Dong Abay

It’s always a pleasure for me to go to gigs organized by Rocked Philippines because we’re not only there for the music, we’re also there to support a cause. It was held at Route 196 (along Katipunan Ave). The highlight for me that night was when Dong Abay performed. (more…)

Taken by Cars at Saguijo (March 2008)

Taken by Cars is just one of the Filipino bands that I follow. And yes, their songs are in my iTunes playlist. Let’s help them make it to SXSW by pledging at ArtisteConnect. (more…)

Rico Blanco and Amber Davis are both solo artists but, their music belongs to two different genres which can result into an interesting mash-up. The songs that Rico Blanco and Amber Davis mashed up were “Neon Lights” (by Rico Blanco) and “Manila” (by Amber Davis).

I think that Amber Davis is very lucky to work with Rico Blanco since Rico Blanco has a lot of experience and is one of the country’s top composers/songwriters. (more…)

It’s the first time I’ve heard of Somedaydream while Mobbstarr has been around in the music scene for a long time. Have you heard the song “Itsumo”? Yes, they are the hip-hop group behind that song.

Somedaydream and Mobbstarr will be mashing up the songs “Delivery Boys” (by Somedaydream) and “Eargasmic” (by Mobbstarr). Having heard both of the songs in YouTube, I think that they won’t have much a hard time doing the mash-up. The song “Eargasmic” is like a combination of hip-hop, electronica, R&B while the song “Delivery Boys” is electro-pop. However, the tempo of the both songs are way different, so I guess that part could be challenging for the both of them. (more…)

A Week in Metro Manila: Up Dharma Down is a documentary by Tony Rago. Finally, the documentary film by Rago will be first shown in Manila at November 12 at Capones, A. Venue. Aside from the film screening, Up Dharma Down will also perform and as well as The Charmes. The event shall start at 9pm. Entrance fee is 200 pesos. (more…)

During the rehearsals in preparation of the mash-up performance of Rocksteddy and Quest, they do not look pressured. This is probably because that Quest and Teddy (of Rocksteddy) know each other.

I like their creative process in coming up with the mash-up. Rocksteddy listened to “Back to Love” first. The chords of the song was patterned from Quest’s song since the key of “Back to Love” and “Gising Na” does not differ much. Check out the interviews of Quest and Rocksteddy: (more…)

Peryodiko performing at the Rock Rizal concert

Rock Rizal by Rock Ed Philippines

I know this is pretty much classified as “old news” but if you haven’t downloaded the Rock Rizal compilation yet, please do so. Check out Rock Rizal at SoundCloud or you can download everything via MediaFire. (more…)

Champ and Kitchie

Since Champ and Kitchie Nadal sometimes get to be in the same gig together, I haven’t noticed any awkward moments during their rehearsals. Also, I think Champ’s band are great performers especially that Monty Macalino (vocalist and guitarist extraordinaire of Mayonnaise) is one of them. (more…)