Dadayu na naman ang mga rakers ng Baler. Abangan ang Pakaskasan Live sa Freedom. Tinatampukan ng Pentavia, Akaw First Project, Ina ni Basilio, Blue Island, Mitochondria, Sandlady, Ohm Sapien, Kwak Kwak, Tanukaobra, Inri, Bubblegoo, Mandala, Libris Arcana, Lpstk, Everyday a Struggle at Arkanum.
Se September 27, 2008, 7:30PM sa Freedom Bar, Anonas Road Quezon City. Kitakita tayu duun.
Our man Jonathan Urbano of Mirahel fame will have a gig with Aiza Seguerra on April 18 at Metrobar-West Avenue. Jonathan will play the violin with guitar icon Mike Villegas. MYMP will also perform. Support our kababayan and watch this gig. I would if I could.
The group behind the Akaw Invasion 2 theme song Kapatid ni Amy is now formally named Akaw First Project. Composed of an all-Baler cast, AFP sings original pop-rock compositions. This video is a live performance of Kapatid ni Amy, their first local hit, at the Baler Sports Complex on December 28. Watch!
The band, composed of Kangker on vocals, Enjel on guitar, Pong on bass and Ambo on drums also performed two other original songs titled News Red Shoes and Echo iny Mind. If you’re in Baler, you can request for the AFP songs on the local FM station Radyo Natin 88.5. The station’s hotline is 09207230730.
Another great MTV from Typecast. Catch them live at Baler Sports Complex with 8 other bands from the Province on December 28. Actually Typecast is 25% local since the band’s drummer drummer, Melvin Macatiag hailed from Suklayin, Baler, Aurora. He grew up in Sta. Rosa, Laguna but I still remember playing chichok, bayatu and bimbim with his older siblings.
Many thanks to all the sponsors of this gig: Talk to the Hand production, boristravel.com, philippinepropertylisting.com, and Bay’s Inn - the best hotel/restaurant in the Province (to contact: 09189266697 and (02)4100643). And also the official radio station of the gig Radio Natin 88.5 (thanks to Mr. Eric Cordova for the support). Typecast Live in Baler is presented by Beredeman Production, ASCOT I.T. Society and ANSHS Arts Group.
Ang official theme song ng Akaw Invasion 2 ay ang kantang Kapatid ni Amy 2007. Pakinggan:
Ang kantang ito na tungkol sa isang taga-Baler na walang problema sa buhay buhay ay mahigit sampung taon na simula ng ma-compose. Dating pinapatugtog ang “raw” recording nito sa programang Tunog Akaw ni DJ Eric sa DZJO FM nuong early nineties. Muling nagkabuhay ang kanta nang i-remake ng Bhonog Fever, isang banda sa Maynila na ang mga miyembro ay tiga Baler at San Luis. Regular na tumutugtog ang Bhonog Fever noon sa Freedom Bar sa Anonas at sa Music Museum sa Greenhills. Ngayon ay muling binuhay ang Kapatid ni Amy bilang anthem ng Akaw Invasion 2. Ang mga tumugtog ay nahihiya pang magpakilala. Manood na lang kayo sa September 8 para makita nyo sila.
Obrang i download dito ang kanta. All rights reserved. Pwedeng patugtugin kahit saan, ipagkalat, ipa-kopya, iregalo, i-burn, at i-remix basta libre. Hindi obrang pagkakitaan.
Here’s an excuse for a post. Pentavia is a 5-piece metal band from Manila and performs regularly at Wilfredo’s Bar (Fairview) and Freedom Bar (Anonas). Their drummer, Bhoyet is from Baler. The band was recently featured on MYX’s Bandarito. check out the vids:
The kids are up to something again….
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Blue Island is the hottest band on this side of Baler and they play good. Ask Papadom. The band is composed of all Baler kids and plays reggae and ska covers. I recorded a few minutes of their performance at the recent Pakaskasan (whatever it means) show at Freddie’s Place (formerly Cocohut) last Sunday. Don’t take my word for it, watch the video and see for yourselves. And if your impressed, email me for bookings ;-). My only comment is that they should try to make original songs.
Blue Island are:
Aian - vocals
Diego - drums
Uka - bass
Pong - guitar
Emil - trumpet
Lynard - trombone
Ibu - percussions
Boogie - cowbell
More videos after the jump
This celebration theme song thingy has been going on for three years. It was a brainchild of Mr. Christopher Gonzales - the provincial tourism head who is now on leave. The first one was used for the Street Dance competition. It was titled “Pagsibol” and composed and performed by some members of the band Reggae Mistress. The second one is called “Paatag” created by Doc Urbino who is a member of Manila band Chubibo. It was a collaboration of artists coming from different bands.
