LA's rock scene

when nu107 quit the airwaves a whole new era of venturers and music lovers, dj’s said to hell with the big guys, corporations “we are doing it on our own”. time for you to check this out a new revolution for the followers and fans of pinoy rock

http://www.pinoytuner.com

Happy New Year everybody.

I just took a short break from the WWW. A way of balancing things out. So here we are- 2012 – A new year- the slate is wiped clean.

Few things to chat about..

1 We haven’t been posting shows because I like to think we’re still in our “Beta” stage when it comes to our live sets. So when I feel we’re ready and things start rolling..

I’ll keep everybody updated on the Bamboomusiclive.com site

2 No water,no moon on Itunes?… A very good question…no idea what’s happening …should be there by now. The question should be directed to Polyeast records. I’ll check again.

3 The big show. We passed on December for the launch because we felt we just didn’t have time to properly prepare. The holidays just got too hectic for everyone involved. Once we get a confirmed date I’ll let everybody know. So now it seems silly to call it a launch 2-3 months after…but whatever it’s called it will be something special.

4 I’m inviting everyone to be part of our website gallery. Submit a drawing , photo, painting…whatever you feel connects with the new album -No water, no moon. We’ll be scanning and checking each submission so if your work isn’t posted ..(for whatever reason) just try and try again. Submit to - gallery@bamboomusiclive.com

5 Thank you for all the Christmas and New Year messages. The holidays are always a special time. A time to reflect and give proper thanks. A time for family. A time to take a step back and take a long deep breath and get a clearer picture of what truly is important.

Some days I just wish there were more hours in the day- there’s just so much to do. Music has become a part of my life. And what a life it has become. There’s a lot more to do and we’re not even close to getting to “there” yet…So OUR story unfolds….

So a golden rule—pass the word—Music is to be shared- its something that should unite —never divide. On this 2nd of January as the sun sets and the 1st quarter moon appears…A healthy,shiny, happy, and joyous new 2012

Bamboo

from:bamboo’s facebook page

http://www.facebook.com/bamboomusiclive

When people look back on 2011 as far as OPM is concerned, it will most likely be remembered as an “in-between” year: lots of things brewing but nothing really big happening (save for a very few exceptions), no big movements in the industry.
 
After all, the musical boom of the ’00s has been declared officially over.  With the demise of a number of acts from that era (Sugarfree, Bamboo), and the closing down of NU107 Cebu and RJ UR105.9 on FM radio, it really seems like what some have been saying: that rock is dead.
 
Or is it? After all, former Sugarfree vocalist Ebe Dancel returned, his trademark songwriting brilliance intact.  So did Bamboo Mañalac. (Incidentally, both announced their bands’ respective dissolutions only days apart). And Barbie Almalbis finally returned to show that moms can still rock. It seems like the Year of the Solo artist, but Ely Buendia and his cohorts from Pupil gave us one of the strongest albums of the year, among other bands.
 
Pop stations now creating own material

While pop stations are killing it at the airwaves, the biggest ones seem to have a problem airing new pop material. According to Susan Arcega, PR Consultant for the Manila Broadcasting Company (Love Radio, YES-FM), this is the reason why the stations actually create their content now (see: remixed/Tagalized tunes).  Sure, pop gems like Kyla’s Motown-ish ditty “Mahal Kita (Di Mo Pansin)” make it to their playlists, but they didn’t make enough of a dent in the pop music landscape.
 
But then there’s pop music’s biggest breakthrough this 2011: Someday Dream, who has lorded it over the music charts on the other end of the pop radio spectrum.  Old fogeys can say what they want about the guy, but there is no denying the impact of this one-man act that has tweens and teens going crazy about his music (and while the kid definitely is no slouch in the looks department, it’s quite amazing that his fans are primarily about his songs more than anything else).
 
Then again is radio even reliable anymore?  The founding of Pinoytuner.com involving some of the personalities from the defunct NU107 (Manila) may not give a straight answer, but definitely offers a good case for making music, well, cool again.  And it’s online. 
 
Let’s stagnate like it’s 1990

So is it a good year or a bad year?
 
Maybe both.  It has happened before, after all.  1990 was the year rap and pop dominated the local airwaves, but there was a sense of stagnation going on.  Save for the Dawn, mainstream rock had nothing else.  But when people wanted their music raw and fresh, they went to hole-in-the-wall bars like Club Dredd and Mayrics. 
 
2011 may be a different time, but it sure feels like 1990.  While it can’t be said that local music has stagnated, the fact that everyone is still at a loss as to how to deal with the evolving music business somehow made the music world stand still.
 
2012: music’s next boom year?

But 1990 was also the time when future legends like the Eraserheads were in their incubation periods.  A tad optimistic, but it’s safe to say that 2011 is the year future game-changers started working on what might be local music’s next big boom, which could happen in 2012.
 
How do we know this? For one, music store sales.  Gep Macadaeg, retail store operations manager for Lyric, confides that music store sales had had a significant increase this year, on a major scale (pun not intended).  With other independent retailers setting up shop, more and more people seem to be buying musical instruments than ever.
 
Which only means more artists within the next few years, regardless of genre. 
 
The In-Between Year

2011 has already given us new acts.  Other than Someday Dream, there is also former Spongecola drummer Chris Cantada’s debut, which contains tracks very reminiscent of 90s-era alt-rock earnestness (with the inevitable 90s revival happening within the next few years, Cantada may actually be on to something).
 
