Razorback's 22nd Anniversary Party

 Yesterday marked the 22nd year of one of the Philippine's greatest rock acts, Razorback.

Taken from the Razorback Facebook page.

Read more about last year's Anniversary gig here and here.

Manila Music Festival: A night to celebrate music

 Last night, the group behind the Malasimbo Music Festival held the very first Manila Music Festival. The event was held on the Aseana Grounds, a vast open space near MOA.

Local bands including Razorback, Sinosikat, Wilabaliw, and Kwjan serenaded the crowd. International talents like Afrika Bambaataa, Shinichi Osawa, and Ali Shaheed Muhammad.

A first in Manila, the organizers hope this is the first of many festivals to come. It was a night of beer, music, and dancing. My only regret was opting to bring my digicam instead of the DSLR.

I arrived at around 6 p.m. to escape the Philippine heat we've been experiencing lately, such a shame I missed the water gun fights!

Sinosikat was the first band I caught. 

The lovely Sarah Meier hosted the event. (I am in love with her pants and her ear jewelry!)

Next came Kjwan. They played "Daliri"-- hearing them play that 7 year old song was the culmination of a high school dream.

(Here is Marc Abaya.. posing for my camera. Hah!)

(and showering himself with beer) 

 The electrical performance of Wilabaliw was next. I cannot imagine how they manage performing with the stunts they pull on stage-- Imean I get tired with a round of Guitar Hero!

 Finally Razorback was up! Yay! 

(Just because there are never enough shots of band drummers, here's Bri. )

 Ali Shaheed Muhammad before his set..

..and his view from the stage.

Had to go home soon after this, and it was too bad I missed the two other foreign acts. 

As you can see, the festival was awesome! I just wish they'd make tickets more affordable next time, I bet more people would definitely come.

Till the next Manila Music Festival!

Manila Music Festival

Have you heard about the Manila Music Festival?

From the group that brought us the Malasimbo Arts and Music Festival

Happening on the 1st of May at the Alphaland Bay City Grounds on Asean Ave. 

This should be really fun! Enjoy foreign acts like Afrika Bambaataa, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, and Shinichi Osawa. Plus, great local bands like Kjwan, Sinosikat, and Razorback (!!! yay!!) will be performing.

I heard there were gonna be water guns!

MMF site

MMF Facebook

MMF Twitter

Red Horse Muziklaban 2012 TVC

Check out Red Horse's new TVC for Muziklaban!

I'm on fangirl mode.

Razorback: Three Minutes of Glory Album Launch, 21st Anniversary Concert

That concert was awesome! I suddenly found myself standing on the chair with my stiletto boots, shouting my ass off-- that great.

Not just saying this because Brian's hot (which he is).

So. Trish is in almost every photo. I was taking the pictures, okay! She died for this shot.

Music Museum was the perfect setting for the event.

What went on backstage:

Razorback's Three Minutes of Glory album launch and 21st anniversary. Epic.

Check out my detailed article here. Razorback’s Album Launch: “Three Minutes of Glory” and 21 Years of Pinoy Rock

Razorback's Three Minutes of Glory is out now. Get them now!

Official Razorback Page

How to buy cd's here.
Official Razorback merch here.

Razorback's Album launch: Three Minutes of Glory

Finally, the new album is coming out! Check out Three Minutes of Glory:

You can also listen to another single from the upcoming album here: You and Your Sins
Here's how to win a chance to be the first one to own an autographed album: Razorback photo contest



Are you excited yet?

TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW.

Razorback page
Jeepney Rock Stop page

Check out what happened during the album launch here: Three Minutes of Glory Album Launch

5th Silent Film Fest: Liguoro's L'Inferno with live musical score

Last Saturday, I found myself at Shangrila to watch the 5th Annual Silent Film Fest. Razorback was chosen by the Italian Embassy to do the live musical score for the silent movie they were to present.

The equation in my head looked like this:

 Italian embassy+ silent film from 1911+ Dante's Inferno + Razorback = I'm sure as hell going.

After rushing to Shangrila all the way from Paranaque amidst the rain and the traffic, we finally got there at around 6:30. I did not expect to see the queue so long, good thing Brian already got our tickets. (again, sorry for being a little late)

When the movie started, It literally gave me chills, grabbed my friend, Lej, out of excitement. It was solid.  The sound was amazing, it gelled so well with the movie. L'Inferno, though obviously old, was a cool film. The effects were simple, yet they worked. My favorite scene was one where Satan was chewing up a dude, it was so funny how the guys legs were just wobbling around while he was supposedly chewing him up. We wondered how in the world Liguoro and his guys were able to think of how to execute this whole project given that they had no templates, examples, or anything at all.

Razorback set up in front, but they were facing the screen, too. All throughout the movie I found myself getting distracted by how Bri played the drums. For the first time, I could see whet he was doing while playing the instrument as opposed to just seeing his head bobbing up and down with the view from the front. Conclusion was: Bri is way hotter when he plays the drums with his back to you. OO, Seksi.

For those of you not familiar, here is info on the movie from Wikipedia:

"L'Inferno is a 1911 silent film by Giuseppe de Liguoro, loosely adapted from Dante's The Divine Comedy.

L'Inferno was first screened in Naples in the Teatro Mercadante on March 10, 1911. The film took over three years to make and was the first full-length Italian feature film ever made. The film was an international success, taking more than $2 million in the United States alone. It is considered by many scholars and fans as being the finest film adaptation of Dante's work to date."

So yes, It was a grand night. A rock concert/movie of sorts. I was hell bent on using the one phrase I learned from my Italian for Dummies audio books. Though opportunity did not present itself that night (I didn't want to harass the Italian Ambassador), it's still very much applicable: Molto bene! Grazie!

Hey guys! Check out my new post for When In Manila about that Razorback gig I went to. Much love!

Razorback: Your Dose of Rock in Manila