RAGE, RITUAL, REBIRTH: INSIDE AFAIA’S BERSERKER
A community bled for this one. Here’s the story behind it. There is a version of this story that starts with a smoke machine that never showed up. There is another version that starts in 2017, with a band nobody knew, playing wherever they could get a stage. Both versions are true. Both versions lead […]
Ang Dating Don Juan: Riding the Post-Pandemic Wave with Pop-Punk Fire
It’s 2022. The city is still shaking off the haze of lockdowns. Live music, once silenced, is crawling back into bars, clubs, and tiny backstreet venues. Somewhere in this slow-burn comeback, a few long-time friends—each from different bands that had gone quiet during the pandemic—look at each other and decide: “Tara. Buo-in na natin ’to.” […]
Summerfling Memoirs Isn’t Just a Band—It’s the Feeling You Can’t Forget
If you think Summerfling Memoirs is just another sad indie band with a poetic name, think again. Behind that sentimental-sounding label lies a group that writes like they’ve lived a hundred lives and broken a thousand hearts. Yes, their name comes from the idea of a fleeting summer romance—quick, passionate, beautiful, and destined to end—but […]
Carpathia PH: The Sudden Change of Plans That Led to Sound
There are bands that plan for years, grind in the underground, and wait for that one break. Then there are bands like Carpathia PH, who formed not out of ambition, but out of a shared itch to play music again—musicians once active, now “napaglipasan” or resting in creative hibernation, who found their way back not […]
SETSUNA: Isang Taon ng Liyab, Dalangin, at Ahon
“Liyab.” “Ahon.” These weren’t just songs. They were the spark.The firestarter tracks. The first two songs lit the fuse and marked the birth of Setsuna. A year ago, the band was just an idea—driven by late-night talks, deep scars, old friendships, and a hunger that refused to die. Now, on July 7, 2025, they celebrate […]
Letter Day Story: Living Every Note Like It’s Their Last
It’s almost surreal to sit down and write about Letter Day Story again—this time as a feature. I still remember watching them live during our Eto na Nga! production with Groovelabs Productions last year. Sila ‘yung klase ng banda na kahit matagal mo nang hindi napapakinggan, isang tugtog lang, and it all comes back. Sobrang […]
SETSUNA: Seize the Moment, Burn With It
You know a band is serious when they name themselves after a fleeting moment. SETSUNA, a NuMetal band formed in 2024, might be the new kids on the block, but they’re already making waves in the local scene. A unique mix of heavy riffs, rap verses, emotional release, and live chaos—that’s what you get when […]
Ultimate Ube: From Skate Fails to Gig Stages
In the middle of Ibayo, Marilao in 2004, a group of skaters failed miserably at landing tricks. So what did they do instead? They started a band. No wild story, no lightning bolt moment — just a bunch of friends who swapped boards for instruments. And that’s how Ultimate Ube was born. “Wala e, frustrated […]
Prinsesani: The Island Girl Who Sang Her Way Through Silence
In a world where dreams are often postponed for practicality, Prinsesani—a singer-songwriter from the paradise island of Puerto Princesa—chose to pause, not give up. She calls herself an “island girl from the last frontier,” but don’t mistake her gentle tone for softness. Prinsesani is the kind of artist who wears multiple crowns: singer, poet, director, […]
Shallies: The Band That Almost Didn’t Happen, But Did—And Now They’re Just Getting Started
Some dreams are loud and urgent—they demand to be heard, seen, done now na. But some dreams, like the kind Gio and JL of Shallies had, simmer quietly in the background for years, waiting for the right moment, the right tools, the right time. For Shallies, that moment came in September 2024. It all started back in high school. […]