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Your visage

I am always taciturn

About the obscurity surrounds my concentration

That I am falling in love with you

But it seems it’s hurting me

That my tender love for you is seemingly new

Your ardent visage

Seems it’s hard to resist

For someone like me who is an arsonist

I don’t want this to be futile

Because you are always on my mind

Because my love to you seems ineffable

You should be satiable

To the never ending love I am giving to you

I am restless because it’s all I can do.

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Music tsismis

May gig daw ang e-heads!!

Well na excite talaga ako nung nabasa ko yung title. But found out na si Raymund at Buddy lang…. Si Ely, of course, will not appear on that gig. Tapos si Marcus hindi naman na invite. Sa saguijo I think July 26.

14 years old daw ang girlfriend ni Japs!!

Naku!! Child abuse!!! Ibig sabihin may pag-asa pa ako… hehehe learned it from marie

Something is cooking

Merong pinakita. Sina Ely, Marc Abaya, Pepe Smith, Reg Rubio... I don’t know what that is. Is that a video, a show?

Clem out sa OnL

So sad… wala lang.. kasi again friendship is affected. Clem and Mc Coy know each other since grade school ata. Tapos yung cause is something I can’t understand. Parang music differences… ang labo di ba? Ok sana kung mga ilang years palang sila magkasama pero hindi eh… ang labo talaga. Siguro may away between Mc Coy and Clem.

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Andaming nagbago

“isipin mo walang nagbago… walang nagbago…”

The only constant thing in life is change. Yan ay gasgas na gasgas na. but who cares it’s true. Since mag-one year na yung blog gusto ko na namang baguhin yung lay out. Since last September I change my lay out for 5-8 times na siguro. Ngayon nawala na lahat yung poll ko yung tag board so I will use a lot of time in bringing that things back. So parang under construction itong site pero unlike other sites you can still look around!! Rock on!!

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Raparapapap!!

“Gumising na dekada Hinahanap muli ang bawat boses Na tumutugon sa tawag ng lahi Bawat boses na sinilang noong dekada nobenta”


I listened to Rocked Phil .at NU 107 and their topic is about gangs. And usually sa gangs they use the rap music to express their feelings. Rap is something that I don’t usually listen to. Why? Because I think rappers just rap about their richness, sex and pretty girls. Well, it goes for American Rappers. You know Snoop Dog, Kelly (tama ba?) basta and others. Pero I realized na ang Filipino rappers is quite different from them. Look Francis Magalona his claim to fame are “Kaleidoscope world”, “Mga Kababayan Ko” (not sure with the title) and many other patriotic songs. Then there’s Dicta License. They have this song titled “Alay sa mga nagkamalay noong dekada nobenta” which goes like this:

“Gumising na dekada
Hinahanap muli ang bawat boses
Na tumutugon sa tawag
ng lahi
Bawat boses na sinilang noong dekada nobenta
Sariling interes
lang daw ang nakikita
Nababahala mga nakakatanda
Sabi-sabi nila’y mahina
na yaring bata
Laki sa laya at hindi handa
Anong tugon ng kabataan sa
ganitong pagkutya”

Lalo pa akong namulat when I listened to the Gang guys. Yung gangs nila ay yung napaka famous na TBS (True Brown Style) and others. They are all from Tondo. And what comes up to your mind when you hear Tondo? Of course sasabihin mo “Magulo dun”, “o wag kang maglalakad dun pag gabi” and many scary things you will say to me. pero nag iba ang lahat when I heard them. They have a movie nga pala na “Tribu” Cinemalaya 2007 finalist itong movie which will be shown at Cultural Center of The Philippines. So back with these gangters/rappers I learned that everything that was said about them or even in Tondo is just plain misconception (or maybe some are not). Kasi parang tama naman yung sinabi nila. Yung tagal labas yung nauuna. Pero yun nga minsan napapahamak din sila sa mga rap nila. Yung ni ra-rap nila hindi basta basta kasi may laman. Nung narinig ko nga sila parang gusto ko na ding sumali sa gang. Hehehe (joke)… kasi yung samahan or friendship is what it is all about.

