Wednesday, July 16, 2008

American named Chris singing Itchyworms and other OPM songs



The most amazing thing I've seen today! Nakakabilib at nakakataba ng puso bilang isang pinoy at OPM supporter. A "Joe" singing in tagalog and you have to admit he does it so well even with the guitar playing.

I heard about the band raving about this guy, Chris last night at their guest appearance in a radio show. Talk about luck, they've been getting a lot of recognition from their last two album releases. Last year, jim paredes commended them for being musically genius with Noontime Show, and now here's a dude from the other part of the world playing their songs. The band deserves it!

Go to their album launch. July 23, 2008 @ Cafe Rallos at Rallos St, Quezon City. Support Local Music!

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Eraserheads songs put movie to life


I read in the blog of Mukamo.com that people are planning to do a movie about Eraserheads songs. I think it's nice to spread the talent of those four guys but I feel like they're just milking and riding with their fame. Just a suggestion, I think it would be better if they cast in unkown actors or indie cred actors so that we won't be distracted with how these teeny boppers will basterdize the movie.

here's the actual report,

"Ultraelectromagnetic Love is an upcoming trilogy movie produced by Regal Entertainment, which is based on three Eraserheads songs.

Episode 1 is titled “Tindahan ni Aling Nena,” it will star Glaiza de Castro and Marky Cielo. Episode 2 is titled “Magasin”, it will star the love team of Jennica Garcia and Mart Escudero. The last episode is “Torpedo” and will be lead by Aljur Abrenica and Kris Bernal. All songs of the movie’s sound track were credited to Eraserheads’ lead singer Ely Buendia as composer and the movie script is penned by Fairlane Raymundo"

Monday, July 14, 2008

Ateneo leads UAAP!!!


Ateneo bumped off the UE Red Warriors from the top of the team standings to lead the UAAP. Winning with a 6 point margin, the Eagles' assault were heavily backed up by Al-Hussaini's strong double double effort of 18 points and 17 boards. Ateneo has been known to hold winning records in the past or even other teams such as UE's impressive 14-0 elimination record last year but still it proves nothing as it wasn't enough to win them the title. With a strong start, already 3-0 from some of the biggest teams in the league (DLSU, UE, FEU) let's see if they can finish strongly.

Final Scores:
NU vs ADU
65 73

ADMU vs UE
64 58

Eraserheads back for a reunion concert this August 2008!!!

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The long wait is over and it's finally here! The Eraserheads is back together for a one night concert only at the CCP Open grounds on August 30, 2008. I never saw this coming, nor did I hear any chismis about this. I'm not complaining at all, I'm actually thrilled all of this is happening! Reports say, a big company made this event possible which explains why us Eraserheads fans can only be excited for one night.

I'm happy and all but is it just me that sees things differently. It's so fake that they would gather together for because of this big company paid them for it. Hard times, i know. I was hoping maybe the reunion would be more genuine. Like Ely would always say that when the right time comes, it will happen -talking about their reunion. It's still too early to decide, anything can still happen so let's just wait and see. We're lucky to have been blessed with this special event!

click the HERE for a more detailed story.

Saturday, July 12, 2008

Old Faces In Different Places

Every year, NBA teams ship in and out players to build the best team around the league. With different schemes and styles some work while some don't. This year a number of franchise players look for a new beginning but will Destiny give it to them like she did with Garnett and Allen.
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BARON DAVIS. ELTON BRAND. CORREY MAGGETTE. *coughs* JERMAINE O'NEAL. These guys headline the list of traded players this year and even if it's not as impressive as the Boston tea party last year, it's always exciting what these basketball superstars can do!
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Here's a list of the traded players:
Baron Davis to LA Clippers
Elton Brand to Philly Sixers
Correy Maggette to GS Warriors
Ronny Turiaf to GS Warriors
Richard Jefferson to Milwaukee Bucks
Yi Jianlian to Nets
Bobby Simmons to Nets
Roger Mason to SA Spurs
Brent Barry to Houston Rockets
Michael Pietrus to Orlando Magic
Jermaine O'Neal to Toronto Raptors
TJ Ford to Indiana Pacers
Rasho Nesterovic to Indiana Pacers
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Thursday, July 10, 2008

Tiu Good To Be True


article written by jefferson reyes

The first of many?

In the much celebrated rivalry of the collegiate basketball scene, the blue trumped over the green as the Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) Blue Eagles trounced their nemesis and defending champions, De La Salle University (DLSU) Green Archers, 79-73, amidst a jam packed Araneta Coliseum graced by various personalities including NBA superstar Gilbert “Agent Zero” Arenas of the Washington Wizards and People’s Champ Manny Pacquiao as the University Athletics Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Season 71 continues on July 6.

Witnessed by a massive crowd of approximately 22,000, which also included business and political celebrities such as PLDT and Smart Communications Chairman Manny Pangilinan, Senators Richard Gordon and Mar Roxas, Hans Sy, son of mall tycoon Henry Sy, and US Ambassador to the Philippines Kristie Kenney, the Blue Eagles handed the Green Archers their first opening game defeat under the mentorship of Coach Franz Pumaren. Free throws made the difference as Ateneo registered a high 81% FT percentage against a meager 44.8% of La Salle.

As with every Ateneo-La Salle meeting, excitement has always been the main element as both teams remained nose-to-nose and refused to relinquish their school pride until the last quarter.

