we really need to step-up and vote for our favorite band songs:

NU 107 - just type NUVOTE<space>your band song, send to 29107
HIT-FM 99.5 - just type HIT<space>995<space>your band song, send to 2968
Magic 89.9 - just type MAGIC<space>899<space>your band song, send to 2968
RX 93.1 - just text up to three (3) pinoy band songs to 29761931
JAM 88.3 - just type JAM<space>883<space>your band song, send to 2968

no songs to vote for? here are a few:
1. WALA NANG IBA - The BLOOMFIELDS (from their debut album under EMI-Philippines to be released this March)….
2. IKAW LAMANG - SILENT SANCTUARY (from FUSCHIANG PAG-IBIG, released now under Universal Records)
3. DEAR KUYA - SUGARFREE (the second single from TALA-ARAWAN)
4. SUNBURN - SANDWICH (4ths single from FIVE ON THE FLOOR)
5. SAFETY IN NUMBERS - URBAN DUB (5th single from EMBRACE), heard they will be releasing their next album soon….

plus a slew of other songs, madami pa d’yan  (",)….

yup, you will read it right…

Imago tops the list for the 2nd time, with their second Blush single…

nyways, the PB10 for Feb. 23-25, 2007:

The sad trend of less Pinoy band songs being listed on local radio countdowns continues… HIT-FM 99.5 (8-Ball) and NU 107 (Stairway To Seven) are the only ones left to carry the fight for our local musicians…

But we still have the 12 astig songs for this month:

  1. Seven Black Roses - Chicosci 

this song stayed at #1 for two weeks… coinciding with the band’s inking a distribution deal with MCA-Philippines, thus making it necessary to re-release a repackaged version of the self-titled album they independently released last June of 2006… of course, there are bonus tracks, including 7 Black Roses (To Sleep) which added to the song’s popularity among the young crowd…  don’t forget to catch Vampire’s Ball, their repackaged album launch party on March 2 at Eastwood Central Plaza!!!

2. Di Ko Alam - Pumping Pluto 

after their successful NU 107 run, they are now dominating the Hit-FM 99.5 charts… February definitely belongs to them on the 8-Ball countdown…. hope to see the release of their debut album soon… this song is the first Indie song to reach #1 at the PB20, staying there for one week…

3. Sundo - Imago 

the second single from Blush, this haunting semi-ballad again highlights Aia De Leon’s sweet voice… #1 this week, it hopes to duplicate Taralets‘  3 weeks stay at the top…

4. Sa Diyos - Razorback 

I really don’t know if this song will precede a new album…  but this is definitely a new sound for Razorback for me… i like it, but I doubt if they will stick to this style… by the way, why the sudden theme? it’s the hottest song to debut this month….

5. Prinsesa - 6cyclemind 

one of the last songs to benefit from Campus Radio 97.1 WLS-FM’s support… this song is actually enjoying massive airplay, thanks to the band’s sponsor: Tanduay T5….

Still included are:

6. Panaginip - Wake Up Your Seatmate

7. Love Team - Itchyworms

8. Borrowed Time - Cueshe

9. Magbalik - Callalilly

10. Waves Calling To Embrace - Plane Divides The Sky (hot debut song this month)

11. Tatsulok - Bamboo

12. Hide And Seek  - Hale

This February, the other hot shot debuts are follow-up singles:

  Insekta - Queso 

this song comes from their self-titled album released last year… it has the distinct Ian Tayao sound, but it also has a very astig (for me) intro… makes me think of the Gorillaz actually…

  Tuliro - Sponge Cola

finally, the follow-up to Bitiw from Transit… (",) it is long overdue, and they chose a playful song… let’s see if this song will go straight to the top, too…

That’s it. Hope pinoy band songs will rank higher next month… (",)

—– not that I’m glad that Mo Twister is on suspension, but i’m really happy to hear King DJ Logan and Slick Rick on a morning show again… Magic 89.9 really knows its moves, they also had Tetta News last Wednesday for the forbidden questions… Krissy, Ate Luds and Brando Braganza…. sexy time!!!

