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21 December 2016

The Scene Around: Yuletide Blends Album Launch

12/21/2016 01:16:36 PM

The past Saturday afternoon has sent the warm holiday spirit the cozy way as R & C Infinity Entertainment Management formally launched a compilation-album in time for Christmas titled "Yuletide Blends" Historia Botique and Bar in Quezon City.

The eight-tracked album comprised of various famous Christmas songs rendered by the seven of their finest artists – and also done in so many ways than one. 

19 December 2016

Starbucks Season

12/13/2016 09:33:57 PM

At kapag usapang Pasko, maraming kahulugan yan, either: kahulugan yan ng pag-silang ni Hesukristo na tinuturing na isang tagapagligitas at tinawag  na “emanwel”; isang araw na bagamat hindi ganun kasagrado sa mata nila ay nagpapakita lamang ng diwa ng pagmamahal sa sangkatauhan kahit sa isang araw man lang; o sa mata ng mga negosyante ay isa itong malaking peak season mula pelikula hanggang sale at kung anu-anong promo mula sa iyong mga paboritong brand.

18 December 2016

The Pre-Take: WWE Roadblock End Of The Line

12/14/2016 02:21:11 PM

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I have a strange feeling that this second edition of WWE RoadBlock will look like just a bit extended RAW show in one way or another. Well, with seven matches – one on the kickoff show, expect half of them to be a bunch of extenders along the way with spiels and promo videos trying to do so help in an expected 3 ½ hour show to culminate the WWE PPV schedule of this year.

17 December 2016

The Scene Around: Revolver Duality (Heels & Faces)

12/14/2016 10:31:03 AM



In a middle of a busy weekend, I had another raket aside from covering the E-sports and Gaming Summit; so that speaks for the reason why I am still in the down southern part of Metropolitan Manila during that Saturday night as manning the gates of Revolver's monthly gig.

16 December 2016

The Scene Around: LRT 1 Soundtrack

12/15/2016 03:08:50 PM


LRT 1 Soundtrack just hit their third leg of a series so far this year, and it doesn't get any bigger than this with two instant crowd-drawers in the group of the up-comers right now.

The Scene Around: Calypso

12/15/2016 02:49:55 PM 


Docdef Productions teamed up with Jam 88.3 in cooperation with Locked Down Entertainment in a Friday night full of awesome music an packed of Pale Pilsen.

15 December 2016

The Scene Around: General Marcelo

12/14/2016 10:07:06 AM

It was a final night of November to remember as Red Ninja Productions staged a double birthday celebration for their photographer John Marcelo and host Patty General in what has been a Bonifacio day-like fashion titled General Marcelo.

14 December 2016

PlayBack: Oh, Flamingo! - Inconsistencies (Music Video)

12/08/2016 09:03:20 AM

Two music videos were released by this young and hip indie pop band Oh, Flamingo, with the second going as dramatic as their first song of their self-titled EP.

13 December 2016

The Rundown Slam: WWE TLC 2016

12/13/2016 10:42:47 PM



It is SmackDown's last hurrah to woo the competition for 2016 as we look forward to the Royal Rumble season afterwards. This is the World Wrestling Entertainment's (WWE) own version of what they called Demolition Derby called TLC – Tables, Ladders, and Chairs. 

12 December 2016

StopOver: Route 196

10/25/2016 03:18:38 PM


When I first stormed by the indie music scene, this bar in the upper-terrain Blue Ridge was my first place-to-be. And why not? From my residence, it was just a mere 20-minute walk for me to reach there, unless I am lazy enough.

Established in 2006, Route 196 is tagged by many as the premier live music venue in the Northern side of Metropolitan. Located at just beside one the main gates of Blue Ridge Subdivision, it was barely accessible for every music lover, especially if a resident within the vicinity of Marikina-Project 4-Xavierville or studying at the Northern version of U-belt (UP and Ateneo).

11 December 2016

One Night Stand Gone Naught

12/08/2016 03:35:59 PM


It is barely three weeks since we have last seen one of the shocking moments in WWE this year. Just when we thought of Seth Rollins' return, Zack Ryder's WrestleMania moment, AJ Styles's Royal Rumble cameo, or a double cross by Triple H as the top moments that had made us talking, we were wrong.

It was at the 20th of November, during the 30th annual Survivor Series, we had a main event that was shorter than what we even expect from those kickoff matches. Bill Goldberg defeated Brock Lesnar not only in absolute dominating fashion, but in an instant as well.

Heck, not even a quarter of the time they hyped this shit at all. 

The Scene Around: Jazz Night with Tom's Story

12/08/2016 02:34:50 PM

Barely a year after hitting their monthly dues at Mow's Bar, upcoming band The Modern Playground made a bold move in their usual gigs by inviting other artists to come over – at the same time, make their fans get some interest not just in their band but to the music they are offering as well. 

10 December 2016

09 December 2016

Meeting An Honest Mistake (Without the Need of Committing One, Literally)

12/06/2016 05:53:32 PM


Meet Darren Teh, Leonard Chua, Tomas Tam, and Ian Ng. They're four men from different cities and from different musical backgrounds who comprised An Honest Mistake, one of the top bands from the pop rock scene in Malaysia. And they just paid a visit to the Philippines for the ninth time since its formation in 2008 – first as talents of Universal Music Malaysia.

The band dropped by once again in the nation's capitol as the only foreign band to headline Threadfest Manila 2016, one of the biggest music events that held at B-Side, The Collective in Makati City on 22 November 2016. Apart from that, An Honest Mistake also held a special acoustic gig held the next evening at Zili Restaurant & Bar in Cainta, Rizal.

They were introduced by our local counterparts MCA Music Inc. (Universal Music Philippines) with formality to the much-wider audience. Asked about how things went on from indie to mainstream the band tells their whole story.

08 December 2016

The Scene Around: Raoul and The Wild Tortillas “Tribute To The Philippines” Album Launch

12/06/2016 09:00:48 PM


Raoul Imbach has taken his musical journey into another while level as The Singing Diplomat launched a record that served his collection of musings about a country whom he served for the past three years – a 14-track album from his group Raoul and The Wild Tortillas titled “Tribute To The Philippines.”