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Saturday, April 30, 2016

Potential Japanese (Wrestling) Invasion

04/29/2016 05:34:42 PM

I haven't been following NXT but perhaps we haven't saw this coming at all.


Friday, April 29, 2016

PlayBack: SUD X Words Anonymous - SKIN

4/4/2016 10:17:34 PM

It’s rare to find a worthy collective of two art pieces: music and spoken word poetry. That is something that fans of both worlds should get, the collaboration album of SUD and Words Anonymous.

In this album titled SKIN we will find the convergence of poetry done in recording serving as an accompaniment to the works of Sud Ballecer and his the soul-jazz-alternative group.

Rewind: Satchmi Viny Day 2015

04/29/2016 05:12:28 PM

As of this writing, tomorrow will be another celebration for awesome music—well, in both physical and spiritual forms—as Satchmi will be holding their Vinyl Day tomorrow, 30 April 2016 at UP Town Center.

But on this edition of Flashback Friday, let's go back to 2015 where the vinyl store held their annual edition of Viny Day held Saturday the 11th of April at the Amphitheater of Bonifacio High Street in Bonifacio Global City in Taguig.

Thursday, April 28, 2016

Gone Too Soon: The Early Curtain Calls of 2016

04/28/2016 11:56:34 AM

It is sad that we've been hampered by the passing of numerous people whom we highly regard as legends, from local directors to selected music personalities. Heck, we all knew the Master Showman finally took a rest after being restless for decades.

Walang Tulugan” no more.

Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Take It... Off?!

04/27/2016 05:53:47 PM 

Isa sa mga usapan sa social media ang tila nakakapanginit nga naman ng ulo. Teka, kailangan mong ipatanggal ang baller ng isa dalawang nars habang nagtatrabaho sila?

Photo credit: coolbuster.net
Bakit, para saan? Dahil hindi mo trip ang kandidato? Dahil ba unethical tignan? Dahul isa siyang unhygenic na kilusan sa loob ng isang mala-sagradong lugar gaya ng opsital?

O baka naman nauurat ka lang talaga na makita ang mga tao na suot ang anumang parapernalya ng isang presidentiable na hindi mo na nga trip, kalaban pa ng manok mo. Ganun ba?

A Run For the Money

4/21/2016 9:44:09 PM

dailyddt.com
Seems this past WrestleMania signaled an era where things have changed in both gradual and abrupt manners. 

Well, the main event had the most predictable and boring finish we had ever seen. In the other end, we also saw Shane McMahon eventually taking over the Authority’s helm thanks to the rallying crowd behind him against Vince McMahon.

All that despite losing to The Undertaker, the a-must stipulation to do so.

Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Wanted (for Election): PRESIDENT Of The PHILIPPINES

04/12/2016 04:38:37 PM


Masyado nang maraming baho. Masyado nang maraming sinasabi. Masyado nang maraming pamantayan sa pagpilipilian kung sino ba ang dapat mamuno sa susunod na anim na taon.

Ang tanong: una, sino ba ang ilalagay mo sa balota? At bakit sila? At dyan nagsisimula ang isang mahabang usapan na madalas ay nauuwi pa sa samalimuot na katapusan.

Monday, April 25, 2016

The Ranks: PiliPinas Debates 2016

04/25/2016 05:34:42 PM

So we have seen enough. Four televised debates for the 2016 General Elections were staged—three of them were intended for the Presidential candidates, while the remaining one is for the vice-presidential slate.

That being said, every single one of us news-savvy citizens tend to criticize the output by whatever means possible.

And honestly, some of you may not agree with me, but here is my final ranking on which show sucked big time, and which debate stood out the most?

Sunday, April 24, 2016

Tirada Ni SlickMaster: PiliPinas Debates 2016 Part 3

4/24/2016 9:27:09 PM



Sa puntong ito, ang pagpapatutsada ni SlickMaster ay gagawin ng live feed sa PiliPinas Debates 2016 sa post na ito. Makikita rito ang samu't saring pananaw ng inyong lingkod ukol sa huling harapan ng mga presidential candidate sa ginaganap na PiliPinas Debates 2016 live mula sa PHINMA-University of Pangasinan!

