Behind the camera

I was looking at some of our photos last night and I decided to make a post about some of our favorite photographers. These are friends of our's who are really passionate about photography and who are actually very good in the craft, not to mention they're really fun to hang out with. Like party people with superpowers!

Let me start with the young lady who took these great live pics...

We met Ms. JOBELLE PANGILINAN at the Mag:net leg of the Hurt Parade tour. She's been coming to most of our gigs after that and likes to take lots of pics. I think she takes awesome performance shots. We haven't done promo pictures with her yet but with what she's done with ANGULO, we're really looking forward for our turn. You can see more of her shots at http://thegauntlet.multiply.com/

The next "scene capturer" is Ms.DES BUNCIO, she's the one who took these band shots of us.

I actually can't remember how we met Des but I do know she was an acquaintance of Betong. I found her very intimidating at first. Actually, I was kind of scared of her when Betong introduced her to the rest of us but I think she's pretty cool now. She's still intimidating though, especially with all her tattoos. Siga eh! Hehehe. We did the shots above on location in intramuros and we borrowed some clothes from Ben Sherman. Sana binigay na lang nila! Shet! Des also does exceptional live shots. She goes all-out just to get the perfect angle. Heck, she even lays onstage just to get the shot she wants. Now thats dedication! For more of her work you can check out http://kidprozac.multiply.com/

And last but not the least there's the lady who brought us these images...

Ms.Sam Dalrymple is one of the first photographer friends we met a few years ago through mutual tropas, namely the likes of the Kneel on nails and Concrete Sam boys. She's actually my personal favorite. She can take crued and simple locations and turn them into awesome backdrops. The pictures above tell that story. She's studying film in cebu and I know that will just enhance her skills even more, Im really excited to work with her again! To check out more of her work just visit http://sambo88.multiply.com/

Well, there you have it. Just some of our talented friends that you can also contact if you'd like to get some awesome images of you, your band, your family, or even just your pets. Until next post!

-Darwin

A loooong night...with puns!

Just came back from manila this morning after a great gig last night at Freedom Bar. Surprisingly, there was a pretty good turn out even with the Thursday and Click friggin Five concerts taking place at the same time. Thanks to all who came last night, especially the people who actually came to see us. Thanks to the guys who took pictures with us and helped us finish all the beer the bar gave us. I'd like to give a very special thanks to that commercial center for having crappy toilets (literally filled with crap) because it made it easier for me to throw up when the booze got the best of me. And also for having these cool benches (because they had wall fans aimed at them) which Earl, Betong and I got to sit on for almost five hours waiting for the time the first bus trip would be available at the bus station. And thanks to Des (Lourdes,magdasal na tayo!) for keeping us company even if she was suffering from extreme drowsiness around 3 am, you rock!

Now back to reality, my back just HURTS LIKE HELL!!! Two weeks without gigging can really leave a guy rusty and brittle. Just got too excited while playing last night. Heck I didn't know I could stand with my legs that far apart! I'm paying for it now though. Well, can't wait for the next gig! See you on June 7 at RJ Bar and 6Underground! Peace y'all!

Lifewithoutspaces...(beware!)

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Strike a pose!

Damn! Striking a pose is hard work =P Well, you'll see more about that in the coming months! See you guys on May 30 at Freedom Bar and May 31 at Dayo Bar!

Oh who would've thought...

We're going back to Manila again soon do a photo shoot for a certain magazine. Im not gonna tell which one yet coz as usual I do not want to jinx anything. Let's just say its not a magazine you would expect us to be featured in. =P keep posted.

From BS to Oranges

It's been a while since my last post. Let me tell you what we've been up to. We had a gig early this week which turned out to be a blast but, at the same time, it was a very interesting learning experience for us because our manager could not make it which left us to handle the dealing with the organizer ourselves. Negotiating is not easy, believe us. And all I can say is that we may not be playing for that prod anytime soon. But this time it's our decision. We've encountered many many bullshit reasons in our career and we learned not to take them lightly anymore. If you're into producing gigs and you wanna get us, please, know that we are not just any band, even if we aren't as big as some other bands out there. Although we have made bad moves in the past, we are professional musicians and we have earned every bit of respect that we get today. And we are thankful for all those who have supported us by "inviting" us to play for them but we also know how much we're worth. Many may not agree but we do not give a carabao's ass about it. Just give us the respect we expect and we will give it right back and more! We are NOT new at this.

On a lighter note, get the May issue of Pulp mag (the SIN issue)and check out their review of our album "but what if we will". I'll tell you they gave us an acceptable 3 and 1/2 oranges. Why? Just grab a copy of the issue to find out and see if you agree.

Until next time.

-Darwin

Dissapointed...

Just got back from Manila again. What was supposed to be 4 nights of gigging incidentally shrank to just 2 nights. And if that wasn't bad enough we played crappy sets. It's been so long since I personally was impressed and content with our performance. I could think of many reasons and excuses for it but basically we really were just over-confident and under-practiced. (if there is such a word im not sure =P) Its just really dissapointing, we really gotta get our act together. First we were super late for a big commercial event that we were gonna open which of course pissed everyone off. So humiliating! Im betting that cellphone company won't be contacting us to play anytime soon. Plus we played a very dirty set in front of a pretty plentiful crowd. I can blame the equipment all I want but the bottomline is we just sounded like crap. What a shame. At least we played a little better at the gig that followed. But my dissapointment just carried on there and I didn't really feel the set. But then that was just me. Wish I could make like an ostrich and bury my head in the sand.

INK SUX... sometimes.

-Darwin