tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641138295088121102024-03-12T16:02:53.410-07:00RADIOACTIVE SAGO PROJECTWelcome to the all-new, fat-free, vitamin-enriched Radioactive Sago Project website! Now packed with more nutrients! With more meaty flavors and posh shopping mall sewage!Sago Profilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10328775924120897680noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-864113829508812110.post-59099609800180570252008-02-14T18:51:00.001-08:002008-02-14T19:02:33.274-08:00RP IN TRANSITION AND HERE IS WHAT WE THINK<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhROTFn_SwWJrZrykhUGhNwmixAl_953n9DmKN_JfE6UnUZESB66M3vyaV4eCnPHbmpL16bP9vZXXOQ6McVILIGbO0GTkF8eCHsgXbvYlazyqMGPAc07ZcHmwhGzpGs0XCtn7m-zraixyo/s1600-h/middle-finger.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhROTFn_SwWJrZrykhUGhNwmixAl_953n9DmKN_JfE6UnUZESB66M3vyaV4eCnPHbmpL16bP9vZXXOQ6McVILIGbO0GTkF8eCHsgXbvYlazyqMGPAc07ZcHmwhGzpGs0XCtn7m-zraixyo/s400/middle-finger.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5167034391961389906" border="0" /></a><br />Walang mangyayari, walang magbabago kung ang nagpapatakbo puro gago.Sago Profilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10328775924120897680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-864113829508812110.post-24217366504738991652008-02-14T18:03:00.000-08:002008-02-14T18:46:39.623-08:00J.LO's DEVASTATING DISCLOSURE!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRCMzCkAbagTtzRIDm67oeaBwvUV0irK-ADwbChaQbEkZ1WaLMvhbHyzBa8gdasaoQA68cdYXbQ03QBr3z0UGt2xNg1ZaMgSH_oZGiQVLMSzhAPxwVamLMCZse7wqI5h5UZ_CWi_qShYc/s1600-h/lozada225+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRCMzCkAbagTtzRIDm67oeaBwvUV0irK-ADwbChaQbEkZ1WaLMvhbHyzBa8gdasaoQA68cdYXbQ03QBr3z0UGt2xNg1ZaMgSH_oZGiQVLMSzhAPxwVamLMCZse7wqI5h5UZ_CWi_qShYc/s400/lozada225+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5167031153556048706" border="0" /></a>Key in MMA 64 and send to 2366. Voting period is ongoing until March 10, 2008. This time, do not moderate your greed.Sago Profilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10328775924120897680noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-864113829508812110.post-25527929026188598242008-02-14T17:45:00.001-08:002008-02-14T17:58:12.111-08:00THE BADDEST MUTHERFUCKERS. KILLER PEKPEK SHORTS MORE SUBVERSIVE THAN ANY JUN LOZADA TESTIMONY<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ajt9EVVdJyAthcPN81HE7K1E43RkSZuRC7KcoCYRHlqlTk1eP6RkpJ4CL0GnHS_EIxZzwT_Ge5fZRW2uWtHziMfeKIplFg4RUGT4JpZLwcu6DGc2zF-kDYMujYvslmNTfPTH_f-6sIM/s1600-h/bagets.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ajt9EVVdJyAthcPN81HE7K1E43RkSZuRC7KcoCYRHlqlTk1eP6RkpJ4CL0GnHS_EIxZzwT_Ge5fZRW2uWtHziMfeKIplFg4RUGT4JpZLwcu6DGc2zF-kDYMujYvslmNTfPTH_f-6sIM/s400/bagets.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5167018208524618546" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Not John Zorn and Naked City. Not Coltrane and Miles. Not Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, Charles Bukowski. Not Gil Scott-Heron. Not James Brown, not The Clash, not Gang of Four, not Black Sabbath, not Dead Kennedys, Black Flag, D.R.I., and all those weenies.<br /><br />This is the real inspiration behind Radioactive Sago Project's music.<br /><br /></span>Sago Profilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10328775924120897680noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-864113829508812110.post-58466109966622068872007-12-28T01:14:00.000-08:002007-12-28T02:05:18.463-08:0010 REASONS WHY 2007 DIDN'T SUCK ASS<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUU195GgJ0FordiUo5jP3AJDKqysSB-g_9PkauAKgXt9cNAjty6zYVJK5u-J4TwowgFk_BeuinCkL76MovN-Bbo28k8CBr4aUt-L9ifsm2XFStRbbeLDeYdmuUaQsMSSEgzBF_dfAhmjQ/s1600-h/sago-UPLB.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUU195GgJ0FordiUo5jP3AJDKqysSB-g_9PkauAKgXt9cNAjty6zYVJK5u-J4TwowgFk_BeuinCkL76MovN-Bbo28k8CBr4aUt-L9ifsm2XFStRbbeLDeYdmuUaQsMSSEgzBF_dfAhmjQ/s400/sago-UPLB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148955471871833394" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"> <span style="font-style: italic;"> (A relatively old photograph from a UP Los Banos gig; posted only because it looks vaguely, uh, cool)</span><br /><br /><br />1. We released our third album. Finally.