REVIEW: BIGFISH'S CREAM HALLOWEEN BALL

Tony McGuinness & Paavo Siljamaki from Above & Beyond performs in this year's Cream Halloween Ball


bigfish really knows how to brew an event that you will not only enjoy but also remember long after dancing has stopped (or, paused). this year's cream halloween ball was absolutely smashing. there is really something different in relation to the dance events that bigfish produces: the set-up, effects, decos, pyros, confetti, and specially the music of the superstar DJs they bring over can't be matched by other events (without the bigfish stamp on it).

being a die-hard fan of electronica (specially the sub-genre: trance) i absolutely enjoyed the music as above & beyond dropped tunes that were putting me into, well... trance. Even two of my friends who weren't really avid listeners of electronica (a rocker & indie boy) were really getting into the groove.

some creative costumes i noticed in the event : Lady GaGa, the 'queen'?, a toilet, dorks (if 'cowboy' was the trend a few years back... dorks is this year's.. am i delusional?), joker, batman, spiderman, pharoahs, op, cops, sexy angels, sexy devils.. i'm pretty sure I missed a whole lot more. Thanks to Samantha from Bigfish for allowing pghqtv to cover the event for our site.

photos from the event will be posted soon.



i'm not done. you have ONE month to recover for bigfish is bringing another superstar DJ to our shores... unbelievable!

003 - GREYONE SOCIAL

on oct. 22 greyone social opened its 2nd store at greenbelt 5. we talk to partner jon herrera, the crew of greyone, fans vicky herrera and victor basa about what greyone social is all about.

http://greyonesocial.com

check out the photos from greyone social here
and the extras here

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MINISTRY OF SOUND: THE ANNUAL 2009

image from www.ministryofsound.com
MoS : The Annual is perhaps the only compilation album you need to buy this year. i have been religiously buying the annual for about seven years now (dating back to the annual 2002). even if you are not an avid listener of dance/electronica, there is still something in store for you for the mix is usually comprised of revamped versions of mainstream hits, current dancefloor shakers, and future chart toppers (believe me on this one, i was introduced to iio, daniel bedingfield, and royksopp way before they shot up to stardom). If you are unfamiliar with 'the annual' you might be wondering why it would be dated '2009' when it is only '2008'. Well, besides the fact that it is always released when new years is fast approaching, the +1 year suggests that what you would be hearing are choons that will conquer radio waves the following year. it is a round-up of dance songs from 2008 as well as a prophecy of what the sound of 2009 will be like (or at least, this is what i think about why the annual always dates a year ahead).

for the complete tracklisting click here

oddysey records (philippines), usually (not always) imports the UK version of 'the annual'. In any case, you can always purchase it online, they have packages that includes 'the annual' with the original MoS scent - one for a boy and one for a girl.

A FEW UPDATES

if you guys noticed we added two new buttons under the "stalk us" section on the sidebar: if you're a blogger user, you can follow our blog to get updates right in your dashboard and you can now subscribe to our channel on youtube! that's all =)

stay tuned for more episodes! if you have ideas you want to share, feel free to contact us!

PHILIPPINE FASHION WEEK SPRING/SUMMER 09

Jerome Lorico (Model: Charo Ronquillo)

dayummm i had no idea philippine fashion week was that tiring! to think i only attended [some shows in] two days! i was too busy doing god-knows-what and i forgot to take pictures of the stylish guestsss... most of the ones i took were crap lol.

random photos:


(Patrick Galang, Kermit Tesoro, --- , Jerome Lorico, Dimple Lim, Ciege Cagalawan)

more pictures in our flickr page! don't forget to add us =)

MUSIC WE LIK: PRIORS

priors (http://www.myspace.com/priorsmusic) is a an electro pop outfit that features the collaboration between modjo's yann destal and kitsune's raw man. they only have one song out but they've become a favorite of mine already.

give them a listen with this song - priors - what you need via ohhcrapp.net
and while you're there, check out the video and remix they posted of ladyhawke's my delirium. it's awesome.

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we know it's not fair that we only feature foreign artists, but we're working hard on trying to get exclusive interviews and performances from local bands and artists as well. if you want to see someone featured in this blog, tell us who so we can get on it. peace out.

FAILBLOG.COM

failblog (http://failblog.com) - words cannot express how truly awesome this site is. chronicling the best of the worst man has to offer, it never fails to put a smile on my face. this should not be missed.

CHRIS BROWN + RIHANNA CONCERT ON NOV 16

nov 16 + 8pm + bonifacio open field

Witness the greatest collaboration the Philippines has ever seen as Globe and MTV Philippines bring you Rihanna and Chris Brown, back to back in the biggest concert of the year! Watch two of Hollywood’s greatest R&B artists as they bounce here at the Bonifacio Global City Open Field on November 16! Get two concerts for the price of one because things just keep getting better with our early bird rate! Avail of your tickets at a discounted price from October 15 to 31! Get your Platinum ticket for PhP 8,000; your Gold ticket for PhP 3,000; your Silver ticket for PhP 1,500 and your Bronze ticket for PhP 300! Regular price of PhP 10,000, 5,000, 3,000 and 600 will apply there after.

get your tickets at ticketworld
see you guys there!

