music laban

Chito talks about the songs
in Edgar Edgar Musikahan

MADAPAKA (Chito Miranda)
Isang .awiting inspirational:..tungkol sa pagtanggap ng problema bilang biyaya mula sa Diyos. "Hindi ka titingala kapag wala ka sa baba...kailangan din kung minsan madapa!"

SIGE NA NAMAN (Chito Miranda)
Tungkol sa pag-style sa isang babae na hindi matantsa. Medyo bastos pero di naman garapalan. Mag-uumaga na, wala pa ring napapala!

SWIMMING BEACH (Gabriel CheeKee)
Isa sa mga huling kanta na nasulat sa EDGAR EDGAR MUSIKAHAN. After almost two years of recording, napagod din kami kakatrabaho kaya nasulat ni GAB itong song na 'to. Kasi gusto na naming mag-unwind sa Puerto Galera kung saan kami palagi nagpupurita pag walang work.

SUPERSTAR (Gabriel CheeKee)
Kanta yata ito ni Gab para sa 'kin. Sabi niya hindi daw pero tingin ko oo. Mayabang kasi tingin sa akin ng mga=tao kasi hindi daw ako namamansin pero sa totoo, mahiyain lang ako. HA-HA!!!

PUMAPATAK ANG ULAN (APO)
Ginawa ng APO 'yung HARANA. Kami naman, ginawa namin 'yung PUMAPATAK ANG ULAN. Ang lulupit kasi ng mga kanta ng APO kaya ginusto talaga namin mag-cover ng isa sa mga kanta nila. Ang dami rigang choices eh! Nahirapan kami sa pagpili kasi ang dami naming gusto i-cover!

SORRY NA (Chito Miranda)
Nagawa ko 'yung kantang 'yan kasi nu'ng time na 'yan, galit sa akin lahat ng tao. Nanay ko, Tatay ko, mga ate ko, kuya ko, kabanda ko, at girlfriend ko. Kaya nakagawa ako ng kantang ganyan kasi alam ko na mail ako.

FAMILY DINNER (Vinci Montaner, Darius Semana, Chito Miranda)
Habang ginagawa namin 'yung TUNGKOL SA 'YO, di pa tapos ni Buwi 'yung lyrics so sinasabayan , namin ni Vinci at Dar 'yung instruments ng Tungkol Sa 'Yo. Eh natawa kami sa rap namin kaya gumawa kami ng completely different na kanta - nabuo 'yung Family Dinner!

NANJAN (Chito Miranda)
Tungkol sa fans. Dati hindi ko sila iniisip masyado. Wala lang akong pakialam. Tapos nu'ng napanood ko 'yung pelikula tungkol kay Tiger Woods, nagbago pananaw ko. Mas binibigyan importansya na sila ngayon. Mas naa-appreciate ko na sila ngayon.

TUNGKOL SA 'YO (Buwi Meneses)
Parang isang liham ng.pag-ibig. Ginawa ni Buwi boy. Nu'ng una parang ayaw pa namin isama sa album kasi hindi OK'yung demo pero nu'ng ni-record na at naayos na 'yung lyricsj maganda pala talaga 'yung kanta!

Y? (Gabriel CheeKee)
Mushy love song mula kay Gab. Mahilig talaga si Gab sa mga kantang ganito. Di ko nga maintindihan masyado ito pero maganda sya! Such a beautiful song from Gab! Tamang in-love!

BEH BUTI NGA (Hotdog)
Kasama ito sa ginawang tribute album for Hotdog! Eh nagustuhan namin so ni-request namin na isama sa bago naming album. Nakakatawa kasi 'yung mga pinaggagawa ni Vinci dito eh. Gago talaga 'yun!

ALL RIGHT (Darius Semana)
Tungkol sa girlfriend na pangit ang ugali at wala nang inisip kundi SEX! Kaya 'yon...tinabla tuloy! Nag-jam dito ang vocalists ng Cheese at Greyhoundz.