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Soundtrack

IF YOUR LIFE WAS A MOVIE, WHAT WOULD
THE SOUNDTRACK BE?

So, here's how it works:
1. Open your music library
2. Put it on shuffle
3. Press play
4. For every question,
type the song that's playing
5. When you go to a new question, press
the next button
6. Don't lie and try to pretend you're
cool.... because your not!

Opening Credits:
~+> kabilugan ng buwan by drip
opening pa lang ah... bakit may buwan na.. hehe

Waking Up:
~+> another day by mojofly
yan saktong sakto...

Falling In Love:
~+>dreamland by mojofly
hmm... ok lang kasi parang nasa dreamland ka pag nag mamahal ka...

Fight Song:
~+> one look by kjwan
ang layo

Breaking Up:
~+> kung ayaw mo na sa akin by sugarfree
naks tamang tama na naman

Dance:
~+> a love to share by rivermaya
labo ulit

Life's OK:
~+> reason to believe
quite right...

Mental Breakdown:
~+> tindahan ni aling nena
waahhh ang labo na naman

Flashback:
~+> anna
what??

Getting Back Together:
~+> faithless
hehehe...

Birth of Child:
~+> tumatakbo by mojofly
ano ba yan kakapanganak pa lang tumatakbo na agad!!

Sex Scene:
~+> deliverance by mojofly
hehe...

Wedding:
~+> alab ng puso by rivermaya
wahh ang pangit naman di bagay

Final Battle:
~+> movie by spinge cola
hmm... di din bagay

Death Scene:
~+> alert the armory by urbandub
pwede

Funeral Song:
~+> awit ng barkada
hahaha

End Credits:
~+> shirley by e-heads
ngekkk....

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Hula II

“hula hindi sapat… bukas magwawakas nga ba ang lahat”

Nakaka hock tong story na sa sabihin ko. Just a few days ago I posted about this thing about I don’t want to work for another country and paulit ulit ko na sinabi na it may change without prior notice… gosh… my mother told me that she asked his tito na may pagka fortune teller. So she asked if my brother ay makakaalis to go to work for other country( kasi nursing nga yung kinukuha niya. And mostly kaya nag-nursing para mag work for other country and I think ganun din yung bro ko) sabi niya hindi daw pero mas nakikita niya na ako ang aalis. At ang ka ka shock shock dun ay sinabi pa niya na wala naman daw akong ka balak balak na umalis which is actually true. (you can check this..)

Kitang kita yan sa pinost ko. Sabi din niya maari daw na maaring hindi pa ako tapos sa pag aaral ay aalis na ko… grabeh… I also remember back in high school na hinulaan ako nung mom ng friend ko at sinabing aalis nga and I will make a huge decision. So mga 2 years ago nayun eh parang hindi pa naman nangyayari yung aalis pero yung huge decision maaring nangyari na pero ewan… I don’t now if it’s true or co incidence ang lahat… only time could tell… and I will tell it to you definitely…!!indescribable

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Naka hilera na ang Hilera sa fave bands ko

“Sayo ako’y walang ligtas di makawala sa isip ko”

At first di ko sila type. I don’t know why. Maybe because na una kong sila Makita kaysa narinig. Hehehe… reality bytes hindi sila gwapo and ang weird ng itsura nila. Tapos inis na inis pa ako sa face nung may piercing sa labi. Pero ayun like other bands nagustuhan ko sila. Don’t judge the book by it’s cover ika nga. Ang astig nila. Ang ganda ng “Rhyme without reason” and yung lately yung “Pilit” ang galling kasi akala mo puro mala rock lang yung kay nila pero they prove me wrong kasi mala ballad ito eh.. haha…

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Awit Awards 2007

Awit Awards Finalist

Legend:
*nominee
^baka manalo
+gusto kong manalo

Best Performance by a Female Recording Artist

*Skarlet
Skarlet

*I Live For Your Love
Lani Misalucha

*‘Til I Met You
Regine Velasquez

^Someday
Nina

+Dahilan
Barbie Almalbis

Best Performance by a Male Recording Artist

*My One & Only Love
Mon David

*Nasasaktan
Reuben Laurente


*Manila
Gary Valenciano

^In Another Lifetime
Gary Valenciano

Best Performance by a Duet

*Alone Together
Mon David & Bituin Escalante

*A Single Soul
Reuben Laurente & Regine Velasquez

*Think It Over
Reuben Laurente & Sheila Francisco

*Kailangan Ko, Kailangan Mo
Martin Nievera & Regine Velasquez

*Nasaan Ka Man
Sarah Geronimo & Zsa Zsa Padilla

Best Performance by Group Recording Artists

+Kung Ayaw Mo Na Sa Akin
Sugarfree

*With You
M.Y.M.P.

