Zines are all the rage these days. If you can't get enough of them, here's another event you can go to. Match Cut Zine Fair will run for two days, February 20 and 21, Tuesday and Wednesday, 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the REDREC Grounds, in front of the University of the Philippines Los…
The biggest comic convention south of Manila is back on its fifth annual run. Organized by the Graphic Literature Guild (GLG), ELBIKON is all set to host over a hundred exhibitors, including Manix Abrera (Kikomachine Komix), and Toto Madayag (Libreng Komiks). ELBIKON is where artists can showcase their crafts in the form of comic books,…
Text by Kimmy Baraoidan Photos by Chris Quintana and Kimmy Baraoidan At some point in a band’s life, you will get to experience gigs that will test your patience and flexibility. For Manila-based pop-rock band One Click Straight, such a gig showed just how talented and adaptable the band is. Last January 25, One Click…
Gold Steps Productions is back with its second round of gigs in LB. Bimby in Wonderland will feature Manila-based indie bands One Click Straight and The Adamant. Los Baños-based bands Cold Summer, Lidjah, Red Light, and ALS will also be performing. The show will be held on January 25, 2018, Thursday, 7:00 p.m. at 77 Events…
Asshulz, Crispy Panda, and Martie Rosales in partnership with Caterwauls and Picked Cafe & Gallery are hosting Munzinelupa on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018, 1:00 p.m. onward at Picked Cafe & Gallery, Muntinlupa City. The zine expo/art market will feature Electromilk, The Cabinet, Studio Soup Zine Library, Czar Kristoff, and 18 other artists who will be selling their independently-published work and other art merchandise. Munzinelupa comes timely…
The guys of pop-rock band One Click Straight—vocalist and bassist Toffer Marquez, guitarists Sam Marquez and Joel Cartera, and drummer Tim Marquez—are back again with another single. She is inspired by the tragic emotional disarray that people go through when faced with unrequited feelings, according to Sam. Tim initially started the whole concept and structure of…
Eighties-inspired pop rock seems to be all the rage lately, with bands sprouting left and right, making themselves heard on the radio and reaching out to gig goers in and out of the metro. If you're wondering which bands are worth checking out, listen to The Adamant, which recently released a single entitled Unpredictable. "Unpredictable is about…
The fifth installment of LB's most awaited art and zine market is happening tomorrow, November 23, 2017, Thursday, 7:00 p.m. at Smokehouse, One Bonitos Place, Lopez Ville (Bangkal Street), Los Baños, Laguna. Only 10 pesos to get in. Freebies are in store for early birds, so make sure to arrive early. Organized by Asshulz, Magpies, and…
If you're still suffering from withdrawal symptoms after the latest season of Game of Thrones has ended or if you're just looking for something new to watch, we highly recommend this series of heavy-metal documentaries by Sam Dunn, a Canadian anthropologist who is also a metalhead himself. You can start with this one, Metal Evolution:…
Manila-based pop-rock band Once Click Straight recently released a new single called Small Talk. According to guitarist Sam Marquez, the song is about a common situation most people find themselves in when talking to a person they want to get to know. “It depicts the desperation a person is willing to go through for a…