Archive for the ‘Music’ Category
The Backstreet Boys Live in Manila.
Monday, March 1, 2010 15:16 5 CommentsGuilty as charged. I used to listen to the Backstreet Boys (a lot) back in high school and yeah, I think that for the life of me, I won’t ever get over these lines from their song Drowning:
“Go on and pull me under / Cover me with dreams, yeah / Love me mouth to mouth [...]
A Yesthursday Indeed: UP Fair 2010.
Saturday, February 20, 2010 18:59 No CommentsThursday last week and for the first time in more than five years (I think), we visited the University of the Philippines Fair, a one-week celebration at the UP Sunken Garden featuring top local bands, plenty of food stalls, and cheap fair rides.
The annual UP Fair has this special appeal to me because it always [...]
Pre-Musicfest 2010: Kris Allen, Boyce Avenue, and the Jabbawockeez!
Thursday, February 4, 2010 17:30 9 CommentsI met Georgina Wilson yesterday. (Okay, truth is I just asked for a picture before she left. I’m a loser like that.)
It was Musicfest 2010’s press conference and in attendance were a truckload of press people and a small contingent of bloggers that included me, Carlos, Maki, Mica, and Patty. And on stage? Georgina Wilson, [...]
Whapakk Exclusive: Bart Hidalgo’s With or Without You.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 3:55 2 CommentsI have this friend I met exactly a week ago at Mag:net Cafe High Street. He’s a Rockeoke newbie, and he fucked up his first performance. By that, I don’t really mean he made a major fool of himself on stage, but rather, he selected a pretty weak song and it didn’t help that he [...]
The 1st Wave 89.1 Urban Music Awards.
Sunday, January 24, 2010 10:39 6 CommentsThat such an event should happen just meters away from our doorstep was really cool. Truth is, I wouldn’t have gone if it wasn’t at Eastwood Mall, since by the time I got home Friday night, I was feeling feverish and wanted to lie down and die for half a day in preparation for a [...]
Rollercoaster Tuesday.
Wednesday, January 6, 2010 1:59 4 CommentsIt was an eventful Tuesday for me: I food-tripped the whole day, bought a handful of OPM CDs I’ve been meaning to buy since last year, and finally had the first of three large-format artworks I wanted to print out, well, printed out.
Agave lunch. Late lunch at Agave, the Mexican food joint near our office [...]
















