The Black Christmas Concert is less than two weeks away! You can still get tickets for the December 10 Eastwood concert by calling Ticketnet at 911-5555.

Despite growing up and listening to OPM rock in the 90s, I wasn’t exactly caught in the reverie around the Eraserheads reunion. Though its undeniable that the Eraserheads were the single biggest rock act in the entire decade, the brand of music that Adoro, Buendia, Marasigan and Zabala permeated the airwaves blurred the boundaries  of rock and pop. This enabled the band to straddle artistic authority and overwhelming critical and commercial success.

But some people just want music to be a little bit more hard-hitting. Sure, catchy melodies and relateable lyrics are a tried-and-tested formula in making a chart-topper but for a generation that was fresh off listening to bootleg cassettes of Metallica and Nirvana, the aforementioned technique just wouldn’t cut it. There were a considerable number of heavy acts that preceded Wolfgang but the impact that the band had as a hard rock quarter is beyond reproach. They made hard rock marketable. A lot of people still found the music to be loud but a considerable number banded around the music and stamped their generation’s mark all over it. Continue Reading »

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The song debut a few days ago at UR105.9 and is now getting modest airplay. This is the second single off the soon-to-be-released Villains – Wolfgang’s sixth studio album that comes six years after Black Mantra. Wolfgang and Razorback will be at it again on December 10 (Eastwood City) and December 12 (Cebu) for an entire night’s worth of rock music. For tickets call SM TICKETNET at 911-5555.

John Of The Cross

- Wolfgang (Artadi, Legaspi, Legarda, Aquino*)

I am John of the Cross
A murderous man
Roaming this land
I kill all I can

A killer for the love of killing
And blood shall fill this land
Built my throne
Out of death and bone
Swear to god no man shall stand

Riders yeah black riders
Everybody dies tonight

CHORUS 1

These are days of hate and crime
And the law is going blind
We live and die in sin
And the villains win yeah

Riders yeah black riders
Everybody dies tonight

I am John of the cross
Killer of man
Shot Jacob’s wife
And burned up his land

A simple man, Jacob farmer
Till the day fate changed his life
He rode out that night with her blood on his mind
Swore to kill that goddamned man

CHORUS 2

These are days of hate and crime
And the law is going blind
We live and die in sin
To kill again

And he found him five days out
In the canyons of the sun
And he called the bastard out
And drew his gun

Never had a chance to move his head
Shot twice in the head
Killer fell straight to hell
Jacob shot the bastard dead

John of the cross o John of the cross

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‘MENSA IQ CHALLENGE’ TO BE HELD NOVEMBER 30

AT FULLY BOOKED BONIFACIO HIGH STREET

Mensa Philippines – the local organization of the international high IQ society Mensa International – will be holding its qualifying test for individuals aged 14 and above who are seeking membership in Mensa.

The testing, dubbed “The Mensa IQ Challenge”, will be held on November 30, 2008 (Sunday) at Fully Booked Bonifacio High Street, Taguig. Tests will be given every hour from 11am to 5pm.

The only criterion for Mensa membership is to score within the top 2% (98^th percentile and up) of the test. The test is culture-fair and does not test for math or language skills.

Limited slots are available to those interested in taking the Mensa test. To avail of these slots, interested parties can pre-register at the online facility available at mensaphilippines.blogspot.com. The deadline for pre-registration is before 12 midnight of November 28.

During the test, exam takers will need to bring a valid ID and a testing fee of P500. Undergraduate students with valid student IDs are entitled to a discounted fee of P300. Note that payments will only be received at the testing venue itself.

Mensa has over 100,000 members in over 80 countries worldwide. Actress/Olympian archer Geena Davis, comedian John Cleese and science-fiction writer Isaac Asimov are some of the more prominent Mensa members.

Mensa’s aims are to identify and foster human intelligence for the benefit of humanity; to encourage research in the nature, characteristics and uses of intelligence; and to promote stimulating and social opportunities for its members.

