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The most anticipated concert of the year just got bigger with the addition of Justin Timberlake and Jojo to the “Changing Lives: Timbaland Presents the Shock Value II Tour.” The benefit concert presented by Smart Buddy at the SM Mall of Asia Concert Grounds on March 27th, 2010 will benefit the PLDT Smart Foundation with all net proceeds donated to the charity.

TIMBALAND l For more than a decade, super-producer Timbaland has dominated the pop charts by producing an endless stream of hits for the likes of Justin Timberlake, Jay-Z, Missy Elliott, 50 Cent and Nelly Furtado. So prolific a hitmaker is he that in the span of a single year - 2006-2007 - the multiple Grammy Award winner produced more than 10 International chart-toppers, including Nelly Furtado’s “Promiscuous,” Timberlake’s Sexy Back, and 50 Cent’s “Ayo Technology”. Timbaland has been hailed by musicians and music critics alike as a sonic auteur in the tradition of such iconic, history-making producers as Brian Eno, Gamble and Huff, and Phil Spector.

JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE l Justin Timberlake is a singer/songwriter/producer actor and entrepreneur. He has become an accomplished artist who is now widely-considered one of pop culture’s most influential entertainers. Timberlake came to fame as a member of the pop group *NYSNC and through a successful solo career, has gone on to win 6 Grammy Awards, 2 Emmy Awards and dozens of accolades from around the world.

JOJO Joanna l “JoJo” Levesque is an international Recording Artist, Songwriter, and Actress. She shot to fame with her Multi-Platinum debut album, JoJo. At the age of thirteen, she was setting records as the youngest Solo artist in U.S. history to have a #1 single and the youngest nominee ever for an MTV Video Music Award - “Best New Artist”. Her follow up release, The High Road, also garnered JoJo platinum success with its lead single, “Too Little Too Late”, which broke Billboard Magazine’s record for the biggest jump in the history of their charts from #66 to #3 in just one week. JoJo’s acting career includes co-starring with Emma Roberts in the Fox motion picture film, Aquamarine. JoJo’s follow up film, RV, co-starring Robin Williams and Cheryl Hines debuted at #1 at the Box Office upon its release.

Watch Changing Lives: Timbaland Shock Value II Tour with special guests Justin Timberlake and Jojo on March 27 at the SM Mall of Asia Concert Grounds! Donate at any TicketWorld outlet at P4,500 for VIP Donation tickets, P3,000 for Gold Donation tickets, P1,500 for Silver Donation tickets and P 300 for Bronze Donation tickets plus service charge! Contact TicketWorld at 891-9999 or visit www.ticketworld.com.ph. For more information, log-on to www.u92.fm.

“Changing Lives featuring Timbaland Shock Value II Tour with Jojo and special guest appearance by Justin Timberlake” is a premiere live concert of U92. A production of N91LIVE in partnership with All Youth Channels, Inc.

Timbaland presents Shock Value II is now available in all major record bars nationwide and is exclusively brought to you by MCA Music Inc.

This event is Presented by Smart Buddy; Co-presented by McDonald’s, Samsung, Smart Bro, SM Mall of Asia and TV5; Major Sponsors: 2nd Avenue, ETC, Jack and Sandbox; Official Carrier: Philippine Airlines; Official Hotel Residence: Sofitel Philippine Plaza; Media Partners: Business World, Business Mirror, The Philippine Daily Inquirer and The Philippine Star; Special thanks to: Converse and MCA Music.

When was the last time you found a styling product that you could juggle, squeeze, bounce, and toss around the room without breaking?

Probably never! But just grab one of these cute colored balls and try playing with it—and you’ll know why we call these bouncy things Play Ball!

Introducing the newest, most exciting hair styling products ever from L’Oréal Professionnel—Play Ball, a range of products that delivers sensational effects for those looking for more fun, fashionable, and playful looks.

And with its unique packaging—colorful covers and a soft, squeezable butt—Play Ball is a delight to use! In fact, when it was launched several years ago, a panel of over 60 judges of readers, celebrities, hairdressers and beauty experts voted Play Ball as the Best New Salon Styling Range of 2006 in the UK Hair Magazine Awards 2006. The awards attracted almost 1,000 entries, and Play Ball proved its quality and style by beating them all to win the bragging rights.

So grab those balls and start trying them now! Squeeze them, bounce them, play with them! Let’s have fun with our hair!