IT'S OK (Gabriel CheeKee)
Isang kanta mula kay Gab. Nag-away kami ni Buwi dati tapos tuloy tuloy lang bibig ko. Sabi ni Gab (being the mature dude) "Relax, palamig ka muna bago mo pagsisihan ang mga pinagsasabi mo..." Iba kasi talaga lumalabas sa bibig ng isang tao pag mainit ang ulo.

'WAG KANG MAG-ALALA (Chito Miranda)
Tungkol sa pagkakaibigan. Walang iwanan hanggang dulo ng mundo. Kahit hindi na laging nagsasama-sama, nanjan pa rin palagi ang magkakaibigan para sa isa't-isa!
















Kamikazee: Maharot to the max!

By Diego Mapa
I first met half of Kamikazee in UP, when they were still in college. There was Allan, Jay, and Jomal. I remember Jay to be funny as hell, while Jomal and Allan were really into aggressive music. Minus Jay, they were in a hardcore metal band called Tube. Then one day I caught all three incorporating their heavy influences with funny antics called Kamikazee, and it was really working. It was a fusion of “nu metal,” punk, hardcore, and pop accompanied by a stand up comic. Some people would even deem them as Slapshock meets Parokya ni Edgar.

On stage, they’ve got their own aura up there. Jomal does 360 degree jumps in the air with his guitar, Allan rips the drumset, Puto and Led always moving and keeping the pulsating rhythm, while Jay would always have the right things to say at the right moment and he’s always going crazy. Overall, you can expect them to rock out at every show they play. I’ve seen them pump up a worn down audience tired of moshing more than they can take. At 3 a.m., they still get them crazy like Helm’s Deep in Lord of the Rings.

Now, Allan “Bords” Burdeos on drums, Jason “Puto” Astete on bass, Led Tuyay on guitars, Jomal Linao on guitars and backing vocals, and Jay Contreras on lead vocals are no longer dogged by comparison with their predecessors. In 2003, with their self-titled debut album, they landed no. 1 at NU107.5 charts with “Chinelas.” At the NU107 Rock Awards 2003, they won Listener’s Choice Award and Best Drummer. Their cover of Britney Spears’ “Lucky” won Best Music Video at the MTV Pilipinas Awards 2003. Lastly, they brought home the Best Alternative Recording at the Awit Awards 2003 for “Ung Tagalog.”

This year, after a two-year break for more bonding and song writing, they are back with a more mature album called Maharot (Universal Records).

But don’t be turned off by the word “mature,” this album is still full of Kamikazee laughs. Although they surely have matured their technique in playing, recording, and especially how to execute their melodies, thanks to Linao’s producing duties. Influenced by bands of the likes of Parokya ni Edgar, Cheese, The Eraserheads, Deftones, New Found Glory, Slipknot, and Pantera, Maharot is packed with catchy guitar riffs, massive drum lines, orchestrated breaks, and choruses best sung with your heart out; making Kamikazee definitely a no-novelty band.

It is obvious they poured a lot of their “emo” influences here with the likes of The Get Up Kids and Alkaline Trio especially with “Martyr Niyebera,” which intro sounds like Jimi Hendrix’s “Fire,” “Chicksilog,” and their carrier single, the anthemic “Narda.” According to Led they were listening more of Taking Back Sunday, Ataris, Anberlin, and Matchbook Romance. They also retain their metal and hardcore roots with “Seksi Seksi,” “Sobrang Init,” “Shoot Dat Bol,” and “KKK.” Plus bring up experimentation and surprises like “Ambisyoso,” sporting a drum machine intro with subdued guitars, go reggae along turntable scratching provided by Biboy of Cheese in “Petix,” and lastly the acoustic version of “Narda” complete with strings and chugging acoustics ala Smashing Pumpkin’s “Disarm.”