*Jeepney
Kala

^Narda
Kamikazee

+Bitiw
Sponge Cola


Best Performance by a New Female Recording Artist

*Skarlet
Skarlet

*All The Man That I Need
Aicelle Santos

*Hawak Kamay
Yeng Constantino

*Manila
Amber

+^Para Sa Akin
Sitti

Best Performance by a New Male Recording Artist

*Himala
Gian Magdangal

*I Got You
Chris Cayzer

*Hilot
JR Siaboc

*Calculate It
Aaron Agassi

*Tanging Ikaw
Jimmy Marquez

Best Performance by a New Group Recording Artists

+Sama Na
Chillitees

*Nene
Mano Mano

^Stars
Callalily

*Jeepney
Kala

*Manila High
Kala

Album of the Year

Producer (Exec. & Line)
*Twilight
Christopher Sy
Francis Guevarra &
Russel Eustaquio
Hale
^Gary V. Relevance
Universal Records, Inc.
& GV Prod., Inc.
Gary Valenciano
Gary V

*Maharot
Kathleeen Dy-Go
Jomal Linao
Kamikazee

+TransitKathleen Dy-Go,
Sponge Cola
& Raymond Fabul
Yan Yuzon, Patrick
Tirano &
Sponge Cola
Sponge Cola

^The Filipino Classics
Vicente del Rosario, Jr.
& Vincent del
Rosario
Rudy Lozano
Basil Valdez /San
Miguel
Philharmonic
Orchestra

Song of the Year

Composer(s)/Lyricist(s)

+Sugod - Sandwich
Sandwich

+Kung Ayaw Mo Na Sa Akin –
Sugarfree
Ebe Dancel

*Narda - Kamikazee
Kamikazee –
Jomal Linao,
Allan Burdeos,
Jay Contreras,
Jayson Astete &
Led Tuyay

+Bandila - Rivermaya
Rico Blanco

*Someday - Nina
Nyoy Volante

Best Selling Album of the Year

Producer (Exec. & Line) Composer(s)/Lyricist(s) Artist(s)

*Michael V. The Bubble G Anthology Buddy C. Medina
Michael V.
Michael V.Michael V.

*Isn’t It Romantic Rudy Y. Tee
Vic ValencianoVariousSharon Cuneta

^Kaminapo Muna
Kathleen Dy-Go
Kerwin Rosete &
Robert Javier
Various
Various

*Transit
Kathleen Dy-Go,
Sponge Cola
& Raymond Fabul
Yan Yuzon,
Patrick Tirano &
Sponge Cola
Ysmael Yuzon,
Christopher Cantada,
Reynaldo Dilay &
Erwin Armovit/
Ysmael Yuzon
& Reynaldo Dilay
Sponge Cola

*Nina
Jim Baluyut
Neil Gregorio
Various
Nina

*Café Bossa
Ricky R. Ilacad
Neil GregorioVariousSitti

Best Rock

Producer (Exec. or Line) Composer(s)/Lyricist(s) Artist(s)
+Sugod
Buddy Zabala
Sandwich
Sandwich

*Narda
Jomal Linao
Kamikazee –
Jomal Linao,
Allan Burdeos,
Jay Contreras,
Jayson Astete
& Led Tuyay
Kamikazee
*^Doobi Doo
Robert Javier &
Jonathan Ong
Danny Javier
Kamikazee

+Inosente Lang Ang Nagtataka
Rivermaya &
Mally Paraguya
Bobby Balingit
Rivermaya featuring
Raymund Marasigan

