Boom goes the caroling

It’s quite funny how many would consider Christmas caroling as a Pinoy Christmas tradition as Pinoy as puto bumbong and the parol. (Though one can always argue that Christmas or Christianity for that matter is native.) It’s quite interesting to look back...

The much-awaited Los Chupacabras songs (for free)

I really don’t know what’s with Los Chupacabras recently but for those who have seen them play and liked them, here’s some oodles of great news for you. Carl (their bassist) just freely “leaked” their recorded songs via e-mail and is...
Ely Buendia and the Spiders from Mars

Ely Buendia and the Spiders from Mars

If you don’t get the word play on the title, I suggest you Google vintage David Bowie. And yes, the reference will be off since Ely did not play it left hand. Anyway, I first heard about the Eraserhead’s reunion concert from Risha. At first I was a bit...
Avenue Q is not Quezon Avenue

Avenue Q is not Quezon Avenue

One of the trade offs of working everyday and studying on the side is you miss out on a bit of culture. I’d have to admit that I haven’t listened to the radio in a long time (both AM and FM) so I know diddly-squat about who’s who in music industry....
When your guitar gets a gig before you do

When your guitar gets a gig before you do

This is one of those WTF moments. You start browsing people’s Friendster profiles out of sheer boredom (and to satisfy scopophilic tendencies) and lo and behold you see… your guitar in a gig under the spotlights. Just like this one: No doubt about it,...

What to check in a second-hand guitar

Authors Note:This is the third part on my How to buy a second-hand guitar series of articles. It took me a real while to finally get back to finishing this series. Anyway, here are my tips on what to look at a guitar. And I mean real nitty-gritty details on the...