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News, Updates and Showbiz Chikkas

1. November 21, 2009, 8PM. Martins Restobar in cooperation with TUL Society and PUNKSTATION presents "A Tribute to our Brother Boboy Regner" featuring six of Bohol's best bands Brownbuds, Estranghero, Yordaddy, Spoogo, No Pets Aloud and Zigmantra. Door charge: PhP40 only. Thanks to Maw2x of CentralSense for the help.

2. After a few rounds of Red Horse at Martins, an idea came up: "Bohol Rock Awards". Why not? Best Guitarist, Best Bassist, Best Vocals, Best Drummer, Band of the Year, Record of the Year, Best New Artist...etc. More developments on this soon.

3. Bohol CompoFest 2009 a yearly event brought to you by PowerMind Concepts (Kikoi) is coming up. Last week of December. Brace yourselves.

4. Thanks to Jinzo, this site won't have to shutdown after all. After the No Pets Aloud post, we are lining up a few more profiles of new bands. We already interviewed Galatea - video, photos and article soon.

5. Welcome new members of the BoholBands Online team: Maw2x, Jinzo and Franz. We hope to deliver new and fresh content soon.

Thanks for the patronage.

Roach PAWNS Mayweather Sr.

We're still processing the photos from the Feedback event (which was very successful, props to Maw2x) so here's something off the Pac-fever we're all getting.

PROFILE: No Pets Aloud

by Jinzo

An Indie Rock band originally from Dauis, Bohol.
The band currently consists of vocalist Jay Christopher "Pew" Pregunta, guitarist Jofel Nistal, bassist Gilson Araneta and drummer Paul Niño "Ninin" Loquellano. Their music is influenced mainly by Saosin, The Used, New Found Glory, Story of the Year and Finch. The unique mix of influences makes their music some kind of close to Rock and Punk Music with the hint of Pop. Ironically, the band likes listening to Miley Cyrus, Taylor Swift and some Boy bands except The Jonas Brothers (lol’d).





The original line-up for No Pets Aloud, consisting of guitarists Jofel Nistal and Nonette Rolab, bassist Roldan, drummer John Paul Gonzales and vocals Justice "Koi" Busalla. The band was an immediate success with their witty punk rock tunes and covers. The band went on hiatus during mid-2003's for some personal reasons.

The band started forming up on November 2004, with new members namely Jay Christopher "Pew" Pregunta on vocals (replacing Justice "Koi" Busalla currently working on Sonic Boom Philippines) and his cousin Gilson Araneta on bass (replacing Roldan).Nonette Rolab left No Pets Aloud and later formed the band Unwanted Revenge.

Later on year 2008, drummer Paul Niño "Ninin" Loquellano (formerly from Unwanted Revenge), started playing for No Pets Aloud in John Paul Gonzales' absence.

The band then started producing free copies of their EP with 4 tracks. You can listen to it free on IMEEM:

No Pets Aloud EP

You can check these links for some songs and some band info on their gigs.
Myspace : www.myspace.com/nopetsaloudsite
Youtube : http://www.youtube.com/user/jofeln

No Pets Aloud on Facebook

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Profile is where we feature bands including their bio, music and videos. If you want to be featured here, please send us your bio (write-up), profile photo (link), videos (youtube link) and music (imeem links).

Events: FEEDBACK @ BQ Mall Nov. 13-14

A Production of CentralSense

Thirty bands. Two days. Free entrance. What else is there to ask? Free beers I say!hehe

thiswebsitewillbeshutdownin2weeks

by Van Houten

We just got a message.

Make this site more interesting bai. If the site owner is lazzzzzyyyy, how would you expect to have contributors. You might wanna change the colors here. It's too dark. Try to re-create the design. Make updates at least once a week. Bahalag short articles lang. Just to show that the site owner is really serious.

Just a suggestion bai. Why not go to schools and feature their bands. Remember "SCHOOL PRIDE".If ang uban schools naay gipang post na pix, for sure masuya sad ang uban and they will try to make their own too.

Go talk to some music teachers. They can help you with this blog.

-Anonymous

In all seriousness, I really don't NEED to be serious. So for the next couple weeks, I got an assignment for everyone:
1. Go to a particular school. Your alma mater would be the best pick. Scout for bands.
2. Once you've located the school and bands, interview them. Take photos of them.
3. Write an article about the whole shiz.
4. Submit your article and photos (2-3 photos will do) to us. Label it "SCHOOL PRIDE".
5. IMPORTANT: If not one article will be posted, WE WILL CLOSE THIS WEBSITE.
6. Deadline is two weeks from now, Nov. 4.
7. And also, which is more "alive" sunset orange or avocado green?