—– just glad that Hit-FM 99.5 has reincarnated the Raw Tomatoes show… it has now UNLISTED! airing still on Monday afternoons and hosted still by Neal Almighty…. one of the few shows that gives ample airplay to unsigned bands…

—– guys would certainly love to listen to NU107 every Saturdays…. not only because it is remote control week-end, not only because of the First Show, but it is the day you get to hear Trish, Shannon, Dylan and Mallory go onboard one after the other….

Campus Radio 97.1 WLS-FM is no more!

In a move that I can only suspect to be Mike Enriquez’s doing, the FM radio station of GMA is now known as 97.1 Barangay LS… Forever!

It thus joins Love Radio 90.7, Energy-FM 91.5, I-FM 93.9, 101.1 Yes-FM, 101.9 Alam Mo Na Yan and Star-FM 102.7 as ______ radio stations… well, you fill in the blank…

note: i have nothing against these stations, but I truly believe that FM stations, aside from late night news, should be at the forefront of inculcating English proficiency in young adults… now, LS-FM joins GMA-TV News as a media for shallow tagalog, taglish and pinoy street colloquialism in mainstream broadcasting… really sad, that’s how I feel…

what is worse is that the old Campus Radio used to be one of the more supportive english-language stations to pinoy bands… they have the Rock-It Launcher, they have the Campus Tour, they have Other People’s Music and they have the Top 20 @ 12, which is the only countdown (aside from the Stairway To Seven and 8-Ball) where there is often a 50-50 distribution between local bands and foreign acts….

i hope there is still a chance to revert to the old format… i ask you guys to sign the online petion below:

http://www.petitiononline.com/boolsfm/petition.html

every little bit helps…

the list of nominees is out!

the lucky pinoy bands are:

Favorite Music Video:

• Martyr Nyebera, Kamikazee
• Bitiw, Sponge Cola
• Sugod, Sandwich
• Doo Bidoo, Kamikazee

Favorite Song:

• Narda, Kamikazee
• Bitiw, Sponge Cola
• Sugod, Sandwich
• Doo Bidoo, Kamikazee
• Stars, Callalily
  

Favorite Artist:

• Kamikazee
• Sponge Cola
• Sandwich
• Hale
• Imago

Favorite Rock Video:

• Bitiw, Sponge Cola
• Sugod, Sandwich
• Doo Bidoo, Kamikazee
• Waltz, Hale
• The Ordertaker, Parokya ni Edgar

Favorite Mellow Video:

• Dahil Ikaw, True Faith

Favorite Remake:

• Doo Bidoo, Kamikazee
• Nakapagtataka, Sponge Cola
• Panalangin, Moonstar 88
• Yakap Sa Dilim, Orange & Lemons

Favorite Group:

• Kamikazee
• Sponge Cola
• Sandwich
• Hale
• 6Cyclemind

Favorite Indie Artist:

• Kjwan
• Queso
• Up Dharma Down
• Dong Abay
• Mayonnaise

Favorite Media Soundtrack:

• Dahil Ikaw, True Faith
• Isang Bandila, Rivermaya
• Nakakabaliw, Barbie Almalbis & Pupil
• First Day High, Kamikazee
• Super Noypi, Sandwich

Favorite New Artist:

• Callalily
• Kala
• Hilera

Favorite Collaboration:

• The Ordertaker, Parokya ni Edgar & Kamikazee
• Superproxy 2k6, Francis M & Ely Buendia
• Umaasa, 6Cyclemind & Francis M

Favorite MYX Live Performance:

• Kjwan
• Slapshock
• Dong Abay

Favorite Guest Appearance in a Music Video:

• Rica Peralejo for Martyr Nyebera, Kamikazee
• Edu Manzano for DVDX, Sandwich
• Chin-Chin Gutierrez for Pintura, Kjwan