This year, Aurora Day’s theme music is much closer to home. Mr. Jonathan Urbano from Baler, with some help from friends, composed, produced and performed in Anihan, the theme music of Araw ng Aurora 2007 celebrations. I’ve heard all the three songs i mentioned and this is the best in the bunch.
Download the MP3 file here
Anihan - the Araw ng Aurora 2007 theme music
Jonathan Urbano and Empiel Palma - words and music
Lilibeth Bitancor Metran (also from Baler), AK Bitancor, Empiel Palma - vocals
Jayson - percussion and chants
Jonathan Urbano - violin, producer
Empiel Palma - acoustic guitar, bass guitar
Dodong - drums
Ray Amigo - sound engineer, mixing
Recorded at LYPS Recording Studio, T. Morato, Quezon City
(all rights reserved)
Bonus info: Jonathan is the violinist of Mirahel, the band featured in the PCSO commercial Walang Kupas with the song Dampi. Check here and here
I’m currently listening to these albums (not at the same time of course):
1. Kala - Manila High (OPM)
2. Up Dharma Down - Fragmented (OPM)
3. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959)
4. Balangiga 1901 (OPM compilation)
5. Donavon Frankenreiter (Jack Johnson Replacement)
6. Jose Gonzales - Veneer (my sort of namesake)
7. Juana Molina - Son
8. Noel Cabangon - Pasakalye
9. Thom Yorke - The Eraser
10. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
How about you?
So the guys from Orange and Lemons are telling the truth all along - they did not ripoff The Care’s “Chandeliers” to come up with “Pinoy Ako”. They actually copied the riff from Inang Laya. Here’s the proof (direct MP3 link)
I know this has been discussed in many blogs and has nothing to do with Baler or Aurora. I just want to experiment if this post can drive traffic to this site. And maybe some of the young browsers and Pinoy Big Brother fans of Batangbaler may find this interesting. I don’t watch Pinoy Bigbrother. My favotire reality TV show has been going on for years and it never fails to entertain me. It’s the Ang Dating Daan vs Ang Tamang Daan TV debate.
Most of you probably know that there’s this brewing controversy about the Pinoy Big Brother theme song Pinoy Ako by Orange and Lemons, a band from Malolos, Bulacan that became popular because of their new wave sounding music. Some observers say that OnL is so much influenced by British New Wave that even their Tagalog songs have British accents. Almost immediately after the song was introduced in the PBB show, some listeners noticed a striking resemblance to the song Chandeliers by The Care, a short-lived 80s band from UK, more popularly known with their songs My Boyish Days and Flaming Sword. The topic was also discussed heavily in the Pinoyrock yahoogroup, shortly after another controversy about the Session Road song “Leaving You” sounding very much like Superdrag’s “Garmonbozia”.
Here’s the band’s stand about the thing, from the PBB entry at wikipedia:
Orange and Lemons and the song’s composer Jonathan Manalo clarified that while Orange and Lemons may have been influenced by British rock, they stressed that the two songs are completely different from each other and assured that Pinoy Ako is a completely original one. Furthermore, in the creation of the song, there was no discussion about Chandeliers.
After hearing both songs, my opinion is that the PBB theme song is really a Chandeliers ripoff. They can deny it until Jesus returns and i’ll still cry ripoff even in front of Jesus. There’s too many points of similarity in the two songs that you can’t dismiss them as chance coincidence. The intro and the verse are just too similar. But props to the band for coming up with an original chorus. At least they’re not like Session Road who copied the entire song. Check out sessionroadzia for comparison. And as a contibution to the controversy, I whipped up a fast side by side mp3 of the two songs. Listen to this and be the judge. You can right click on the link to save it. It’s not a complete song. I just used an audio editor to put Pinoy Ako on the left channel and Chandeliers on the right. I cut out some parts to line up similar sounds. The last part where only the OnL song can be heard on both chanels is my own ironic take on the lyrics of the song. Anong ipagmamalaki ko… na manggagaya ang Pinoy? Come on!
Check the following links for references:
And while were at it, don’t you think that the Wish Ko Lang Theme Song by Kyla is very similar to The Water is Wide? Why should we concentrate only on rock bands?
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