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13 September 2017

Almost Breaking the Fourth Wall

09/03/2017 04:35:46 PM

The past two weeks ago saw these two fought fire with fire, garnering a lot of buzz during the airing of Monday Night RAW.



And frankly they are still doing it on a lesser time exposure and a quality that dwindled a bit.

05 September 2017

Upcoming: Joey Ayala - Mandiriwa

08/24/2017 10:26:48 PM

The last two decades of the 20th century saw the name Joey Ayala and his band called Ang Bagong Lumad popped out of the list of then then-emerging and popular names in the local music scene. But also, it can't be denied that while he excelled best doing the folk poetry in musical motion, other personalities from the rock, pop, and even hiphop genres emerged and have the most shades under the limelight of OPM. 

It was in 1992 when Ayala stepped on the floors of Music Museum, home to one of the famous stages in the Metro Manila concert scene. The now-61 year old musician performed tracks and launched his three debut records "Panganay Ng Umaga," "Magkabilaan," and "Mga Awit ng Tanod-lupa."

But after a long 25-year wait, Ayala is set to perform once again in his major concert at the site that is part of the heart of Greenhills Shopping Center, San Juan. Joining him on stage will be Bayang Barrios, Dong Abay, Bullet Dumas, Gloc-9, Juan Miguel Severo, and Ang Bagong Lumad. 

02 September 2017

The Scene Around: The 1st National Swap Meet: For Collectors, By Collectors

09/02/2017 09:41:55 PM



It was the near-tailend of a long weekend, and while we have another extra-period break to savor during that month of August, a lot of toy collectors and swappers flocked the halls of SMX Convention Center in SM Aura Premier Mall in Taguig City for the first ever National Meet Meet event For Collectors, By Collectors.

01 September 2017

Upcoming: The 13th Philippine Blogging Summit

09/01/2017 06:04:58 PM

Photo fcrom iBlog's website
It's that time of the year again where bloggers from the different corners of the archipelago reunite for a day of learning and networking for the 13th staging of the Philippine Blogging Summit – more known as #iBlog13.

28 August 2017

Run n' Eat

08/28/2017 03:54:55 PM

Babala: ang susunod na post ay rated XPG. As in eXtreme Patay Gutom. Mangyari na may eXtreme Patnubay sa mga Gago ang kailangan.

Hanggang saan aabout ang walong piso/eight pesos/otso pesos mo?

Isang sachet ng shampoo? O pati ng maliliit na chichirya? Pamasahe ba sa isang ordinaryong trip ng tricycle? Pamasahe sa jeep na hindi lalagpas sa limang kilometro ang byahe?

At makikipagpatayan ka ba sa ganito?



26 August 2017

Upcoming: The 1st National Swap Meet: For Collectors, By Collectors

08/26/2017 05:02:22 PM



This weekend will be the biggest gathering of the year for collectors of all kind as the 1st National Swap Meet is taking place at the SMX Convention Center in SM Aura, Taguig City, from August 25-27, 2017.

20 August 2017

The Pre-take: WWE SummerSlam 2017 (Part 3)

08/20/2017 09:55:25 PM

Photo credit: WhatCultureWrestling
We may have been hours away from witnessing the second's biggest WWE pay-per-view event, the one they called “the biggest party of the summer,” and coinciding with an all-heavy music fetsival in the Philippines.

The 31st edition of SummerSlam is poised to take off on Sunday evening at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York (Monday morning Philippine time), their third-straight tiume in staging the event at the said venue.  And for over the decade, SummerSlam were only situated in two venues: Barclays Center and Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.

The Pre-take: WWE SummerSlam 2017 (Part 2)

08/20/17 09:55:25 PM

Photo credit: WhatCultureWrestling
We may have been hours away from witnessing the second's biggest WWE pay-per-view event, the one they called “the biggest party of the summer,” and coinciding with an all-heavy music fetsival in the Philippines.

