So you’ll be expecting some clapping and cheering from the crowd in this album since this is a live recorded album (from her first solo major concert held last May 19, 2006) and not a studio-recorded one. The album consists of 15 tracks and it features the performances of Rocksteddy, Ney of 6cyclemind, Kitchie Nadal and Barbie’s Mom. The album was recently released under 12 Stone Records who also manages Barbie Almalbis. (more…)

Andrew E. is still very much alive in the local music industry and the proof of it is the release of his fourth album “Clean”. The album is released under Viva Records with 12 tracks of pure hiphop. The album includes a track featuring Katya Santos. The album also features Andrew E.’s collaboration with other artists such as KortaPluma, Yawzi, Khen Magat, DJ Coki, Mastamind, Pacman, Bilogg, Durogg, TopDogg, DaMobb, John Doe, Mike Lynch, etc. An interesting track here in Andrew E.’s album is the sequel to the original Humanap Ka ng Panget. And the title of the song is Ikaw. (more…)

Pinoy Dream Academy heartthrobs, Jay R Siaboc and Chad Peralta has just released their album. Jay R Siaboc’s debut album entitled Hiling was released under Star Records with eleven (11) tracks. Surprisingly, Chad Peralta’s self-titled debut album was released under NuGen Music with eleven tracks too. I’m just wondering why the album was released with a different label. NuGen Music is a young record label and the first album that they released was that of Chris Cayzer which was in 2006. (more…)

Joaqui’s debut album, The Jazzanova Project was just released by Vicor which is the recording label’s response to the growing popularity of bossanova. Although the album is not purely bossanova, the 12 tracks are a combination of jazz and bossanova. And this is another album of covers. It would be nice if he has at least more than 6 original songs in the album. And Jazzanova is not really a genre, they just coined the term.

By the way, Jazzanova is German-based DJ/Producer collective. Too bad someone used it already. (more…)

The Bloomfields just released their much awaited album under EMI Philippines. It consists of 17 tracks featuring their single “Wala Nang Iba”. However, only five out of the 17 tracks are original songs of the band. The rest are just remakes. I’m actually expecting that there will be remakes but I was thinking that there will be only five remakes at the most. All of the original hits by the band are composed by Jay Jay Lozano and Rocky Collado. Nevertheless, the album will be enjoyed for those who love the music from the 50’s and the 60’s. There is one remake that I was surprised to see in the track list and that’s Iskul Bukol . (more…)

It has been a long time since I watched Fuseboxx. It was in Millenia (already closed) some time ago and it was Silent Sanctuary’s first album launch. I was able to get a copy of their 5-track EP entitled Listen. It has been two years since they’ve released their first album (Fuseboxx - 2005). With that, they are already working on their second album. So far, they do not have a working title yet. If you’ve been going to their gigs, the new song that they are playing entitled “Pagbalik” will perhaps be the first single of their upcoming album.

Indi Music, a new recording label of Ogie Alcasid, Regine Velasquez, Cacai Velasquez-Mitra and husband, and Leo Dominguez, just released Dennis Trillo’s self-titled debut album. The album contains 12 tracks and one of the tracks included is a duet of songbird Regine Velasquez and Dennis Trillo. If you are observant, you may notice how the Filipino actress or actresses make career moves. Usually, at the peak of their acting career they would suddenly become an actor slash recording artist. If they will have a pretty good following as a recording artist, a concert or another album would be the next step.
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Via Ralphotskie, watch out for the third album from Moonstar88 under Sony BMG. The carrier single of the album will be their revival of Senti (an original of Yano). The album will be available in record bars around May. Moonstar88 is composed of Maychelle Baay (vocals/guitars), Paolo Bernardo (bass), Bon Sundiang (drums) and Herbert Hernandez (guitars). (more…)

It has been half a year since Sino SiKat? has released their single and music video Turning My Safety Off. Sino SiKat? will release their album under Warner Music Philippines soon. The album contains 10 tracks that can be described as a mixture of jazz, soul, funk and rock. Sino Sikat is composed of Kat Agarrado (vocals), Nick Azarcon (guitars), Reli de Vera (drums), Allen Umali (bass) and Nikki Cabardo (keys). (more…)

Around 2 years ago, I was able to watch The Bloomfields at Dish where my Dad celebrated his birthday. Apparently, he loves The Bloomfields because they have the sound of my Dad’s generation. They would usually cover songs by the Beach Boys and The Beatles. I can still remember that they also played an original or two that same night. (more…)