Tirada Ni SlickMaster: PiliPinas Debates 2016 - Part 2

4/23/2016 9:16:19 PM

Interaksyon
Isang buwan rin ang pagitan ng mga ginaganap na presidential debate na inorganisa ng Commission of Elections (COMELEC), ano? Parang kailan lang, nasa Cagayan De Oro sila sa pagsisimula ng debate-seryeng ito. Samantalang parang kailan lang din ay nasa Cebu sila para sa ikalawang leg nito.

Sa darating na Linggo ng hapon, kung pagbabasehan ay ang oras ng aking pagsulat nito, ay gaganapin ang huling PiliPinas presidential debate sa Dagupan, Pangasinan.

Pero bago ang lahat, ano nga bang nangyari sa Unibersidad ng Pilipinas sa Cebu?

Saturday, April 23, 2016

The Scene Around: Set Us On Fire

4/23/2016 3:29:31 PM

As of writing time, Words Anonymous will celebrate their second anniversary by holding a program at the PETA Theater tonight.

Meantime, six weeks ago, yours truly along with my partner Maxim and her friend stormed by SPLICE cafe to watch one of their gigs called Set Us On Fire. 

StopOver: Angono Lakeside Park

4/21/2016 10:17:11 PM


Sometimes, you don’t have to go a hundred or thousand miles away from Manila to see places which are truly beautiful and worth the effort. All you need is to traverse the roads at the nearby provinces, look around, and when you get there, simply appreciate them.

Such as this case when yours truly along with my partner Maxim, stormed by the near-eastern side of Rizal province and witness the beauty of Laguna de Bay at the Lakeside Park.

Friday, April 22, 2016

Sapakan Na Lang!

4/21/2016 9:13:26 PM

Noong nakaraang linggo, nagkaroon ng ganito.

Photo credits: Inquirer, Coconuts Manila
Hanep sa trip e no? Sinakyan na lamang ng Ace Hardware ang isang kalokohan. Tila swerte na rin sa publicity ang taga-branch nito sa SM City Lucena. Bakit nga naman hindi, eh nagtrend kaya sa social media ang naturang event.

Thursday, April 21, 2016

Malanding Political Fantard Problem: FO na!

04/21/2016 10:25:23 AM

Ito ang panahon ng eleksyon. Panahon para makialam ka sa lipunan kahit minsan lamang sa mahabang panahon. Panahon para magkaroon ka ng paninindigan. Panahon para alamin, tuklaisin, kilatisin, busisiin ang nararapat na maihalal bilang representante ng ating lipunan.

At maaring panahon ito ng pagkakaroon ng hidwaan sa paniniwala o perspektibo pero hindi ibig sabihin nito na panahon rin ito para awayin mo ang hindi sumasang-ayon sa iyo.

Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Upcoming: Banna Harbera Persistence EP Launch

04/20/2016 08:31:12 AM

2016 has graced a lot of awesome happenings so far, with SUD (with Words Anonymous), Tom's Story, The Anton Molina Project, PAUL, and MilesExperience launched their respective records over the first four months of the year. Also, the likes of MilesExperience, Toni B. and Jensen and The Flips formally graced their music videos.

That being said, for the last two nights of April 2016, we will be witnessing back-to-back EP/album launches that has been making waves at the music scene so far. And here is one of them, is this soul alternative quintet.

Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Patawa Masyado

04/19/2016 09:57:21 AM

Nakakatawa. Maraming nagpapatayan sa argumento kung isa nga bang patawa ang binitawang salita ng tumatakbong presidenteng Rodrigo Duterte o hindi. Kung makapag-akusa ay wagas, para bang ang lilinis ng mga kupal. Yung iba namang dumedepensa, para namang ang daming alam na tama. Okay sana kung talaga namang straight yung facts na nakukuha—at kung talaga namang sumusporta sa kanya eh.

Ano ang ibig kong sabihin?

Friday, April 15, 2016

Flick Review: Whistleblower

04/14/2016 05:40:48 PM

Whistleblower is a motion picture produed by Tony Gloria's Unitel Productions in cooperation with Quento Media. It tells the pork barrel scam in the fictuous way possible.

OA much?!

