The country’s top acts will unite for an evening of music to help in the fight against a dreaded disease that threatens all people, regardless of culture, social status, age and gender. On December 12, MTV Philippines will unleash once more the MTV Staying Alive Music Summit for HIV/AIDS at the SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City. This annual music festival is part of MTV’s unwavering commitment to empower and educate the youth about the perils of HIV/AIDS, which is a growing problem around the globe. This time, the campaign focuses on a more practical and responsible approach in fighting the disease.
December 31st, 2007 | admin | Rock Rockan | No Comments
Slapshock’s latest record under EMI Records compiles the band’s greatest gems—all withstanding the test of shifting trends and fads. Frontman Jamir Garcia seconded Lee’s claims by rationalizing the need to look back and gather all the songs that defined Slapshock for the fans and the local industry as a whole.
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December 31st, 2007 | admin | Rock Rockan, Slapshock | No Comments
Pupil will introduce their sophomore album titled Wildlife along with their newest drummer Wendell Garcia at the Eastwood Central Plaza, Eastwood City, Libis, Quezon City, on November 9. During the media junket for the said album last October 25, the group was very excited to relate to the press how fast they recorded their newest album and why they chose Wildlife for its title.
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November 1st, 2007 | admin | Pupil | No Comments
Sacha Baron Cohen will play Freddie Mercury in a big screen adaptation of Freddie Mercury’s life, it has been claimed.
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May 5th, 2007 | admin | Rakista News | 4 Comments
U2 and Green Day recreated the Beatles’ infamous Abbey Road album cover last week as they prepare to perform their Hurricane Katrina charity single for the first time.
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April 14th, 2007 | admin | Rakista News | 2 Comments
Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong has become a volunteer for homeless charity Habitat For Humanity in New Orleans.
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April 14th, 2007 | admin | Rakista News | 2 Comments
New album by Bamboo featuring classic rock from Dave Mason (“Feelin’ Alright”), Carole King (“So Far Away”) and Paul Simon (“Fifty Ways To Leave Your Lover”); a couple of not-too-old material from Pearl Jam (“Alive”) and Seal (“Prayer For the Dying”); an OPM standard popularized by Tillie Moreno and Ray-An Fuentes and written by Felipe Monserrat, Jr. (“Umagang Kay Ganda”); a Pinoy rock chestnut from Anak Bayan (“Probinsyana”); and an underground gem from the alternative group Buklod (“Tatsulok”).
March 13th, 2007 | admin | Bamboo | 2 Comments
The Grammys took on an old-school feel Sunday night as Mary J. Blige and the Red Hot Chili Peppers each won three trophies.
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February 12th, 2007 | admin | Rakista News | 3 Comments
“Best: Lokomotiv and the return of Razorback! Worst: continued buying of pirated CDs of local acts by fellow Pinoys.”—Silverfilter, Lovecore
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December 27th, 2006 | admin | Rakista News | 1 Comment
Cueshé is set to launch latest single "BMD" from the band's third album labeled "Driven" in June.
MANILA, Philippines - “We were it for quite a while,” says June Millington. “The first to get known, first to get a record deal, and first to go around the world.”
WE can all throw stones at the Beatles now for what is going on with music today. We can blame Brian Epstein’s genius for the vomit-inducing phoniness of artists in circulation.
Boracay may have become Baywalk plus the sand, but it remains the place to be even after Holy Week. The island paradise was still crowded during the post-Lenten season since sponsors sent stars to occupy Bora and show the residents how to party under the scorching heat of the summer sun.
MANILA, Philippines - Old rockers never die. Well, some of them end up panting, breathless, right after the first song, and others look too cautious to move to the beat, perhaps for fear of popping a few joints. But the music they play still throbs with so much life, it's amazing.
Lou Bonnevie greeted the media with her casual, "Kumusta naman tayo diyan?" when she arrived at the press conference of Earth Jam 2008 held recently.
Members of the Pinoy hard rock band, Slapshock still couldn’t believe it really happened.
“Hold the Sun” is NYC songwriter/singer Cassandra Kubinski’s full-length follow up to the acclaimed 2005 EP “hiding underneath.”
MANILA, Philippines - It’s a sweltering night in April and the music sizzles.
MANILA, Philippines—There are some things you outgrow, but when you run into them again after awhile, it's nice to reminisce.