002 - YOU MAGAZINE LAUNCH: THE INTERVIEWS

we ask yoU icons rosanna aranaz, karen pamintuan, maxine magalona, megan young and simon atkins about their personal style and also what they love about yoU.

Formats available: MPEG-4 Video (.m4v), Flash Video (.flv)

GREYONE SOCIAL GREENBELT 5 STORE OPENING

lotsa bacardi, lotsa style, lotsa cute, lotsa pretty...



lotsa fun!

congratulations, greyone!

check them out at greenbelt 5, 2nd floor!

video podcast can be found here!!! =D


flickrSLiDR.

UP DHARMA DOWN'S BIPOLAR LAUNCH LATER!!!

8:00PM
Friday, October 24, 2008
Hexagon Lounge, RCBC Plaza,
(Ayala Avenue corner Buendia Avenue)
Makati City, Philippines.

P150 entrance with drink
P500 entrance with drink, Limited Edition CD Packaging with documentary DVD
Basement parking available

Click here for more info

i'm a really really big fan and i really really really want to be there but i can't... boo!!!

in the meantime, i'll cry myself to sleep while listening to their previous album, fragmented. here's the last video from the said album, which is a collaboration between the most creative minds in the industry, Acidhouse Post, Inksurge, and Everywhere We Shoot!.

MUSIC WE LIKE: LYKKE LI; THE HOOD INTERNET

lykke li (http://www.lykkeli.com) is a 22 year old swedish (where most good pop music comes from these days) singer who actually kind of looks like scarlett johanssen. her first album, youth novels, has gotten loads of acclaim from both the critics as well as the music blogs. it's kind of hard to describe what her music sounds like, so i guess it's better to just show you..

lykke li - little bit

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meanwhile, the hood internet (http://www.thehoodinternet.com) are a chicago-based group specializing in mashups of hiphop tracks with indie and sometimes pop songs. though the artists they decide to mash together would make you go wtf (dizzee rascal vs cyndi lauper?), somehow they make it work. they regularly release a compilation of their mashups on their site, and recently released volume 3.

i decide to feature them both at the same time because it turns out i wasn't the only one infatuated with lykke li's music. the hood internet is as well, and they decided to make a lykke li mashup album featuring six of her songs mixed with the likes of booka shade, digitalism, and gui boratto. this one is massive.

get it here

mp3: lykke li - dance dance dance & little bit (loving hand remix) via music.download.com

CHIC HOMEPAGES: WE'LL SHOW YOU HOW!

gosh, i sound like a magazine cover. anyway, i know homepages aren't the most glamorous of things, but not a lot of you might be aware of such a thing as iGoogle. (i know, such an original name right?). well igoogle is a service that is meant to be a replacement for whatever is your homepage right now. it is meant to be a one-stop source for all the other places you need to go when you open up your browser. i know, sounds boring right? well, quite recently google collaborated with some artists and designers to make what is known as "artist themes"

whoa, is that gucci i see?

artist themes range from brands such as gucci, to musicians like coldplay and radiohead, and a whole range of designers i don't even know about (we have bj for that).

what's cool with igoogle is that it is highly customizable. there are widgets for almost anything you need and use online. have a gmail account? you can check it right there, just add the appropriate widget for it. got a blog you read often, then just grab the rss and add it yourself, and voila, you have a gadget for it.



*hint hint* *nudge nudge*


but arguably the coolest part about igoogle is that themes themselves change by the hour, so you're never stuck with that one boring image.
for example:

jimmy choo



philippe starck

so there you go, you're now the kid with the coolest homepage at the office.
you're welcome. =D

001 - YOU MAGAZINE LAUNCH

yoU magazine officially launched on oct 18 at warehouse 135. we were there and here's how it went down.

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PHOTOS FROM YOU MAGAZINE'S LAUNCH!

the place was sooo packed (congrats yoU!) it was impossible to get full body shots of people inside! luckily i bumped into couple of stylish guests in front of the club:


princess, 19
the rodarte-ish stockings are cute (full view) =)


cj, 16
he asked if he could take a photo of me for his blog (kalyedemanila.blogspot.com) and i was like "yeah sure... oh, hey is that the [marc jacobs] bb bag?!"


dayum!

random pictures from the party...

i know, sooo many artistas! haha! more on our flickr page! add us!

PS:
episode 1 is up! we're uploading the artista interviews next! =) don't forget to subscribe to our podcast!