<br /><br />2. Despite the fact that the album did not make us richer than God and Bamboo, it received overwhelmingly radiant reviews. Except for those who thought that "it had too many notes."<br /><br />3. Inclusions in tribute compilations: <span style="font-style: italic;">Hopia, Mani, Popcorn</span> (where we mangled a Rico J. Puno classic) and the Apo Part 2. (which saw an even worse mangling of "Siyotang Pa-Class.")<br />4. We'd like to thank Red Horse. For the gigs. And the beer, of course.<br /><br />5. Rock Ed Philippines and Dakila. For the support.<br /><br />6. The expansion of the Terno Recordings family, signing up great new bands like Bandang Shirley, Sleepwalk Circus, Musical O, and Swissy. And Alamid. Just kidding.<br /><br />7. Our trombonist Pards Tupas got married. And is expecting a baby soon.<br /><br />8. A mailing list with more than a thousand members, with only three or four showing genuine Sago interest. The rest think we're actually interested in their gigs or their stupid Friendster updates.<br /><br />9. The Producer of the Year honor from the 2007 NU 107 Rock Awards.<br /><br />10. Despite the beer, the cigarettes, and medications like... Diatabs, we're still breathing.<br /><br />THANK YOU: The Radioactive Sago Project e-group, Philmusic, Burn, Pulp, Pulse.ph, Rogue Magazine, The Philippine Star, Fudge, Erwin Romulo, Eric Melendez, Igan D'Bayan, Karl De Mesa, </span><span class="small"></span><span style="font-size:78%;">Ian Emmanuel C. Urrutia, Jim Ayson, Jojo Gonzales, Marne Kilates, Rome Jorge, Bert "The Bitch" Sulat Jr., NU 107, Francis Reyes, Cris Hermosisima, R.A. Rivera, Furball, Quark Henares, Saguijo, Magnet Cafe, Route 196, Penguin Cafe (Sir Butch!), Sweetspot Recordings, Mark Laccay, Noel de Brackinghe, Malek Lopez, Iwa Wilwayco, Louie Cordero, Green Papaya Art Projects, MTV, Myx Live, New City Food House, Gang Badoy, Free Jonas Burgos Movement, at, higit sa lahat... si ZUMA! <br /><br /><br /></span>Sago Profilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10328775924120897680noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-864113829508812110.post-60632783276193101222007-12-21T23:26:00.001-08:002007-12-21T23:26:00.202-08:00Sago sa 2007 Rock Awards: Wasak na Wasak<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/F0c-nWlL7Qs' name='movie'/><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/F0c-nWlL7Qs'/></object></p><p>Funebre muna. Tapos rakrakan. Tapos wasak na. Tapos naghubad si Jun Sabayton.Tapos, tapos na.</p></div>Sago Profilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10328775924120897680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-864113829508812110.post-32680389621794982912007-12-21T23:22:00.001-08:002007-12-21T23:22:44.931-08:00Radio Active Sago Project's ASTRO<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/2jDqWjF-4Zk' name='movie'/><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/2jDqWjF-4Zk'/></object></p></div>Sago Profilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10328775924120897680noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-864113829508812110.post-22779535856908972922007-12-10T18:20:00.001-08:002007-12-10T18:20:36.728-08:00Billy Boy Eats Balut<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/CtAGP-m2mRo' name='movie'/><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/CtAGP-m2mRo'/></object></p><p>wasak na wasak!</p></div>Sago Profilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10328775924120897680noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-864113829508812110.post-47111489276548177612007-12-02T19:43:00.000-08:002007-12-04T18:42:01.416-08:00Lourd and Francis de Veyra are NU 107 Rock Awards '07 Producers of the Year<span style="font-size:130%;">(Francis fails to walk onstage. Kumakain sa likod. Tanga; Lourd kisses pussy, este Kitty Girls as reward)</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxkvIMhIM2xacYyzBlcOtpDT4vuZDV6Uaidt5l4F59CoNWjQgc8erbcm2Y9mxt9cTDsn62-FUG2ex4LOs0Zt6z5NiRMtClTZGr2KoX6yqMdbAxu7aW4tJ-Lw4MfknYcCq9WdRtTx2wgFc/s1600-r/CIMG0080.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRF1xDHjT49NpzOolpBcA-ImPhaVW3J3GH0WRRyhRqJEjIz6ioj5FG1f_vz5lu9tt38ft6e6yT2LTYb3uxLki3mrWl2HYdYpU1UXk3bqqt0PJihSIa5ePQpWTNu4OLHZmWv1uecgvl2U4/s400/CIMG0080.