Bamboo's Long Journey To Solo Status 11/28/2011
 It must have been difficult for Filipino musician and vocalist Bamboo Manalac to adjust to his work environment every time a major career transition would happen. Like all transitions in the world, a break was necessary in between phases. He originally evolved from Rivermaya, his first band, but he almost came unto his own via his self-titled band. That most recent venture clearly was not enough to keep the rocker in creative mode. He's now gone solo after other rockers did (Rico Blanco and Champ of Hale). Bamboo himself revealed in an interview that he had to wait a long time to finally finish making his first solo venture as he had to be in the same wavelength with people that he had to work with. “I wanted to find a chemistry between the players that made me feel like we’ve been playing together as a band for years. So the process was longer than usual from my experience and we hit a snag or two along the way.” Quote and photo courtesy of PolyEast Records Read more about Bamboo Manalac. 2 Comments The Philippines' Song of the Century 11/21/2011
The UK has The Beatles' Yesterday as its most voted Song of the Century. What's the Philippines' song of the century for you? Freddie Aguilar's Anak? Florante's Ako'y Pinoy? Eraserheads' Pare? Make your choice known here on Lokal Music by commenting on this post. The list below may help you decide: - Anak (Freddie Aguilar) - Pare Ko (Eraserheads) - Awit Ng Kabataan (Rivermaya) - Ako'y Pinoy (Florante) - Narito Ako (Regine Velasquez) - Batang-bata Ka Pa (Apo Hiking Society) - Mr. DJ (Sharon Cuneta) - Sana Maulit Muli (Gary Valenciano) Got more song suggestions? Add more to this! Resurgence of '80s OPM 11/21/2011
 (L-R) Chad Borja, Gino Padilla, Jamie Rivera, Juan Miguel Salvador, Lou Bonnevie and Ella Mae Saison It's 2011 and the '80s is back again for who knows how many times already. Every time the old decade returned, it came back in spasms only. This time, however, the longevity factor was in place. And I'm not the only one guaranteeing this. Six hot shot artists from that recent past actually united to prove anything anti-'80s wrong. Rugged Rockers Lou Bonnevie and Juan Miguel Salvador, Hopeful Balladeers Gino Padilla and Jamie Rivera, plus Romantic Crooner Chad Borja and Soul Diva Ella Mae Saison recently combined talents for the '80s-inspired concert that was aptly entitled 80289: '80s Music To The Max. The visual (it was a delight seeing '80s artists look different now) and musical spectacle that was held at the Music Museum last November 18 and 19 of this year only proved that Original Pilipino Music (OPM) is here to stay. The event clearly sent out the message to the local music industry that what we have was founded on passion and grounded in persistence. The three-hour musical extravaganza featured a 10-piece band of veteran and current industry players with three lovely back up singers dubbed Filipinas. By Karl Acepcion Photo By Astrid Enciso Mystefied By Mistula 10/03/2011
 The Philippine music scene is teeming with lots of artists. Musical expression has been part of our history even before the Spaniards came. From the usage of the kulintang in the south, to the practice of the romantic harana of the rest of the islands, Filipinos’ love of music built the bond that linked old generations with the new. Filipino music continues to evolve to this day. Genres add up and influences keep on coming. Regardless of the hype, Filipinos manage to express themselves in ways that reflect their resilience in human history. Enter the music of today’s future. Enter Mistula. Mistula is a virtual band that I came across in one of my research for alternative Filipino music. Whatever its brainchild intends to propagate with the venture, I considered it worth exploring because it represents what the future generation of Filipino music aficionados are going to look back on. You won’t see mistula anytime on clubs or stadiums performing for teenagers. You won’t see them on MTV or guesting on noon time shows. Mistula is online and in the Filipino consciousness. It is where our music is evolving. It is where they are. Click on below to listen to one of their songs entitled Last Supper: The Last Supper – mistula Article originally featured on Definitely Filipino. Is Hijo Just A Spawn of Bamboo? 10/03/2011
 Nathan Azarcon (vocals & bass) is the frontman of Hijo. If you haven't heard the news, Bamboo (the band) already disbanded last January of this year. Its vocalist of the same name, Bamboo Mañalac, confirmed the news via the band's official website on January 11, 2011. Bamboo is now on a solo career, but fans of the band did not hear much from the rest of its members until this September when MCA Universal finally made it known that the surviving members of Bamboo is now called Hijo (son in Spanish). Does this mean that the new band is technically and creatively a spawn of the old one? Does it still have Bamboo genes running in its style and sound? Know more about Hijo here. Be the judge, watch the band's first music video, Tamalee. | What is Lokal Music?
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