Eh Ano Naman Kung Taga-UP Ka?

4/28/2015 12:10:05 PM

Alam ko, may mga tropa ko na taga-Unibersidad ng Pilipinas na hindi naman ganoon ang ugali gaya ng mga naglalabasang mga jeskeng kuro-kuro na naglalarawan (sa pamamagitan ng stereotype) sa mga mag-aaral dun. (As in magaganda naman ang karakter nila.)

At alam ko din, na isang linggo na mula noong pumutok ang balitang ito (at nagtataka rin ako kung bakit nga ba pinuntirya ng mainstream media ang mga walang kakwenta-kwetang balita sa social media). Nagviral ang video ng isang lalake na diumano’y nainigaw sa isang empleyado ng SM.

At ano ang dahilan? Sinasabing hindi raw satisfied ang customer sa nasabing crew. Tinawag nga niya itong “incompetent” at nakagawa ng isang “unforgivable mistake.” 

Hmmm... tangina, ang labo pa rin.

Last Save

4/28/2015 9:39:11 AM

Sa totoo lang, ang isyung ito ay hindi na bago. Mula pa sa mga kasong gaya nila Sarah Balabagan at Flor Contemplacion hanggang sa mga nitong kamakailan lamang na kaso nila Elizabeth Bataoin at Sally Ordinario.

Isang Pilipino na naman ang mahahatulan ng parusang kamatayan sa ibang bansa dahil sa paglabag sa isa sa mga batas, at may kinalaman ito sa isa sa mga tinaguriang "salot sa lipunan" – ang pagbibitbit ng droga.

The Pretake: WWE Extreme Rules 2015

04/26/2015 03:55:48 PM

Photo credit: ISPORTSWEB.COM

It's about time the World Wrestling Entertainment went over their typical limits once again, as they set their edition of Extreme Rules tomorrow morning (Sunday night at Chicago).

Introducing Randomness by Default

4/26/2015 11:43:59 AM

Okay. Since I really have nothing to write much at present, here’s something I’d like to share with you guys for a while.

Since for over the past few months, I spent Saturday evenings somewhere else – if not on either a wrestling event or at an underground music gig – and that is something invoves a words called “podcast.”

The #NaDocdefAko Experience

4/22/2015 4:44:17 PM

Let me start this article with a question: Have You Heard Good Music Lately?

It’s weird that I am doing posts about nightlife recently. 

But here’s the thing though: it was only this year when the nocturnal in me just rejuvenated. And I mean rejuvenated by means of staying up all night, hanging out with people, and chilling out with the music playing. The third element was the very most important for me since I can’t live without music at all. Forget all the romantic shiznit (There is FOREVER in music, fools!), and the other harsh reality stuff as well.

Say, what the Helen of Troy am I talking about? 

The Scene Around: Jack Daniel's Indie Music Awards

4/20/2015 10:25:27 AM

Two icons, fourteen bands, numerous prestigious honors, and a “chosen one.”

If the mainstream music got The Script down there at the Mall of Asia Arena, then the indie scene had their big thing, too! And it was perfect in two ways: First, to rock the night away; and second, to start the weekend RIGHT. And I mean RIGHT (really!) as Jack Daniel’s staged their first ever JD On Stage Philippines Indie Music Awards at Whitespace Manila last Friday evening, 17 April 2015.

May "Happy 420" Ka Pang Nalalaman Dyan?

4/20/2015 11:48:48 AM

May Happy 420 ka pang nalalaman dyan?!

Lookback: PWR Vendetta

4/13/2015 1:44:03 PM

Just over a month from now, the Philippine Wrestling Revolution will celebrate a year of showmanship by its extravagant WrevolutionX this coming May 23.

Before things go beyond the limits of being a rookie though, let’s take a brief lookback... to 2015’s kickstarter named PWR Vendetta.

Inside the Pages: Stupid is Forever

3/5/2015 4:20:47 PM

Just when you thought Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago was more than just a woman legislator with a bunch of quotable quotes that are worthy of every television and radio airtime, hey… guess what? ABS-CBN Publishing compiled a book full of her epigrams and even privilege speeches outside the House.

Playback: Autotelic – Balik

4/16/2015 2:54:52 PM

"Gusto kong sumayaw. Sabayan ang hanging naliligaw. Gusto kong awitin. Palayain ang nadaramang 'di ko mapaliwanag."

Satchmi Record Store Week

4/14/2015 5:18:28 PM

I'm not a huge vinyl fan, but I do admire them for some time. And collecting them  could be a missing piece to the puzzle of every music fan (like yours truly).

Over the weekend, I dropped by at the Satchmi Vinyl Day to check out not just the big-circle shapes records on sale, but to see fantastic sets from different musicians as well.

But just when I thought Vinyl Day was just an all-day long affair, I was wrong. 

Yes... How about these guys from the country's premier vinyl distribution outlet giving an extension offer, like a Satchmi Record Store Week?

Tirada Ni SlickMaster: The Sagada Swarm

4/12/2015 10:36:55 AM

Nasobrahan ata 'to sa hugot, ah.

So, nang dahil sa That Thing Called Tadhana ay naging tanyag na tourist destination ang Mount Kiltepan sa Sagada, Mountain Province.

Oo, at dahil sa sobrang tanyag nito, naging tampulan ng isyu ang naturang bundok na naging pamoso na rin sa kakaibang ganda nito. Oo, lalo na pag tumanaw ka at makikita mo ang naglilitawang kaulapan sa pagsapit ng araw.

The Scene Around: FlipTop Second Sight III

4/11/2015 12:07:15 PM

It’s like five years in the making. I only managed to see them through the videos at YouTube. And even if I had plans to watch them live in the past, unfortunately it didn’t go through.

Photo credit: FlipTop's Official Facebook Page

Not until the 13th of March, though; as yours truly strolled by Makati and found myself watching for the first time—an event by the FlipTop rap battle league called Second Sight III at B-Side in The Collective, Malugay Street, Makati City. Just in front of the Makati City Police District and a bearable walking distance from the Philippine National Railways (PNR) Buendia Station.

Yung Totoo?

4/6/2015 8:59:08 AM

Sabagay, may pagkatotoo rin naman ang litratong ito. 

(This photo's randomly spotted over Facebook)

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?