PULP Summer Slam 12: The Apostles

Good news to rock fest lovers!

Six international heavy metal bands headline PULP Summer Slam 12: The Apostles which is happening on April 28, 2012, Saturday, at the Amoranto Stadium. The bands include Blessthefall, Darkest Hour, Periphery, August Burns Red, We Came as Romans and Arch Enemy.

And since it's PULP's 12th year (and the apostles are 12 as well), 6 more bands will be performing and they will be revealed soon!

Tickets will soon be available at TicketNet, TicketWorld and SM Tickets outlets.

Watch the PULP Summer Slam 12: The Apostles teaser video after the jump.

Rock the Riles Line-Up of Performers

Rock the Riles presents more than 80 bands in 8 simultaneous concerts. It happens on December 11, 2011, 2-7 PM at different stations of the MRT.

Here's the line-up of performers in their corresponding MRT station:

TAFT STATION
Tanya Markova, Giniling Festival, Stonefree, Soapdish, Above Zero, Wika, Heavy Heavies, Hatankaru, AJKA, Soundvent, Eevee, Letter Day Story, Kaligta, Kilos, Circa, Not So Fast, Philia, Ginoong Vitalis, Druvatara, Game Theory, Nyctinasty and Ciudad Tribu — Rocking vs Hunger.

CUBAO STATION
Noel Cabangon, Paramita, Hijo, Hilera, Turbo Goth, Camerawalls, FMD, Top Junk, Chongkeys, Ganhava, Alex in Wonderland, Miko Pepito, Faintlights, Allecia, Nityalila, OG Sacred, Midsummer, LTNS, and Toyo. Presented by Dakila — Rocking for Global Trade and Development.

SHAW STATION
Ebe Dancel, General Luna, Paolo Santos, Silent Sanctuary, Peryodiko, Duster, Malay, Kala, Paraluman, Gracenote, Kai Honasan, Akasha, Flying Ipis, Never the Strangers, Playphonics, Naked Lights, Armed Aesthetics, Progeny, Beyond Science and Fiction, Imaginary Friends and Ani Bughaw — Rocking for Education.

AYALA STATION
Radioactive Sago Project, UpDharmaDown Encounters With A Yeti, Musical O, Sleepwalk Circus, Hidden Nikki, The Charmes, Not Another Boy Band, Dr.Strangeluv, FilterKeen and Steady Machine. Presented by Terno Recordings — Rocking for the Environment.

BONI STATION
Flippin’ Soul Stompers, Big Band Groove, Collie Herb, Goodleaf, The Oemons, The Go Signals, Fingertrap, Jeepney Joyride, The Strangeness, Nanay Mo, Tirso Cruise Three, Kevin's Express and Wilderness — Rocking for Gender Equality.

BUENDIA STATION
Intolerant, Reklamo, Bad Burn, Odat, Trapeze, Penguin, Gab n' Josh, Parada, Arcadia, DOA,Fuzz, Pocket Full Of, Imelda, Love Sax and Magic, Htachbanko, Around the Metro, Lights in Transit, Last Minute, JZE, Lady Ransom, Jensen Gomez, Archievals, Harlequin Carnival, Twin Lobster and Sleep is the Enemy — Rocking vs HIV/AIDS, Malaria, and Preventable Diseases.

QUEZON AVE STATION
CinemAlexis Film Showing — Rocking for Maternal Health.

NORTH AVE STATION
Mayonnaise, Tonight We Sleep, Hansom, Subscapular, Sirens, Chris Cantanda, Blue Boy Bites Back, Pull It Surprise, Inday Bote, Jejaview, Save Me Hollywood and Shoulder State. Presented by Mary Moon Productions — Rocking for Children's Health.

The MTV Exit 2011 Experience

Some friends and I attended MTV Exit free concert last Saturday. It was all worth the effort of going to SM MOA Concert Grounds even if we arrived a little late.

Ramon Bautista, Tado and MTV Asia VJ Holly hosted the event which was all about raising awareness to increase prevention of human trafficking and exploitation.

Pupil performed and Ely Buendia was such a compelling singer. He still never fails to give me goose bumps with his singing. Parokya ni Edgar made the Concert Grounds so alive with their popular hits like Pizza Pie and Buloy. Sad to see Vinci Montaner a little out of shape but he made the mosh pit wild when he went down and sang among the crowd.

But what really made the free concert exciting was the special appearance of Jason Mraz who's an anti-human trafficking advocate. He was in the country for his concert October 30th and decided to drop by at the MTV Exit event. He didn't sing, though, except for a few acapella lines of I'm Yours. He gave a little speech encouraging the Filipino audience to join him and MTV Exit in the efforts to end slavery.

Korean pop sensation Jay Park was last to perform, treating the K-Pop fans (and they dominated the mosh pit) to a number of dance tunes, taking off a piece of clothing every now and then. The fans went wild when he went shirtless before he left the stage.

Vice President Binay, Secretary De Lima and the president of the Visayan Forum Foundation also gave a talk about ending human trafficking. We heard Dingdong  Dantes, MTV Exit Celebrity Ambassador in the Philippines, was also there but it was only his pre-recorded video that we saw. Also on video was boxing champ and congressman Manny Pacquiao who also supports the cause.

photo of Ely Buendia via MTV Exit Facebook page

Bamboo Mañalac Releases New Album as Solo Artist

Bamboo Mañalac is back as a solo artist with a new album, No Water, No Moon. It will be released soon by PolyEast Records.

The new album comes out 9 months after his second band named after him has disbanded. He also left his first band, Rivermaya.

So perhaps he really wanna go solo. Or perhaps he thought it's better to be a solo act so he can quit whenever, without leaving any band members behind.

Banana Type - "Hanggang Dito"

My friend's band is joining the Muzikademy. The band is called Banana Type.

Here's their latest titled Hanggang Dito.

Don't mind the Pulp video background :)

Kean Cipriano Live at the Aliw Theater

Cross and Arrow Events Managemet presents One Stage, One Night with BBS featuring Kean Cipriano live in concert on November 26, 2011, 8:00 PM, at the Aliw Theater.

Special guests include Bob Cañamo, Buddy Zabala, Callalily, Eunice Jorge, Jay Durias, Madeline, Mike Dizon, Paolo Bernaldo, Raymund Marasigan, Ronnie Dizon, Rye Sarmiento and Wendell Garcia.

Ticket are available at all SM Tickets outlets. Prices are:

PLATINUM (Reserved Seats) - Php 2,612
GOLD (Reserved Seats) - Php 1,568
SILVER (Reserved Seats) - Php 1,045
BRONZE (Reserved Seats) - Php 784
GENERAL ADMISSION (Reserved Seats) - Php 523

For more info, call 470-2222 or visit www.smtickets.com

An Early Bird Promo is up for 15 days for the Platinum seats only.

PLATINUM EARLY BIRD PROMO
1. Promo duration from 01 October to 15 October
2. Customer is entitled to 20% discount for purchase of PLATINUM section only
3. No limit on ticket purchase

Roctobeerfest Featuring the Hottest Pinoy Bands on October 28th

Out of the Box Productions presents Roctobeerfest Rockfusion happening on October 28th, Friday, 8 PM, at the Metro Bar in West Avenue, Quezon City.

Bands performing are The Bloomfields, The Dawn, Brownman Revival, Rivermaya, and True Faith.

Tickets are available at the Metro Bar and Ticketworld for only P600.00. For more inquiries about the event, you may call Lyanne Agustin at telephone numbers 09178494458, 09228494458, or 2111713.