2/29/08

MY FEBRUARY 29th Post

IT'S FEBRUARY 29, 2008
Well, 2008 is considered a LEAP YEAR and it only happens every FOUR YEARS. Hopefully this little blog of mine would have more FEBRUARY 29 POSTS in the future. HE HE HE!! If you were born on this date you only get to celebrate it every four years. HA HA! At least you don't get much older then.

Here are just some of my stuffs:

MY OLD RELIABLE TURNTABLE

It was 1974 when my Dad bought this Pioneer Turntable. Little does he know that come the 80s I will be the one using it. HE HE HE!! It was not until 1983 when I really got to use this classic turntable. WOW! I just realized that It has been 25 years since I've started using this Gear. Up to now it's still the Gear that I'm using especially if I have the time to listen to my Vinyl Records. Well, I miss the good old days when I was still in high school and early part of college that I have the luxury of time to listen to my records. Right now, once a week or even once a month and if I get really busy it will take a long time. I have change the STYLUS only once around 1991. I consider Vinyl Records still the best! Of course I also love the original CDs. He He He!! Cassettes? Well, it's still there on my vaults.



LET'S WAIT FOR ANOTHER FOUR YEARS FOR ANOTHER FEBRUARY 29 POST!!

LONG LIVE PINOY WAVERS AND PUNKS!! KEEP ON COLLECTING KABAYANS!!

from: DR. STIRRING RHOD

2/19/08

MANILA's WAVE CONCERTS 2008?

ARE THEY COMING TO TOWN?

That's the great question of PINOY WAVERS and PUNKS about news circulating regarding these SIX Bands coming here in MANILA this year 2008 to perform LIVE IN CONCERT!! Well, I hope all would push through bacause it has been six years since I've watched a Foreign New Wave Concert here in Manila and that was LOTUS EATERS and CHINA CRISIS. WOW!! That was wayback year 2002. Thou, INXS and FRA LIPPO LIPPI came over last 2006, both bands were not composed of the original line-up when they came to Manila so I skipped watching them. Of course, INXS without the late Michael Hutchence but with New Vocalist J.D. Fortune who won on the Rock Star: INXS reality show with special participation of fellow ROCKSTAR competitor PINOY-AUSSIE MIG AYESA as the front act. Since I've watched the First FRA LIPPO LIPPI Manila Concert back in 1988(That Was A Blast!!) and without Rune Kristoffersen I also skipped their 2006 concert. I just wish the Organizers and Sponsors GOODLUCK in their quest to bring GENE LOVES JEZEBEL, WHEN IN ROME, A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS, REAL LIFE, U2, and THE WILD SWANS here in MANILA this year!! AYUZ!!


HOPEFULLY ALL WORKS OUT FINE!!


I'M VERY MUCH EXCITED!!
SO PINOY WAVERS/PUNKS LET'S JUST WAIT AND SEE!!

2/18/08

TweeNet- PHILIPPINES



Last 2007, DALE MARQUEZ of PINOY INDIE-POP BAND "APPLE ORCHARD" was asked by TweeNet's Peter Hahndorf to write an article about the History Of Philippine Indie-Pop Scene. Last month (January, 2008), the said article was published on the TweeNet's Website although Dale considered it as incomplete I find it as a very concise and interesting overview of the whole Indie Scene here in the Philippines which he started on the 80s. GREAT REVIEW DALE!! Ayuz!! During the 70s, there were also a lot of Pinoy Bands which were in the scene but obviously went into oblivion because our Local Music Industry didn't supported these Artists and Bands. Sadly, same thing happened during the 80s like what Dale have also mentioned. SAYANG TALAGA!! It was only during the 90s that a lot of Pinoy Bands were signed up by our Local Record labels. Up to this time there are still a lot of PINOY Bands which are now in the music scene here in MANILA that are still unsigned.

Here's DALE's TweeNet Article:
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A Short And Incomplete History Of Filipino Indiepop

Life in the gladhouse...

