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All aboard the Tiendesitas Music & Arts Festival!

Wed, 13 May 2009 10:11:31 +0100

Tiendesitas is more than just a shopping mecca in the middle of what used to be just Valle Verde in Pasig. Recently we received a cryptic email from Paul Jason d. Jaud of the Ortigas Company consisting of a poster for an event called the Tiendesitas Music Arts Festival that will be happening on May 16 and 17.

Wolfgang's "Black Christmas" Concert: Dec 10, 2008

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 16:44:51 +0100

They’ve been sleeping for 6 years, but now iconic rock band Wolfgang returns with ‘The Black Christmas Project’ concert at the Eastwood City Central Plaza, Libis (near Ortigas Avenue) on Wednesday, December 10th, at 7 p.m. Basti Artadi, Manuel Legarda, Mon Legaspi are joined by Francis Aquino at the year’s ultimate year-ender.

The Eraserheads Reunion Has Gone Mobile!

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 17:29:37 +0100

You heard it first right here! SMART and Sony BMG have teamed up to bring the tracks from the upcoming Eraserheads Reunion album to your mobile phone! In preparation for the November 3, 2008 release of the historic live album (recorded 08.30.2008 at Fort Bonifacio), all of the live tracks are now available as Full Tracks, Truetones, and Ring Back Tones (RBTs) and downloadable to your mobile exclusively via the SMART Mobile Music Store. Be among the first to hear...

SuperSession: The DZRJ 45th Anniversary Celebration

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 16:04:50 +0100

Pinoy Rock lovers young and old are in for a treat. DZRJ is presenting the greatest gathering of Pinoy band players in one SuperSession. The venerable radio station which invented the word “Pinoy Rock” is celebrating 45 years of existence. And what better way to celebrate than to gather Pinoy Rock icons from the 60’s and 70’s and put them together with 80’s, 90’s and present day pinoy band stars in a super session with a cause – to raise...

Up Dharma Down: Gone Bipolar

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 08:58:01 +0100

Up Dharma Down gets set to release the band's second album, mysteriously titled Bipolar . Released on trend-setting indie label Terno Records, the album launches on October 24, 8PM, at the Hexagon Lounge at the 4th floor of RCBC Plaza in Ayala Avenue, Makati. At the gig, a special edition album+DVD will be sold, featuring the music tracks plus a 40-minute behind the scenes documentary on the band and the making of the album.

All Eraserheads, All The Time

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:07:06 +0100

So it's been over a month since that fabled Eraserheads reunion went from rumor status to a real live event. And yet people are still talking about it like it was only yesterday that the crowds were milling about Fort Bonifacio, gawking at the giant screen with the digital countdown. The blogs are still a-buzz, and it's still the main topic of conversation on the Eraserheads mailing list. The August 30 concert even spun off a few spoofs on television...

A Gathering of Songwriters

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:04:26 +0100

A small crowd of amateur and professional songwriters gathered up for one big night of purely original Filipino music at the 9 Mile Bar along Kalayaan Road in Quezon City. The crusade of songwriters for the recognition of their incomparable songwriting prowess was once again proven its worthiness. Rekindling an old flame that was started by Katha: Organization of Filipino Composers after it was dissolved last year, former Katha members reunited to light the torch one more time.

A Blast From the Past: PhilMusic circa 1999

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 06:10:06 +0100

Thanks to Google's flashback to 2001 (http://www.google.com/url?sa=t source=web ct=res cd=1 url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fsearch2001.html ei=x0vjSOiqO5uCtALRqd2nCQ usg=AFQjCNHU9_oyQGvDt6jZ3NvJEChTZ12PsQ sig2=D0DSbdX_0LW0L0Be5z0Bdg) (one of the many gimmicks lined up for its tenth anniversary) I was able to find this old article about local music publications circa 1999 written by Claire Agbayani-Isidro for a now defunct publication called Perspective. This piece profiled three publications - Pulp, Volume (then edited by Eric Caruncho but which no longer exists) and PhilMusic.com. A little trip back to the dawn of the...

Odd Times: Local Progressive Community Gets It Together

Sun, 21 Sep 2008 21:58:07 +0100

With Odd Times: In Progression III on September 26, the pinoy prog community comes together once again for a night of challenging time signatures and rhapsodic solos. Featuring CinderBlock, Fuseboxx, Kitchen Sync (prog brethren from Baguio) Nimbus Crowd and Thought Prison, with an opening act by Drastic Measure. Tom Lacdao writes: The Pinoy Prog Community is calling out to everyone, especially the prog bands and artists out there to join us. They are out there; they...

Delta Slim: A Benefit for a Blues Brother

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:42:50 +0100

We got the text from Andy Locsin of the Blue Rats (a man who also goes by the name of BlueBuddha on the PhilMusic Forums ). A real shocker as it turns out that Joric Maglanque - also known as Delta Slim of Blues bands like the Soul Dredgers and Firebottle - wil be going under the knife for heart surgery. More specifically, an aortic valve replacement. A fund raising gig at the Hobbit House on...

