THANKS to fellow Soundtrip blogger Lawrence Casiraya, I was able to discover Lunarin, an alternative rock band based in Singapore.

While we were in Singapore, Lawrence gave me a CD sampler of the band’s songs, which included two versions of the song called “Absolution”: one features powerful guitar riffs while the other had a haunting mood and an unforgettable piano lick. You can listen to this song on their MySpace, actually.

The band is composed of Linda Ong (lead vocals, bass), Ho Kah Wye (guitars, vocals), and Loo Eng Teck (drums, percussions, piano, vocals).

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THIS will be on June 28, 29 and 30 at the Bonifacio High Street (near Market Market), according to one of the owners Jane Walker, who is also the CEO of Level Up! Philippines. (Thanks, Jane!).

Here’s her e-mailed invitation:

We’ve been on “soft” for the past few weeks to iron out the kinks and now we’re ready to go:

Mag.net Cafe Bonifacio High Street will launch at the end of this month!

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HERE’S a video of Pupil’s “Set Me Apart” music video that Animax provided to Soundtrip and iVDO. Cool, huh?

Here’s the blurb provided by Animax:

Asia’s leading youth channel, Animax, strongly believes in daring to be different, going beyond the ordinary and standing out in one’s own style. This is why Animax has selected hot Filipino alternative-rock band, Pupil, to create an original song exclusively for the channel that accurately reflects this message. Copyrights: (c) 2004 - 2007 SPE Networks-Asia. All rights reserved.

By Gerry Plaza
INQUIRER.net

A CO-MANAGER of the band Rivermaya confirmed frontman Rico Blanco’s departure from the group, however, not without expressing disgust over the singer’s statement in his “letter of resignation.”

“We confirm that Mr. Rico Blanco has written us a letter of resignation from Rivermaya. We are unable to give an explanation for this action since Mr. Blanco’s statements are inconsistent with the facts. For the record, Mr. Blanco did not make any announcement of his leaving Rivermaya “as early as 2005”, or in 2004 or 2006, for that matter,” a statement from the band signed by Lizza Nakpil, Rivermaya co-manager, said.

“On the contrary, he actively participated in and benefited from our plans and activities, not to mention the record-breaking number of awards, local and foreign concerts and endorsements during those years,” the statement added.

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HERE are two clips from the iVDO online video service we launched in partnership with Yahoo!

Both are live performances from IP e-Games’ Dom1Nation first anniversary celebration on April 28 at Le Pavillon, Roxas Boulevard.

Here’s Slapshock performing “Adios,” the signature song of the online game Supreme Destiny.

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