Last January 30, 2010 the unconventional happened in RCBC Hexagon Lounge as music and art collided into producing something wonderful. UP JMA Team Pubevent’s Bohème, a one-night non-traditional exhibit and black lights party changed the college party landscape as it served to culminate Viva La Vie Bohème, the organization’s installation art contest that was opened to all college students.

In Bohème, dreams came to life in the form of bohemian-inspired installation art pieces displayed in RCBC Hexagon lobby; people wrote about their eccentricities and fantasies on black walls using chalk that glows against black lights enabling bursts of colors in the backdrop.

The event was highlighted by a performance from Rent the Musical for that bohemian vibe. As with the awesome beats and music, drummers from Kuwago, Tonight We Sleep and Enemies of Saturn captivated the audience along with I Love You X Future’s DJs Chie Castaneda and Diego Mapa from Pedicab.

Bohème was co-presented by 9 Works Theatrical, I Love You X Future, Azta Urban Salon and Southern Comfort in cooperation with John Robert Powers and Party Shaker Mobile Bar. It was also made possible by Capteme Photo Booth, Click ‘d Fun Photobooth, Rage Lights and Sounds and Hotshots, together with its media partners: Underground Radio 105.9, NU 107, RX 93.1, Status, Bounce, Garage, Clickthecity.com, Code-Limited.com, Philstar.com, Stylebible.ph, Panda Media, Jack TV and MTV Philippines.

Crazy Kart 2: Race Battle Online (CK2RBO), the evolution of the highly popular Crazy Kart franchise, is finally going commercial with increased difficulty levels, pumped up features and the introduction of a Cyber Racing League where top players can go head to head for gamer pride and a slew of exciting prizes.

The CK2RBO Cyber Racing League, being staged in cooperation with SM CyberZone, will provide players from all over the Philippines the chance to test their online karting skills. Players from Baguio down to Davao will compete using a variety of advanced maps and any one of the fastest karts in the game.

The tournament is scheduled for eight legs in eight SM CyberZone branches all over the Philippines from February to September 2010. The top four winners of each leg will automatically represent the SM CyberZone branch where they competed and get the chance to vie for a slot in the biggest online gaming event, LevelUp! Live 2010 where they stand to win cash prizes and the honor of being named the first ever CK2RBO Cyber Racing League Champion.

According to Jeff Paulino, brand manager for Crazy Kart and CK2RBO, the CK2RBO Cyber Racing League will provide elite Crazy Kart players – the varsity – to test their skills in an intense and competitive setting. “The launching of the Cyber Racing League on the same day that CK2RBO goes commercial is a milestone not just for the game but also for all online racing fans as they now have a venue by which to reach and compete at Level Up! Live – the dream of most online gamers in the Philippines.”

CK2RBO still features everything that the players loved about Crazy Kart 1 – ease of play, rich and massive 3D atmosphere, loads of karts and tracks of racing maps. The enhancements can be experienced with improved graphics, more serious and action-packed game play, increased levels of difficulty, and loads of game features. Players can navigate across over 5000 kilometers of various track types, using more than 200 kart-types in all new game modes. They can also expect hair-raising twists and turns in more challenging maps, boss/chase battle, race team formation system, quest system, and even a driver evolution system.

Level Up! has also signed one of the hottest female racing personalities in the country, Gaby dela Merced, herself an avid gamer, as CK2RBO’s brand ambassador. “Being part of CK2RBO is a personal way of encouraging Filipino gamers to live their dreams,” she says. “I used to dream of becoming a race car driver tracing back to the time I would play the latest racing games, and I have for so many years done everything to work towards that goal, and so too can everyone if you put your heart and mind to it.”

With the ever-evolving audioscape in the Philippine music scene, Bratpack brings to you “Freeplay,” CD featuring today’s breed of independent Filipino musicians.

For every single-receipt purchase of P2500, one could get a free CD.

The compilation of nine electronic indie pop tracks also feature artists with considerable mainstream experience such as Diego Mapa (of Pedicab fame) and Zach Lucero (drummer for pop-rock band Imago and ex-jock for rock station NU107)

Audiophiles will thoroughly enjoy this eclectic compilation – like, for instance, the duo of My Parasol in their hushed, subdued tones open the album with “Spacetalk,” a dream pop track with its trademark meek, melodious singing and passive beats with electronic slashes; while Couchlab’s “I’m Just So Happy” sounds like a Korean video game background music at first – but the imposing bass and sustained treble sequence turns it into an electronic mosaic – like a bohemian rhapsody of sorts.