Back in the early-to-mid 1980's, the Philippines had a thriving underground music scene centralized in its capital city of Manila. Bands like Betrayed, Urban Bandits, Ethnic Faces, Dean's December, Violent Playground, Under Blue Skies, Strange Days, Charlotte Russe, Silos and a lot more were directly/ indirectly influenced by punk and new wave, still gigs were few and far between. Recordings have been real scarce, as well. Apart from the not-too-many and sporadic 7" singles and cassette releases, a compilation tape entitled Subterranean Romance went on a limited circulation and it pretty much summarized the whole scene: lo-fi and very DIY. Moreover and most importantly, it was inspired and awfully promising, with an intense fan-following. It's interesting to mention that a small number of the bands, like Charlotte Russe and the Silos had a penchant for pop. Sadly, only the Silos were able to release at least one song, which appeared on the above-mentioned Subterranean Romance compilation. One of Charlotte Russe’s live gigs meanwhile, was heard over the radio courtesy of the short-lived station, DWXB 102.7 FM. Known for its "dare to be different" tagline, XB 102 catered to non-mainstream listeners and integrated these bands onto their playlists along with the likes of The Pale Fountains, Aztec Camera, The Lotus Eaters, Care and Orange Juice. Even so, the radio station was shut down in 1987 and majority of the local groups faded into obscurity, while some have continued making music, although taking a different musical path.

Against perfection...

When the 1990's began, a few like-minded souls started musical projects in the shoegaze and dream pop spectra. Some were testing the waters of Teenage Fanclub-inspired pop fuzz. Others were starting to cover Wedding Present songs. Several of these bands gave birth to a lot of other outfits, sharing members most of the time. Examples: Dreamy pop quartet Fingernail Cocktail splintered into two: Archaster and Mono Workshop, which eventually became Colour Contest. Aspirin and Candyaudioline’s main songwriter, Allan Montero formed Soft Pillow Kisses with guitar help from AJ Domingo (of Colour Contest). Sonnet LVIII's Dale Marquez and his brother Ryan from Sodajerk gave way to Dorian Of Juniper Bells (along with Jojo Sarmiento of She Came To Stay/ The Violet Hour/ Joaquin Esquivel) and Apple Orchard. Carnival Park came to existence when Ryan and his old buddies from Ear Candy and Supergloo fell in love with the Acid House Kings, Moving Pictures and twee. There were also a rather infamous number of bands who had a very brief existence, a handful of which were one-gig wonders (Ciao!, Eliminator Jr., Her Handwriting, Cake Shop Collection, Sarah Sitting). Releases during this time were very rare; the only chance you'll get to hear their music was at gigs and events like Awakenings, No Zone and Buzz Nights. However, some shoddy live recordings of bands like the ultra-fun Wadaiko and its equally engaging offspring, Sarah Sitting have been floating about the world-wide-web for quite some time. Notwithstanding the hissy recording quality, you could imagine how fun the gigs were. And they were lots of fun indeed. Fanzines like Scenester and Nine attested to this, as both documented detailed accounts and views of what was then, the booming and distinctive ‘90’s Manila indie scene.

Rain of crystal spires...

The years from 1998 to 2003 were vital points in time. The bands were playing almost regularly at various venues around the metropolitan area; the scene was flourishing. The shows were very intimate. Everyone knew each other. It was like a small music convention because it wasn’t just about the bands playing at a particular night. For one, it became a venue for mix-tapes and cd swapping. In addition, continuing on with what Scenester and Nine did earlier in the 1990’s, new zines and newsletters like Taste Like Tea, Sometimes and the Buzz Night newsletter were spread around. One memorable instance that occurred during one of the Buzz Night shows was a mix-tape exchange between the bands playing and the people in the audience. Everyone became friends.Throughout this period, a good number of the bands and their non-indiepop associates had releases albeit with a limited number of copies: Dorian Of Juniper Bells, Carnival Park, Soft Pillow Kisses, Blue Stereo, Sodajerk, She Came To Stay, downboydown, Sonnet LVIII, Melody Wrench, Archaster, Kid Auto Races At Venice, among others. The Mutual Admiration Society compilation which had contributions from Colour Contest, Soft Pillow Kisses, Dorian Of Juniper Bells, Apple Orchard and The Fantasy Lights was issued in 2000 under Definition Records and was distributed in the US and Europe. Upon its release, people started taking notice, locally and abroad. American indiepop label Shelflife Records signed up Carnival Park and Spring Boutique (which also issued an album through Japan’s Quince Records) for their cd-r series. Italian imprint Best Kept Secret had Apple Orchard, Sodajerk and Under Shooting Stars on their roster. The Fantasy Lights contributed a song on the Hit Music Only compilation from Swedish indie Heavenly Pop Hits. Local major Universal signed up Soft Pillow Kisses to throw in a song to an indiepop compilation album entitled I’d Spend My Day With You that also featured Trembling Blue Stars, Club 8, The Fairways, Birdie and more. Valenzuela (a little town north of Manila) imprint Dorothy Records – owned by Carnival Park member and Taste Like Tea editor, Mike Dy - had a couple of really tasteful cd and cassette releases and was getting US and Canadian distribution courtesy of Poppolar. Another local indie, Factory Girl issued the Working Titles comp with songs from Sodajerk and Carnival Park. Someone from the indiepop-list (an online community of indiepop kids from all over) even said that the Philippines was the next Sweden.