*Maghihintay
Mike Hanopol
Mike Hanopol
Mike Hanopol with
Hannah Romawac

Best Album Package

Creative Artists: Graphic Designer(s) Concept Photography

+Tala-arawan
Graphic Designer/
Album Concept
By: Inksurge.Com
Photography By:
Mark Nicdao

*Silence
Graphic Designer/
Album Concept
By: Teammanila.Com
Photography By:
Kai Huang

* 2 Step Marv
Graphic Designer:
Jason Tablante
Album Concept By:
Kjwan &
Jason Tablante
Photography By:
Jason Tablante

+Blush – Imago
Graphic Designers/
Album Concept
By: Bernie Sim
& Marcus
Photography By:
Kathy Chua of
Adphoto

+^Transit
Graphic Designers/
Album Concept By:
Sponge Cola &
Gorio Vicuña
Photography By:
Paolo Pineda

Music Video of the Year

Record Company Producer (Exec. or Line) Director Artist(s)

*Blanko
Alpha Music Corporation
Rhany V. Torres
Milos Curameng
Session Road

*7 Black Roses
MCA Music, Inc.
Chicosci & Eric Perlas
Treb Monteras II
Chicosci

+Dulo Ng Dila

Sony BMG Music
Entertainment (Phils.)
Dianne Ventura &
Rudy Y. Tee
Wyncy Ong &
King Pallisoc
Pupil

^+Bitiw
Universal Records, Inc.
Jam Dineros
Gorio Vicuña
Sponge Cola

*Martyr Nyebera
Universal Records, Inc.
Mara Bernaldo
Avid Llongoren
Kamikazee

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i will not work outside the country *

“Dito tayo sa dilim kapit sa patalim”

A lot of people always ask me whether I will work outside the country after I graduate in college. I always say I don’t know. But deep inside I really don’t want to work abroad at this moment. Well it may change without prior notice. Many of my relatives encourage me to go abroad because almost all of my aunts and uncles are working abroad. (I have a light answer na of course sa isip ko lang. isang reason ay din a ako makakanood ng gigs or hear pinoy music.) Hehe… what I learned from my business professors are we could stay and work here lalo na in our line of work which is business nga. One of my proffs told a story about some people from other countries are studying here then after that they will go back in their place and apply what they learned there. So if that’s the case kung sila naniniwla sa ating capabilities sa pagtuturo natin bakit hindi natin i-apply an ating natutunan here in our country. Dito tayo natuto bakit natin i-apply sa ibang bansa. I know, money is the cause of all of these. I won’t blame if you would like to work abroad, it’s just me. I want to serve my country. I always say that I want to make a difference and I think staying and working for my country will make me different already or perhaps a step in making a difference. Pero I will repeat that it may change without prior notice. Hehehe…

*it may change without prior notice.

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Reality...

“imposible mahirap ata maniwala sa ganito… diba sa sine lang nagaganap ito”

I love dreaming. Day dreaming, sleeping while dreaming… any types of it basta dream. Maybe because when it’s a dream I able to do things that I can’t do in reality. I able to have, do, experience what I want that it seems I can’t do in real life. But in the end I hate dreaming because when I wake up I will face the truth that what I did in my sleep is just a plain dream.

“Mag ingat ka baka ako maniwala… mag ingat ka ija”

Last night kasi napaganipan ko si Yael… haha… nasa mall kami… and we are so close basta ang sweet. Pero naputol kasi ang ingay nila. Hehehe… that’s what I hate about it, because dreams is just a dream.

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2nd year... high school?

July 8, Sunday

It’s my lolo’s party! Usually it’s a small get together of my relatives at my mother’s side. I’m quite tired of people when they see you they will say “ay dalaga na siya”. Hello? I am 17 already. It is also funny when they will ask what year or grade are you. So I will say 2nd year. And they will ask high school? hehe… of course college. Parang good thing yun di ba? Kasi I looked like high school. ang daming nagtanong sa akin yan at laging tinatanong kung high school and parang pag sinabi kong college shock na shock sila.
So yun I got to see different faces but with the same blood. Nakausap ko yung cousin ko, actually I don’t know kung cousin talaga basta related to me na may anak na. yung husband niya pumunta sa ibang bansa. And so on… bakit ko ba kinukwento? Basta… 20 years old pa lang siya and may 1 ½ years old na siya na anak. Siya yung kalaro ko back in my childhood years. Kasabay ko maligo, kumain… tapos ngayon may anak na siya. So ako naman parang ang tanda ko na… hehehe…

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i saw francis brew!!

