here’s the deal – 3 for the price of 1. I’m talking about tonight’s gig (yay Hairyamp), in case you didn’t notice. If you didn’t notice…seriously?? Where were you the past 3 or 4 posts, you slackers? So - V-Gen is the word, moshing (& surfing) is the game. We got: Clandestines – if [...]
Maybe you know them better as two-thirds of The Beangrowers but this new sound from Alison Galea and Ian Schranz promises to be as awesome as the two musicians’ reputation requires. Enjoy this interview in the run-up to their first gig in Malta tomorrow. If you were in a somewhat whimsical state of mind, [...]
Event update: Unfortunately, Joe Gideon and The Shark have cancelled their Friday gig for personal reasons (details here ) but… we still get to party to The Shhh, The Clandestines and Skimmed. Ticket prices have been revised and those who already bought their tickets can contact Hairyamp to refund the difference. In the meantime, the [...]
Update: Closes today (Thursday at noon) Hot on the heels of their last success – the musicfest that was the Nil By Mouth Sessions – the guys at Hairyamp Promotions are back with what promises to be another gig to remember, with Skimmed, Clandestines and The Shh. The Shh, in case you haven’t checked them out [...]
Bringing their sophisticated and distorted sounds to the local scene are AIM, a Milanese band that will be performing at a number of venus this weekend. It was back in 2003 that Marco Fiorello and the brothers Luca, Marco and Matteo Camisasca give birth to Aim. All with diverse band backgrounds, the four immediately set [...]
Hey Sus! & Clandestines are launching their split EP, Summer Camp for Pale Young Boys, this evening! Check out the interview – and get a taster of Clandestines’s music – on The Times of Malta online here. In the meantime, given it’s not everyday that a bunch of teens and tweens decide to launch an EP [...]
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