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Instant connection between Al James, Lola Amour in ‘Coke Studio Season 3’ R APPER Al James and indie band Lola Amour felt an instant rapport when they met to discuss their Coke Studio Season 3 collaboration.
‘Coke Studio Season 3’ performers Rapper Al James (center, seated) and indie band Lola Amour
“Match yung energy namin! They’re all so young so you feel that youthful vibe from them,” Al James said of their first meeting. On Lola Amour’s part, lead singer Pio Dumayas has this to say on working with a hip-hop artist, “We really believe that there is strength in numbers and so adding one more genre to the music can only be good. For us, we were just thinking of what could make a great song.” Lola Amour is composed of eight musicians, seven of whom were part of a marching band in De La Salle Zobel and the youngest member is from the Philippine High School of the Arts. Joining Pio are backing vocalist and keyboardist Martin Kim, backing vocalist and bassist Raymond King, guitarist Mico Fernandez, guitarist Zoe Gonzales, trumpeter Angelo Messina, saxophonist Joxx Perez, and drummer Renzo Santos. Raymond speaks for the band when he says, “Music is what keeps us sane…especially at this stage when we’re starting to face responsibilities… adulting na kami!” And Al echoes this sentiment. “Early on, from childhood, music started as an escape from reality until it became a kind of therapy, especially ngayon sa life and career ko…” Pio puts it this way—”Music is what helps us to see, to see each other and who we really are.” And who they are is a unique combination of verve, spunk and swag, all rising to the challenge of adulting under the spotlight. Watch Al James and Lola Amour as they collaborate on Coke Studio Season 3. Catch them tomorrow, Oct. 19, at 10 a.m. on ABS-CBN or on https://www.youtube.com/CokeStudioPH.
‘Grease’ to come back as TV show
GREASE is about to come roaring back with a small screen ver- s i o n called Grease: Rydell High, named after the high school in which the 1978 movie was based. With Summer Loving, a big screen prequel to the musical also in the pipeline, WarnerMedia Entertainment chairman Robert Greenblatt revealed Tuesday that a spin-off series based on the musical is in the making. Like the original, the updated story will explore teenage angst and peer pressure, the horrors of puberty and life in Middle America. It will also feature some of the original songs as well as hits from the 1950s, Greenblatt told delegates at MIPCOM, the world’s biggest entertainment market in Cannes, France. “We’re going to reinvent it as a musical series, with some of the music of the show, some of the characters. We’re going to build out the world of the show that everybody loves... into a big, fun rock ‘n’ roll musical,” he added. AFP
Rock Hall of Famer eche Mode, Dave Matthews Band, Motorhead, PatBenatar, and The Doobie Brothers. This year’s field is marked by three legendary artists who died young. The new class of inductees will be announced in January 2020, with the annual star-powered ceremony set for May 2 in the hall of fame’s home city of Cleveland, Ohio. Germany’s electronic music pioneers Kraftwerk are also up for the honor, with Nine Inch Nails, Judas Priest, Rufus featuring Chaka Khan, MC5, Todd Rundgren, T.Rex, and Thin Lizzyrounding out the pack. Inductees are chosen following a survey of more than 1,000 musicians, historians and industry members, who consider an act’s career work, innovation, skill and Rapper Biggie, Whitney Houston among influence in voting in new memRock Hall of Fame potentials bers. AFP
FIRST time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees Whitney Houston and the Notorious B.I.G. topped this year’s short-list of potential inductees, the institution announced Tuesday. The late music icons are among 16 acts vying for a coveted spot, joined by performers and groups including Soundgarden, Dep-
J-pop idol Yamashita stars in bloody Antarctic chiller
JAPANESE idol Tomohisa Yamashita is to star in a chilling new thriller set in the Antarctic called “The Head”. A clip from the series—co-created by Ran Tellem of Homeland fame -was shown Tuesday at MIPCOM, the world’s biggest entertainment market in Cannes. The show’s international cast includes Irish actor John Lynch, who is one of two survivors of 10 people left to “winter” at a research base. When scientists return in the spring they find the walls covered in blood and the two survivors blaming each other for the murders. Yamashita, a 35-year-old singer and actor who is widely known as Yamapi, plays an investigator. He said “this story shows the core of human emotions” as he appeared in Cannes with co-stars including Spain’s Alvaro Morte—the “Profes-
sor” in Money Heist—to promote the show. Shooting is still going on in Iceland and Canary Islands backed by the Catalan giant, Mediapro—the co-producers of the hit The Young Pope—Hulu Japan and HBO Asia. The show is written by Spanish brothers Alex and David Pastor. AFP Japanese artist, actor, singer and dancer Tomohisa Yamashita will star in the TV thriller series ‘The Head’
YUGEL LOSORATA THE ongoing 40th graduation exhibit mounted by the Philippine School of Interior Design showcases innovative, inspired interiors highlighting the extent of its young pool’s ingenuity. It is open public-free this whole of October at the 5th floor of Greenfield Tower, Mayflower St. in Mandaluyong City. Staged in celebration of PSID’s 52nd anniversary, the exhibit titled HUGIS, ATBP displays 12 different design spaces under 30-sqm in three habitat styles. The first booth dubbed Making Spaces quickly caught my attention for its acoustic ceiling panel. Joy Delos Reyes, one of the Design Divs behind it, informed that the 28-square home she and teammate Regine Gapasin created had originally been set as a musician’s pad. “Good acoustic in our home spaces is very important in our well-being, specially if you’re a musician,” she pointed out. While designers are often geared towards satisfying the sense of sight, the duo wants to address a more wholistic design appealing to as much human senses as possible, including, of course, the sense of hearing. Joy herself is a singer so sound matters to her a lot. She related, “Based on research, food actually tastes better when there is better acoustic environment. Good environmental acoustics promote better physical health, as well as one’s mental and psychological well-being, while noisy environment enhances stress, fatigue, hearing damage, and even mental illness.” Their booth welcomes visitors as part
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of the Parisukat at Parihaba gallery which boasts designs appropriate for the urban setting. HUGIS ATBP actually stands for Homes Using Geometrically Inspired Spaces for Alternative Types of Built Spaces. Two other galleries deal with serene suburbs and restful retreats. Victor Ruel Pambid, PSID Vice President for Academic Affairs, stated, “This exhibit aims to inspire people to utilize spaces they have no matter what shape or size. In this time of rapidly increasing property values, design and practicality make a huge difference.” Music can still be made even in bad atmosphere but it won’t hurt if a place is conducive for music-making. Even in professional recording, a mic set-up is done to capture the sound of the room. Joy elaborated, “Our approach was to apply the sense of sustainable home
Design Divas Joy Delos Reyes (right) and Regine Gapasin posed at their Making Spaces booth, one of the 12 design spaces to welcome visitors at the ongoing PSID’s 40th graduation exhibit HUGIS ATBP in Greenfield Tower in Mandaluyong. The exhibit runs up to Oct. 31.
while designing for the future. It hopes to maintain a condition without harming the environment. The design should be functional, transformable, practical, and realistic.” Apart from being a graduating interior design student, this eloquent lady is a former Bb.Pilipinas candidate and courtside reporter for the PBA. She also did newscasting for UNTV and anchored for sports as well as dabbled in TV acting. Her track record puts her in the league of PSID celebrity alumni Carmi Martin and Nikki Gil. “In this day and age of evolving residential needs, it is important that we push our visionary students to keep thinking outside the norms of design and explore beyond the limits of traditional spaces,” Pambid added. This PSID exhibit simply rocks!
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