July 7, (Saturday)

“High Speed… Can anybody stop this thing?”

Ok. Its 7-7-7 they say it’s a lucky day. Well, maybe yes. I saw Francis Reyes from the Dawn band. Papunta ako sa sakayan ng jeep. Pauwi na ako galing sa skul and then me and my friends just ate somewhere near our school. so yun, I saw him malapit sa sakayan ng jeep. He was with this girl. Maybe his daughter, pamangkin or whatever. I don’t know if he is married already. But anyways long hair na naman pala siya. Kasi sa The Ramon Bautista Show short hair pa siya nun eh. Kaya parang namamalikmata ako. I am asking myself is it Francis thousand times and if it is one of my stupid dreams again. Tapos nakatingin siya sa akin. I wonder what he thinks about me. tinatanong kaya niya sa isip niya kung kilala ko siya. I wonder what famous people think when they are walking in a public place. Like kanina kasi… weeh eye contact kami pre… hehe… I mean I wonder if he knows that I know him. kasi in reality konti lang siguro ang nakaka kilala or kung hindi naman makamukha sa kanya. Gets? I mean dun sa nilalakaran ko puro mga tambay, driver… parang impossible na kilala nila si Francis. Then nung malayo na sila, I saw this car that I think is owned by Francis. Sayang forgot to memorize his plate number. Blue siya na… ok I don’t know anything about cars. Tapos medto gasgas yung gilid ng car niya. Tapos yung plate number niya may nakalagay na “angat pinoy”. Isa yun sa clue ko na nagbigay sa akin ng information na that car is from him. and because of watching Detective Conan back in vacation days I checked kung medyo mainit pa yung gilid medyo mainit pa nga so it means kaka patay lang ng makina. Siguro kung nakalagay lang yung car and without knowing that Francis was there I wouldn’t know na galling yun sa isang “celebrity or famous” na tao. Kasi medyo gasgas. I don’t know anything about cars but I know if maganda o pangit yung car. Hehehe… so ayun.

“Walang kadala dala… Napapatulala”

What else? Nasira na naman yung earphones ko for the 200th time. Nakakasar talaga. Tapos bumila ako agad sa Glorieta. Asar talaga. I always buy these cheap earphones. Pero dapat pala yung mahal na at least isang beses lang akoa bibili. Wala eh… nanghihinayang ako… tsk tsk… leche talaga…

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Wala...wala...wala

"Wala wala wala... wala ka namang nakikita pero ikaw ay tuwang tuwa"

Ok. My friends don’t know about this site. I think 2 of my friends know about this, my kalokohans… why I’m not telling about this? So I could blog about them… hahaha… If they know about this will I post something like my last post? You know about the “first experiences”, how I don’t like some of my blockmates or professors. Mas ok ako sa mga taong nagbabasa because they are so clueless about me but because of reading my post I think mas makikilala pa nila ako than my friends. I guess. Because I’m not that so open to them and I don’t like to be that open like some of my classmates. Haha!! minsan mas gusto ko pang mag-isa. Kahit sa mga projects or assignments. I don’t know… I’m a loner by choice… hehehe… nah… I am not soooo loner naman gusto ko lang mapag isa minsan. I have friends. I have lots of them. pero as I said, I’m not that loner. My mga loner moments lang ako because I really wanted to be alone. Hehehe… ang gulo…

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Simpson’s The Movie 2D

Simpson’s The Movie 2D
Yehey!! Malapit na!! samahan ninyo ako manood… hehehe

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VOTE pupil!!

