Thursday, July 26, 2007

Parang Ang Pogi Natin Sa Magnet Kagabi (7-25-07)


Hello Hello... Parang ang pogi ng Pillow sa Magnet kagabi, sayang wala na gaanong tao... malas talaga natin... pag maraming tao, medyo pogi lang tayo... pag walang tao sobrang pogi naman... okey lang... what's important is nakumpleto tayo kagabi, me, jann paul, charles, marian and rene... sayang walang bnonding session kagabi kasi i had to rush to another venue while marian and ping had to go home na... Sana mamayang gabi sa mayrics poging pogi tayo, yun nga lang, baka malabo si tadpol (jann paul) tonight...

Sunday, July 22, 2007

Sharkeys Gig... Sisig On Da Side...

Hello Everyone...

The Sharkeys outing was kinda special for us because it was the first time that Charles was able to join us again since he got abducted by the dudes from the Planet OnL... I was really looking forward to seeing Charles again because of reports going around that he had already shed his indie-con-emo looks for the more sophisticated brit-pinoy look... Thank God he didn't... all though there was something different about the hair, masyadong straight... "nagpa-relax" cguro... with all the money he's getting from those at-the-last-minute-cancelled gigs for the month of July, it was inevitable that he was going to do something about his hair... hmmm, HAIR... i used to have that during the early 90's... life is realy cruel... it has always been happening to me eversince... just when you need things, they suddenly disappear...

i remember when i was young, we were very rich... we had all the luxuries money could buy but i wasn't interested then... all that was running through my head way back then was playing basketball, trying see what my pokpok neighbor was wearing underneathe her skirt during bingo sessions, trying to catch monster insects like salagubangs, dragonflies and grasshoppers during rainy days... i remember at one point, i was able to catch a grasshopper that was about 6 inches long... whatelse? ah i was also trying to get the attention of a girl named Gemma... Oh Gemma... i was 14 then and i think she was 15, she was really pretty and taller than me... i was about 5'5" during those days, she was like 5'7"... She even became a schoolmate when i was in 3rd year high school and we were even members of a science club during 4th year... i met her at a basketball tournament... she was the muse of a rival team... the very first time i laid my eye on her, i was instantly hooked... three years went by without nothing happening between us... there were countless time we i tailed her on her way home... there was even 2 or 3 instances the we walked almost side by side about a road's-width apart on our way home... i never had the guts to talk to her... only twice i guess... hmmm, this is really degrading... i have to stop there...

basta malupit talaga ang buhay, they're always there when you don't need them but when you need them, they're gone... Gets nyo na cguro yun?... Okey Okey... i'm talking about hair... Malaking bagay sa Shoegazing ang hair... "it brings out the best in you"... Also money... i'm going to Hong Kong to see The Cure... i've no money... Paano ko mabibili ang mga gusto kong bilhin... No matter how i try to save, i often time end up short when the need arises... Maybe i'm cursed...

... going back to the sharkeys gig... the sisig there is really great... soft and crunchy!!! 2 table spoonful is enough for a cup of rice... i wish we could've played earlier... we played last... i pity the people who weren't able to see us play... i think pinoys are ready for the type of music that we play... they deserve the best... i was able to catch some bands play and i feel sorry for some them... they're admittedly skillful but they're songs are really CRAP... i kinda like bits and pieces of the band that played before us (Aroma) specially the last two songs... i little bit more into that direction and they'll get my outmost respect... add a bit more "uncomromising attitude" to top it all... sometimes i wish the there would come a storm just like the one during the a biblical event wherein the building of a certain tower that was suppose to reach the heavens was abandoned because peaple started to talk in diffferent languages making it very impossible for everyone to understand one another... a storm that would affect a musician or songster's approach in creating music... dream on... dream on...

don't take me seriously please... i'm just doing this to get myself to sleep... i'm getting there... almost...

Friday, July 20, 2007

Buzz Night July 26, 2007 (Thursday)

Here Is this month's Buzz Night line-up...

Soft Pillow Kisses
Candyaudioline
Mizwa
Isolation Ward
Lila
Aurora Borealis

See you at Mayrics...

Thursday, July 19, 2007

First Pillowaudioline Gig...

Hello Everyone...

Last July 17's gig wasn't that bad... The short practice before the gig was quite helpful i suppose... Kel steadily played the drums... Dennis held his own as our main axeman.... Rene as usual had lapses but was really up to it... on the other hand, it think me and Marain fell short that night... i guess i was singing like crap last night and so was marian... unlike in practice where everything was really smooth and almost perfect...

