Mentioned in FHM...

A friend told me that this blogsite is mentioned in FHM's June issue. I immediately got my copy and scanned the pages. And here it is...

The write up is a part of the "Rock n Roll Joyride" article sponsored by Red Horse. It's subtitle is "BISROCK, CEBU'S BEST PRODUCT SINCE YOYOY VILLAME". This is what the article said:

On the surface, Cebu bands dabble in pretty much the same sounds as their Manila counterparts. But the crucial difference is how they reproduce their sound in an album. In that part of the game Cebuanos trample the competition. Case in point, Urbandub. "When we went to the studio where Urbandub recorded their albums, the equipment were antiquated," enthused Sandwich guitarist Diego Castillo. "It's amazing how they got their amazing sound."

You can credit that to their reps as a musical town courtesy of their guitar-makers, or heck just Yoyoy being there, but it is quite obvious the sound of Cebu is globally competent.

At the end of the article this blogsite is mentioned...

Faspitch Plays PULP Summer Slam and Tours Southeast Asia!

Catch Faspitch as they join the Invasia Southeast Asian Rock Tour starting in April, running throughout the month of May in the Philippines, Malaysia, and Thailand; culminating in one concert to remember in Singapore!

Faspitch will be touring alongside fellow Filipino rock band Chicosci, Furcurve (Australia), LoveMeButch (Malaysia), A Vacant Affair (Singapore), and Brand New Sunset (Thailand).

Invasia: The 1^st Southeast Asian Rock Tour kicked off at Mayrics on April 11 2007. It continues on the following dates and places:

April 27 2007: RNB Bar, Metrowalk (with LoveMeButch, Chicosci, Hilera, ImbueNoKudos, and The Ambassadors)

[April 28 2007: PULP SUMMER SLAM]

May 24 2007: Manila, Philippines

May 26 2007: Bangkok, Thailand

May 30 2007: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

May 31 2007: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Crossing Borders Concert)

June 2 2007: Singapore (with international bands ANBERLIN and COPELAND)

Faspitch is set to rock Southeast Asia in the next few months so stay logged on to get more updates on Faspitch and the Invasia Southeast Asian Rock Tour! For more details on the tour, check out the following sites:

http://www.myspace.com/invasia

http://www.myspace.com/faspitch

SONIC BOOM with NOFX, KING LY CHEE, URBANDUB, FASPITCH and THE AMBASSADORS!

Watch out for Summer's BIGGEST SONIC BOOM ever!

On April 18, 2007 (Wednesday) 8PM, Red Horse Beer, Pony and No Fear
presents SONIC BOOM with US 90's Punk Act - NOFX and Hong Kong's
Hardcore – KING LY CHEE at the Amoranto Theater Hall Quezon City
Philippines (beside Amoranto Stadium) with the Sound of the Giant
South's - URBANDUB, THE AMBASSADORS and FASPITCH.

LIMITED TICKETS ONLY!
Php500.00 with 2 Red Horse Beers plus a limited premium giveaway.

TICKET RESERVATION PERIOD HAS ENDED.

Tickets will be sold at the gate starting 6PM, First Come, First
Serve!

So make sure to be early and experience the rock event opener
for the Summer.

This is total Monthly Mobile Music Mayhem.

SONIC BOOM with NOFX, KING LY CHEE, URBANDUB, FASPITCH and THE AMBASSADORS
Presented to you by: Red Horse Beer ITO ANG TAMA / Pony / No Fear
Media Partners: PULP Magazine / NU107 / MTV Philippines / Anthem
Magazine / PULSE.ph

This Event is affiliated with Lighter Press, Lighter Records and PAPS
Production

For more info on the event, please visit
www.myspace. com/sonicboomphi lippines or
http://sonicboomphi lippines. multiply. com

For Band info, log on to:
NOFX – myspace.com/ nofx
KING LY CHEE - myspace.com/ kinglychee
URBANDUB – myspace.com/ urbandub
FASPITCH – myspace.com/ faspitch
THE AMBASSADORS - myspace.com/ theambassadors

Sonic Boom in Cebu

On March 17 Saturday, SONIC BOOM: Manila will be at Club O (formerly Dish) ABS-CBN Complex QC with performances by URBANDUB, DICTA LICENSE, TYPECAST, HILERA, THE AMBASSADORS, SWITCH, THE OUT OF BODY SPECIAL and TAKEN BY CARS! So make sure to be there!

