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The first question on your mind is probably who the hell are the people behind S Magazine ?! After reading the list, I’m sure your level of questioning will even increase two hundred fold. It’s one of the most spectacularly stupid articles in a long time.

One of the people in Wolfgang’s prod team showed me the copy and the piece was one of the most poorly-written music reviews I’ve come across with in a LONG time.

Since I’m in a forgiving mood, let me weigh in on things and react first on the bands whose inclusion I really agree with.

WOLFGANG

Wolfgang has a tremendous discography to support their claim for a spot in the Pinoy band pantheon. Through over a decade long reign as the kings of the local rock scene, Wolfgang has ammassed a formidable collection of six studio albums, one acoustic live album and various side projects. They are also among the first bands to prove that heavy music can still be marketable but at the same time critically-acclaimed.

Up Dharma Down

When all is said and done, this band will probably have a shot in being in the really short list of the best bands ever. They broken the mold of commercialization like no other in recent history. Although the music may seem high-brow for the casual listener, they still produce radio hits that keep them in the consciousness of pedestrian music lovers. On a personal note, I really love these guys. Their two albums are easily in the top 5 of the best Pinoy albums ever. Continue Reading »

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This one is just awesome! Thank you Karla Redor! I believe this was taken during the Semenelin performance.

More photos can be seen at Carlo Roderos‘ Multiply. His photo got published on the Philippine Star!

I believe Marocharim and Sha have also written about their experiences during the concert.

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Here we ago again. Preparations are now being done for the next Filipino Freethinkers Forum.

Ryan has already set up the registration page so head out to Filipino Freethinkers’ official website.

Where: a conference room in Ateneo (Katipunan) (ISO building near Xavier and Bellarmine bldg.)
When: 2-6PM – Saturday, March 28, 2009
What: Filipino Freethinkers Forum 2

“Practical Freethinking: Freethinkers in an Unfree World”
The problems freethinkers face in Filipino society and
the alternative solutions to cope or deal with it Continue Reading »

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Basti Artadi, Mon Legaspi, Manuel Legarda and Wolfgang’s de facto drummer Francis Aquino took the stage to deliver what was promised to be a very long set. They started things slow with the easy-going verses of “Mata Ng Diyos” that sent people singing their lungs out. The fairly easy opening lines then soon give way to the gut-busting phrasing of the chorus – but heck, people were still singing!  It was a curious case for a first song – Alive 2007 started off with “Center Of The Sun” while the Black Christmas project of 2008 featured the first track off the Wurm album “Sanctified”. It was great to have the guys draw the crowd in for an early sing-along session though.

After that, there was definitely no stopping Wolfgang from cranking the volume up to  earbleed levels. Keeping true to playing songs that true blue would know by heart, the band played the very hard-hitting “I…” from the Semenelin album. I honestly think that this could have been a big radio hit had it been released as a single. They then segued in to a reworked version of “Atomica” from Serve In Silence and as a tribute to the most loyal fan  “New Mother Nature” – again from the Semenelin album. Only a few people were singing, but they (*ehem* we) were singing ever so proudly. Continue Reading »

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I was one of the privileged people to have known about Two Sides Live so it was really hard for me to keep things under wraps for so long. When it was formally released two months ago, the countdown began to an amazing one-night only acoustic-and-electric epic night that only a band at Wolfgang’s level could only pull off!

The show promptly started at 9pm with some of the seats still empty due to the much expected Filipino habit of wanting a dramatic and unfashionably later entrance. Razorback set the stage ablaze by opening the show by doing one of their most recognizable songs “Payaso” off the groove-heavy Beggar’s Moon album. As promised by one of the movers behind the concert (a person who shall now be referred as Lizza Nakpil), the theme was going to be playing up to the seldomly performed songs of both bands. Continue Reading »

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According to Nine Inch Nails official website, NIN will be playing at Araneta Coliseum on August 5! No ticket prices have been published yet. Nine Inch Nails isn’t exactly a mainstream act and I don’t many people who like them but I will definitely make sure that I won’t miss this event! See you guys there!!!!

This is going to be awesome! I can’t wait. Got to start saving up for the ticket!

Thank you to my long lost cousin Tara for sharing this via Facebook!

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