Love's going out of fashion...

However, it slowed down after that. A few of the bands called it quits (like Carnival Park and Balloon Derby - only to reunite again in 2006), others didn't play that much anymore because of various reasons (Days Like Postcards, Dorian Of Juniper Bells, Archaster). Nevertheless, in the past couple of years, there has been somewhat of a resurgence. New bands began popping up from everywhere, like Farewell Isobel, Slumbook, Dewdrop Fountain, Sunday Picnic Love Affair, Grace Period, Outerhope, Lazy Lorelei, The Wentletraps, Golden Teardrops and Melody Style Apartment. Moscow Olympics (with former members of Colour Contest) has a single out on Fraction Disc and a forthcoming album under Lavender. The Fantasy Lights recently released a 3” single under Cloudberry. As mentioned before, Balloon Derby and Carnival Park reformed two years ago and are planning to go into recording soon. Apple Orchard on the other hand, are working on a full-length. There’s also news that Dorothy Records will return to the scene, probably with a different name and will produce albums by Carnival Park, Balloon Derby and Lazy Lorelei. It seems like in the next year or so, the Philippines’ indiepop scene will be abuzz once again.


Not The End


By Dale Marquez, California January 2008


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CONGRATS DALE FOR A GREAT ARTICLE!!

Brothers RYAN and DALE MARQUEZ of APPLE ORCHARD
Click here for the TweeNet Article: TweeNet-Philippines

2/13/08

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!!

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY to everyone!!
Love is in the air again everybody!! Hmmmmmp!! Perhaps, everyone is in the mood for a Date. Ehem! Ehem!! So be sure to show all the LOVE not just to your MATES but as well as your FAMILIES, FRIENDS, CO-WORKERS, and EVERYBODY AROUND YOU. Even your enemies? NAAAH!! Well, If you can and then WHY NOT? He He He!




So aside for the LOVELY DATE there are the usual GIFTS:


GIFTS?

CHOCOLATES?


CUDDLY BEARS?


TRADITIONAL GREETING CARDS?


HERE ARE SOME SONGS FOR YOU TO DOWNLOAD THIS VALENTINES DAY!!

Melt My Heart- BOOK OF LOVE
http://download.yousendit.com/DAAB6A686235E13E

Half-hearted- BRIGHTER
http://download.yousendit.com/8526A0A71FCB580A

Blue Flowers- PLEASURE THIEVES
http://download.yousendit.com/AE6C237D195E1765

An Earlier Autumn- THE FIELD MICE
http://download.yousendit.com/50D739C96D04B323

Best Kept Secret- EVEN AS WE SPEAK
http://download.yousendit.com/26DCDCAE2879DD8E

Apologies- THE ORCHIDS
http://download.yousendit.com/D1EA46D024879A49

ENJOY THE MUZIC GUYS!!

From: Dr. Stirring Rhod

2/12/08

LOST AND FOUND

After the success of CHORUS GIRL in 1998 another Philippine Bootleg Compilation Series was made available here in MANILA. YUP! Another 1998 release was the "LOST AND FOUND" compilation series which also took the success of CHORUS GIRL. WOW!! It has been 10 years already!! I only bought 3 CDs from the series of which only one remains in my Vault. (NAARBOR yung dalawa!) I was able to borrow almost all the CD series from a friend of mine back in 1999. Well, for me it's another Blast From The Past compilations that all PINOY WAVERS would definitely remember during those times when 89DMZ's WAVE180 was losing it's magic .

