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stolen from Aldo's Multiply

Hello, world. Meet Aldo, my cyberfriend and future architect. Though he is not the type one must flatter (since such would cause an ego so catastrophic that it would bring forth the end of the world), I must say that Aldo has got it good. He can sing and play guitar *points at mp3*, draw such that you could actually stick your hand into his sketch because of its ultramegaawesomeconvincing 3Dness, and he can be extremely witty too. Oh, did I mention that he nails his subjects in school like, in a totally University Scholar way? You make us proud, Iskolar. Hep, since I know you’re reading this, don’t let it get too much into your heads =b

Click for a taste of Aldo, friends (okay that sounds wrong)! Thinking of You

Kudos to Aldo for coming up with the AWESOME title. Ikaw na ang cover artist ng mga kanta at notebook. And just because I’m in the position to do so, I would like to say hello to Mortimer and John Mayer for you.

photograph by Sari Estrada

As the title implies, Sari Estrada, a U.P. Diliman Film Freshman, is one hell of a package. She can not only sing, but also accompany herself with the piano and hear ultrasonic notes. She can not only act, but also write, direct, and edit films. What I like best about her though, is that she is weirdly creative in absolutely anything.

Check out how she answers my questions during an interview:

Me : What is music for you?

Sari : Towlly awesome.

Me : What is your musical background?

Sari : Piano lessons from an old lady who fed me stale Cheetos with ants and who wanted to kill my fingers, guitar (self-taught; FAIL), INTENSE tambourine, lit choir, ex-vocalist of Pink & Sticky

Me : What genre would you classify your music under?

Sari : Platypi.

Me : Do you have any original compositions? Where/How do you get inspiration for these?

Sari : No, I do not. But if I did, I would get inspiration by making fun of little children.

Me : Any message to your fellow artists out there?

Sari : Oh come on, you’re making me blush

Me : Anything else you want to say about absolutely anything? (This is optional. But what the heck, it’s a chance to say something that’s totally off topic haha

Sari : Chichi is pretty INTENSE. And hullo to Penny.

So there. I guess by now you already have an idea of how towlly wack colorful this girl is. Attached to this post is Sari’s cover of We Intertwined by The Hush Sound, just so you can get a glimpse of her awesomeness. Btw, the song features her sister, Chichi, on keyboards.

Up and coming all-girl band Slambug screams rock music while making sure that they go on stage in style. Composed of Alyssa Tambago on lead guitars, Diane Santos on rhythm, Jerus Trinidad on vocals, Jam Cinco on bass guitars and Vina San Juan on drums, Slambug was initially formed while the five were still attending St. Mark’s Institute in Las Pinas City.

“We first met in school. We like to hang out a lot and just like ordinary girls, we love fashion. However, the greater force that brought us together is our passion for music,” says Slambug drummer Vina San Juan.

She adds, “Now that we just graduated from our secondary courses, we can’t wait to let the world know that girls know how to rock too!”

Definitely, Slambug exudes girl power like no other!

Those who experienced an Eheads Reunion Concert know that it was epic. For those who had seen the first one last August 30, when Ely Buendia was rushed to the hospital, cutting the concert short, would know that despite that, going there was still worth it. This band marked the one-decade of our childhood and teen years, my very few years prior to this stage that I would be in for the rest of my life called adulthood. No one thought that they would do anything like this.

Moreover, for those who wished for a continuation of the concert, a Part Two would be too much of a dream. The abrupt halt of the first concert felt so familiar.

The follow-up concert, however, happened last March 7, and again, it was epic. It was like hearing about the nearly impossible reunion for the first time. For those who were not able to go to the first reunion concert, this was their chance to relive the few precious and conscious ten years or so of their lives.

For those who were not able to go, like me, who was busy studying for finals and rushing the final draft of thesis among other things last, the only things left to experience from that supernova of an event are the tiny shimmering and colorful dust particles.

Jasper Lucena was able to take with him gorgeous photos from the event. Here are more of those remnants:

To further show how epic that event was, here is a photo of the crowd at Mall of Asia by Howell Santiago:

Who else regret not going?