04/14/2016 04:24:56 PM

Alam mo, as much as gusto kong intindihan ang pinaglalaban ni Mystika. Kaso is it just me or na-o-OAyan lang talaga ako sa video niya na ito?


Thursday, April 14, 2016

Rewind: Denmark – Gitnang Daliri

04/13/16 01:18:52 PM

At one point in my life, I was hooked up with this rapper known as Denmark. Well, he's more than just spitting novelty fascination-turned-forbidden affection. Yes, there's more on Denmark's songs that hearing a long story of Luningning and her offspring.

"Sa tingin ba nila gagawa pa kami ng ganun?"

04/14/2016 09:09:37 AM

No to CCTV camera ang mga empleyado ng Bureau of Customs. Pinoportesta nila ang naturang kilos kay commissioner Alberto Lina.

Sinasabi raw kasi na isa sa mga pinakatiwaling ahensya ang Customs. Sabagay, ilang taon na rin pinupuntirya yan. At sa isang ekslusibong ulat ng GMA News, na tila umabot sa -55 ang trust rating nito, hindi na rin kataka-taka.

Wednesday, April 13, 2016

The NewsLetter: AURAE Players Party

Hereby attached is the press release of the AURAE Players Party: Victory for the mind skilled-sports enthusiast. So if you're into poker, this event might suit you best. And it's all happening on Sunday evening at Resorts World Manila!

PlayBack: The Ransom Collective – Settled

04/11/16 11:59:41 AM


From small gigs to the big-time festivals, The Ransom Collective has rocked them all. This indie-folk band has been wooing aficionados, fellow musicians, and even critcs. Perhaps that speaks for a lot of reasons such as on why they made it on the Wanderland Fest 2014; why they almost won that year's edition of Deezer Young Guns (placing just next to Hungary's Middlemist Red); and why they were part of Spotify's Spotlight Artists for 2016.

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

PlayBack: Zaito - Ganti Ng Patay (album)

3/13/2016 4:20:18 PM


More than being a genre, hiphop is getting notices for being one of the standouts for the year 2015. Well, is there any other reason aside from the emergence of the likes of Assembly Generals, Curtismith, and Ninno?

Make or Break?

04/12/2016 10:59:01 AM  

NBA.com
72 was the number of the day yesterday. It was so significant that it's not just any sort of divisible by anything that is related to the terms of Greatest Common Factor or Least Common Multiple.

What am I talking about?

Monday, April 11, 2016

The Rundown Slam: WrestleMania 32 (Part 3)

4/5/2016 3:23:53 AM

Fearsome Price

Shane, what do you think you're up to...? (Photo credits: Stephen Amell411Mania)
Perhaps if there’s any other best brawl for Mania, it’s this Hell in a Cell match. And frankly enough they have redeemed themselves from having a poor, illogical booking here. It was nothing but a fantastic match so to speak.

The Rundown Slam: WrestleMania 32 (Part 2)

4/5/2016 3:23:53 AM

Beware, white hawk. A unicorn is coming.... (Photo credit: What Culture)

Clash of the Factions

So the New Day may have the best entrance tonight, but perhaps that will be their only consolation prize as they were thwarted by the League of Nations in one average show. Well, not really bad thing, but I’m quite sure this is not the best thing these two factions had got. Maybe the fact that tag team titles weren’t defended at Mania gives them a blow. Sad life.

Sunday, April 10, 2016

The Rundown Slam: WrestleMania 32 (Part 1)

4/5/2016 3:23:53 AM

Texas Monthly
It’s April once again. We have reach a year of wrestling. And for the 32nd time, we have reached the culmination of those machismo folklore. One will defend himself against an emerging Goliath. Another will end oppression. Someone will have his taste of medicine, while the other is going to fight for legacy. One will fall and one will rise, especially when a tyrant clashes with an underdog, albeit the heir apparent status.

After seven years, the Show of Shows is back at Texas, with a similarly simple set-up in front of the oceanic crowd. The stage was set at Arlington, Texas. 101,763 people were inside Arlington, Texas. 12 cards were slated on a 6-hour, 45-minute Sunday program we more knew as WrestleMania.