Burn CDs were not yet the In-thing back then so buying these bootleg compilations would definitely satisfy everyone's crave for New Wave Music. Bands like A-HOUSE, THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS, O.M.D, NEW ORDER, THE PALE FOUNTAINS, WHEN IN ROME and a lot more makes this series a hit among PINOY WAVERS. The inner sleeves indicated that these were manufactured and distributed by LOST MUSIC LTD under DYNAMITE RECORDS. WOW! What a name for a record company. HE HE HE!!

Luckily, ERIC ALVIZ has the complete 9 "LOST AND FOUND" CD series so I asked him if I could feature it here on my Blog.

SO HERE IT GOES!!!




THANK YOU VERY MUCH AGAIN ERIC ALVIZ FOR THE GREAT PHOTO OF THE ENTIRE LOST AND FOUND CD SERIES!!

This entire bootleg series were also bootlegged by year 2000 at a much cheaper price and were also made available in MP3 format on just 1 CD by year 2004. YAN ANG PINOY!! AYUZ!!


Well, here is my One and Only "LOST AND FOUND" CD left. HU HU HU! It's the second volume entitled "LOST AND FOUND AGAIN".



Download 3 songs here from "LOST AND FOUND AGAIN":

ANIMAL MAGIC- BELOUIS SOME
http://download.yousendit.com/F4EB3240606BF89A

DUEL- PROPAGANDA
http://download.yousendit.com/47D97B8F1001F33E

HEAVEN (Must Be There)- EUROGLIDERS
http://download.yousendit.com/8261FCCB755CB51B


HERE'S THE LINK TO CHORUS GIRL:
http://docmuzic.blogspot.com/2007/12/chorus-girl.html

GREAT MEMORIES FOR PINOY WAVERS!!

2/11/08

"LABELS:" added

Hello everyone!! Finally, I've added the "LABELS" on my Blog to have an easier access on the Previous Topics I've posted and to keep track on the Topics classification as some of my Friend's Request. That's in the Lower Right Hand Corner of this blog.Well, I should have done that before. HE HE HE!! First of all, I would like to thank all the avid readers and supporters of this little Blog of mine. Thank you visitors from around the globe and especially my Kababayans. Feel free to LEAVE A COMMENT or SIGN IN MY GUESTBOOK so I'll get to know you guys and be inspired more to continue this Blog which I'm doing in my spare time amidst my heavy workload. It's ok if you don't give your emails or URL on the Guestbook. Thanks also to some contributors of photos here in my Blog which added spice on my posts. So just enjoy the INFOS and MUSIC and anything under sun that's to be discussed in every post.

All the information I post here in my BLOG are all from my Own Personal Recollections of the Scene here in Manila regarding the Musical Genre I really love and grew up with. I try my best to be precise in every details from the Year and the Radio Stations that introduced the bands or music. HE HE HE! Actually, I'm a music enthusiast so I appreciate music from different Genres whether NEW WAVE/PUNK, Pop, Indie, C86,or Rock, especially PINOY ROCK(The Roots). As of the moment, I still don't upload albums here but maybe in the future because it really kills time to upload an album. HE HE HE! ENJOY!!

"NO MUSIC, NO LIFE!"

From Your FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD:
DR. STIRRING RHOD

2/8/08

"EJ" Rock Musical Feat. "THE DAWN"

"EJ" ROCK MUSICAL OPENS ON FEBRUARY 15



EJ: Ang Pinagdaanang Buhay nina Evelio Javier at Edgar Jopson
(A Rock Musical)
FACTSHEET
WHAT:
The lives of Evelio Javier and Edgar Jopson, two modern-dayheroes - one a social democrat, the other a radical reformist - both murdered during the Marcos years, now retold as a rock musical about love and ideals in a country in search of heroes and where affliction seems never ending. THE DAWN, was tapped to provide the music component of EJ. Aside from hearing original music composed specifically for the play, audiences can look forward to some of the band's more popular tunes in EJ, including"Talaga Naman", "Alam Ko, Alam Niyo", "Abot Kamay", "Dreams" and other favorites. The band will perform live in selected performances.

WHEN:
February 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24, 29, March 1, 2, 7, 8 and 9 2008; 8:00P.M.

February 16, 17, 23, 24, March 1, 2, 8 and 9 2008; 3:00 P.M.

