PlayBack: Tanya Markova – Ang Mga Awitin Ng Normal Na Tao (album)

05/09/2024 11:38:54 AM

Mas masaya – at kung minsan talaga ay masakit na rin – pag may Tanya Markova.

Sa halos walong taon na sinubaybayan ko ang bandang ito, napatunayan nila na ang kakayahan nilang sumabay sa agos ng panahon sa laranagan ng pop music. Hindi naman obvious na iba-iba ang tunog ng mga kanta nila sa kada rekord na nagagawa nila, no, mula sa 'shock pop' era ng self-titled album nila hanggang sa mas synth pop na dominante na Mister Tililing... hanggang sa puro melodramatic at hugot na lyrics ng Mga Awitin Ng Normal Na Tao. 

69 Filipino songs that rocked my life in 2010s (Part 4)

01/30/2020 08:42:56 PM

It's a shame that it took me two months to finish this personal project. I initially had this in mind since late November and worked on the draft by mid-December. Anyway, here it goes...

Ten years ago, I tried coming up with a list of my favorite songs of the decade here in this blog. Unfortunately, I ended up shelving it as I got more busy with college studies and post-disaster recovery.

Ten years later, here I am compiling the nices bunch among the decade full of best local music. There we saw a shock pop turning things around, as well as one notable act putting up an all-English album, a plethora of emerging bands in the mid-2010s, and a former frontman standing on his own. 

Upcoming: Nights Of The Pekaloids Presents Adriancon

02/10/2019 10:25:56 AM

This coming Wednesday night may not be full of good music, but of geeky rage, too.

It's probably close to a full year since the first time we have seen a Night Of The Pekaloids gig, then a tribute night for one of the late greats Rob Sunico, one of the known band managers in the music scene and one of two of the famous music bar Club Dredd. He passed away in late 2017 and his birthday is on February 16.

The Scene Around: Prelude To 28

01/06/2019 11:25:40 PM

One of the surprising plot twists that took place in the past year was pulling off (FINALLY!!!) a birthday gig. Yes, it took place after being stuck on the shelf for three years.

I initially made thoughts about organizing a birthday party in my own way in 2015 but to no avail. A year later, I was this close to booking bands and venue – until I realized that I don't have the budget to execute everything, I withdrew everything. The same thing occurred in 2017. 

On a random night in August 2018, I was approached by one of the newest young peeps in the prod scene. Karen, who manages At The Back MNL, offered a deal that I almost refused – to organize the much-wanted birthday party of my life. 

Upcoming: RadioManila 1st Anniversary

08/02/2018 01:54:13 PM

After holding numerous shows every month, RadioManila Productions will turn one year of providing spectacular live rock music shows and they are celebrating the milestone at the famous 70's Bistro in Quezon City.

Upcoming: R/IndieMusicPH 2nd Anniversary

06/05/2018 01:30:59 PM

Meanwhile, online community group IndieMusicPH is on its second anniversary, and nothing better to celebrate such milestone by staging a gig on a gig-packed Saturday this June.

PlayBack: Tanya Markova - High End (music video)

02/06/2018 08:35:41 PM

Apat na buwan na rin pala ang nakalipas mula noong ni-release ng isang shock pop band na ang panagalan ay Tanya Markova ang isang music video para sa huling single mula sa kanilang ikalawang album. 

'17 Nights To Remember (Part 1)

01/01/2018 07:17:12 PM 

Regardless of how fiery it has been on all cylinders, it's undeniable that the year 2017 has been a wonderful year. Right in the midst of the mid-2010s band explosion, we have seen it brought a lot of good shits in our Philippine world of music (and we mean quality here, by the way). 

Yours truly have made it to a number of gigs curated by various production outfits (in fact, more than I attended for the past two years). These also include some of the biggest concerts and music festivals that has solely focused on out homegrown talents. That said, here are 17 nights that really left a mark in '17... well, at least for me.

The Fête de la Musique 2017 Experience

06/28/2017 03:32:42 PM

Two years ago, I attended my first ever World Music Day – commonly known as its French originator Fête de la Musique. And it was an astonishing memory as I too part of the indie stage as part of the organizing groups wherein almost 20 bands performed in front of more than 1,000 attendants inside the 12 Monkeys Music Hall and Pub at Century City Mall, Makati City. 

