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Bagong Liwanag: Extra Shine to Stellar Rivermaya

prbmaster — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 07:20:18 +0800

It was not really an attempt to create a new light. Actually, it is more of an expression of maintaining star status amidst all the hooplah. There have been some hard critics who like making comparisons of Rivermaya's present performance to the past (which you can never rewind, by the way) glories, but the album actually has its own strengths, among many other things.

Pinoy Rock Scene 2008

prbmaster — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:12:37 +0800

The rock scene in the Philippines have been portrayed by various character-catalysts from the likes of early enthusiasts such as The Juan Dela Cruz Band, Joey ‘Pepe’ Smith, Mike Hanopol, and Sampaguita, up to the classic alternative and heavy metal bands like the Eraserheads, Siakol, Rivermaya, Slapshock, Teeth, Yano and down to their present successor

Wolfgang: A Chip off the Fantastic Four

prbmaster — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0800

Wolfgang is considered as one of the four most influential Pinoy rock bands of all time, along with The Dawn, Juan de la Cruz and Eraserheads. They are a mixture of hard rock, grunge and heavy metal. Heavy metal, indeed. So the fans did not take it lightly when they disbanded one bittersweet November in the year 2002.

Chicosci: Soaring Beyond Chico Science

prbmaster — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 18:54:39 +0800

What started as a band paying homage to Brazilian artist Chico Science became a big hit that really made waves and changed the contemporary Pinoy rock scene. The band members started out as college students from Ateneo de Manila University. Mong Alcaraz, Miguel Chavez, Joel Salvador and Carlos Calderon were those college kids, who took in guitarist Sonny Baquisal and Eugene Esquivias to make their gig-playing move from mere dabbling to a full-fledged rock music career. Since then, they have really risen up the ranks and became at par with other Pinoy rock artists that rock Manila today.

A Trip Down Memory Lane: Pinoy Rock History

prbmaster — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 18:16:19 +0800

Pinoy Rock made history indeed, and it continues to do so. For those who of you who always likes to “Rock on!”, you might find it intriguing as to how Pinoy Rock became the widespread anthem of Pinoy music that it is today. And it definitely goes a long way....

It was a teen thing-- always was, and always will

BAMBOO-licious!

rockerchick — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0800

If you have been in the Pinoy rock scene for quite some time, you will most probably be familiar with the name Bamboo.

“Something Special”