On March 30 Friday, SONIC BOOM: Cebu will be at Club Royale Concourse with performances by URBANDUB, FASPITCH, THE AMBASSADORS, STILL, PELICAN STREET and THE LINE DIVIDES! Also DJ Duo TECHISOBA VS. MIDI OK! So make sure to be there!

SONIC BOOM is music community. A production. Bringing in music; independent, mainstream and experimental. Providing an experience; fresh, new but addictive. It's an explosion of sound. It's a statement. We'll be around. We'll make noise. We shall be heard. Did you see this coming? No? But you're definitely gonna hear the BOOM!

Sonic Boom Gig this April 18

April, 18 2007 at SONIC BOOM with NOFX and King Ly Chee - Limited Tickets Only, Reserve Now! Amoranto Theater Hall, beside Amoranto Stadium, Amoranto Theater Hall, Quezon City, Cost : Php500 with 2 Beers.

SONIC BOOM with NOFX (US) and KING LYCHEE (Hongkong) with guest performers: URBANDUB, THE AMBASSADORS and FASPITCH!

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For Ticket Reservations and inquiries, email sonicboomphilippines@gmail.com or text 091762SONIC (09176276642)
- For More Info on the event, visit sonicboomphilippines.multiply.com

Sonic Boom, February 24 @ Handuraw!

Sonic Boom, February 24 @ Handuraw!

Are you all set for the next Sonic Boom? Check it out as it hits the stage in Handuraw on February 24, Saturday at 9pm!

Rock out with Sheila & The Insects, Picture Filled, The Ambassadors, Incoherent, Pelican Street and Faspitch! It's only 150 bucks to get in plus you get a swig of beer so we hope to see you at the gig.

Rock and Roll! It's Sonic Boom: Monthly. Mobile. Music. Mayhem.

Sonic Boom on December 20 @ Gweilos and Techisoba Vs. Midi OK visits Manila

Sonic Boom on December 20 @ Gweilos!

We want to give you the chance to celebrate with us before we all kick it with our families for the Christmas vacation. So check out this months Sonic Boom, set to happen on December 20 at Gweilos Bar in Eastwood, Libis!

Rock the night away with TypeCast, Dicta License, Hilera, Urbandub, Subscapular and The Dorques! The gig starts at around 9pm, we all hope to see you there!

Do join the Sonic Boom Community as well on the following website:

www.myspace. com/sonicboomphi lippines

You bring a friend and we'll bring the experience!

Techisoba Vs. Midi OK visits Manila

Techisoba Vs. Midi OK! are flying into Manila today and will be there until December 24.

They are there on a special project that I can't talk about right now but you might be able to catch them making rounds over at the Sonic Boom night on December 20.

Will they be performing? It's doubtful since they are there to work on polishing their skills, mixing and mastering their upcoming album and that secret project I mentioned earlier.

That's the update on the electronica duo from Cebu. We do hope that you can catch up with them during their stay there and who knows? A surprise performance perhaps? If they are not too busy working hopefully.

Vote for Frailty and Download the Urbandub / Dicta License Ringback Tune!

Vote for Frailty!

Request or vote for Urbandubs single Frailty on NU107 and on the MYX
Pinoy Countdown! It's simple.

For NU107 listeners, text the following:

NUVOTE FRAILTY by Urbandub
and send to 29107

For MYX Viewers, text the following:

MYX VOTE FRAILTY by Urbandub
and send to 2366

Let's send the single up through the charts! Dubistas unite!


Download the Urbandub / Dicta License Ringback Tune!


Now you can download the Ringback Tune to the track Future by Urbandub and Dicta License! Better still, this is available to Globe, Smart and Sun subscribers!