I bought this song mag where pupil is on the cover. It’s banda magazine. If you have extra bucks pls vote pupil in these following categories
*Best Performance by A Group/Band Recording artist
SONGHITS space VOTE space G9
*Best Male Vocalist
SONGHITS space VOTE space MV1
*Best Song for a Movie/TV/Stage play-Set me apart
SONGHITS space VOTE space MT10

Eto sa Sandwich
*Best Performance by A Group/Band Recording artist
SONGHITS space VOTE space G13
*Song of the year-Sunburn
SONGHITS space VOTE space S11
O kaya Inosente lang ang nagtataka feat. Raymund
SONGHITS space VOTE space S12
*Best Music Video
SONGHITS space VOTE space MU8

Send to 5486 for Smart and Talk and text subs. And 2814 for globe/touch and sun…
Meron silang partial result and nakakaasar kasi number 1 yung callalilly…
Tapos sa vocalist 3% lang si ely… nangunguna si Kean… ano ba yan. Naalala ko tuloy dito yung sa fhm… yung world’s sexiest… yung mga di dapat kasali nandun yung kasali wala dun… anyways… vote natin ang pupil and sandwich or whoever na sa tingin ninyong worth it for that title.

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Banda banda paano ka ginawa?

Rage Against the Machine, also known as Rage or RATM,
was an American heavy metal band noted both for their
diligent political conscience and for their pioneering
blend of hard rock and rap which over time would come to
be known variously as Rock, Rap Rock or Rap Metal (Both
known under Rapcore), Nu Metal, Hard Rock, Funk Metal
and Alternative Rock or Alternative Metal — as well as
their vocal militant leftist beliefs. At the point of
their break-up in 2000, Rage Against the Machine had
become one of the most popular political hard rock bands
of all time, and certainly of the 1990s. Currently,
three members of the band, Tom Morello, Tim Commerford,
and Brad Wilk, are now members of Audioslave, featuring
former Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell.

Widely regarded as the definitive originators of the
rap-rock genre, Rage drew inspiration from early
metallic instrumentation to create an almost totally new
style of music. The coalescence of rhyming styles and
vocals along with their sound, especially Tom Morello's
guitar techniques, made RATM difficult to confine to any
one particular musical genre, compelling a new
classification.

Tom Morello had just left his old band and decided to
start his own band. Morello and Brad Wilk were in a club
in L.A where Zack de la Rocha was rapping. Morello was
impressed by de la Rocha, and asked him to join his
band. De la Rocha had a childhood friend, Tim
Commerford, who was drafted in on bass. The band was now
composed of Tom Morello (guitar), Zack de la Rocha
(Vocals), Brad Wilk (Drums) and Tim Commerford (Bass).
Their name was derived from the unreleased album "Rage
Against the Machine" by de la Rocha's former group,
Inside Out, as well as being a reference to a speech by
Karl Marx, where he told workers to "Rage Against The
Machine". Shortly after forming, they gave their first
public performance in a living room in Orange County,
California and self-produced a 12-song cassette which
already included songs like "Bullet in the Head" [1].
Several record labels expressed interest and they
eventually signed with Epic Records. Morello said, "Epic
agreed to everything we asked--and they've followed
through... we never saw a[n] [ideological] conflict as
long as we maintained creative control."

Their debut album, the self-titled Rage Against the
Machine was released in late 1992. To promote the album
and its core message of social justice and equality, the
band went on tour, playing at Lollapalooza II and as
support for Suicidal Tendencies in Europe.

Mainstream success
Their second album, Evil Empire entered Billboard Top
200 chart at number one in 1996. A live video, also
titled Rage Against the Machine followed in 1997. The
following release, The Battle of Los Angeles also
debuted at number one in 1999, selling 450,000 copies
the first week and then going double-platinum.

Renegades, released shortly after the band's
dissolution, was a 2000 collection of covers of bands as
diverse as Devo, Cypress Hill, Minor Threat, MC5 and
even Bob Dylan. The following year saw the release of
another live video, The Battle of Mexico City.

A bootleg album of live and rare material fittingly
titled Live & Rare from 1997, was followed up by a
proper live release, Live at the Grand Olympic
Auditorium in 2003, an edited recording of their last
shows, September 12 and 13, 2000 at the Grand Olympic
Auditorium in Los Angeles. It was accompanied with an
expanded DVD release of the concerts.

On May 4th, 2006 the song Bulls on Parade entered VH1's
40 Greatest Metal Songs at #15.