WHEN YOU JUST CAN'T SAY IT IN PERSON: SAY IT WITH NOTES!

passive-aggressive notes (http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com) is a website that chronicles the "painfully polite and hilariously hostile writings from shared spaces the world over". the notes found in the blog range from subtle hints of displeasure to outright angry death threats, and all very funny. i've been guilty of leaving notes of the kind myself, but after reading some of the notes from the site, i think i'll refrain from doing such anymore, since i think the desired effect is rarely achieved.

MUSIC WE LIKE (AND YOU SHOULD TOO): LADYHAWKE

Ladyhawke (http://www.myspace.com/ladyhawkerock) is the alias of New Zealander Pip Brown, an indie pop darling whose music is a throwback to the sound of those great female 80's icons. In each of her songs she seems to be channeling a particular muse, be it Blondie or Nicks, and maybe even a bit of "Like A Virgin" era Madonna. Her songs all have killer hooks and catchy choruses that will bound to get you singing along before the song ends. This is definitely one Kiwi to watch out for.

ladyhawke - paris is burning

isn't the snoopy shirt simply adorable?


free mp3 "paris is burning (alex gopher remix)" via (music.download.com)

COOL APP: WORD CLOCK SCREENSAVER

word clock is a screensaver with a unique way of telling you the time. instead of showing you numbers and/or dials, it gives you the actual words of the date and time as it happens. the current time and date is highlighted from a list of all possible words. since it is highly customizable, you can even choose to only show the time and not the date, as well as change the colors of the words. it even has multiple languages supported. (unfortunately, filipino is not on the list. yet.) i've lost lots of time just staring at the thing since i find it so fascinating. and i'm sure you will too.

a video demonstration of how it works:


available for both mac and windows via (http://www.simonheys.com/wordclock/)

STATUS GO-SEE + GREYONE SOCIAL'S GREENBELT 5 STORE OPENING

dress up and be seen on the pages of status mag! and yes, we're covering! see you there =)

ROCKWELL SALE THIS WEEKEND

mall hours have been extended as well:
Friday — 11am to 11pm
Saturday — 10am to 11pm
Sunday — 10am to 9pm

ROCKIN' YOU: YOU MAGAZINE'S LAUNCH PARTY

the country's newest fashion & music magazine is having it's launch party on Saturday, October 18, 2008 at warehouse 135 with an exclusive fashion show featuring creations of young talented designers + music from up dharma down, rico blanco, miguel escueta, dj mars miranda, nyctinasty, sleepwalk circus,and musical o.

i did a shoot for yoU last week and it was used as a teaser for the event:


(L-R) Andi Manzano, Miguel Escueta, Bea Soriano, Rosanna Aranaz
the rest of the pictures will appear on yoU's november-december issue. i'll post behind the scenes photos + outtakes from the shoot once it's out! haha. oh, by the way playground+headquarters is covering the whole thing! see yoU!

more info here.

APPLE REFRESHES MACBOOK LINE. NOW SPORTS MULTITOUCH AND ALUMINUM CASING

apple has updated its line of notebooks, and all of them now sport led-backlit displays, aluminum casing and multitouch trackpads. also, the macbook (along with the air) now sport nvidia gpu's, which are a markedly significant improvement over the previous intel integrated graphic chips. what this basically means is, the macbook is now a somewhat decent gaming machine. expect these babies to arrive on our shores in the next few weeks, and just in time for xmas.

ABOVE & BEYOND HEADLINES THIS YEAR'S CREAM HALLOWEEN BALL

bigfish, the premiere dance event production company in manila, has been successfully carrying out the best local raves featuring world-renowned djs. they will do just the same in this year's cream halloween ball, the longest and most famous costume dance party in the country. If you're a trance fan, take time to catch your breath for they booked the world famous trance trio, Above & Beyond, for you! Placing 6th in last year's dj mag top 100, you are bound to approve this position as they fill in the huge halls of the world trade center with an ethereal dance-inducing mix that will surely put you in trance. you only get to play dress-up once in awhile, so do it good and you might just win a nokia xpressmusic phone as well. as always, this will be one dope of a dance event to experience. get ready to dance in trance. no vice, keep things clean.

CINEMANILA 2008

if you haven't heard, cinemanila's 10th run will start in a few days. opening the film will be sparrow by hong kong director johnny to. for more information, check out http://www.cinemanila.org.ph/

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BJ, 20
the fashin persin

bj is an international studies graduate of de la salle university
he is currently a freelance fashion stylist/photographer
he is in charge of all things fashion in the website as well as photo exclusives




MARK, 23
the video geek

mark is a marketing management graduate of de lasalle university.
he is currently a freelance video editor slash graphic designer.
he is in charge of the video content of the site as well as all tech related articles.


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MIGUEL, 20
the dance/electronic groupie

miguel is currently taking up communication arts in dlsu
he wants to become a filmmaker
he is in charge of dance/electronica reviews of artists as well as events




















KITT, 20
the sex kittchen

kitt is currently taking up communication arts in de la salle university
she dreams of becoming a food celebrity/travel journalist/singer someday
she is in charge of orgasmic food and music related excursions

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