WHERE:
Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theater)


TANGHALANG PILIPINO(Philippine Theater)Resident Theater
Company of theCultural Center of the Philippines
Roxas Blvd., Pasay City
Office Telefax: 832-3661
CCP Trunkline: 832-1125 local 1620 & 1621

TICKET PRICE: PhP600 (adult); PhP300 (student)
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Click here their names for added info link about
This post was requested by my friend DANNY CASTANO of WAVELENGTH MANILA

2/7/08

The Love Vault


This VALENTINE'S DAY watch out for another special on THE VAULT LIVE ON 365 entitled "THE LOVE VAULT" with mixes by THE BOY WONDER, DEAN ANDREW, and JUN P.

CLICK HERE to go to THE VAULT

This Is Not A Love Song


Well, another 80's NEW WAVE Pre-Valentines Party here in Manila by POGZ and company entitled "THIS IS NOT A LOVE SONG" . As the ADD says.... No CDs, No Cassettes, Just Plain Old School VINYL RECORDS. This is happening on FEBRUARY 8,2008 at GWEILOS MAKATI!

2/5/08

Kung Hei Fat Choi!!

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR!!
I just wanna greet our CHINESE brothers and sisters here in MANILA and AROUND THE GLOBE "KUNG HEI FAT CHOI!! Well, Chinese New Year is also celebrated here in the Philippines because we have a lot of Chinese Nationalities here in our Country and the so-called "TSINOYS" (Chinese-Pinoys). So expect a lot of Dragon Dances in all China Towns showing a great Chinese Tradition. A very famous Chinese delicasy is the "TIKOY" which is all around shopping malls, and supermarkets and of course in ONGPIN.



IT'S THE YEAR OF THE RAT!!

FROM: DR. STIRRING RHOD

2/2/08

INSTANCE record label


INSTANCE
If I'm not mistaken this would probably be the first article of INSTANCE to be written in the NET. It was year 1986 when NITTO PALACIO, member of PINOY 80s band INTEGRATED CIRCUIT who originally sang the RIZAL UNDERGROUND 90s classic "ROLLERS ON HER HAIR" founded this Indie record label. It was called COUNTER CULTURE back then and was changed to INSTANCE. The last project if I'm not mistaken of NITTO was the 2004 ADVENT CALL Pinoy 80s Tribute Compilation CD entitled "LOCAL RECALL" under RECTONE MUSIC but still under INDEPENDENT STANCE(I assume that's the new INSTANCE). NITTO used to be an engineer for the Legendary Pinoy Punk Label TWISTED RED CROSS owned by TOMMY TANCHANCO who was also a former member of the PINOY LEGENDARY 80s Punk Band CHAOS. There were only two albums that INSTANCE released back in the 80s of which both of them got a Legendary status. Both albums were only released on Cassette Tape format.


INSTANCE first release was DEAN'S DECEMBER's 1986 "CHEMICAL WEDDING" under it's earlier name COUNTER CULTURE. NITTO saw DEAN'S DECEMBER performed their debut gig at KATRINA'S which was a Legendary 80s Pinoy Band Gig Site along Ermita so he decided to meet up with the guys and signed them up to this INDIE LABEL. The cassette tape album contains 7 classic tracks from the band which includes the anthemic "IT DOESN'T SNOW IN MANILA". I will feature the album here in my blog soon.


INSTANCE second release was The Legendary 80s PINOY compilation entitled "SUBTERRANEAN ROMANCE (THE RISE OF THE MARTIAL LAW BABIES)". It composed of 10 songs from 10 INSTANCE bands. Well. I consider this as the original "10 Of Another Kind". He He He! This was released December 1987 and it would be the Label's last release. Bands like ETHNIC FACES, SILOS, the label's baby DEAN'S DECEMBER and of course NITTO's band INTEGRATED CIRCUIT and 6 other Pinoy Indie Bands were included in this great compilation. I will also feature this album here in my blog soon.


In 2004 INDEPENDENT STANCE released ADVENT CALL's 80s Tribute Compilation CD entitled "LOCAL RECALL". So before RIVERMAYA did it last 2006 for me it was ADVENT CALL who really made the first 80s tribute. I will also feature this album here in my blog soon.

THIS POST IS FOR MY CO-MULTIPLIERS:
ALFIE MELLA of HALF LIFE HALF DEATH
ANTHONY "bonx" JONES
and those Multipliers who requested for some info about SUBROM.

Cheers to you guys!!

I will upload songs from each album soon!!