As I opened my eyes waking up after the vivid dream that I just survived, I guess it's just fitting to talk about subconcious wants. My superego is calling me. Everything may be what you've expected it to be...But at the end of the day you'll always have to be chasing something more vivid than your dreams. Now imagine that, trying to get something that's more vivid than a dream. Good Morning.
Video is for Kanye West's GOOD MORNING by Takashi Murakami, one of the kings of pop art in these times.
The cats from Vice Ink are cooking something up.. Oh my lord I can't tell you yet but these guys are legit when it comes down to the ink. Blackbook just got some very nice ones we'll show you soon enough! And that's the man Jun Marco sporting BLACKBOOKdesign. yes sir.
KAWS has been pretty busy recently, and now, he has collaborated with Mexican laguer brand DOS EQUIS. Putting his trademark 'X' eyes all over the DOS EQUIS Bottle. I don't think we shall be seeingthese on sale here thoug as it is only available in Mexico as of now.
This is the event that Manila has been waiting for. DEBUT was a successful night and we urge you to spread the glory to everyone around the Manila and music scene for
A revisit and a glimpse of the hip hop sound NOW
We break it down into 4 segments for you live n organic. electro and futuristic:
Djs: Rye . J -Hoon Cypher with jazzy sticky trio: Fuego. James Sace. B-Serj. Special guests. Live emcess call out Performance by: People's Future. Marquiss Beatmakers Lounge: Ch++. Milkriddles. Medemessiah
AUGUST 13 at BSIDE! Supproted by BLACKBOOKdsn
If there was any testament upon the Soul fillet movement, this is one to legitimize it. Soul Fillet 2 promises to brng you the same smiles and beats verses all under one roof!
Manila Sound is a musical genre based in the Philippines that began in late 1960s Manila and flourished in the early to middle 1970s. It is often looked upon as the "bright side" of the Martial Law era and has influenced all modern genres in the country as the forerunner to OPM
Popularized by a pop rock band called Hotdog with their hits, "Ikaw Ang Miss Universe Ng Buhay Ko" (transliterated, "You Are the Miss Universe Of My Life"), "'Manila'" and "Beh Buti Nga", it was characterized by catchy melodic phrases.[3] Manila Sound also characterized the disco fever in the Philippines by that period. Alternately described as "the marshmallow sound", the Manila Sound ushered a procession of calculated radio hits by groups such as Cinderella, VST & Co., Apolinario Mabini Hiking Society, Florante, Rico J. Puno and the "megastar" of this musical genre, Sharon Cuneta. The Manila Sound's unprecedented and meteoric appeal provided viability to a Philippine recording industry that until then had relied on cover versions and mimicry of foreign hits to entice consumer acceptance. However, inevitably, the formula-addled lyrical bias towards camp humor and parody caused the Manila Sound to devolve into an explicitly theatrical, if not pre-teen, sub-genre as exemplified by Hagibis (a parody of the Village People) and The Boy Friends, until it finally collapsed in the late 1970s under a wave of disco and dance-oriented Hollywood hits from "Saturday Night Fever", "Grease" and "Footloose". The Manila Sound phenomenon gave way to OPM (Original Pilipino Music) that dominated popular, radio-friendly Philippine music for the remainder of the 1990s.
See your favorite artists reveal their renditions of different Manila Sound legends in the final party for Manila Design Week 2010! Cubao Expo!
"If you want to be inspired stop staying inside your personal space, stay in a place where you can absorb a lot of things." - Kiko Escora
Nature vs . nurture... this is the most back and forth, seasoned debate through child development. Growth, is the fruit that this debate oversees. Indeed, the seeds need to be of prime state but the quality of the fruit remains to be in question depending on how it is grown. I recently passed through Ateneo, from the grade school area to the high school to see how things have change almost ten years since I left Katipunan. There are changes here and there architecturally that I think they should have just preserved. Architectural preservation, yes...such a great premise for this post. What struck me the most, was the fact that there were no more children playing.
Back in the day, it was either playing ball or you played games like "touch-ball" (a local version of dodge ball). There was also agawan base, and luksong baka all of these Filipino games. Saying all these games we used to play , gave me a flash - back of the legendary game Pog...and the rise of the trumpo as well. A game that yes, even suburban grown kids played(spare me the ignorance).
All of these are games were played universally by all school kids way back... so i observed, and asked myself...what do they play now? Now, all you'll see are kids / young men sitting down in a line of benches attacking their PSPs and their Nintedo DS with as much amore as the pizza slices beside them. Take note.. it was most of them. Back in the day, us boys were known to be stinky, sticky and smelled like the sun. (now that's AMORE!) Now, these new boys smell like powder and they only seem to be sweating because their Solid Snakes have been discovered. These guys have now equaled the cleanliness that can be found in majority of all girl schools.
Gone are the days when children learn to interact face to face, verbally , looking people straight in the eye and learning how to read emotion. Gone are the days when, what you learn from playing in the streets you apply in campus or vice versa . Now, from what I see they interact with a barrier made from plastic, metal and powered by alkaline. Recently, I discovered that more and more Filipino children are turning out to be obese. In my day, you were very special when you were chubby... Or a little bit too chubby. Now it's becoming a norm? Not only that, it's becoming THE norm to just be in trapped inside the virtual world. Being in awe is fine, but being in awe in exchange for growth is just flat out lame.
What is at stake here? What's at stake here are two things; a child's pro - activeness and their health. So what's at fault? I think it's the fault of these parents who a). spoil their kids too much b).are undereducated in terms of taking care of their children and putting in a first hand experience c). Parents who choose convenience over quality of nurturing. Yes, you may be busy as a parent, trying to keep the family's belly full and under the roof, but nothing beats TLC. And d). Kids who don't / never dare to check their horizons. People don't grow exponentially boxed inside a controlled environment with limits... they belong in fields to roam around in. Isn't that how humans evolved? By walking around and exploring their surroundings.
What should not be lost in our country is the art of exploration... exploration of environment, of one's self and also the exploration of capabilities.
November 30, 2009
Beautiful Losers is a movie about the art revolution of the 90s and how it came to be the movement that people can relate to the most. For all the creative folk out there, this documentary is a must see as it is filled with different philosophies and styles and opinions of creative people that pushed art to a much wider spectrum. Nothing contemporary in here, it's all break - through. That's how it was , and that's how it is. THis movie never fails to inspire the nuts out of me.
Beautiful losers is directed by Adam Rose and features artists such as PARKA , BARRY MCGEE , MARGARET KILGALLEN , ED TEMPLETON , KAWS and MUCH MORE.
Sharon Cuneta approves them as she featured them in her show. Saying that they are bringing our nation's name and holding it high in the beatboxing world. Sharon is almost the oprah of our country... and also, even in her big light of celebrity, she has yet to see the days of stones to be thrown at her...meaning her mind may be open to more things rather than just mayonnaise and showbiz, making her a more like-able icon. So, if Sharon Cuneta, the mother of the masses gives them a stamp of approval therefore, they must be good.
Pilipinas beatbox is a group of beatboxers comprised of Josef Amarra, Picoy Cruz and Carlo David, they are a group of individuals dedicated to the art of beatboxing. who hail from different walks of life but all commune and come in the this country of the Phillipines. Every time I listen to these people jam I break my neck. And when I say this, I mean you do not understand what I meant until you have actually seen them live. They are another one of the culture pushers in our country . Young as they are, they have found their calling and they supplement our thriving city in an audio - visual experience that is infectious. Hence, the breaking of the neck. Look into their eyes as they play, and you will see the zone they are in. A zone we will never understand. But it is a zone where everyone is welcome to join and tap into.