For reference:

Dimpy Jazmines

Director for Publicity

Contact nos.: 0917-5268641 / 449-4612

Email: cmjazmines@bayan.com.ph

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I received this piece of news from Couchsurfing:

My friend, Sheng Tienzo, is in the Intensive Care Unit of Makati Medical Center. She has been continuously bleeding after giving birth to her fourth child. It was her third revival last Saturday. Her condition is critical and we urgently need at least 40 donors of blood per day till the end of this week in order to save her life. She needs plenty of O+ blood, but we can donate any blood type so we could get O+ from the Blood Bank. We are trying to find all the help we can get. Kindly text me if you’re willing to help save a life. My number is 09186091214.

Chai Montero

Updates:
To all friends who reached out to help our dearest Sheng, we would just like to to inform all of you that tonight, we had an overwhelming attendance of donors for Sheng that Makati Medica Center had to turn them down because they ran out of storage. Thank you for spreading the word, for going out of your way to donate, and for your willingness to help. It’s humbling and amazing to see how much people, even strangers, care. MMC’s blood bank could no longer accommodate more units AS OF THE MOMENT, so we’re just awaiting further notice as to when they can accept donors for Sheng again. Sheng is now stable, though still in critical condition, but she has dramatically improved since yesterday. Thanks to everyone’s help and concern. We will keep you all posted as donors might still be needed soon. Let’s keep praying that she gets through this!  Many thanks again.

This story strikes a cord in me because my just like Sheng, my Mom also bled profusely after the delivery of my brother. My brother died hours after his birth while my Mom endured 3 operations before being wheeled out of the ICU to a regular hospital room. This all happened sixteen years ago in the days preceding October 20 – the day my brother died.

I hope people who work in the area could help. Donating blood takes less than 10 minutes and is virtually painless (I’ve tried it myself 2 months ago). You may get drowsy after donating but you’ll be okay after a few minutes of resting. That’s a small inconvenience considering the life-saving benefit that you could potentially be giving to someone else.

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After almost two years, three of the four members  of Wolfgang are once again coming together for a nostalgic night of music and new hard-rocking hits from the band’s sixth studio album. Basti Artadi hinted at the notion of a DVD and a new album back in ALIVE 2007 but it never really materialized until now. This pretty much induces increased salivation and sleepless nights among Wolfgang die-hards  who have been waiting forever for developments regarding their favorite band’s future.

The tickets for the December 10 concert are already being sold. The concert will be held at Eastwood City Central Plaza. Tickets sell for 1000/800/500.

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This is one of only 50 VIP tickets for the Wolfgang concert. I’m sure there are still lots of 800 and 500 peso tickets at Ticketnet. To buy, simply go to any  SM Ticketnet outlet or call 911-5555. The members of the Wolfgang mailing list are already discussion their requests for the playlists! Sign up if you want to be heard.

SEE YOU ALL!

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For those who went to elementary school during the early 90s, an excursion to the Science Centrum is probably one event that bonds kids from that generation. Where else can children play with a plasma ball (an image only seen in the OBB of the now-defunct weekly sitcom Okay Ka Fairy Ko ) and create the illusion of floating in air with the help of mirrors? It was a seemingly magical place but instead of just leaving kids  bewildered and puzzled, the Science Centrum also offered the scientific explanations and concepts that made the exhibits easier to understand for your average elementary student.

Sadly, Science Centrum closed shop in its original location near UP Manila. But as the title of this post would suggest, it is now back and running at the RIVERBANKS MALL in the city of Marikina. To boost awareness on this new development, the people behind the resurrection of the Science Centrum are inviting bloggers on November 22 (2:00 PM) for a free tour. Questions will also be entertained after the tour.

WHAT: SCIENCE CENTRUM TOUR

WHERE: RIVERBANKS MALL, MARIKINA

WHEN: NOVEMBER 22 2:00 PM

If you want in, please send an email expressing your interest to cognitioncreative (at) gmail (dot) com with a link to your blog/s to get on the guest list.

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