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Banda banda paano ka ginawa?

Jamir Garcia ::: vocalist
Jerry Basco ::: guitarist
Lean Ansing ::: guitarist
Lee Nadala ::: bassist
Chi Evora ::: drummer



Slapshock is one of the premier rapmetal bands of the
Philippines. The band was signed in 1998, when rapmetal
acts were being signed left and right by the major
recording companies. Six years into the business, it can
be safely said that Slapshock is no flash in the pan. To
date, they are the only band amongst those signed during
that particular genre's boom that is still visible and
active. While most acts have gone back to the
“underground,” Slapshock now has four major albums to
their name.

Whilst the band entered the business playing rapmetal,
the members are influenced by a lot of rock sub-genres:
Grunge, Metal, and glam, to name a few. It is upon
hearing Rage Against the Machine that all the members of
Slapshock all connected at the same time and decided
that yes, they want to do something as prolific as Rage.


Slapshock’s debut album, “4th Degree Burn” was released
in November 1999. “Agent Orange,” the first single off
the album, presented a very crunchy but still catchy
type of rapmetal. Follow up singles, “Evil Clown” and
“Sick Curtain” proved Slapshock’s craftsmanship and
talent.

Their second album, “Headtrip” proves there is no such
thing as a sophomore jinx for Slapshock. Released in
2001, “Headtrip” earned for the band a Platinum award.
With songs like “Get Away,” “Shezzo Wicked,” and
“Purple,” the band easily established themselves away
from the growing rapmetal crowd.

It is with their third album, “Project 11/41,” that the
band earned both commercial and critical acclaim. Four
singles were released from the set, proving the strength
and power of a Slapshock song. The band soon released a
remix album, “Back To The 2 Inch,” which contained
creative and innovative remixes of their songs. Famed
and respected local artists such as Raymund Marasigan
(Eraserheads, Sandwich), Anton Ramos (Chillout Project
series), and Rico Blanco (Rivermaya), collaborated with
Slapshock.

This year, Slapshock releases their fourth studio album,
“Novena.” The album displays impressive growth amongst
the musicians, as well as matured songwriting and
arranging. No longer caged in the “rapmetal” category,
Slapshock explores different genres like Latin and
Japanese music, a bit of reggae, and jazz as well.

It is hard to brush aside a band as talented and hard
working as Slapshock. Never negligent nor lenient, the
band continues to grow, experiment, and mature. As such,
Slapshock continues to make believers and fans of
regular listeners and casual audiences.

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Banda banda paano ka ginawa?

random things about random bands

The Smashing Pumpkins are a popular American alternative
rock band which formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1988.

Less influenced by punk rock than many of their
contemporaries, the Pumpkins have a densely layered and
guitar-heavy sound, containing elements of gothic rock,
heavy metal, power pop, psychedelic rock,
shoegazer-style production and, in later recordings,
electronica. The emotional tone of bandleader Billy
Corgan’s songs ranged from angry (“Bullet with Butterfly
Wings”) to compassionate (“Disarm”) to jubilant (“Cherub
Rock”).

Selling more than 40-million albums world-wide, the
Smashing Pumpkins were one of the most commercially
successful and critically acclaimed bands of the 1990s,
but internal fighting, diminishing sales, and cultural
vitality hampered the band in their later years, leading
to a 2000 break-up. In April of 2006, the band
officially announced they were reuniting and recording a
new album.

The Smashing Pumpkins were originally Billy Corgan
(guitar and vocals), James Iha (guitar), D'arcy Wretzky
(bass) and Jimmy Chamberlin (drums). However, Melissa
Auf der Maur replaced Wretzky in the final year (Dec.
1999 to Dec. 2000) of the band. The band also dealt with
several replacement drummers through 1997 and 1998
including Matt Walker and Kenny Aronoff during
Chamberlin's dismissal from the band.

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SinoSikat?