Just key in the following on your mobiles:

MTVMMS(UNDERSCORE) (UNDERSCOR E)

NOTE: UNDERSCORE is the symbol not the word.

Globe Subscribers: Send to 2219
Sun Subscribers: Send to 2823
Smart Subscribers: Send to 668

Thanks! Make your phone rock out with this cool new ringback tune today!

Faspitch: Handuraw's Artist Of The Month!

Faspitch: Handuraw's Artist Of The Month!


We are more than ecstatic to tell you that Faspitch has been chosen as Handuraw's Artist of the Month for December! This is quite an honor as they close off the great year of 2006!

We invite you all to celebrate this occasion with us on December 8 (Friday) 2006. Join us at Handuraw in Mabolo and witness excellent performances by: Still, Pelican Street, The Line Divides, The Ambassadors, Detached and Faspitch!

It'll only be Php120 to get in and I believe that comes with the usual beer or pizza, so come down and rock out with some of the best in Cebu!

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NOTE:

Because of the uncivilized behavior of some of our fellow surfers I decided to turn off the shout box. Yes, you all have the rights to criticize...the only thing is you cannot do it here in my blog...because this is MY blog...I advice you to make your own anti-bisrock blog and shout there all stupid insults you could muster.

Faspitch Manila trip delayed!

Faspitch Manila trip delayed!


Reports of the recent typhoon in Manila forced Faspitch to re-schedule their December trip. They will not be able to play on the December 1 concert they were scheduled for but they will be flying over on December 2.

All fans and new listeners of Faspitch can catch the band on December 2 at Al’s Bar in Paranaque and on Monday, December 4 at Temple Bar in Makati with Malaysia rock act Love Me Butch.

Thank you for your love, patience and support for the bands!

Urbandub at the NU107 Rock Awards!

Urbandub at the NU107 Rock Awards!


We would like to thank everybody who has supported Urbandub and their album Embrace so far. The band, their songs and album have been nominated for various categories in this years NU107 Rock Awards!

We hope that we see you all there, it's going to be one rocked out night!

Here are the categories that Urbandub has been nominated in:

Vocalist Of The Year – Gabby Alipe
Guitarist Of The Year – John Dinopol
Bassist Of The Year – Lalay Lim
Drummer Of The Year – John Mendoza
Song Of The Year – First Of Summer
Artist Of The Year – Urbandub
Album Of The Year – Embrace
Best Album Packaging – Embrace by Kahlil De Pio
Producer of the Year – Kerryl Demeterio for Embrace
Best Male Award – Gabby Alipe

This wouldn't have been possible without all of Urbandub's loyal listeners and their ever-strong Dubista fan base! See you at the awards!

Point Click Kill nominated for NU Rock Awards!

Point Click Kill nominated for NU Rock Awards!



We have great news for all PCK fans out there. The band would like to thank all of you for showing your support for their music!

They have been nominated as one of the top 5 for NU107's In The Raw Award. This is for the 2006 NU107 Rock Awards. What makes this really special is that they are now officially the first independent Ilonggo band that has been nominated for a category in the Rock Awards. The guys can't get over it and are really appreciative.

On behalf of the band, we would like to thank you again for the love and support you have shown Point Click Kill.

For more information about the band, do check out the following sites:

http://www.point- click-kill. cjb.net

http://www.myspace. com/pck

http://pointclickki ll.multiply. com

http://lighterrecor ds.multiply. com

GRAND EYEBALL PARTY and ALBUM LAUNCH of the AMBASSADORS

GRAND EYEBALL PARTY and ALBUM LAUNCH of the AMBASSADORS


Hello everyone!!! Join us on November 8, 2006
for the It's A Guy Thing GRAND EYEBALL PARTY
and ALBUM LAUNCH of the AMBASSADORS at
Mugen Bar in Metrowalk, kindly print out both front
and back invitations located on this url "
http://www.friendst er.com/29239054". This will
serve as your VIP pass. And make our OBB theme song "SMILE" by THE
AMBASSADORS number one on MYX chart
just txt in: myx(space)vote( space)smile
and send to 2366 (for all networks)

SEE YOU THERE!!!!