Disinterested

4/10/2016 1:50:05 PM

Isa sa mga nakapagtatakang pangyayari ngayong araw: aba, may laban pala si Pacquiao?

theguardian.com
Oo, meron. At nanalo nga siya via unanimous decsion. Gulat ka no? Ako rin eh.

Saturday, April 09, 2016

PlayBack: CHEATS - Summer

3/13/2016 7:27:40 PM

At the turn of the year, they formally launched their latest single. And just a few days later, the visual counterpart also made it.

And what’s not to love CHEATS and their latest single titled Summer?

Friday, April 08, 2016

Thursday, April 07, 2016

PlayBack: Assembly Generals - Sakalawakan

3/27/2016 7:50:36 PM



Hiphop band Assembly Generals is in their poetic self again with their release of the music video called Sakalawakan, a track serving as a gateway to liberation and enlightenment; with deep portrayal by Rjay Ty, Nikki Paqueo, and Ellie Centeno, and done on sonic graphical and visual forms by director Gian Mawo.

Wednesday, April 06, 2016

Flick Review: Hele sa Hiwagang Hapis

4/3/2016 9:03:57 PM
ten17p.com
Hele sa Hiwagang Hapis (A Lullaby to Sorrowful Mystery) will go down as one of the longest movie ever produced, and seen by the viewing public. Perhaps, one of the longest for Lav Diaz, too; considering the indie filmmaker creates longer-than-daily-life pictures.

Tuesday, April 05, 2016

Cancelled!

4/3/2016 7:59:12 PM

It’s sad that for the second time, we have just witnessed another sudden cancellation from one of our beloved artists. Well, just when I thought. 

Upcoming: The Modern Playground "It's All Right With Me" Single + Video Launch

4/3/2016 4:55:38 PM


Right before hitting overseas later this year, the uprising jazz band The Modern Playground will have a launching night for “It’s All Right With Me.” this coming April.

Monday, April 04, 2016

PlayBack: MONEY-Making Dive

04/04/2016 04:46:54 PM

As of writing time, I haven't seen the entirety of WretsleMania 32. It had lukewarm receptions by having some awesome matches (specifically, the Hell in a Cell match, ladder match for the Intercontinental Championship, and the triple threat match for the WWE Divas Women's Championship) and a fucked-up main event between Triple H and Roman Reigns for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.

Plus the fact about this program lasted almost five hours. Ouch.

Adik Lang?!

4/3/2016 8:40:08 PM

Isa ito sa mga tumatak na soudbyte noong unang PiliPinas Presidentiable Debates 2016.

Get Real Philippines

Oo, saan pala makakabili ng droga ha?

Sunday, April 03, 2016

The Pre-take: WrestleMania 32 Pre-Show Matches

4/3/2016 3:59:06 PM

WrestleMania 32 had three stellar main events and a total of eleven cards. But three of them also comes with a hefty content known as the pre-show. With Mania featuring a two-hour prelude program, tehre will be three matches, with one of them coming as a network and social media exclusive. How is that, right?

Saturday, April 02, 2016

The Pre-take: WrestleMania 32

4/2/2016 8:25:05 AM



AJ Styles versus Chris Jericho. As much as I admire the first part of their rivalry, unfortunately not when they reignited that one. We all knew Y2J was heel already when they clashed with each other before WWE FastLane, right? That being said, we may have been clearly distinguished who’s who; But should this one happened too soon? They just failed to dethrone The New Day once after three tries as Y2AJ? Fuck.

The Pre-take: WrestleMania 32 - Clash of the Wild Ones

4/1/2016 11:35:51 PM

Eleven matches. Three in the pre-show, and three main eventers. Talk about having a numerous sets for a six-hour event called WrestleMania. One is for the championship, one is for the legacy... and another is for the uprising.


Friday, April 01, 2016

The Scene Around: Roaches to Texas Send-off Gig

3/27/2016 11:18:10 AM

They have made noise around the independent music scene. They were considered as one of the perennial punk rockers of this country. And just this past month, they made waves around the world for being part of the 2016 South by Southwest Festival held at Austin, Texas.

And that ain’t an April Fools Joke. They literally made it to the Western Hemisphere. For real!