“Narda” has been conquering the airwaves since it first came out and everybody is infected with its soaring chorus: “Awit ng nananawagan/ baka sakaling napakikinggan/ Pag-ibig na palaisipan sa kanta na lang idaraan!/ Nag-aabang sa langit sa mga ulap sumisilip/ Sa likod ng mga tala/ Kahit sulyap ng Darna!”

This will definitely be the year of Kamikazee.

Luneta stars at Cinemadali

By Diana Uy
With the advent of camera phones, the mini DV, HD cameras, making a movie is as easy as flicking your finger, not to mention a whole lot cheaper!

Last year alone, we saw the boom of digital/independent films that it’s no longer a question of who makes the best quality, but who makes the fastest.

In line with this and in time for the National Arts Month, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) cinema committee, in cooperation with the Film Academy of the Philippines (FAP), has recently mounted, the first “Cinemadali,” which is a short film competition among independent, amateur, and non-professional filmmakers.

“The concept behind Cinemadali is about the emergence of the so-called technology that enables filmmaking to be accessible to almost everyone,” provides Wilfred Allen Galila, project coordinator of Cinemadali, “Anyone who has a good story or something to say can now tell it through the medium of cinema.”

The theme of the films should be anything that represents Luneta or that has something to do with Luneta, “It’s part of our program to bring people back to Luneta, to revive Luneta.”

He says that these days, the malls that have sprouted in the previous years have overshadowed the national park. Thus, there are only a few people who would consider going to Luneta for a leisurely activity.

“Honestly, some people don’t even know the term Luneta,” says Galila, “They know it as Rizal Park. If you say Rizal Park, people immediately think of the Rizal statue. They don’t know that Rizal Park is such a huge park with many different areas for various activities.”

Galila adds that, if not the misconstrued conception that Luneta consists only of the Rizal statue, some people would think of Luneta as a dangerous place and that Luneta is not for the “in” crowd or the sosyal.

A devastating turn of events when in fact, says Galila, Luneta is a place full of the Philippine culture, tradition and even, history!

“Not many people know that before the sprawling malls, Luneta is the place to be for Manileños and even those from the provinces,” shares Galila.

Three weeks after Cinemadali was announced, 20 entries made it to the competition, each with only one to five minutes running time. From the 20 entries, five finalists were selected.

The winners included: Manyika by John Wong, first place; and Ngiti by Jhosareen Nakagawa, second place. Honorable mentions were: Alaala by Eric de la Cruz, Makatang Luneta by Richard Legazpi, and CineLuneta by Francis Cariaso.

Based on an Internet story “I Love You,” John Wong’s Manyika involves talking teddies, a misunderstood lover, impatient miss, and a tragic ending.

“I wanted to do a happy story with a tragic ending and something that everyone can relate to,” enthuses John Wong. “And it’s set in Luneta, which is the generic place for dating no matter what your social status is. Also, the movie wanted to show that Luneta is not just a place for picnic. There are many places to see in Luneta that some have not yet discovered.”

Ngiti, on the other hand, showcased a story of alienation from all the verve of Luneta. As the title implies, Alaala was a montage of distant memories one finds in Luneta—memories that are at times melancholic, at times poetic. The short flick was complemented with Rico J. crooning in the background with his “The Way We Were.” While, Makatang Luneta gave the viewers a glimpse of what Rizal Park would say if it can talk and if it was a poet.

Lastly, Los Manos foretold the many facets of the “manos,” or hands. Each frame profiled the kind of person a certain hand belongs to in Luneta—some calloused, some soft like a child’s, some at work, some idle.

Cinemadali is part of Cinema Luneta, which is the latest banner project of NCCA and FAP. Cinema Luneta showcased a series of multimedia and performance activities and was held recently at Luneta Park. Other activities included Cinemagiting, Cinemasilaw, Cinemalamig, Cinemadada, Cinemaningning, Cinemakulit, and Cinematunog. www.ncca.gov.ph