Thanks. See you on the B-side. :)

BANDALOGY 101: How To Get (Grab/Steal) Gigs

by Dr. Van Houten

We get it often these days. "Asa naay tukar?" "Paapila mi beh?" "Sila sila ra ba." "Mga tiguwang na mo mao naa moy tukar. Kami bata pa...blah-blah-blah" "Mga sikat ray pwede motukar. Salig mo, sikat mo sa pagka way byu!" "Amigohay ra ang pwede motukar."

Blah.

Whiners and pussies come by the dozen. In the local band scene, they come in droves. Thus, I've come up with a list/guide to help these little wusses land/grab/steal gigs on their own.

1. Join contests. Once in a while, band contests are held. BQ Mall just recently finished one. A couple months back, Tip2x fiesta did one also. You may also join national contests with local elimination rounds. Nescafe Soundskool, Red Horse Muziklaban and Globe Kantabataan do theirs regularly each year.

2. Freshen Up Your Network. Not a single gig lately? Make friends with promoters, managers and event organizers. Makoi (Mark Hubac Productions, hehe kapatid!), Maw2x (Central Sense), Dadskidoo (PlugOut/GaraheEvents), Milo (Kalma Sounds) and Arvin (101 Productions) - approach them with a couple chilled bottles of Red Horse in hand and you'll be friends with them easy. These guys do regular gigs. They might just slip you in if you're nice enough (meaning: give more beers).

3. Martin's Bar. Ahhhhh..our favorite hang out. They serve the best chilled Red Horse in town. Also, they support bands both old and new. Go ask Ate Amor or Ate Heidz if you can play in one of the slow nights. I'm sure they'll comply. Just ask nice. Or you could hang out with Bic2x (meaning: give more beers, again) and he'll give you a gig easy.

4. Record Your Songs. With SoundGarage Recording Studio just around the corner, recording you own music is quick and painless these days. If you are serious about your band making music, this is the single most efficient thing to do. With your recorded song you can: share to friends, submit to FM stations, submit to Disco Mobiles, make a music video or upload to Imeem and be included in the BoholBand playlist. The BangBang concert series is also held for bands included in the compilation album of songs recorded at SoundGarage. If interested, just hang out with the iconic Mr. Roy Tutor. (Current rate: P2,000 per song, unlimited time, 1 bottle Tanduay)

5. Online Gigs. Who said you have to be at an actual physical stage to do a gig? You can be at the comforts of you own dusty, chlorine-smelling, insect-infested rooms and still play for the world to see. Live online streaming may be the way to go, baby (if you are one shy/unsocial bitch that is). Or just record your acoustic sessions and put them up on Youtube, Vimeo or Facebook. You get way more coverage this way.

Bottomline is, be more pro-active. Gigs won't come to you. Hell no! Find ways you lousy whining dipshit. Make things happen for your band. Play for the world and the world will listen.

P.S.
Of course, you have to practice harder. And more frequently, too. Don't just practice when there is a contest coming. Don't you ever come to me asking for a gig only to play your lame-ass music with your lame-ass skills, brader.

P.S.S.
Maybe nobody wants you to play 'coz you suck? Ponder on that.

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BANDALOGY 101 will try to help new underground/indie bands think differently about the music industry and look at it as a part of the whole. Contributors wanted.

Notes From the Underground: Frontmen

by dOhNieLIanTAYAO

“Always something there to remind me...”(Am I singing it right?)

Well, allow my simple rendition to some local bands without a doubt my current favorite that immerse and I guess can’t puke it out of my system. Bands’ frontmen in one way or another always remind me of someone else’s all time favorite of mine everytime they do their performances onstage.

And to name a few...

Lucid Interval’s frontman, (aside from his growling and screaming voice), Paolo reminds me of... Queso’s Ian Tayao with his awesome skin art(tattoos are really appealing to me). And so with his comrade Blank Item’s vox reminds me of... the unleashed howling vocal of Greyhoundz’ Reg Rubio. Still, it’s vivid to my subconscious mind their performances last December 27, 2008 during the 4th Bohol Compofest together with Makoi onstage seemed to me a reminiscent of the “Trilogy” stuff.

Pirates of the New Age led by Zach dela Rocha-ish vocalist Morris undoubtedly a RATM-loving band, reminds me of ... some gorgeous frontmen who always do the off-shirt onstage. My all time favorite, legends like; STP’s Scott Weiland, Live’s Edward Kowalczyk, Motley Crue’s Nikki Sixx, RHCP’s Anthony Kiedis, and Incubus’ Brandon Boyd and so many others favorite who do the off-shirt thing. (Woah!).

That long-haired No Pets Aloud frontman, dude please don’t cut your hair off short ‘coz it reminds me of... that screamo vocalist Bert McCracken of The Used.