Album Title: SinoSikat?
Label: Warner Music Philippines
Album Artist: SinoSikat?
Content: 10 tracks
Price: 290 pesos

Review:

Sino Sikat? is composed of Kat Agarrado on vocals, Nick Azarcon on guitars and Reli De Vera on drums. Their music is called Pinoy Soul with a touch of RnB and jazz. It is kind of weird because I bought this kind of cd. I am usually into rock alternative kind of sound. Why I bought this album? I love “So Blue” very much. And if they produced 2 beautiful songs already so it means they can have lots of it on their album. Kat’s voice is really powerful. In some parts of “Praning” I thought it’s by a guy yung skwaking and di ba?. But I listened to it closely and found it it’s only her. Kat also wrote lots of song in the album. “Praning”, “Prayer” and “Sino” has funny lyrics. I enjoyed listening to it. She uses slang words. Like aning, olats, skwaking though I don’t know what the latter means. In “Akin Ka” parang iba yung pag ka record. It’s like live. “Telepono” is quite upbeat song. Then it followed by slow “Pag-ibig”. When you hear it you definitely fall in love. yung “Prayer” parang may katunog. I don’t know if it’s “Rehab” by Amy Winehouse or any songs by Bob Marley. Well it doesn’t matter because it tells you to “If you want to gain you must first face the pain. I know I have to use my brain. Everything will be alright if you just keep the faith”. I really love that line because it’s really true. The album ends with “Sino”. Parang pinag laruan nila yung band name nila. “Feeling mo ika’y sikat wala namang dating. Sino nagsabi sa’yo?”. I really love this album because I can relate to it. kasi yung language sa mga songs yung mga ginagamit natin sa araw araw. In the songs it’s like I can see myself.

Who will like it?

Teens could relate to this song. Kasi nandito yung mga ordinary things that we do or say. Sabi din nila baby-making music din ito. For me hindi lahat. Siguro yung “Pag-ibig”, “Turning my safety off” and “So Blue”.

Best among the rest:

I’ll say “So Blue”, “Praning” and “Prayer”. But all of them is a must hear din.

Album Sleeve

I like the cover. Simple lang. then yung mga lyrics handwritten lang. I think si Kat nagsulat. Pati yung thank yous nila handwritten by them. I really like simple things because simple stands out for me.

Rating:
9 rockstars!!

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Embrace

Album Title: Embrace
Label: EMI Philippines
Album Artist: Urbandub
Content: 11 tracks
Price: 260 Pesos

Review

It’s their third album pero ito lang yung meron ako so di ko masyado alam kung nag change na yung music nila. But I know “A New Tattoo” na everybody’s favorite. Well I agree. So sa Embrace naman they open it with a parang instrumental or pandagdag. Actually 10 lang yung mga kanta. “Alert The Armory” is parang preparing for war. You can feel the tension. Then sinundan naman ito ng “Frailty”. Parang continuation ng war na sinumulan nila sa “Alert the Armory”. Then next is “First of Summer”. Dito ko sila nasimulan magustuhan. Medyo upbeat. I really like yung umpisang tunog parang danceable tapos magiging rock. You know I’m suck in dancing but whenever it is being played parang I see myself dancing. I said to myself that I’ll dance in programs basta “First of Summer” ang tugtog. Hehehe… as the songs in the album progresses Gabby Alipe still doesn’t disappoint you. In “When Heroes Die” napaisip ako with the line “if I die will I be remembered?”. I also love “Reveal the Remedy”. I also like “Safety in Numbers”. I really like everything. The melody, the lyrics… everything!!. Well I’m hoping to hear Gab sing Filipino songs. Because they are really great in singing and crating English. Parang wala pa ata silang song na Filipino. I really like this album because it teaches me to listen to heavy deep rock. By the way Urbandub is from Cebu. It is composed by Gabby Alipe on vocals and guitars, Lalay Lim on Bass, John Mendoza on Drums and John Dinopol on guitars. This band is also other bands favorite band. So talagang magaling sila.

Who will like it?

Their fans definitely and adults. Medyo malalim yung mga songs. pero everybody will like it.


Best Among the rest
“First of Summer”, “Safety in Numbers” and “Reveal the Remedy”

Album Sleeve
Well full of photography. Hindi ko masyodo nagustuhan pero who cares naman di ba? Songs matters than that. yung pictures nila parang gusgusin sila. Well style.

Rating:
9 rockstars

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