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• Malta's Top 10
  ...originally at 17:30. The criteria for the selection of specific titles are not listed on the radio station's website, nor are they mentioned during the br ...[[SoundCloud]], however only a small number of editions were archived due to SoundCloud's limited archiving/storage facilities. [http://soundcloud.com/m
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• The Myth
  '''The Myth''' is a Maltese rock band that has been active since 1990. ...hey continued playing and jamming together and the following year, another rock mass was organised. This time, Mark was the drummer. Etienne Farrell and Ka
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• Mużika Mod Ieħor
  ...s a series of podcasts by [[Toni Sant]] featuring music from performers in or from Malta. It has been running regularly on a weekly basis since Saturday ...time to time there are also special editions featuring either fewer tracks or tracks clustered around a very specific theme.
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• Marc Storace
  ...ted for his position as frontman, lead singer and songwriter of Swiss hard rock band Krokus from 1980. Before joining [[Krokus]] he sang with the Swiss pro ...ed their name to [[Cinnamon Hades]], and changed their genre to cover hard rock acts such as Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix and The Who.
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• Rocking To The Power Of One
  ...but music remained a big part of Mizzi’s life. In fact it led him to move to Germany where he joined former B3 bandmate [[Gino Micallef]] and took on vo ...ter Jay, the latter a melodic hard rock band that Mizzi still considers to be “the best band I’ve ever played with”.
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• Losers rule
  ...ot without its flaws, but there’s enough on this record to assure me we’ll be hearing more from Divine Sinners sooner rather than later. I caught up with ...he recordings. If it were up to me, I’d still be trying to figure out how to switch on the computer.
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• Krokus
  '''Krokus''' is a hard rock/heavy metal band from Switzerland. They enjoyed moderate success in North A ...bilities and was not capable of hitting the third octave, the band decided to hire a new lead vocalist. Eventually, [[Marc Storace]], formerly of TEA and
  8 KB (1,230 words) - 04:48, 20 June 2013
• Malta Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017
  ...ppresented for the [[Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017]] this year will be held in Tbilisi, Georgia on the 26 November, 2017. The Applicants must submit cover versions, which are to be delivered to PBS on a CD including a full playback version (including voice) and also a
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• Kurt Cassar
  ...also having recently formed part of a 5-piece Maltese alternative upcoming Rock band entitled [[Radio Active]]. ...liema]], [[The Lifecycle Fundrainsing Event 2014]] held in Sliema and will be performing live gigs weekly over various sights of attention this Summer se
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• Access All Areas
  ...needing to ask then! I actually wasn’t planning to ask too many questions to begin with, as meeting an artist/band in person usually works better as far ...lso a dash of Metallica here and there. The fact that their influences are not that contrasting then, doesn’t stop the flow of their creative juices.
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• Malta Jazz Festival 2006 Feature
  ...zz in small doses and preferably mixed with a bit of rock or funk or blues or ethnic groove – you get it, anything but pure! ...what our hard-earned Liri are worth these days anyway! It all reeks of a ‘To hell with culture’ attitude, reflected mostly in the balance sheets that
  5 KB (899 words) - 04:32, 28 September 2016
• Another Year Over...
  ...ri]]’s Facebook posts with photos and clips from the past have also helped to revive interest in the Maltese music scene’s past. ...1930s, released in CD/book format less than two months ago, was one of, if not the most interesting local release this year. Uniquely packaged and featuri
  10 KB (1,692 words) - 02:26, 30 September 2016
• X-Tend
  '''X-Tend''' is an electro-rock group from Malta, active since 1984. ...umming his way across the universe, while plotting endeavours in the local rock scene, met DJ [[Godwin de Bono]], sound producer extraordinaire.
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• All Good In The Hood
  ...should be out later this year. Thanks to South Central’s pulsating electro-rock hybrid, including their notorious mash-ups of Nirvana’s Teen Spirit and R ...e last year, electro punk pioneers The Prodigy. South Central will in fact be opening for The Prodigy on the last date of the Invaders Must Die tour at t
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• A Voice For All Seasons
  ...e reason gives me the impression that he embraces a laissez-faire attitude to life in general. Beyond all of this however, Galea is a singer and a musici ...eemed tedious, but have proved to be very beneficial to me, thanks largely to Ms [[Amodio Chircop]], whose passion made her so much more than simply an e
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• The Little Daydream Orchestra
  == '''[[Wayne Flask]]''' visits folk band [['''Stalko''']] but doesn’t get to see the fairies. (Manic November 2010). == ...efootedness of horse race riggers, Tim is the last one to arrive. Replying to my SMS with a tongue-in-cheek “Rockstars are always late” he scores ano
  10 KB (1,731 words) - 06:12, 28 September 2016
• Crossing Boundaries
  ...particular tendency to push barriers doing it. “We’ll work with any artist or band really, as long as their message is on the same wavelength as ours,” ...s. “It was more of a jam really, but we felt it worked, so we’re taking it to the next level.”