The Eraserheads Reunion Second Set Ends - At Saguijo

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 03:52:51 +0100

After the word went out the Ely Buendia was okay and in stable condition after playing a whole set during the Reunion Concert last night, the three Eraserheads, musicians in the audience, and music scenesters alike converged at Saguijo in Makati for an impromptu jam containing the songs of the aborted second set. Luckily, Quark Henares and Mark Escueta were there to shoot videos of a couple of the songs for the rest of us.

Some Scenes from the Eraserheads Soundcheck

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:23:17 +0100

Looks like all is set for the big reunion show tonight. The Eraserheads cranked up for their soundcheck in the wee hours of the morning at the Fort Bonifacio Open Field. Luckily director and man-about-town Quark Henares was there a shot some intriguing video of the 'Heads doing some jams based on DavidBowie's Ziggy Stardust and their own Sembreak .

Eraserheads Reunion Tickets Go On Sale: It's About F@#$&** Time!

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:09:41 +0100

The long awaited tickets for what is shaping up to be the OPM concert event of the decade finally went on sale today at TicketWorld outlets, providing blessed relief to thousands of Eraserheads fans who were just about to give up all hope. Plus, the mysterious new producer has turned out to be... Radiohead? Here's all you need to know (and more) to get your grubby little hands on the golden ticket.

DZRJ's 45th is Coming Up

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:35:20 +0100

Way before XB, way before NU, Pinoy Rock radio was defined by an AM station called DZRJ, the Rock of Manila . In fact, the term Pinoy Rock itself was created for their radio program Pinoy Rock n' Rhythm hosted by the late Howlin' Dave. But you knew all that already. What may be news to you are details about DZRJ's 45th anniversary concert, a jam called Super Sessions all set for Oct...

Forget What You Heard: The Eraserheads Reunion is Pushing Through

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 11:13:34 +0100

The rumors flew fast and thick all weekend. The story was that the Eraserheads Reunion was canceled. After all the relentless pressure from the anti-smoking lobby led by Dr. Maricar Limpin and her cronies at the Department of Health, Philip Morris did pull out of the show they organized. But on Sunday night, Raymund Marasigan himself made the announcement: The Eraserheads are most definitely pushing through with the reunion show. On schedule. At the right venue. On...

6Underground Diversifies: Branches out to TV, Radio, and the Internet

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 07:29:17 +0100

Bel Sayson of 6Underground dropped us a line with news that the club is stretching its muscles and branching out to Television (on Studio 23), Radio (on NU107), and the Interwebs (Underground.ph) - becoming a multimedia music mogul of sorts. Bel writes, Providing a physical venue to champion this objective is noble enough - but we see the need to constantly challenge ourselves and come up with more tools to better equip the indie musicians playing for and...

Francis M Diagnosed with Leukemia: Call for Blood Donations Made

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:16:30 +0100

It was quite a bit of shocker for us when the word first popped up on the net from Pupil manager Day Cabuhat that local hiphop icon Francis Magalona (aka Francis M) has been diagnosed with leukemia. Day and other friends of Francis have started a blood drive at the Medical City hospital in Ortigas, Pasig. The word has already gone out over the blogosphere from fans and friends of Kiko, and the response so far has been warm and...

Philip Morris Comes Clean - Releases Details on Eraserheads Reunion Concert

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 21:41:55 +0100

Well it's about time. Yet another 08/08/08 announcement (right up there with the Wolfgang Villains teaser, the release of Rico Blanco's Your Universe , and of course - the opening of the Beijing Olympics) was Philip Morris Philippines finally 'fessing up and admitting their participation in the Eraserheads Reunion, and releasing details about the event. It's not a sponsorship they claimed, they are an organizer/promoter, and the show will go on - in effect doing...

Wolfgang's Sixth: "Villains" due on December 2008

Sat, 09 Aug 2008 04:54:28 +0100

In yet another auspicious use of the date 08-08-08 (with the Beijing Olympics obviously being one of them), Basti Artadi slyly dropped another a bomb among Wolfgang fans by posting yet another intriguing graphic on his social networking profile pages. Over a stark black background, were the words Wolfgang VILLAINS - Dec 2008.

Guitar 911: A New Itchyworms Racket

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:58:19 +0100

Jugs Jugueta of Itchyworms recently got in touch with us about his new guitar business, which he runs with Itchyworms bassist Kelvin Yu. The gig is called Guitar 911 - a guitar repair shop that also dabbles in creating customer guitars - thanks to their master luthier Mang Doro Taneo. The worms have been pimping Guitar 911 on PhilMusic's Guitar Central forum (http://talk.philmusic.com/board/index.php/board,77.0.html) for some time, where they've attracted a loyal cadre of customers among the stringed set. We...