It’s a mystery tour, but it’s hardly magical. More than nine miles (14 kilometers) from the striped crosswalk made famous by the Beatles album “Abbey Road,” this drab transit station in east London keeps drawing confused fans of the Fab Four into unwanted jaunts through a gritty, industrial area just south of London’s Olympic Stadium.
Last Oct. 27, the eighth Philippine Comics Convention or Komikon was held at the Bayanihan Center in Pasig. Eighth, you say? You bet! But isn’t Pinoy komiks dead? Breaking news, son: it never died!
Like his favorite comic book superheroes, Jay Tablante is split between two worlds. When nothing’s afoot, he is a mild-mannered ad agency photographer; pushing everything from women’s clothes to credit cards.
When Madonna’s “Hard Candy” album came out, instead of a treat, it was an unpleasant pill to swallow. So the witch doctor had to offer an antidote: MDNA.
They’ve been in Manila for barely a day, and the members of The Fray have already been busy soaking up as much of Pinoy culture as possible. That included greeting eager fans at the airport, appearing in noontime shows, and eating sisig.
We’re used to hearing girls scream. It happens at every concert, at every fan meet. Guys screaming? We don’t get that too often. It’s an odd, disconcerting sound—a low rumble as opposed to shrill shrieks, a full, solid expression of joy.
A veteran in the skateboard world, Erik Ellington was a member of the first Team Supra in 2005. He has released six signature Supra shoes—the Diablo, the Diablo 1.5, the Vega, the Avenger and the Double E. His sixth pair, The Ellington, is set to hit the Philippine shores in a few weeks.
It’s every book lover’s dream come true. Shelves and shelves and piles and piles of books at unbelievably low prices. Most books were tagged P30, P50, P75 and P100. So, yes, we went completely crazy.
Japanese favorite Uniqlo just opened its second store in the Philippines at The Block at SM North Edsa and it was enthusiastically welcomed by Pinoy shoppers (You should go too. They have special opening discounts—jeans are just P590, fleece jackets are just P790). Australian brand Cotton On has also arrived. There are stores in Bonifacio High Street, SM Megamall, SM Mall of Asia, Lucky China Town Mall and SM North Edsa and we’re psyched—we love their super-comfy dresses.
There are some characters in this colorful music scene of ours who have been under the radar. Allrock, a.k.a. Carlo Torres (yes, Allrock is technically his real name backwards), is one such character.
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