Then there’s also ex-punk drummer Spazzkid and the velvety sound of Techy Romantics in a track called “Nightout” — rough, callous orchestra hits with dreamy chimes and a quirky declaration of love muffled by synths. Spazzkid eventually pines over a lost love with a rushed, almost asthmatic, staccato of beats and subtly steely vocals in “I Left My Heart.” The Techy Romantics get on the floor and dazzle with their club-like brand of electronica and a foxy, subdued female voice with “Photos Fade.”

The compilation manifests its contrasts through Techisoba’s “The Unstoppable,” an aggressive instrumental with searing synthesizers, and Arigato Hato’s “Mmm” which, on the other hand, drizzles with cool, clammy celesta notes and a hoarse female singing leading to a persistent bass and the unceasing plucking of the guitar – breathy and breathless all at the same time.

Eggboy’s “Sana,” while maintaining that indie vibe, sounds more like a down tempo track from a 90s Pinoy rock band. After all, Eggboy is none other than Diego Mapa himself. He also remixed Zach Lucero’s single “Matina Town Square” featuring Sarah Marco on vocals, giving the syrupy original a harder, grittier edge.

Head to your nearest Bratpack, grab yourself some new gear, and get this limited edition compilation exclusively at the Bratpack stores at (insert shops here). Promo period is from December 1-31 2009, or until supplies last – so go make that holiday purchase now!

Bratpack is a concept store of Primer Group of Companies with branches nationwide. Visit Bratpack at; Ayala Cebu, SM The Block, Greenbelt 5, Marquee Mall, Robinson’s Galleria, Robinson’s Manila, SM Cagayan, SM Davao, SM Pampanga and SM Southmall.

NM+PG’s Digital NIYOG:
the pioneering release of Nykó Macá + PLAYgROUND’s debut album in USB format

CarnaManila @ The Rockwell Tent
Feb. 13th, 2010 @ 10pm

NM+PG takes you traveling on a uniquely Brasilipino voyage - send your analog luggage ahead of yourself and travel light with the limited edition launch of their “Niyog” debut album in USB format! Stowing luxurious sonoric goods in its carry-on, pick up 1 out of a 100 of their futuristic brazilian nuts in transit before you reach your next destination.

Travel in first-class carnaval style where in-flight entertainment will premiere their upcoming single, a cross-cultural remake of the Freddie Aguilar classic “Anak” with guest performers:

• Jonan Aguilar
• Members of Radioactive Sago Project
• Brigada - the Philippines’ streetstrong percussion ensemble
• EBC Philippines - Capoeira in musical motion

plus other fabulous onboard offerings courtesy of:

• SoFA (School of Fashion and the Arts)
• Eileen Sison e Guarana
• Escola de Samba de Manila
• SamBrazil, All-Brazilian band from Macao
• Brazilian cuisine by Chef Carla Abaya
• Free drinks from the Havaianas Beach bar

*NM+PG’s “Niyog” CD exclusively available at all Fully Booked stores February 2010.

CarnaManila is brought to you by:
The Embassy of Brazil in Manila
Powerplant Mall
Havaianas

For 2010’s major event, two of the biggest names in the industry converge to bring music lovers and aficionados another rocking experience.WORLD WIDE WOMB, spearheaded by Stephen Ku—producer of much successful big room events and SAGA EVENTS, spearheaded by Robbie Carmona—country’s renowned fashion director. The event is slated on Jan. 31, 2010 at the Mall of Asia Concert Grounds.

Together, they’re bringing to Manila, the famed rock group from Las Vegas, USA – The Killers. Known especially for their hit tracks “Mr. Brightside” and “Human”, their latest single “A White Demon Love Song” is a part of the original soundtrack of “New Moon” –sequel to the Twilight Saga.

