Busking in Davao City: A Labor of Love, A Profession, and a Growing Occupation
If you’ve walked around Davao City lately—Roxas, Obrero, the corners of Matina, or even inside certain malls—you’ve probably noticed something new: buskers. Guitarists with portable...
Creating a Pedalboard Using Only BOSS Waza Craft Pedals
Waza! Wazaaa! WAZAAAAA! After giving you my two cents on how to arrange your guitar pedals on your pedalboard, I revisited the idea of creating...
How to Arrange Your Guitar Pedals on Your Pedalboard
A year ago, I wrote about how to arrange your guitar pedals on your pedalboard in order from the source (guitar) to the output (amplifier)....
My Sonicake Pocket Master Experience — Songwriting on a Gadget the Size of a Stack of Index Cards
I bought the Sonicake Pocket Master as a quiet birthday gift to myself — something I could hide from everyone, including my own conscience. I...
Writing Political Jingles to Earn Money
“Wala’ng Personalan, Pera pera lang to” Me, while making a political jingle Although I’m loathe to lend my musical talents to create political jingles, I...
Itching to Get Back Onstage with AcidRadius While Reminiscing Our Short History
I’m finally back in Davao! Now let’s go back onstage! It’s been two weeks since I got back to Davao and I am itching to...
Red Horse Muziklaban Semi-Finals in Cagayan De Oro
If football has the superbowl and the LGBTQ+ have the Miss Universe Pageant, what do Filipino rock bands have? I guess it would have to...
Let’s Go Take Quora to CDO!
Quora is a Davao-based band who made it to the Muziklaban Aklas category semi-finals. But that’s not the end of the story, in fact, for...
Tanya Markova at Mic 1 Family KTV Live Room on October 4, 2024
On October 4, 2024, Mic 1 Family KTV Live Room is going to host the New Vibe Ph Mindanao Tour 2024 featuring bands Tanya Markova,...
Learn to Play Together as a Cohesive Unit
Why is it important for a band to learn to play together? A band is greater than the sum of its individual members. Work on...