Just My Opinion: Urbandub's Disbandment

4/8/2015 8:56:59 PM

Fifteen years in the industry; perhaps a typical life expectancy for a music band; Yes, after one and a half decade, they will part ways.

Urbandub. Photo credits: Interaksyon

Sad, right?

The Rundown Slam: WrestleMania 31

4/4/2015 12:19:04 PM

Screengrab from YouTube

Like a holiday jingle, “it’s that wonderful time of the year” again, as the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) staged their annual entertainment spectacular event once again. And by the way, it comes with a play button.

WrestleMania 31 was a heck of a show at the Silicon Valley. Forget that it aired on a Sunday afternoon—with a sun-shinyyy day atmosphere. It may appeared scorching hot as shit right there, but you can never deny the event was hotter as it gets.

As much as I want to tackle the pre-show which featured 2 matches, I hadn’t watched them so I beg your pardon in advance and instead move on to the main program.

Pinoy ang Semana Santa…

4/4/2015 1:06:46 PM

Parang sa kahit anong panahon pa ang magkaroon dito sa Republika ng Pilipinas, ay may kanya-kanya tayong bersyon ng pagdiriwang ng Semana Snata, mula Visita Iglesia hanggang Senakulo, hanggang Alay-Lakad, hanggang Kursipiksyon. At walang masama dito. Patunay lamang ito kung ano tayo bilang isang lahi na may likas na debosyon sa ating paniniwala.

Ngunit, Pinoy ang Semana Santa kapag…

Playback: Alasmedya – Fantasy

4/4/2015 10:42:02 AM

After a Good Friday hiatus, I’m back to the blogosphere once again. And for this Black Saturday, I will share something that I hope most of you guys will like. Especially if you’re been shrugging away from the upbeat noise recently.

Since I’ve been digging the independent music scene for about a few months already, I found one of my new favorites aside from the ones I listened to before.

And just a few weeks ago, I was at the Bih Zahr restobar at South Triangle, Quezon City to support Sparks Productions’ “Hindi Po Ito Gig, Group Project Lang Po” event. I’ll give you some brief background about of the seven acts who performed there.

The "Seeing-Pope Francis" Experiment

4/2/2015 1:40:42 PM

Just 15 days into this year, we had a visitor. And it’s not just a visitor, but an iconic one.

What am I talking about?

Ano Ang Penitensya Mo?

4/2/2015 2:16:43 PM

Psst.

Ikaw. Oo, ikaw nga. Ikaw na nagsasabing mahal mo ang Diyos, ‘di ba? Ikaw na nagyayabang (na hindi sa masamang kahulugan) sa iyong pananampalataya sa Kanya.

Alam ko may araw naman ng Linggo para magpahinga. Pero ‘tol. Semana Santa na. Pwede ka munang prumeno mula sa mga makamundong gawain mo. After all, tao ka pa rin naman na nagkakasala madalas ay dapat lang din naminsan ay mahimasmasan sa pananampalaya, di ba?

Uso magdasal. As long as bukal naman sa iyong kalooban ang iyong ginagawa. Yun naman ang mahalaga ‘di ba?

Pero hindi ako nandito para mang-asar (dahil 14 na oras nang tapos ang April Fool’s Day, at ang mga bagay na may kinalaman sa Diyos ay madalas sineseryoso talaga), at hindi rin kita pipilitin. Bagkus nagtatanong lang ako na may halong suhestiyon at payo nga lang.

“Ano ang penitensya mo?”

Goodnight!: RKO From Mid-Air

3/30/2015 8:43:48 PM

Screengrab from YouTube

You can never deny what happened on this day in this year: It is the day where the professional wrestling’s biggest stage took over the world. And it’s called “WrestleMania.”

The Pre-Take: WrestleMania 31 (Part 3)

3/29/2015 9:01:46 PM

screengrab from YouTube

Since it’s gonna be another heck-of-an-event this coming Sunday evening in Silicon Valley (Monday morning Manila time), expect the millions (and millions!) of wrestling fans around the globe to witness the World Wrestling Entertainment’s (WWE) 31st annual spectacle, popularly known as WrestleMania!

And what’s a WrestleMania for the SlickMaster – along with his followers (whom, by the way, are just countable by your fingertips!) without a “pre-take,” right? 

Talk about predictions, just like the way we have last year.

The Pre-take: WrestleMania 31 (Part 2)

3/29/2015 7:31:52 PM

Screengrab from YouTube

Since it’s gonna be another heck-of-an-event this coming Sunday evening in Silicon Valley (Monday morning Manila time), expect the millions (and millions!) of wrestling fans around the globe to witness the World Wrestling Entertainment’s (WWE) 31st annual spectacle, popularly known as WrestleMania!

