Juicy Bits
POSTED AT 08:58 AM

lugaw

congrats sa citrus boys, (kila clem,mccoy,ace at jm) our hearts was filled with a basket of ORANGE AND LEMONS great musicianship of a true blooded bulakenyo music.can't wait for your third album.at the same time congrats to the other winners of the event..and specially for NU107 for a job well done.keep doung your thing! aloha!





NU107 ROCK AWARDS 05 WINNERS:
BEST NEW ARTIST
*PEDICAB*

DRUMMER OF THE YR.
*JEROSS DOLINO*
(shiela and the insects)

BASSIST OF THE YEAR
*NIñO AVENIDO*
(greyhoundz)

GUITARIST OF THE YR.
*CYNTHIA ALEXANDER*

VOCALIST OF THE YR.

*BAMBOO MAñALAC*

BEST ALBUM PACKAGING
*STRIKE WHILST THE IRON IS HOT*
(orange and lemons)

VIDEO OF THE YR.
*AKAP*
(imago)

PRODUCER OF THE YR.
*CYNTHIA ALEXANDER
& ANGEE ROZUL*(for comets tale)

RISING SUN AWARD
*ORANGE AND LEMONS*

BEST LIVE ACT
*KAMIKAZEE*

RAW AWARD
*UP DHARMA DOWN*

BEST MALE AWARD
*YAEL YUZON*
(sponge cola)

BEST FEMALE
*AIA DE LEON*
(imago)

LISTENER'S CHOICE AWARD
*BAMBOO*

HALL OF FAME AWARD
*MAYRICS*

SONG OF THE YR.
*AKO SI M16*
(junior kilat)

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
*LIGHT PEACE LOVE*
(bamboo)

ARTIST OF THE YEAR
*ORANGE AND LEMONS*


listening to: orange and lemons - blue moon

feeling: proud

BMG's Prodigal Son
POSTED AT 03:09 PM

lugaw

Has Ely B. totally erased E-Heads from his memory?
FUNFARE By Ricardo F. Lo
The Philippine Star 12/10/2005




Mention Eraserheads to Ely Buendia and the guys face momentarily goes blank, as if he has never heard of "that group" at all.

Its a put-on, I guess, because halfway through the brief interview, Ely does mention the "E-Heads" without batting an eyelash, but neither with any hint of fondness.

If you recall, Ely had a falling-out with the E-Heads (behind hits that includes El Bimbo) in 2000, prompting him to quit BMG Pilipinas, Inc., the company the E-Heads were under contract with.

But, according to Rudy Tee, big boss of BMG which has merged with Sony Music (the merger is now known as Sony BMG Music Entertainment), "The wounds have healed and (Sony) BMG has accepted Ely back like the prodigal son."

Before the "homecoming," though, Ely sort of wandered around, in 2004 breaking a brief lull in his career by forming a new group called Mongol (the pencil, you know, which is "cousin" to the "eraser") which disbanded after barely a year.

The music has to play on, so Ely is back with yet another new band called Pupil (not the little campus creature which uses a Mongol to write notes and an "eraser" to obliterate mistakes, but the part of an eye) composed of none (of course!) from E-Heads but two from Mongol, bassist Yan Yuzon and drummer Boks Jugo, and a new member, bassist Dok Sergio.

"I think this one will last," said Pupil manager Diane Ventura, Elys beloved partner in life (and in business), forgetting to add if she meant longer than the lifespan of E-Heads or Mongol.



Pupil (Ely came upon the name in a medical book) has just released its first album called Beautiful Machines, featuring eight English songs and six Tagalog songs, including Lost Guide ("a noisy ballad written by Yan), Dulo ng Dila by Dok, Hypersober by Bogs and eight songs Ely co- wrote with Diane (Different Worlds, Blow Your House Down, She Talks To Trees, Gamu-Gamo, All This Time, Dianetic, Kalawakan and Nasaan Ka, the carrier single).

"While Mongol was guitar-driven," said Diane, "Pupil is more pop."

Asked to elaborate further on what sets the Pupil sound from those of E-Heads and Mongol, Ely said, "That of E-Heads was more retro; I was then into the 70s sounds The Manila Sound. E-Heads was a chopsuey band, very folksy, and it created a sound to which people could easily relate. I guess thats what made the band popular. I am now geared more towards modern sounds, more rock."

Its not only Elys sound that has changed (for the better, hopefully) but his attitude as well. While before he seemed to be aloof ("It was just defense mechanism"), hes now more engaging. Credit it, he joked, to "old age and family." He and Diane have a five-year-old son.

Did success really go into his (E)head and spoil him?

"In a way, yes, I must admit," said Ely. "Success tends to make you feel complacent because lahat ibinibigay sayo so nawawala ang challenge. What do you do when that happens?"

Out of and away from E-Heads, Ely Buendia seems to have his head in the proper place at last?



listening to: pupil - she talks to the trees