CHEERSSSSS and

SMILE:)

click this url for additional details:
http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=auybEnYuLac

Sonic Boom on October 21

It's time for another Sonic Boom chapter to happen, so check it out as it hits 6 Underground in Makati on October 21!

Sonic Boom is a nationwide series of concerts that happens once a month in Manila, Cebu and IloIlo. In the future, we hope to bring this concert to more places in the Philippines so that bands have a concert and a venue to perform their original music!

So keep it logged here for more information on Sonic Boom: Monthly. Mobile. Music. Mayhem.

Also make sure to join us on Yahoo so that you can keep update on Sonic Boom gigs:

http://launch. groups.yahoo. com/group/ sonicboomphilipp ines/

We all hope to see you at the gigs!

On October 21 @ 6 Underground, the following bands will be rocking their socks off:

Dicta License
Typecast
Hilera
Faspitch
Imbue No Kudos
The Ambassadors

This is something you don't want to miss! CD's, shirts and other merchandise will also be sold at the gig venue. Tell all your friends, classmates, officemates and people you just met! See you all at Sonic Boom!

FASPITCH: MTV’s Rising Star of October!

Great news for those of you who stay stuck on the tube! MTV has chosen Faspitch to be their Rising Star for the whole month of October! So expect lots of cool news and performances by Faspitch on MTV. Just tune in and get their appearance schedules from there!

Also in October, Faspitch is going to be quite busy gigging around and so we invite all of you to experience the band first-hand at some of the following dates and venues:

Oct. 4, 2006 - Wed – WBOB Semi-finals @ Davao

Oct. 5, 2006 - Thu – WBOB Finals @ Mall Of Asia

Oct. 18, 2006 - Wed - Saguijo Cafe, Guijo St. Makati

Oct. 19, 2006 - Thu - Mayrics, España Manila

Oct. 20, 2006 - Fri - Motorsports Alley, Katipunan Ave. Q.C.

Oct. 21, 2006 - Sat - 6 Underground, C. Palanca St. Makati

Oct. 25, 2006 - Wed - Mugen Bar, Metrowalk Ortigas

Oct. 26, 2006 - Thu - Purple Haze, Tomas Morato Ave. Q.C.

Oct. 27, 2006 - Fri - Al's Bar, Aguirre St. B.F. Homes, Paranaque

Oct. 28, 2006 - Sat - Capones, Valero St. Makati

Hope to see you all at the gigs and we hope that you can also catch the guys on MTV Philippines.

SONGWRITER'S NIGHT ,CEBU CITY

SONGWRITER'S NIGHT ,CEBU CITY

CALLING ALL CEBU INDIE BANDS, SONGWRITERS,MUSICIANS,RECORD LABELS, SUPPORTERS,FRIENDS AND RELATIVES!!!

WE WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU, WE HAVE AN EVENT "SONGWRITER'S NIGHT" , ON AUGUST 22 2005 AT BIG GERRY'S RESTO BAR, CEBU CITY.

OUR SHOW WILL FOCUS ON ORIGINAL MUSIC OF HOMEGROWN SONGWRITERS, WITH OUR VISION OF PROMOTING AND KEEPING CEBU'S INDIE SCENE ALIVE!!

1. IF YOU ARE A SONGWRITER AND YOU WANT TO SHOWCASE YOUR SONGS, YOU ARE MOST WELCOME TO PERFORM. WE WANT SONGS OF ANY KIND ANY GENRE.

2. IF YOU ARE A BAND, YOU ARE STILL WELCOME TO PERFORM YOUR ORIGINAL SONGS WITH SIMPLE AND MINIMAL INSTRUMENTATIONS THOUGH YOU ARE STILL IN CONTROL OF YOUR ARTISTIC FREEDOM.

3. IF YOU ARE A RECORD LABEL OR SOMEONE WHO SELLS INDIE CD'S, AND OTHER MERCHANDISE YOU ARE WELCOME TO DISPLAY YOUR WARES DURING THE EVENT. WE WILL SAVE A PLACE FOR YOU.