The 31st edition of SummerSlam is poised to take off on Sunday evening at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York (Monday morning Philippine time), their third-straight tiume in staging the event at the said venue.  And for over the decade, SummerSlam were only situated in two venues: Barclays Center and Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.

The Pre-take: WWE SummerSlam 2017 (Part 1)

08/20/2017 09:55:25 PM

Photo credits: WhatCultureWrestling
We may have been hours away from witnessing the second's biggest WWE pay-per-view event, the one they called “the biggest party of the summer,” and coinciding with an all-heavy music fetsival in the Philippines.

The 31st edition of SummerSlam is poised to take off on Sunday evening at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York (Monday morning Philippine time), their third-straight tiume in staging the event at the said venue.  And for over the decade, SummerSlam were only situated in two venues: Barclay Center and Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.

16 August 2017

The Year of the SmackDown (Well, it WAS)

08/16/2017 11:25:47 PM

SmackDown logo obtained thru YouTube

I probably should've wrote this piece long time ago (last month would've been more relevant), just the same way since I have been catching up late with Great Balls of Fire and Battleground. But since SumemrSlam is just around the corner, time to pull the trigger in my mind and finger and be at my poor wrestling fan self again. Anyway...

The year-long stretch from July 2016 to July 2017 was the Year of The SmackDown. I mean, this is how the Blue show called SmackDown Live dominated their counterpart, the flagship Monday Night RAW among the competition between two long-time WWE programs that has been airing since the 90s. All that despite seeing more of sentai-like graphics, and a less-resonating soundtrack.

08 August 2017

Stalking the "Stalker"

08/08/2017 10:14:11 PM

screengrab from the movie Kita Kita, obtained from ABS-CBN News
Sa dinami-rami ng mga dapat pag-usapan nitong mga nakaraang araw, bakit nga ba tayo nauwi sa mga pagtatalo na may kinalaman sa pelikulang ito? Ang pinagbidahan nila Empoy at Alessandra de Rossi na Kita Kita, na maliban sa kumita sa takilya ay pinag-usapan nang seryoso ng mayorya?

At higit sa lahat, sa isang anggulo na diumano'y stalker si Tonyo (na ginampanan ni Julius Marquez)?

28 July 2017

In The End...

07/25/2017 10:51:08 PM

Photo credits: Linkin Park via Twitter
Honestly, I don't know why I should write this piece. First and foremost, I'm not even a fan (though I don't hate them either). They are probably one of the fewest names which my elders would tell that I should refrain from patronizing to. Because in their eyes, the then-hit thing called “rock music” is nothing but mere disturbing noise.

27 July 2017

PlayBack: Jensen and The Flips – Honeymoon (album)

07/26/2017 12:40:01 AM



I've been dying to do this album review since this month last year since July actually marked the formal launching of this record that has probably set them in the stratosphere of the current independent music scene.

25 July 2017

'Romantic' Niyo Mukha Niyo!

07/25/2017 04:58:28 AM

Photo obtained via Scout Mag
So. tinannggihan na pala siya na magkape matapos makinig sa kanyang mga malalapit na tao sa kanya, Tapos nito, tapos na dapat ang kwento na to, di ba? Kaso... ano na?

23 July 2017

StopOver: Aloha Bar and Grill

07/22/2017 11:55:32 PM


In the outskirts of San Antonio, Makati near the PNR line and just in front of a police station, the words “The Collective” would always ring a bell, but the infamous B-Side would topple them the most. Unless you are a frequent visitor of PADRE, Wingman, and the now-closed Ukulele Philippines.

But apart from the mentioned, there are lot of stalls that comprised The Collective, and one of them is named as if there's Hawaiian vibe that exists in this archipelago.

Make no mistake about it: Aloha Bar and Grill may have installed that sunny-like atmosphere and be relatively small just like those known music bars. But they are one of the underrated nightout spots in the Metro, located at the farthest (and hottest) corner of TC.