Life with a dash of zing
Making a name for yourself away from Maltese shores is certainly no mean feat that is achieved by the mediocre. For the talented few who do achieve it, the temptation to forget all about the tiny audience back home must be pretty irresistible. Which is why I have a lot of respect for those musicians [...]
With apologies to the Texan post-rock band for nicking their name for my header, this happens to be the perfect way of describing the Rock the South festival that, as it were, rocked the south last weekend. I’m talking musical explosions, of course, with some 17 bands coming together on two stages at Zion Reggae [...]
They rocked Zion Reggae Bar last Saturday at Rock The South (look out for the festival review on the coming issue of the Sunday Times) and now Cable 35 seem set to give us a wicked repeat on Saturday at Hard Rock Cafe in Paceville, before they bugger off back to their rock’n’roll life gigging [...]
This review was first published on the Sunday Times of Malta. All photography is by Gianluca Trapani. It may not be everyone’s cup of tea… it’s more like a shot of tequila, in fact. But those who insist that punk is dead would certainly have had to rethink their thoughts had they been present at [...]
It is no secret that Skimmed are one of my favourite Maltese outfits. When they first appeared on the scene, their sound was extremely promising, if raw. Six years down the line, with every live performance, the band – in particular vocalist Alexandra Aquilina’s voice and presence – has grown from strength to strength, presenting [...]
Every so often, the fictional characters I love to follow, sort of spring to life. Well, maybe that’s pushing it but it certainly feels that way when the Malta Comic-Con comes by. Think of all your favourite super-heroes – Batman, Superman, Spiderman, The Hulk, Ironman, Captain America…and chances are that if you drop in at [...]
The fourth edition of Malta Comic-Con hits Malta next weekend, bringing together a veritable fleet of international and local industry heavyweights. I got a sneak preview from one of the organisers, Christopher Muscat. Gone are the days when ‘comics’ were considered the poor cousin of bona fide books. Used to be a time when [...]
With their beautiful orchestration, poetic lyrics and a deep focus on the technical aspect of the music, trio Stalko left an indelible mark on the music scene long before the upcoming release of their first album. Over the past couple of years, Tim Ellis (voice, keyboards), Chris Cini (violin) and Mike Stivala (voice, guitar) have, through a series [...]
This review originally appeared on The Sunday Times. There’s something about the Maltese language – and by this I mean the more poetic version of the language before words like kompjuter and wijkend infiltrated daily use – that almost begs for it to be set to the plaintive chords of the violin. Which is [...]
“Remember, remember, the 5th of November.” Thus goes the Gunpowder Plot poem, today immortalised in the classic folk hero celebration that is Guy Fawkes night and that to date pretty much unites the whole of Britain in an annual show of anti-system sentiments. The laudable kind, as opposed to the scarily anarchic kind. Because, although [...]
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