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139590419175229314" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:78%;" >For their work on "Tanginamo Andaming Nagugutom sa Mundo Fashionista Ka Pa Rin," the De Veyra brothers won this year's NU 107 Rock Awards Producer of the Year honor. Big mystery, considering that the band only seems to have a total fanbase of 10 (excluding parents and girlfriends), and were up against accomplished producers like Angee Rozul, Robin Rivera, and Robert Javier. Nevertheless, the band remains thankful for its first ever award that has absolutely nothing to do with music videos.<br /></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpF9x0ppuYM9s_IQ5TWzhJq2VhmW7TuVZu__moUkBsLbKu-3V2z3hl6z84LjJW79DC-KEEJsg27UHHN1I8TXBatZtQ95hOscmuk-f1npBrYx8scoYLlbJNhSB90rw_1AUnAApLkf3slK0/s1600-r/11302007(024).jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKgxQR112cbaAjrbLCOreOMTXvNNN5s2k6-VLTROixbYfbc4u92X-UCLqhNpMaDmKPzjTUyBXL9ynWXnwam4Vtp_YZh-ki4UHzrLbiDRrTDeDXA-12pDNhSUQQbTOPwbdD4kjQDxEyABw/s320/11302007(024).jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139601208133076898" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:78%;" >Grateful acknowledgement goes out to the guilty parties who actually made the album sound better than what the band had intended: Sweetspot Recordings, Mark Laccay, Noel de Brackinghe, Malek Lopez (for post-prod and mixing) and Shinji Tanaka (for the lay-in/live recording). Much love and respect also goes out to Toti Dalmacion and the ever-supportive Terno Recordings family. We are also equally thankful to all the critics and their persuasively positive opinions on the album. Last but not the least, to the loyal members of the radioactivesagoproject mailing list and everyone who took the time out to vote-- crushingly tight hugs and sloppy kisses y'all. Lourd would also like to thank all his gorgeous co-presentors-- the Kitty Girls (sort of like our version of the Pussycat Dolls)-- for the mwah-mwah. Oh, and the Brazilian models, too, whose names we forgot. Basta mababango silang lahat. </span><br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMEVF02HMIajalDO2Yh0J-B-8HjCMSA11p8CVcHVJWEqchlk8vF_9E93q-KeB3KDDB-ROttbW06npzALhsa1CfG8l0jOVLhcAlRk4YpfKJF8oTvgewC5zGCSsVp1b1Jx0jdkcSXMzbpYE/s1600-r/CIMG0101.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxXTZLPUBu7s-MgNIFcUB_WmhQz0CZYGRqHlEW5jRrFNQmUC8Ldwg6D79UBTV-u0JCx_pb12AxYTIfOl6fI1XfYBNROLmESP5OeHVmtqywH-M0gIallpfgpX7hAUmOkE7kqL8C3cBAJWY/s320/CIMG0101.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139596548093560722" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:78%;">On an equally happy note, Sago trombonist Pards Tupas got married to Christian on the same day. Which explains the barongs the entire band was wearing during the performance of "Wasak na Wasak." Thanks to Mark (for screaming, in place of Bert Bitch Jr.), RA Rivera (on triangle and Korg Kaoss Pad), and the ever-suave Ramon Bautista for jamming with us. And the near-naked Jun Sabayton, for streaking across the stage for the finale.<br /><br />Salamat din kay Gang Badoy at Rock Ed Philippines para sa vaaaaan! Para hindi na drunk driving.<br /><br />Stay posted for more on the Rock Awards happenings. </span><br /></span><br /></span>Sago Profilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10328775924120897680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-864113829508812110.post-50048187295759843662007-11-09T03:59:00.000-08:002007-11-09T04:08:23.573-08:00THE 2007 NU ROCK AWARDS... WE'VE BEEN NOMINATED<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXiIX8UVmYYG3eTJI1Cq8nDCbqzxKeJ75I2hYKoHPdGumTMpF_jrHXvU0M1SfDTmVOtZDo8nyXHLf26469R7vB8oilYrQZhtYpNkp-4QVDK25U0IhUBrcPlUbRkyIb_9icYgDFagLKR74/s1600-h/pic+by+carlog"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXiIX8UVmYYG3eTJI1Cq8nDCbqzxKeJ75I2hYKoHPdGumTMpF_jrHXvU0M1SfDTmVOtZDo8nyXHLf26469R7vB8oilYrQZhtYpNkp-4QVDK25U0IhUBrcPlUbRkyIb_9icYgDFagLKR74/s320/pic+by+carlog" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5130810522110696066" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"> (<span style="font-weight: bold;">Lourd de Veyra expressing his thoughts on not being nominated for Best Vocalist)</span><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />Guitarist of the Year— Junji Lerma<br />Bassist of the Year — Francis de Veyra<br />Best Live Act<br />Artist of the Year<br />Album of the Year<br />Producer/s of the Year — Lourd de Veyra and Francis de Veyra<br /><br />Our thanks to everyone who voted. </span>Sago Profilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10328775924120897680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-864113829508812110.post-42510246391224596622007-11-07T19:49:00.001-08:002007-11-07T19:49:19.705-08:00Basagan Ng Mukha <div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/5ACMJZ-7Uz4' name='movie'/><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/5ACMJZ-7Uz4'/></object></p><p>gawa ni iwa</p></div>Sago Profilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10328775924120897680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-864113829508812110.post-12107393980457547392007-11-02T04:25:00.001-07:002007-11-02T06:58:11.900-07:00OY, NAKAISKOR KA NA BA?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKUN-RROx4jyltmkXOPwWqe8WqEjcLgbJq0kv0vJ-2Sx01K-p8IbpJsOfWF0dXgd95qYfFrFTz1-6FuRxEOX_XTW9m17UJJhUkXN4yDBnQhioYkiEw6aYHToISPqOV47P_H6rvElUA99E/s400/poster_for_web_final.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKUN-RROx4jyltmkXOPwWqe8WqEjcLgbJq0kv0vJ-2Sx01K-p8IbpJsOfWF0dXgd95qYfFrFTz1-6FuRxEOX_XTW9m17UJJhUkXN4yDBnQhioYkiEw6aYHToISPqOV47P_H6rvElUA99E/s400/poster_for_web_final.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Don't be a loser! Get yourself a copy of <span style="font-style: italic;">Tanginamo Andaming Nagugutom sa Mundo Fashionista Ka Pa Rin!</span> Radioactive Sago Project's third and latest album that has been receiving only critical praises from everyone— except Cueshe fans, of course. Available at all SM, Odyssey, Music One, Astro Vision, and Fully Booked outlets.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">For inquiries and bulk orders, e-mail info2@ternorecordings.com</span>Sago Profilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10328775924120897680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-864113829508812110.post-23588324426434550852007-11-01T23:55:00.000-07:002007-11-02T07:25:55.382-07:00And the critics agree: The latest album kicks major ass. Read them.<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://marnek.blogspot.com/2007/04/more-pakbet-laing-days-ultimate-sago.html">"More Pakbet & Laing Days: The Ultimate Sago:" Esteemed poet-critic Marne Kilates' enlightening critique of <span style="font-style: italic;">TANSMFKPR</span></a><br /><br /></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://lh5.google.com/image/marne.kilates/RiMf2-0KvFI/AAAAAAAAATQ/PO39yrkNNuE/Sago2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://lh5.google.com/image/marne.kilates/RiMf2-0KvFI/AAAAAAAAATQ/PO39yrkNNuE/Sago2.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">"... If only for that, apart from my bias for poets who are musicians besides, this group already ranks in my list. (How high? Secret.) ...I refer to their stylistic breadth, their big elephant ears always wide open and scanning the musical noosphere for new tunes and new ways for making and playing them, and having fun in the process. Which makes Sago more mature (if that’s a value in the music industry) than most of their contemporaries, and which adds both sting and sentiment to their wry and playful music-making.<br /><br />"... It’s worth listening to Radioactive Sago if only for their literate allusions and quotations from the sources of their musical wanderlust.... My own enjoyment is taking the tour with them in their perambulations and peregrinations in strange landscapes, which is what I expect of musicians who I presume are as good a listener as myself (I like to think).<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span><br />"...There should be a lot more coming from this group, outstandingly insane and like no other in the new Filipino music.</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span><a href="http://marnek.blogspot.com/2007/04/more-pakbet-laing-days-ultimate-sago.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">(Read the full article here)</span></a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />Super pogi profile on Lourd on the <a href="http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2007/may/20/yehey/weekend/20070520week1.html">Manila Times </a></span></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2007/may/20/yehey/weekend/20070520week1.html">Weekend edition</a></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2007/may/20/yehey/images/sunday.