Lank of leg and long of tooth, but still fleet-fingered at 63, Nitoy Adriano is the very epitome of the grizzled rock ’n’ roll veteran.
An accident of birth gave Paul Marney Leobrera the blues. He was born with a cleft palate and lip, and although they had been surgically repaired, the residual scar and speech impediment made him the butt of insensitive jokes and a magnet for unwanted attention from some of his schoolmates at the New Era University high school.
Rock can be learned, but it cannot be taught. At least, that’s how the old adage went. Back in the day, in the dark ages before mobile phones and the worldwide web, if you wanted to play rock and roll, you bought yourself a guitar and a copy of Jingle magazine, and spent countless hours locked in your room learning the opening riff of Deep Purple’s “Smoke on the Water” from the classic 1972 “Machine Head” album.
The song request was for “I Will Survive,” and for the first time in 35 years as a professional singer,...
In the immortal words of James Brown, “Give the drummer some.” Some what? Some more of that Q.P. mayonnaise, ’yo. But seriously, the local foodie scene has been increasingly trend-driven of late, thanks to the pervasive influence of the blogosphere.
According to the writer’s “rule of three,” things that come in three seem more satisfying, more effective, and more significant than those that come in other numbers.
With an appropriately rabbinical beard and yarmulke or Jewish skullcap in place of his trademark black beret, you are hard put to recognize Mike Hanopol, one-third of the legendary Juan de la Cruz Band and author of such Pinoy rock classics as “Laki sa Layaw” and “Buhay Musikero.”
Kalayo has variously been described as playing “experimental,” “contemporary,” “folk,” “fusion,” “world” and “roots” music, but “music without borders” is probably a better description.
WITH the Communist Party of the Philippines now largely owning up to the Plaza Miranda bombing and the purges of the late 1980s that decimated its ranks, the last remaining mystery of the Left is how Pinoy folk rock pioneer Heber Bartolome managed to hook up with beauty queen-turned-guerrilla-cadre Maita Gomez.
A smoky, sensual vibe permeates “That Room,” the upcoming solo debut of Chillitees’ front woman Uela Basco, leaving little to the imagination as to what went on there.
