12/16/2005
NU Rock Awards backlash...
Best New Artist: Pedicab
No problem here. Whereever Raimund Marasigan goes, I go.
Artist of the year: Orange and Lemons
Eh? More on this later.
Album of the Year: Light, Peace & Love by Bamboo
Although Bamboo is primarily a Bamboo Mañalac band, NU107 still have to give something for their collective efforts.
Song of the year: Ako si M16 by Junior Kilat
For a lack of a better choice. I actually like this song. Better than obvious choices The Day You Said Goodnight or Chandeliers Ako, although the latter is not nominated.
Vocalist of the year: Bamboo Manalac of Bamboo
Deserving. Rico Blanco's not around to mess things up.
Drummer of the year: Jerros Dolino of Sheila and the Insects
Pleasant surprise. Although Ria Bautista could have pull it for sheer uniqueness. I mean, how many female drummer vocalists do you know?
Bassist of the year: Niño Avenido of Greyhoundz
Hasn't he won this before? Then again, you aren't left with much of the choice with the other nominees. Except for Donbi Ledesma, everybody else has one once before.
Guitarist of the year: Cynthia Alexander
Didn't see this coming. At least it's not Ira Cruz.
Best Male: Yael Yuson of Spongecola
No surprise here. Pogi rock still rules!
Best Female: Aia de Leon of Imago
Giving a complimentary award to a 'NU107 band'.
Rising Sun Award: Orange and Lemons
Irony right in our faces.
In The Raw: UpDharmaDown
Francis Brew wasn't wrong with this choice.
Best Album Packaging: Claude Rodrigo for Orange and Lemons' Strike Whilst The Iron Is Hot
In fairness, their album cover actually looks nice. Must be the reason how they became number one in Tower Records.
Producer of the Year: Cynthia Alexander and Angee Rozul for Cynthia Alexander's Comet Tail
Strike two for Cynthia. Long overdue.
Hall of Fame: Mayric's
After Club Dredd and the Eraserheads, a nice followup. Although Mayric's is still alive.
Video of the Year: Akap by Imago (Directed by Marie Jamora)
Nice visuals. The ABS-CBN writer just didn't know what he was writing
Best Live Act: Kamikazee
I could attest to that in the Pulp Summer Slam.
Listeners' Choice Award: Bamboo
Halelujiah!
The Selector Young Music Entrepreneur for 2005 by the British Council: Ian Zafra
I don't know what this is for. Is he related to Jessica Zafra?
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Isn't it frustrating that after all this 'hard work' of advocacy, the band we are clamoring to own up to their actions gets rewarded by being awarded as NU107's Artist of the Year, while the song in question becomes the SEA Games' unofficial anthem?
My friend theorized that the NU107 judges were just trying to be 'sarcastic' in handing the award to a band that blatantly ripped off a song. As for the latter, didn't the Philsoc provide the venues copies of Rivermaya's "Posible" or the Jose Mari Chan-penned song to the venues?
The first day would have been forgiveable. I could still stomach it. But by the second day, I grew tired with it. Then on the final day of fencing at the San Juan Gymnasium, they cued Bamboo's Noypi. They have a copy of that song, how come it only took them that time before they could play that?
Even the athlete I got to talk after the competition, she preferred that her 'victory song' should have been Noypi instead of Chandeliers... errr... Pinoy Ako.
I'm getting frustrated, man...
No problem here. Whereever Raimund Marasigan goes, I go.
Artist of the year: Orange and Lemons
Eh? More on this later.
Album of the Year: Light, Peace & Love by Bamboo
Although Bamboo is primarily a Bamboo Mañalac band, NU107 still have to give something for their collective efforts.
Song of the year: Ako si M16 by Junior Kilat
For a lack of a better choice. I actually like this song. Better than obvious choices The Day You Said Goodnight or Chandeliers Ako, although the latter is not nominated.
Vocalist of the year: Bamboo Manalac of Bamboo
Deserving. Rico Blanco's not around to mess things up.
Drummer of the year: Jerros Dolino of Sheila and the Insects
Pleasant surprise. Although Ria Bautista could have pull it for sheer uniqueness. I mean, how many female drummer vocalists do you know?
Bassist of the year: Niño Avenido of Greyhoundz
Hasn't he won this before? Then again, you aren't left with much of the choice with the other nominees. Except for Donbi Ledesma, everybody else has one once before.
Guitarist of the year: Cynthia Alexander
Didn't see this coming. At least it's not Ira Cruz.
Best Male: Yael Yuson of Spongecola
No surprise here. Pogi rock still rules!
Best Female: Aia de Leon of Imago
Giving a complimentary award to a 'NU107 band'.
Rising Sun Award: Orange and Lemons
Irony right in our faces.
In The Raw: UpDharmaDown
Francis Brew wasn't wrong with this choice.
Best Album Packaging: Claude Rodrigo for Orange and Lemons' Strike Whilst The Iron Is Hot
In fairness, their album cover actually looks nice. Must be the reason how they became number one in Tower Records.
Producer of the Year: Cynthia Alexander and Angee Rozul for Cynthia Alexander's Comet Tail
Strike two for Cynthia. Long overdue.
Hall of Fame: Mayric's
After Club Dredd and the Eraserheads, a nice followup. Although Mayric's is still alive.
Video of the Year: Akap by Imago (Directed by Marie Jamora)
Nice visuals. The ABS-CBN writer just didn't know what he was writing
Best Live Act: Kamikazee
I could attest to that in the Pulp Summer Slam.
Listeners' Choice Award: Bamboo
Halelujiah!
The Selector Young Music Entrepreneur for 2005 by the British Council: Ian Zafra
I don't know what this is for. Is he related to Jessica Zafra?
-----
Isn't it frustrating that after all this 'hard work' of advocacy, the band we are clamoring to own up to their actions gets rewarded by being awarded as NU107's Artist of the Year, while the song in question becomes the SEA Games' unofficial anthem?
My friend theorized that the NU107 judges were just trying to be 'sarcastic' in handing the award to a band that blatantly ripped off a song. As for the latter, didn't the Philsoc provide the venues copies of Rivermaya's "Posible" or the Jose Mari Chan-penned song to the venues?
The first day would have been forgiveable. I could still stomach it. But by the second day, I grew tired with it. Then on the final day of fencing at the San Juan Gymnasium, they cued Bamboo's Noypi. They have a copy of that song, how come it only took them that time before they could play that?
Even the athlete I got to talk after the competition, she preferred that her 'victory song' should have been Noypi instead of Chandeliers... errr... Pinoy Ako.
I'm getting frustrated, man...
// posted by Unknown @ 08:54 