Brownbuds Mendel’s Legacy, well I love dreadz too. Dunno why everytime I hear the intro of your song “iro” reminds me of... Cheese’ “Garden Fresh(in a cool dry place)” intro.

G.Kantabataan ’07 Grand Champs Suitcase 101, frontman Adrian reminds me of... Alex Band, (actually you alone reminded me of all our pals way back in college.)

Couldn’t imagine who amongst(frontman) could do the tight-fitting-cycling short of GnR’s Axl Rose and would reminded me of him. (I doubt if anyone from this generation would dare to resemble. Well, I dare you!)

I guess that was just the frontmen(some) I discern. These maybe gone too far if I included all of those deserving who animate our music scene here in Bohol ( not to mention, with all due respect to the recording outfit and events organizer who support them and their music to reach a wider audience, and to this site of course).

Note: To those I’ve mentioned, my humble apology if I irritate your nerve(I didn’t mean to) into putting you to some sort of stereotypes to convey my sentiments. Well, you’re all liberate to refute but please do respect my own perception, I begged. Again, my humble apology.

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"Notes From The Underground" are articles, letters or updates sent to us by our readers. If you got something to say, write it down and send it to us. We might just publish it.

Where is Zigmantra?

Photo lifted from Partzmusic on Myspace

So, heads up to Chann Cabang who sent me a link to his song "Balakid" on Imeem. The song is now included in the playlist. So far, he is the first contributor to answer our call for content - songs, videos, articles, photos, etc. It's about time you guys do the same.

Included with the links Chann/Partz sent, was a link to Zigmantra resources on Myspace. The band was a regular a few years back doing gigs and winning song writing competitions even.

They also recorded a few songs which included their hit "Supermodel" which is on the BangBang Uno album.

Where the hell are they now? Boogie? Recards? Asa na tawn mo oi. Tukar na pud ta.

Here's an update...

by Ryan Macalandag

As you boys and girls can see, it's been eons since this blog was updated. I apologize. Well, I figured, the Chat Board's been busy and I was busy with work and stuff also. Plus no one really reads the articles I post so what's the point, right?

Seriously though, I'm at fault. I'm at fault because I've been hogging the limelight. I set this blog up on my own, do the photography on my own, write the articles on my own and post updates on my own. And don't forget the fucking HATE mails I get from IDIOT posers who think this blog is some kind of a SCA/YFC/YMCA type of thing to inspire and straighten up the youth and shit. Yes, I get to read them on my own, too. (Never did reply to any one of them though.)

I sometimes forget that this blog has become a community for insane music lovers who don't really care much about anything else but love for music, right? We don't care if our banner photo is a picture of Morris (the supernovagalactic/loverboy frontman of Piratez of the New Age) flicking the "sign" right? I mean, I don't. I hope you don't, too. We never ever try to discriminate here. Not even the dirty-finger toting crowd out here. Never.

But I digress. So again, we've become a community. And I must share the responsibility of managing and updating this site also. We need people who can write. We need people who can take pictures. We'll post them here so everyone can see and read. Game?

Call for Music or Videos

If you have new music you want to be added to our playlist, please get an IMEEM account, upload it and send me the link. I'll add it to the list.

If you have a video from an event or a homemade music video (even if it's worth shit), upload it to Youtube, send me the link and I'll post it here.

Call For Writers

Here's the mechanics. Writers can write anything about the local underground music scene. Up to 50-100 words. Possible topics are: bio of local rockista/band, thoughts about the scene, thoughts on music/arts/culture or event write-up. Send you article to: ryanmacalandag99d@yahoo.com. Articles will be judged on hotness (and grammar, of course). One article will be posted per week.

Call For Photos

Photographers are also welcome to join. Send in photos of bands, events, musicians, rakistas or anything related. It can be a single photo or a series/essay. We'll post them here. Send your photos to: ryanmacalandag99d@yahoo.com. Resize your photos to at least 800x600 72dpi. Include captions and info. Photos will be judged on hotness also. One photo or photo essay will be featured each week.

The Deal Gets Sweeter

You lazy ass whiner. You want a prize? Posted articles/photos will win an A3-size full-color poster any local band of your choosing courtesy of some (un)willing sponsors.

So let's go. Stop yapping about this site being not updated and submit your articles/photos now.


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If you've actually read this article from the top up to this point, congratulations. Not everyone here can. No kidding.

Event: TBTK Concert For A Cause

Cool. Sa mga nangitag gig karong Sandugo (aside from the "Sandugo" itself, as JOKETIME pointed out). Murag welcome party ni sa TBTK na event. Daghan bands.

This event is another quality production of CentralSense. Kudos to the gang!