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 160px; height: 272px;" src="http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2007/may/20/yehey/images/sunday.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">"....He was born with that low, full-bodied voice that was made for </span><span style="font-size:85%;">spoken word. It’s a voice far removed from his</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> longhaired, bespectacled, </span><span style="font-size:85%;">extra-at-a-Tito-Vic-and-J</span><span style="font-size:85%;">oey-episode look, which is also perfect for the local beat scene. He is a rocker and, despite this, a pleasant guy. He has found his resonance among the masses while maintaining his credentials among intellectuals and culturati. He is what every geeky writer wants to be: Cool. <o:p> </o:p> </span> <span style="font-size:85%;">But the man eschews the label: “‘Cool’ is a word that sends shivers </span><span style="font-size:85%;">down my spine." <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2007/may/20/yehey/weekend/20070520week1.html">(read full story here)</a></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.onephil.com/music.htm">It's not pop, rock, hiphop, kundiman or disco. So what is Radioactive Sago Project? One Philippines dissects the Sago sound</a></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.onephil.com/july_16-31/Radioactivesagoprojectcopy.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://www.onephil.com/july_16-31/Radioactivesagoprojectcopy.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;">"... Now, after listening to Radioactive Sago Project’s third and latest album, the impression is that jazz, (or music synonymous to unpredictability) and psychiatry (or any science that treats mental disorders) are so connected like a pair of sharp scissors.</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> ... The band makes no claim to it, but this writer thinks this is a jazz album in the sense that it is not pop, rock, hiphop, kundiman, disco, etc. It is not any of that… and yet it is all of that. Just listen, it’s all there. <a href="http://www.onephil.com/music.htm"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><br /></a><br />"It’s new and fun to listen to. The spoken word lyrics are certainly more interesting than any State of the Nation address. And overall, it’s a ribald celebration of the absurdities of life in our beloved Pinas." </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.onephil.com/music.htm"><span style="font-style: italic;">(read full article)</span></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><a href="http://www.pulse.ph/CMS/ViewPage.php?PostingId=139"> </a><a href="http://www.pulse.ph/CMS/ViewPage.php?PostingId=139"><span style="font-style: italic;">Fashionista</span> album earns first ever Pulse perfect score</a><br /><br /></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.pulse.ph/images/0AR_rsp-tangina.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://www.pulse.ph/images/0AR_rsp-tangina.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">"... Sago’s third album</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> is a truly Filipino album in the sense that it could’ve only been made by Filipinos, and can only be fully understood by Filipinos. Frontman/lyricist Lourd De Veyra makes his most literate commentaries by being illiterate (i.e. through deliberate repetition, profanity, ambiguity)... No other Filipino artist has had such lofty ambitions</span><span style="font-size:85%;">... Probably the best album we’ll hear this year..." <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.pulse.ph/CMS/ViewPage.php?PostingId=139">(read full re</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.pulse.ph/CMS/ViewPage.php?PostingId=139">view)</a></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Erwin Romulo's review on Rogue Magazine (coming soon!)<br /><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Top 10 </span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.pulse.ph/images/0rsago2-01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://www.pulse.ph/images/0rsago2-01.