Favorite MYX Celebrity VJ

• Kamikazee

Nakakapanibago… pero huli man at makulit, eh,… eto’t hahabol pa din… ang mga nagpatindi sa mga radio stations na bahagya na naman yatang kumakana sa pinoy bands (with the exception of NU107)… wala pa ding weekly countdown ang HIT-FM 99.5, kaya dehins pa din talaga maka-catch-up…

  1. Kung Ayaw Mo Na Sa Akin - Sugarfree

Ito rin ang #1 nung December 2006, pero ngayong January, buong month syang #1… bale 6 weeks in all na ‘tong kantang ‘to on top… Sugarfree lang ang sumasabay ngayon sa pagdo-dominate na naman ng mga foreign songs sa radio stations… salamat na lang sa galing ng lyrics at astig na pagtugtog nila Ebe…

2. Hide And Seek - Hale

tuloy pa rin ang streak ng banda na pinatutugtog ang kanta nila sa lahat ng Pop stations, pumapasok sa countdown, pero hindi na naangat sa Top 5 ng kahit alin man… sa PB20, #2 lang sila for 2 weeks… definitely, the POP Band of this generation…

3. Gamu-Gamo - Pupil

pa-apat na single ng banda mula sa Beautiful Machines, nataon pa sa panahon na nagka-problema si Sir Ely… pero, muli na namang napatunayan ang pagkaka-isa ng OPM band scene dahil sa LIV.ELY

4. ‘Di Ko Alam - Pumping Pluto

isa lang ang masasabi ko, ang banda ‘to ay napakasipag… sa wakas, eh, mukhang nagpay-off na rin ang pagod, pawis at hirap nila… astig sila, dapat lang abangan ang patuloy pa nilang pag-angat… 

5. Grabe - Craeons

matagal na nilabas ang album nila from Sony-BMG, ang Non-Toxic, pero ngayon lang talaga humataw sa mga playlists… astig ang bokalista nila…

Kasama pa rin syempre ang:

6. Oo - Up Dharma Down

7. Love Team - Itchyworms

8. Take My Hand - Callalilly

9. Seven Black Roses - Chicosci

10. Ambisyoso - Kamikazee

11. Borrowed Time - Cueshe

12. You’re All Mine -  Space Flower Show

isama na rin natin ang dalawang pinakaastig na bagong kanta ngayong January:

  Anghel - Stonefree

galing sa pangalawa nilang album, Delorian,… matagal din tayo naghintay, pero sa wakas, eto na ang follow-up mula sa isa sa pinakamagagaling na banda sa ‘Pinas… sana, makuha nila ang atensyon at papuri na dapat lang talaga ay sa kanila….

  Prinsesa - 6cyclemind

isang cover mula sa orihinal na kanta ng TEETH, ito ang unang single mula sa bagong album nila na puro cover, ang Home… may laman yung CD, ha!!! puro cover versions ang ibig kong sabihin… (",)

That’s it.

Hope to post again for you guys soon… (",)

the top 40 pinoy band songs of 2006…

as tallied from the weekly rankings of NU 107’s Stairway To Seven, 99.5RT’s RT40, Magic 89.9’s Magic 30, Monster Radio’s Countdown Top 7, Campus Radio’s Top 20 @ 12, Jam 88.3’s On The Charts and Wave 89.1’s Soul Review… so, this is basically a pop chart?… pop-rock is dominant, that’s for sure…

the TOP 20 pinoy bands of 2006….

1. KAMIKAZEE

2. SANDWICH

3. SPONGE COLA

4. URBAN DUB

Four Most ASTIG Pinoy Bands of The Year!

5. 6cyclemind

6. Hale

7. Itchyworms

8. Rivermaya

Four Hottest Pinoy Band Pop Acts Of The Year!

9. Up Dharma Down

10. Imago

11. Bamboo

12. Barbie Almalbis

Three Bands with the Best Vocals, Plus One!

13. Mojofly

14. Cherry Cornflakes

15. Session Road

16. Callalilly

3 Great Lady-Led Bands and A Kid Band!

17. Pupil

18. Cueshe

19. Join The Club

20. Kala

Four Power Pop Acts!