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December 23rd, 2008
QLE AWARDS = QUALITY LISTENING EXPERIENCE
It started with a conversation. Three friends talking about what a good year for local music 2008 was, and how this fact was not fully represented in the list of nominees for the NU Rock Awards. These three friends, by the way, are Quark Henares, Luis Katigbak and Erwin Romulo; perhaps three of the local music industry’s staunchest defenders — and most feared critics. The result of that conversation, by the way, is what became the QLE Awards (which stand for the Quark, Luis and Erwin Awards), the results of which were published in the country’s three major dailies.
December 23rd, 2008
Once in a while, a performer comes along and captures the heart of the Filipino people, to the point that they don’t leave the country. Ever. For those who grew up in the 80’s, their list will, whether they like it or not, inevitably include Christopher Cross. Anyone who’s turned on the radio during said time period would have been assaulted by Cross’ many romantic tunes. Why, “Sailing” and “Arthur’s Theme” have practically become “love songs ng bayan“! Read more…
December 17th, 2008
ERASERHEADS: THE REUNION CONCERT
A must-have for diehards, it goes without saying. For people who missed the show, however, I maintain this: well, you missed it, and no measure of secondhand accounts and TV newsbites will ever approximate the experience. Not even Eraserheads: The Reunion Concert, the audio CD of the live event. Having said that, however, permit me to say that it is a great listen, because, really, how can you go wrong with songs like those? Ely Buendia’s worrisome medical emergency by show-end may have cut the gig to a mere half, but it did affect the song selection in an interesting manner. On the one hand, there are of course the singles (“Alapaap” and “With a Smile,” for instance), and on the other, the fan favorites (“Shake Yer Head” and, say, “Lightyears”). Read more…
December 17th, 2008
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