  6 KB (1,077 words) - 04:17, 28 September 2016
• The Meteors
  ...ugh the origins of psychobilly are debated, The Meteors are the first band to self-identify as psychobilly, and are often credited with the distinction o ...use the slogan, "Only The Meteors are Pure Psychobilly," (often shortened to "OTMAPP")
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• Keeping Malta's Music Alive
  ...n easily accessible manner. Up until now, the closest thing to it would be to spend ages at the National Library sifting through decades of newspapers, b ...mepage with free-hosting’ approach and so their growth was relatively slow to the point that they couldn’t (and didn’t) keep up with the evolving tec
  6 KB (1,117 words) - 00:15, 17 August 2017
• System Restore
  ...ck trimmings – managed to transcend the ‘invisible barrier’ that seemed to be keeping local releases away from the commercial stations. Its popularity ho ...to various line-up changes and for a while a spell of uncertainty of where to go next. Despite the string of single releases and numerous gigs that kept
  6 KB (939 words) - 02:31, 30 September 2016
• MJAW
  ...genre he could lay his hands on, but developed a particular attraction to Rock and Heavy Metal music. His musical tastes became more extreme in his teena ...y played in Maltese churches and prayer groups. The author is ''unknown'' or ''anonymous''.
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• Lib66 Directory of Maltese Music
  ...3P A-Z of Malta Music Scene''' [[:Category:A-Z of the Malta Music Scene|go to this page instead]]. To add information about any of the links below, just click on the respective
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• Some Great Reward
  ...ing in bands with styles raging from the darkest and heaviest metal genres to pop and choir music… [[Niki Gravino]] embarked on a solo music career uti ...e Best Newcomer Award at that year’s BMA’s. While he was hardly a newcomer to the Maltese music scene, Niki’s solo venture certainly was, and it was at
  6 KB (1,128 words) - 02:32, 30 September 2016
• A Sort Of Homecoming
  ...performing on the same stage as Rage Against The Machine in Finsbury Park or wrapping up the Sonisphere Festival after Iron Maiden last year. ...ere scared stiff of stepping onto the stage after Iron Maiden since we had to close the festival” Rob, the keyboard-handling half of this much-talked a
  7 KB (1,294 words) - 02:27, 30 September 2016
• MMI 2023 Listeners' Picks Poll
  ...sh the top favourite releases of the year among the weekly [[Mużika Mod Ieħor]] podcast listeners.''' ...st and blog, that he is somewhat selective - but the scope has always been to include as many titles as possible at the nomination stage.
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• Freddie Portelli
  ...opular Maltese singer-songwriter. For other people called Freddie Portelli or Alfred Portelli, see [[Alfred Portelli|Alfred Portelli (disambiguation)]].' It was his father to put him in the sence, when he asked him to learn the Guitar and Freddie started from there, he had some few lessons w
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• Speaking In Six Strings
  ...er two weeks ago, Galea launched his album Easy Dialogue there, performing to an audience that sat quietly; observing, absorbing every note that the guit ...e been the bass guitar that produced the sound that gave those songs their rock edge”.
  8 KB (1,330 words) - 02:31, 30 September 2016
• The Crowns
  ...om Malta. The band was formed in the early months of 2010. They played Pop Rock / Indie. ...uditions as well as the 4-way acoustic battle, [[The Crowns]] have made it to the grand finale at the Vodafone Upcoming Artist 2011 which was held in Apr
  8 KB (1,262 words) - 03:08, 23 August 2017
• Jjoy
  ...Planetcom (organizers of the massive Berlin Loveparade) and choose JJoy to be the official resident for his parties called JOY (now operated and owned by ...arty took place on the 28th June 1997 at the Westin Reef Club and saw JJoy rock 6000 punters with an impressive 4hr set blending electro/house/trance and t
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• JJoy
  ...Planetcom (organizers of the massive Berlin Loveparade) and choose JJoy to be the official resident for his parties called JOY (now operated and owned by ...arty took place on the 28th June 1997 at the Westin Reef Club and saw JJoy rock 6000 punters with an impressive 4hr set blending electro/house/trance and t
  8 KB (1,380 words) - 17:29, 6 November 2017
• Natalie Gauci
  ...an Idol 2007|fifth series]] of ''[[Australian Idol]]'' in 2007 and went on to win the series. ...ched number eleven on the [[ARIA Charts|ARIA Albums Chart]] and went on to be certified platinum. In 2010, she formed an electro-pop band with producer P
  21 KB (3,006 words) - 19:09, 29 January 2011
• Skimmed's Crowning Glories
  ...deep meaning behind the choice of name, although all the band members seem to agree that it's a much better name than [[Fade]], the moniker that an early ...nly vocal as Aquilina, nod in agreement, and then burst out laughing as if to confirm that being outspoken is sort of a requisite in the Skimmed camp.
  8 KB (1,354 words) - 02:29, 30 September 2016
• Past! Present. Future? (book)
  This page is designed to hold an interactive table of contents of the book while it is being assembl ...to the book outlining the contents of the book and giving some background to the purposes of the publication.
