Filipino-American DJ Qbert played a benefit gig at LAX behind Mall of Asia last Jan. 15 to help out victims of Typhoon Ondoy in collaboration with Sagip Kapamilya Foundation. Fifty percent of the proceeds went to charity. Qbert isn’t the first celebrity or “name” DJ to spin at LAX. Samantha Ronson launched the club last [...]
dj qbert scratches manila’s back
February 14th, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
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more than the sum of its parts: +/- return to manila
January 4th, 2010 · No Comments · posted by riot
New York City-based indie rock band +/- (Plus/Minus) came back to Manila for a return engagement last Dec. 18 at Encore (formerly Embassy).
The band, two of whose members are Filipino-American, played their first-ever Philippine gigs last November at Mag:net Bonifacio High Street and the now-defunct Warehouse 135, both excellent shows.They were brought in by the [...]
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riot of joy: komikon summer fiesta sizzles
June 3rd, 2009 · No Comments · riot of joy
R. has a column in Philippine Star’s On the Radar section (comes out every Sunday) called “Riot of Joy.” This article came out last May 31, 2009.
(Note the correct title is “Komikon Summer Fiesta Sizzles” and not “…fizzles” — a typo error — as published)
The Elmer Special Edition Hardcover (by comics creator Gerry Alanguilan) with [...]