The Band

Brandon Flowers -Vocals Keyboards
David Keuning -Guitar
Mark Stoermer -Bass
Ronnie Vannucci -Drums

It was late 2002. Brandon Flowers (yes, it is his real name) had been dumped by his one previous group, a synth-pop outfit named Blush Response, when he refused to move with the rest of the band to L.A. Cruelly ditched, but inspired by seeing Oasis play (incredibly, the Brothers Grim had made it all the way to Vegas in one piece) he saw that his life needed more guitars. When he clocked Dave Keuning’small ad in a local paper naming that band as an influenceand what with Oasis not exactly factoring in the pasty Vegas music scene he took it as fate that they should be together”He was the only person to reply to my ad who wasn’t a complete freak”,remembers Dave, fondly.”He came over with his keyboard and we started going through song ideas straight away. I had the verse to “Mr Brightside” and he went away and wrote the chorus. That was the first song we wrote together and remains the only song that we’ve played at every single Killers show”.

So far so romantic, then. The early core of the band was cemented and their amazingly-previously-unused moniker appropriated from a New Order video. The premise of said promo was to represent the perfect band with the greatest song as well as model good-looks and youth on their side - to represent Barney & Co. That band was called The Killers.”It gave me the ambition that our actual band should be as perfect as their fictional band,”says Flowers. And so began our heroes journey…

After trying out a couple of different bass players and drummers, Brandon and Dave met Ronnie Vannucci, a photographer at the Little Chapel of Flowers and student of classical percussion at UNLV, and Mark Stoermer, who was making ends meet as a medical courier (blood, urine, the odd body part all glamour). In between these couldn’t-make-it-up day-jobs (Brandon, for the record, was a bellhop at the Gold Coast Hotel; whilst Dave garnered valuable training for his current all-the-ladies-love-an-axeman dilemmas whilst enjoying trysts with lady-shoppers at his Banana Republic job) the newly-complete Killers set to writing what we can assuredly state to be one of the most exciting debut albums you’ll have heard in a very, very long time. .

Word soon spread further afield about The Killers. The band came to the attention of London-based independent label Lizard King, and they made their way over to the UK for their first ever gigs outside of Las Vegas (for some of the band this was even the first time they’d needed a passport) and a limited edition release of “Mr Brightside”in September 2003. Those lucky enough to catch these first London shows came away pretty much unanimously enamoured (”A head-mashingly brilliant arsenal of tunes Right now few bands are a safer bet than The Killers”, glowed NME), while the group’s subsequent appearance at New York industry fiesta CMJ in October saw a swarm-sized buzz surround the band and a worldwide (ex-UK) deal inked with Island Records.

Next came the album Sam’s Town. Though not quite as popular as the first album (what could be?), it featured the 2 memorable singles When You Were Young, and Bones.The band then released a compilation album Sawdust, which offers a mishmash of covers, and collaborations.

2008 saw the much-anticipated Day & Age, The Killer’s 3rd studio album, hit the shelves. The Killers were back to their best, with a strong and creative record. The qwirky lyrics of the first single from the album, Human, had everyone rushing to find out about the journalist Hunter Thompson; Brandon Flowers mentioned he was the inspiration for the ‘are we dancers’ line. This year, 2009 The Killers joined the much anticipated “New Moon” soundtrack with the song “A White Demon Love Song”, the all original , all exclusive soundtrack has been raking the charts and album sales.

The Killers Live in Manila is presented by Globe Tattoo, co presented by Lee and supported by Jim Beam, The Tides Hotel Boracay, Red Horse Beer, Encore Superclub, MCA Universal, TAG Asia and Bandmaster.com.ph, Official Residence: Edsa Shangri-La Hotel with Media Partners: ABS-CBN, MYX, Velvet, Maxx, Balls TV, Fox Asia, StarWorld, Manila Bulletin, Philippine Star, Business World, Philippine Daily Inquirer, UNO, FHM, Circuit, 100, Status, Rogue, Preview, Meg, Friendster, Odysseylive.net, Pinoy Exchange, indiejam.org, click the city.com, spot.ph, stylebible.ph , Media Magnet, Jam 88.3, Wave 89.1, Magic 89.9, 99.5 RT, 103.5 Max Fm, Rx 93.1, Club Radio 93.1 Cebu, UR 105.9 and NU 107.

The Killers Live in Manila is a SAGA EVENTS and WORLDWIDE WOMB PRODUCTION.

CHICA: Our very own Blair Waldorf, Diana de Belen!

RISQUE: Hotness Bouncer Jenny Humphrey, Lea De Guzman! :P

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Watch out for our Grand XOXO Bash in 2010! You won’t miss it, loves!