Of course, the indies continue to remain strong, with some well on their way to breaking new territory and reaching new audiences, such as in the case of electro group Techy Romantics, with their new album and somewhat-regular gig in Republiq.  Dance-rock act Taken by Cars also released their sophomore album, arguably better than the first one.  And goth darlings The Late Isabel released the Pinoy post-punk album that effectively put an end to the post-punk revival of the past decade.
 
The last boom is over.  We’re well on our way to the next one, but 2011 will forever be That Year In Between.

from: http://ph.omg.yahoo.com/news/is-rock-dead—looking-back-at-opm-in-2011.html

looking back 2011 is the rebirth of our site/blog where we are now live for the world to see. ive been in the circuit of covering different concerts, bands, rock scene the whole year round so 2011’s been generous to me.

i wanted to thank everyone who supported me all the way since 2007. i am fortunate to have been granted access to document and be able to capture the essence of LA’s rock scene where i shared it to the whole world. I do not consider myself above anyone as I am always will be a fan of music then a photographer/editor-media next.

2012 is the year of the dragon a lucky year for the go-getters and people who are unafraid to venture without doubt. I have the same personality and thus yes I am ready for you 2012.

[p]aul [p]ablo / photoopsstudio.com

LA’s rock scene media editor

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/video/entertainment/12/15/11/bamboo-releases-solo-album#ooid=cxanY0MzoK0z62jEuwdAFlKwU7CzzKar

an 8min16sec quick concise and straight to the point interview as boy abunda of bandila puts bamboo on the spot to answer a few questions of the artist/singer/songwriter.

• ALBUM OF THE YEAR
  Now Playing, Juris, Star Recording, Inc.
• SONG OF THE YEAR
  Alfonso “Chito” Miranda Jr., “Pakiusap Lang (Lasingin Nyo Ako)”, Universal Records, Inc.
• BEST SELLING ALBUM OF THE YEAR
  Faithfully, Jovit Baldivino, Star Recording, Inc./Sony Music Entertainment (Phils.)

• BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE RECORDING ARTIST
  Kyla, “Mahal Kita (Di Mo Pansin)”, Polyeast Records
• BEST PERFORMANCE BY A MALE RECORDING ARTIST
  Nyoy Volante, “Someday”, MCA Music, Inc.
• BEST PERFORMANCE BY A GROUP OF RECORDING ARTISTS
  Parokya Ni Edgar, “Pakiusap Lang (Lasingin Nyo Ako)”, Universal Records, Inc.

• BEST PERFORMANCE BY A NEW FEMALE RECORDING ARTIST
  Lara Cuevas, “This Moment”, Viva Records Corporation
• BEST PERFORMANCE BY A NEW MALE RECORDING ARTIST
  Jovit Baldivino – “Faithfully”, Star Recording Inc./Sony Music Entertainment (Phils.)
• BEST PERFORMANCE BY A NEW GROUP OF RECORDING ARTISTS
  Ezra Band, “Walang Iba”, Star Recording Inc./Sony Music Entertainment (Phils.)

• BEST BALLAD
  “Pangarap Lang Kita”, Parokya Ni Edgar, Universal Records, Inc.
• BEST ROCK/ALTERNATIVE
  “Higante”, Francis M & Ely Buendia, Sony Music Entertainment (Phils.)
• BEST WORLD
  “Panatang Makabayani”, Jingle Buena, Musikatha Ministries Foundation, Inc.
• BEST NOVELTY
  “Shawarma”, Shivaker, MCA Music, Inc.
• BEST DANCE RECORDING
  “Move”, Gabriel Valenciano feat. Kiana Valenciano, Star Recording, Inc.
• BEST INSPIRATIONAL/RELIGIOUS
  “Sa ‘Yo Lamang”, Jamie Rivera with Hail Mary the Queen Children’s Chois, Star Recording, Inc.
• BEST CHRISTMAS
  “Ilang Tulog Pa Ba?”, Ateneo Chamber Singers, Jesuit Communications Foundation, Inc.
• BEST RAP
  “Jejemon”, Blanktape, Warner Music Philippines
• BEST R&B
  “Easy Ka Lang”, DJ Myke, Ivory Music & Video
• BEST SONG WRITTEN FOR MOVIE/TV/STAGE PLAY
  “Kaya Mo” (RPG Metanoia), Ney Dimaculangan, Tutti Caringal, Kean Cipriano with Protein Shake, Star Recording, Inc.

• BEST MUSICAL ARRANGEMENT
  “Kung Wala Ka”, Bobby Velasco, Polyeast Records
• BEST VOCAL ARRANGEMENT
  “Mahal Kita (Di Mo Pansin)”, Francis Louie Salazar, Polyeast Records
• BEST ENGINEERED RECORDING
  “You Don’t Know”, Willy Villa U.R. Recording Studio, Universal Records, Inc.
• BEST ALBUM PACKAGE
  Bryan Begin, BWB Records & Music
• MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
  “Kalayaan”, Bamboo, Polyeast Records

(image from PNE fan page)

congratulations PAROKYA NI EDGAR for bagging 4 awards from the 24th AWIT awards.

best ballad, best collaboration (pangarap lang kita with happy sy), best group performance & song of the year (pakiusap lang)lasingin nyo ako

and for those people trying to speculate if chito miranda will go solo soon. just watch this latest interview(tagalog) by Bandila

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/video/entertainment/12/13/11/chito-miranda-has-no-plans-going-solo