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Sago influences on <a href="http://www.pulse.ph/CMS/ViewPage.php?PostingId=139">Pulse.ph</a></span></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">So, if Radioactive Sago Project’s newest album was not fueled by today’s burning political issues, what was it fueled by? We have a list that includes Fela Kuti, punk rock, John Coltrane, Beach Boys, James Brown... <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.pulse.ph/CMS/ViewPage.php?PostingId=84">(read the complete list)</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a href="http://www.pulse.ph/CMS/ViewPage.php?PostingId=78"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pulse: "Highly anticipated third </span></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.pulse.ph/images/0RSAGO-04.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://www.pulse.ph/images/0RSAGO-04.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.pulse.ph/CMS/ViewPage.php?PostingId=78"><span style="font-weight: bold;">album..."</span><br /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />".... It <i>is</i> a rather arresting album title, isn’t it? </span><span style="font-size:85%;">It does make sense that if any local band would put our most colorful swearword on an album cover, Sago would be it. And it seems to say, this album is angry and bad-ass. <i>Seems to</i>, because, if you ask them, they’ll say, no the album isn’t necessarily angry, much less angrier, nor does the album title really mean anything... “It’s a cheap and vulgar strategy of attracting attention,” says Lourd. <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.pulse.ph/CMS/ViewPage.php?PostingId=78">(read full story)</a></span><br /><a href="http://philmusic.com/main/content/view/106/1/"><br /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://philmusic.com/main/content/view/106/1/">"The Best Filipino Album in 15 Years" -- </a><a href="http://philmusic.com/main/content/view/106/1/">Philmusic.com</a><br /><br /></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://philmusic.com/main/images/stories/news2007/03/lourd-finger.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 179px; height: 99px;" src="http://philmusic.com/main/images/stories/news2007/03/lourd-finger.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"> The latest and the most vulgar to date, <strong>Tanginamo Andaming Nagugutom sa Mundo Fashionista Ka Parin</strong> - is aggressive, ravaging and figuratively challenging.... truly a musical gem that deserves a wider access to the public. Not only is it one of the best albums of the last 15 years , but also an indication that fun and wit, self-expression and intelligent music could go altogether. It’s brilliant albums like these that makes me proud to be pinoy - a statement that’s almost an understatement in a country plagued by colonial mentality. <a href="http://philmusic.com/main/content/view/106/1/"><span style="font-style: italic;">(read full review)</span></a><br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-dWhGfZVQntlaBeZ6uvmPeazx_INfkp9NojMaaqKBmKiqy98feZhEsfUfAYMW6LJjdYV7o4Q1xA9cO855bIURcLvCB7DAUmfRl5nn_4aAEoBN-uK315G4sp6lKQey-CbOnIPOx5klHbc/s1600-h/CIMG0170.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-dWhGfZVQntlaBeZ6uvmPeazx_INfkp9NojMaaqKBmKiqy98feZhEsfUfAYMW6LJjdYV7o4Q1xA9cO855bIURcLvCB7DAUmfRl5nn_4aAEoBN-uK315G4sp6lKQey-CbOnIPOx5klHbc/s200/CIMG0170.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5128176786711940194" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >"Look what the Mambo Rat dragged in:" Igan D' Bayan's review on <span style="font-style: italic;">The Philippine Star</span><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" ><br />Buti na lang may markang demonyo pa at</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> Radioactive Sago. How can anyone not dig a band that is original, experimental, bold, ballsy and blessed with a sick, twisted sense of Pinoy humor? ... Everything on "Andaming Nagugutom Sa Mundo" is brilliantly irreverent — from Louie Cordero’s sleeve art to Sago’s musical mélange (mambo, Afro-beat, avant-garde, jazz, noise) to Lourd’s observations on Filipino pap (not pop) culture... But despite its anomalous music, Radioactive Sago Project has managed to infiltrate a safe, staid OPM scene. The boys of Sago still manage to bring a lot of irreverence to rock n’ roll. </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >(read full review)</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span>Sago Profilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10328775924120897680noreply@blogger.com0