Me and Rene shared thoughts after the gig and he was quite concerned with Marian's singing... well, i too was a bit troubled last night... but i had reasons to believe that there were some factors contributing to our crappy singing... on my part, my guitar was sounding like Satan singing and i was too annoyed to focus on my singing... (during Candaydioline's set i made sure that my amp was sounding the way i want it to sound and as a result, i was very well focused on my singing) also i was so annoyed by the low register feedback i keep hearing every once in a while... i can apply the same factors to Marian's but i guess there's some more... i often notice that when she gets pumped up, she becomes let conscious about the way she sings... maybe when we get to practice sometime soon, i'll try to focus more on her... make her sing more relaxed... more twee so to speak...

i'm sleepy... that's all for now...

By the way... Buzz Night is Just a week away... Soft Pillow Kisses, Aurora Borealis, Lila, Isolation Ward, Candyadioline and Mizwa will be seeing action next week, July 26 for Buzz Night at Mayrics...

... i'm really having a hard time falling asleep at the proper time... maybe i should try taking sleeping pills...

Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Mamaya na!



Sayang hindi kami kumpleto :( But I hope it will be a great night nevertheless.

Playing: Soft Pillow Kisses, The Late Isabel, Balloon Derby, Mint Car, The Purplechickens and The Vince Noir Project

July 17, 930pm
3 for 100 ang beer!


All roads lead to Route 196 tonight!

Friday, July 13, 2007

Lasts Wednesday's Rehearsal...

Hello Everyone...

First of all, i would just like to express my disgust at the cancellation of our Wednesday gig at Ateneo due to an alledged incoming typhoon... Where's that damn storm? A wasted opportunity indeed...

Well, the day wasn't all wasted because we made use of it to practice in preparation for the coming gigs in which two of our "good looking" (Sirs Charles and Jann Paul) pillowmates would be missing... I've commissioned both Kel and Dennis (Candyaudioline) to fill-in for both absentees... i was expecting a smooth, flawless jamming session with both Dennis and Kel but i was wrong... it was much difficult with the two especially with Kel... Jann Paul's skill, although not up to par with Kel's was sorely missed... JP's lack in agility is in fact a blessing of sorts because what he is capable of doing turns out to be just enough for each song and its elements to blend properly... I remember the last time when we practiced as a complete unit, each song was really a joy to execute... even the new song "The Louder You'll Know", inspite of it being a bit "confusing", JP's consistency with the patterns in terms of speed and dynamics, still made the song sound so "handsomely swell"...

I guess i just have to do with this for the meantime and hope that Kel would soon be able to adjust to this band's standards and would come to realise that unlike Candyaudioline which is a band who's songs are designed to wreck havoc via sheer agressive restraint, Soft Pillow Kisses is just content to walk leisurely like a well fed cat into the hearts of anyone who cares to give a fuck...

Tuesday, July 10, 2007

Good News / Bad News...

Hello Everyone...

First the Good News... May Tagboard na ang blog na ito... Ano ba silbi nito para sa katauhan? Wala naman masyado pero at least madali na humurit ang ibang mga tao, members or otherwise... Yang si Rene sure na sure na panay tagboard post ang gagawin nyan malamang... Hay buhay nga naman... Inspite the fact that we are bugged by so many problems, eto pa rin kami...

And now, the Bad News... Mukang Cancelled yung gig namin bukas sa Ateneo... The guy from HitFM just gave me a call informing me that the school may not push through with the gig tomorrow due to an incoming typhoon pegged to hit land tomorrow...

Hay buhay nga naman... pag malas, malas talaga... (",)

Woooohooo... May Scheds Na Yung Side Bar...

Hello Everyone...

Tingnan nyo nga naman (Look!)...

May gigskeds na kami... hehehe, Nakampooch naman... Try ko naman mgalagay ng tagboard... Hmmmm, paano ba yun... ok ok...

Gig bukas... sana masaya...

together again

may Multiply account na ang Pillow! add add add!

ang saya nung practice nung Sunday kasi kumpletos rekados kami. kahit wazaaak ako zzzz. napapariwara sabi ni Janpol, haha hindi ah. maraming effort ang ibinuhos ko para hindi sumuka sa buhok ni Charles hahaha joke lang. nabuo na rin yung new song! eto may music video directed by Candyaudioline Kel! Best Smile Award goes to Janpol!

Soft Pillow Kisses will be in Ateneo tomorrow, July 11! around late afternoon, 4pmish?

Boys, sana hindi na kayo naka-blue lahat haha kitakitakitakitakits!

Friday, July 06, 2007

Buzz Night July 26, 2007 (Thursday)

Hello Everyone...

This July's Buzz Night will be on the 26th... It was supposed to be on the 12th but had to move it due to "circumstances beyond my control"... In other words, hindi ko kasi maasikaso... medyo busy ako and i've been a bit "Under The Weather"... Mayrics pa rin as usual...

As i have said in a previous post, i've moved it to a Thursday for the mean time instead of the regular Saturdays in order for me to have a much higher chance at making it to the gig... hehehe, Selfish ko noh? I'll try to post a line-up by next week...

Yun lang muna...