And what’s a WrestleMania for the SlickMaster – along with his followers (whom, by the way, are just countable by your fingertips!) without a “pre-take,” right? 

Talk about predictions, just like the way we have last year.

The Pre-take: WrestleMania 31 (Part 1)

3/27/2015 1:55:14 PM

Screengrab from YouTube

Since it’s gonna be another heck-of-an-event this coming Sunday evening in Silicon Valley (Monday morning Manila time), expect the millions (and millions!) of wrestling fans around the globe to witness the World Wrestling Entertainment’s (WWE) 31st annual spectacle, popularly known as WrestleMania!

And what’s a WrestleMania for the SlickMaster – along with his followers (whom, by the way, are just countable by your fingertips!) without a “pre-take,” right? 

Talk about predictions, just like the way we have last year.

Throwback: Phil Collins – You'll Be In My Heart (OST – Tarzan)

1/24/2015 5:23:00 PM

As a 90s baby, I grew up in selected hits by those Disney animated movies, like Elton John’s “Can You Feel the Love Tonight?” (The Lion King), Vanessa Williams’ “Colors of the Wind” (Pocahontas), and Christina Aguillera’s “Reflection” (Mulan).

Though as an old school lover, I’ve always be a fan of that pop crooner by the name of Phil Collins, from The Groovy kind of Love, one of those songs I regularly heard when Love Radio was then having their Love Sweep; as well as my all-time top favorite (and at the same time, one of my favesing-along piece) Another Day in Paradise; and the upbeat Easy Lover, which by the way was the soundtrack of the very first WWE WrestleMania held 1984 at the Madison Square Garden.

Well, I admit I never saw the entirety of Tarzan. But I recalled way back then, as I spotted that old Tarzan commercial which had excerpts of this track titled “You’re in my Heart.”

Wrestled to Death

3/22/2015 2:15:59 PM

As I said on one of my previous posts, wrestling may be a sport with several plot twists, but taking the risks just to entertain you guys was NEVER a joke. And you can bet Daniel Orton on that (remember that joke issue with the PBA and Manny Pacquiao itself?).

What I’m talking about right now? As much as I want to include this on a previous post which tackled the accidental death of a wrestler in Mexico, I’m afraid I would have another article that is "very lengthy."

So here are three of the notable deaths inside the squared circle. As Ryan Songaila of Rappler reported:

Lookback: WrestleMania XXX

3/9/2015 6:37:18 PM

http://www.wrestlingnewsreport.com/

As WrestleMania 31 is just around the corner, let’s take a lookback on some of the hits and misses on last year’s edition of the “Superbowl of Sports Entertainment.”

Since I started following pro wrestling (specifically, WWE) in 2012, this was the third time I personally watched WrestleMania in full circles, and perhaps the same number I watched the said event at all. (I could have told “as it happens” since  TV channels aired it just a few hours to within a few days from the WM event itself, but anyway...). 

He's back! E Ano Ngayon?

3/22/2015 9:29:38 PM

Masyado nang nakakaurat ang mga balita, mula sa pagbatikos kay Binay hanggang sa sa mga pagiging matigas ag ulo ni PNoy (both literally and figuratively), hanggang sa hangover ng tao sa Binibining Pilipinas mula sa bwarsh-bwarsh na pagsasalita ng isa sa mga hosts (eh? Si Ariella Arida daw ba ‘yun?) hanggang sa mala-stand up diumano ni Toni Gonzaga off-air, hanggang sa pagmulta ni Beau Belga dahil sa pagiging patola diumano sa ilang siraulong fan ng PBA (sino bang nasa katinuan ang mambabato ng bote sa hardcourt? Kups ampucha!).

Pero maiba tayo, pasensya na kung bigla akong nashowbiz dito. I heard na si Willie Revillame ay babalik sa telebisyon ah.

Death by Tragedy

3/22/2015 12:59:53 PM

Oh my goodness. This does not sit well at all. Now, what am I pertaining to? Relax. Just read this post, and you will see everything.

First things first: Think twice before you say something like “wrestling is fake,” ‘cause apparently it’s no joke getting body pain just to entertain people—especially if you are some sort of an “ex-fan.” 

And sometimes, it even cost them their lives. Much to what happened on Owen Hart, Mike DeBiase and Mitsuharu Misawa.

Well, this happened just recently; and in case you want to see this clip, I am now warning you that the footage might cause you some kind of disturbia.