But it was in 2017 when I went back to this worldwide phenomenon again – this time, as a fan who roamed around various places in Makati City only to hear a whole lot of variety.

On-Air: Mad Cat Midnight with TTS

05/14/2017 06:01:24 PM

It's funny that John Joe told us that he got a hate message in the Facebook page of his radio show in Jam 88.3; like “wait, for real?!”

On Air: Mad Cat Midnight with Tanya Markova x Third World Improv x Demi

04/14/2017 09:06:32 PM

It's funny how much of being a radio kid has being rekindled in me as of late. 

PlayBack: Tanya Markova - Ang Darling Kong Zombie

10/11/2016 04:34:54 PM

Mukha man silang gaya ng mga sinauna nilang musika (na medyo madilim, er, dark goth pop rock na whatever), tunog bago naman dahil sa panibagong single ito ng banda na kilala natin sa pangalang Tanya Markova.

The Scene Around: Nag[ma]mahal Pa Rin, BennyBunnyBand

09/19/2016 11:45:59 AM

It's been a year since this kuneho rock band released their extended play (EP) called Nag[ma]mahal, BennyBunnyBand.

And it may be a heck-of-a-busy night around the metropolitan area with WWE Manila waging at the Mall of Asia Arena and Kia Beats Festival rocking the Araneta Center; but there's one venue just outside downtown Makati that has at least, faring up very well to the hype of the evening.

Upcoming: Nagma[ma]hal Pa Rin, BennyBunnyBand

09/07/16 02:03:41 PM

Maraming mga magagandang kaganapan sa kalakhang Maynila sa darating na Biyernes. Kung fan ka ng wrestking, may Manila tour ang paborito mong World Wrestling Federation, sakto sa tatlong buwan na hype ang mga naganap sa kabila ng mga maramihang pagbabago sa WWE mismo, mula sa pag-split ng mga brand program hanggang sa pagpili ng roster, hanggang sa mga samu't saring suspensyon na may kinalaman sa kanilang polisiya ukol sa kalusugan.

Pero kung hindi ka naman fan ng scripted na sport para sa isang antigong pang-aliw na palabas, may mga gig naman sa mga paborito mong bar sa Metro Manila.

Pero kung ako sa'yo? May isang magandang gig na magaganap sa saGuijo. At mangyayari ito sa gabi na rin na iyon ng Biyernes a-9 ng Setyembre, taong 2016. 

Upcoming: Tanya Markova's Ang Darling Kong Zombie Music Video Launch

08/19/16 01:15:54 AM

It's been a long while since the last time I followed this squad of goth rockers or shock pop musicians. Hey, they were already one of the notable bands in the industry since they once entered at the latter part of the 2000s.

And for the past few years, Tanya Markova proved they are still existing; just the similar way as other bands proving naysayers who claimed OPM was already dead.

PlayBack: Tanya Markova - Mister Tililing

06/26/2016 12:53:01 AM

Perhaps the long wait was over, when this shock pop/goth rock band released their album for the first time since going mainstream six years ago.

The Scene Around: Tanya Markova at 70s Bistro

06/23/2016 04:05:13 PM

It was a good night to end a good month as Tanya Markova capped May 2016 with a bang in a gig held at 70s Bistro at Anonas, Quezon City.

The Scene Around: MilesExperience Again & Against Album Launch

05/14/2016 11:22:13 AM

It was a labor day weekend, considered a holiday for a lot of us in celebration of us, people of the working class in this country. Thus, the music has offered a variety of treats for us. There are some big-time events happening around the metro such as Wetfest, PULP Summer Slam, Satchmi Vinyl Day, even the rally for a presidential candidate featured a lot of musical icons from one generation to another.

Upcoming: MilesExperience Album Launch

4/3/2016 5:42:03 PM

After a long wait, uprising band MilesExperience will make a milestone in their music career by launching their album later this month at B-Side.

The Scene Around: Silakbo MV Launch

1/17/2016 1:14:10 PM

There are so many gigs during Saturday, 16 January 2015. You have the rescheduled Rakrakan Festival at Circuit Makati, Terno Inferno at the famous SaGuijo, and a cover night that served as a prelude for an upcoming concert by the trio of Bullet Dumas, Ebe Dancel, and Johnoy Danao.

And also, there’s a music video launch for the upriser called MilesExperience, and it was held at Mow’s bar in Quezon City.