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• Punk's Not A Fashion
  ...launching it with not one, but two live gigs this weekend, and in what can be termed an innovative twist, the band’s debut features guest vocalist [[Pa ...th’s 1995 Malta concert, he got the musical itch once again, which led him to form R.A.S.
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• Nathalie Gauci
  ..., and in 2005 began writing and producing her debut extended play, Take It or Leave It which was released the following year. ...lly auditioned for the fifth series of Australian Idol in 2007 and went on to win the series.
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• The Areola Treat
  ...t ascribe to any particular creed. This band is not about spouting slogans or half-baked philosophies of life. This is art for art’s sake; noise for no ...rs is not gold (or perhaps, all that seems to be moderately predictable is not), with their more toned down indie songs like Lipstick Traces, A Hundred Si
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• The Philharmonic’s philanthropic performance
  ...y popular in modern musical performances. The orchestral arrangements give rock staples a new lease of life with elaborate twists and surprises, whilst pre ...ews not only to all the performers of the night, but also more importantly to the Malta Community Chest Fund who organised this special event in aid of p
  5 KB (762 words) - 06:19, 28 September 2016
• Sharleen Spiteri
  ...singer of the rock band Texas. Texas began their career in 1986, and shot to fame in 1989 with their top ten single with her brother in law as lead guit ...oung the family moved from the Glaswegian suburbs to nearby Balloch, close to the banks of Loch Lomond. At school (Vale of Leven Academy) her nickname wa
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• Simon Vella
  ...my diplomas. Played with a number of orchestras but eventually decided not to focus that much on classical music any more. I also studied jazz improvisat ...ntly my favourite violinist is Alex Depue. Other artists I enjoy listening to include Sting, Santana and Muse. I also enjoy musicals and some neo-classic
  6 KB (1,021 words) - 04:04, 19 July 2017
• Mark Doneo
  ...ick, packed their belongings and with their 3 children in tow, headed back to [[Malta]] after 9 years. ...e]] in [[Rabat]], Malta. It was during this time that he founded his first rock group [[Dream Valley]] with his friends [[Ivan Bezzina]], [[Jez Pulis]] and
  12 KB (1,847 words) - 10:50, 21 September 2018
• Xtruppaw
  ...gwriter and leader, even though those terms should be very loosely applied to this group. Singer [[Noel Cuschieri]] and bassist [[Ronald “Rex” Grech] Xtruppaw first thought to bring their fun songs to the public during [[Festaħwid]] in 2004, but it wasn’t until Festaħwid
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• Scaling the Alps
  ...t with [[Nosnow/noalps]], turns to me and says, “that’s a new number…still not finished.” ...and isn’t sure they should retain, discard or rework. But there’ll be time to discuss all that later; for the time being it’s the rehearsal that matter
  6 KB (1,148 words) - 13:00, 21 November 2016
• Dave Stephen Shephard
  ...letics to a high standard. Later in life when his playing days were coming to an end he qualified as a referee in both Football and American football. ...port industry in a supervisory capacity, an industry he has been committed to now for well over 20 years.
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• Olivari's Sound and Vision
  ...music and the various challenges and opportunities it has brought him face to face with. ...importantly keyboards and sound modules, and with them the ongoing battle to find the right sounds for the right music.
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• MMI Listeners' Picks
  ...e top favourite releases of the year among [[Toni Sant]]'s [[Mużika Mod Ieħor]] podcast listeners. ...nd late November through the same channel. In 2017 the voting period moved to January, when voting on the 2016 Top Picks was established following a rath
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• Past! Present. Future? (book)/Cluster 3
  == 3. Relating to a Place? Overlooking the Obvious == ...ciated with the Maltese diaspora. These include Jean Zaleski who emigrated to the USA with her family back in the 1920s, and Żepp Cassar who left Malta
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• A word with Woodenman
  ...t have passed, I’ve never stopped making music, and I’d really love people to get acquainted with my other songs too”. ...afford to lose; it was the right song at the right time, and I happened to be in the right place”.
  7 KB (1,282 words) - 04:13, 28 September 2016
• Malta Summer Hit Song Contest 2009
  ...est 2009]] announced the 20 entries which qualified for the next round to be held on One Tv during the Sunday afternoon show, Celebrity Sundays. The sho ...for the final of 1st of May through the public’s vote. 5 more entries will be ’saved’ through the judges votes in the next phases of the Celebrity Su
  5 KB (787 words) - 05:43, 20 July 2017
• Jessica Pisani
  ...h the play, or takenpart, she loves direction a play that bring more thing to love as direction, and at the same time performing arts indimenticable sat ...media. With stage and television spend about 10 years now, active and hope to continue in future.
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• Antoine Tonna
  ...g. Secondly his sister was learning drums and they could team up together to study and play as a rhythm section. ..., he started joining in jamming sessions and try to get involved in a band or do my own band.
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