Coming off from a two point deficit from the third frame, DLSU stalwart Joseph Evans “Jvee” Casio resuscitated the hopes of the Archers in the last frame with two successive shots including a fast break from the three-point miss of Blue Eagle Jai Reyes to bring the game 56-60 in favor of DLSU.

Rabeth Al-Hussaini and Severino “Nonoy” Baclao, tried to prevent the rally of the Taft-based squad but faltered as the Green and White veterans Rico Maierhofer and James Mangahas, and rookie Joshua Webb combined to give La Salle its biggest lead against the Blue Eagles, 61-67.

Locked at 67, the Katipunan-based cagers crawled back into the scoreboard courtesy of back to back shots from Jobe Nkemakolam and Al-Husaini to put the Eagles within reach 65-67. It was Eric Salamat’s drive that knotted the game at 67-all fueling Ateneo’s resurgence.

Salamat and Al-Hussaini teamed up to extend Ateneo’s advantage but was equalized by the tandem of Maierhofer and Casio to register the 13th deadlock of the ballgame at 71 apiece with 4:20 ticks remaining.

Back-to-back charities from Tiu and Salamat expanded Ateneo’s lead to 74-71 but Maierhofer’s own free-throw with a minute remaining put DLSU at the edge 74-73. Ateneo sealed the deal when star player Chris Tiu buried two of his three charities after being fouled with 38.5 seconds remaining making it 76-73.

DLSU failed to respond as Blue Eagle Yuri Escueta made all of his charities securing the 79-73 victory for the Blue and White.

In the opening quarter, Tiu was awarded two charities prior to the start of the clock after a technical foul was called to DLSU due to their coaching staff’s non-ID usage.

Following this, Ateneo raged with a 4-0 run holding the Archers scoreless, 6-0. Casio responded with his signature trey with 7:35 left. Tiu did not disappoint as he blasted his own three-pointer to put the game at 9-3 in favor of Ateneo.

La Salle finally awakened as PJ Walsham and Alvin Villanueva pushed the Archers to the game’s first deadlock at 9-9. The game remained tight as the first frame closed, 17-16 with the Blue Eagles on top.

The second quarter saw the turn of tide. The Green and White regained the upper hand, 24-25, following another trey from Casio with 5:55 in the regulation. Maierhofer’s up and under move padded La Salle’s lead, 24-27. Mangahas exploded together with Hyram Bagatsing and Webb to protect the Archers’ advantage closing the second frame, 35-40.

Ryan Buenafe, one of the Blue Eagles’ esteemed rookies, fired back-to-back shots to break away from yet another deadlock in the third, 53-51. Maierhofer answered with a trey with approximately 49 seconds remaining to put back the lead for DLSU, 53-54.

Salamat’s charities put Ateneo on the driver’s seat towards the end of the third frame, 56-54.

Ateneo head coach Norman Black, credited Tiu anew noting that as the Blue Eagles’ best player he delivered as expected and lived up to his role. When asked about the performance of his rookies, Black pointed out that he did not play them that much because of the intensity of the game and the clamor for securing their first victory. Despite this, he sees more playing minutes for them in their future games.

As for the technical foul that was called to him at the start of the fourth quarter, Black explained that “The referee warned me that if I said another word, I would get a technical. I couldn’t really understand it because in the second half I didn’t really say a word. I didn’t like it.” Because of this, an appeal is believed to be underway as this was the first time Black was called for such a technical.

Tiu steered the Blue Eagles campaign pooling in a total of 26 points and 7 rebounds. Salamat and Al-Hussaini added 10 points each, while Buenafe contributed 8 marks.

Meanwhile, Casio led the Green Archers raking in 19 points and 4 rebounds followed by Maierhofer with 16 marks and 8 rebbies. Meanwhile, Mangahas added 13 points and 6 rebounds.

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

COMBO ON THE RUN: Itchyworms - Self-titled


Don't expect it to be the same as their previous album. It's nothing comparable to it because they're totally different. This is not a themed album, but everything about the music is still Itchyworms. They have put their own brand of humor and sweetness to their songs, separating them from the rest.

The first single, "Penge Naman Ako N'yan" has been gaining airplay for the last month. I thought it was a song for a soda drink, pantapat sa Project1 ng Coke. Pero napaisip din ako na ironic naman kung si Jazz asa Project1 tapos katapat nila ung main band niya. Ang totoo hindi pala, nagkataon lang din na lumabas itong single na to kasabay ng "Ang Sarap Dito". Out of all the songs, I think this is the strongest contender for their first single. Catchy tune, happy-feel good music and ito yung tipong kung di mo kilala yung Itchyworms, magugustuhan mo sila dahil dito.

Notable filler tracks, "Awitin Para Sa Mga Nagmumuni-muni". Actually di ko lam kung filler to pero parang ganun na nga. Ito yung mga tipong songs na nang-aasar lang pero actually may point sya. pakingan niyo dahil nakakatuwa din at may mapupulot ka talaga. Tungkol siya sa pagddiet. Tamang tama nauuso na ung mga gym, alam nating madami dyang conscious sa figure nila. Bagay na bagay para sa mga taong nakikipag struggle sa pagpapapayat.

Yung isa naman ay "Isang Al Frescong Takip-silim Sa Cafe Francois". Pakingan niyo na lang!

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