4. IF YOU ARE AN INDIE FAN AND SUPPORTER OF UNSIGNED BANDS, WHAT THE HECK!! YOU ARE MOST INVITED TO COME. NOWADAYS, BEING AN AUDIENCE IS AS IMPORTANT OF BEING THE PERFORMER.


IF YOU ARE INTERESTED OF ANY OF THE ABOVE, PLEASE CONTACT

0920 630 5779. LETS SUPPORT THE LOCAL MUSICIANS!!!

PAX TE CUM!

Urbandub’s New Video Out Now! and Faspitch CDs available on the Internet!

Urbandub’s New Video Out Now!

Great news for all you Dubistas and new fanatics out there! Urbandub has just released the video for their next single Endless, A Silent Whisper! Its off of their album EMBRACE under EMI Philippines.

This is a real treat because for those who had seen the First of Summer video, this is its continuation. Now, we all know that you all had questions about the FOS video and the answers are all found in the new video for Endless, A Silent Whisper. Let me give you a hint: If you all thought that the FOS video was a little too pretentious, it was meant to be! And the reality of Urbandubs message is found in the new video, so we all hope that you get to catch it on TV!

So far, MYX has been cool enough to air it on their station and they have been airing a special with an Urbandub interview as well as the two videos (First of Summer and Endless, A Silent Whisper) back to back! Stay tuned to the tube so that you can catch that!
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Faspitch CDs available on the Internet!

Faspitchs debut album The Future of Ear Repair is now available through two sites on the Internet. As most of you know, you can grab a copy on www.indiecultureonline.com and we encourage you to tell your friends outside of the country as well.

The Future of Ear Repair is also available on the CD Baby website (http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/faspitch). For those of you who are having a difficult time getting the CD in record stores, these are online alternatives.

Missing Filemon Second Album Launching

(Pics: Missing Filemon band from www.missingfilemon.tk, Handuraw Cafe sketch from www.handuraw.com)

Last Friday at Maguikay they announced the launching of their second album "Sine-sine". It will be held at Handuraw Cafe this coming June 3, 2006 with guests The Ambassadors, Scrambled Eggs, and I forgot the rest. Just visit Handuraw Cafe on this date. Anyways, here's a sketch of the place if you still haven't been there...

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Urbandub plays Cebu, SM IloIlo and SM Davao!

Just received this notice from Lighter Press a while ago...

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Hey guys!

This just in and we are sorry for the short notice but we were rushed into it as well!
Urbandub will be playing at two SM concerts, one in IloIlo and one in Davao!
We are calling on all Dubistas in these places to join forces and enjoy the concert with Urbandub! Tell your friends and families too!

Anyway, Urbandub will be playing in IloIlo on May 18 (Friday) at SM IloIlo.
You know that the place is going to be rocked out!

On May 24, Urbandub will be playing at Club Vudu at The Crossroads in Cebu.
This is for the launch of Indie Nights.
On May 27, they will be playing at a gig in SM Davao!

The gigs will start at around 9pm at night and we hope to see you all there!
Thanks guys! Urbandub is excited to be playing in places in the South again! Kepp it logged in for more information on other gigs as well! We will be posting about the gigs as soon as we get confirmations as well!


Salamat! Salamat!
Spread The Sound Of The South!

Mark Charles C. TeschLighter Press & Records
lighterpress@gmail.com / lighterrecords@gmail.com
Moby: 09176236969
Multiply: http://lighterrecords.multiply.com

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source:
theambassadors@yahoogroups.com

The Ambassadors Latest News

Hey guys!

For those of you who are wondering where The Ambassadors went, they are currently in the studio belting out new tracks for an upcoming album! We can't give any details yet but so far the stuff we have heard in the studio is fantastic!The album is scheduled to be released this year.

Keep it logged here for more information and updates on The Ambassadors!
Thanks! Spread The Sound Of The South!

Mark Charles C. TeschLighter
Press & Recordslighterpress@gmail.com / lighterrecords@gmail.com
Moby: 09176236969Multiply: http://lighterrecords.multiply.com
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source: theambassadors@yahoogroups.com