KITCHIE NADAL talks about her new album, “Love Letter.” Some of the songs in this 17-track album were done in collaboration with other artists.
Video taken by INQUIRER.net online videographer Janie Christine Octia.
CHECK out this video interview that INQUIRER.net multimedia reporter Erika Tapalla did for iVDO on Yahoo!
Erika talked to Urbandub band members (L-R) Gabby Alipe, Lalay Lim, John Dinopol and John Mendoza.
Video taken at the EMI office at Universal Tower on Nov. 22.
For more info on Urbandub, visit their official site.
By Nekesa Mumbi Moody
Associated Press
Britney Spears
“Blackout”
Jive Records
JUST when it seemed safe to write off Britney Spears as a punchline only capable of entertaining people through tabloid escapades, she goes and gets all musically relevant on us.
“Blackout,” her first studio album in four years, is not only a very good album, it’s her best work ever — a triumph, with not a bad song to be found on the 12 tracks.
Granted, a Spears rave should be put in its proper context — it’s not like we’re talking Bob Dylan here. Spears is a lightweight singer who only flourishes when she has great songs and great producers to supplement her minimal vocal talent.
By Angela V. Ignacio
Inquirer
MANILA, Philippines–Just when you thought you’ve outgrown bubblegum pop along with pillow fights and pinup posters, along comes a boy band whose music reminds you how fun and carefree those times were — so much so that it makes you want to skip cramming for finals week and get up close and personal with the boys instead.
And that is exactly what this writer did recently with The Click Five, the power pop band responsible for such sunny hits as “Just The Girl,” “Catch Your Wave” and the current chart-buster “Jenny.” The Boston-based quintet dropped by Manila as part of their Asian invasion to promote their sophomore album, “Modern Minds and Pastimes,” along with new vocalist Kyle Patrick. Patrick replaced Eric Dill, who has left the band to pursue a solo career.
Whirlwind
The boys succinctly sum up the past couple of years in one word: “whirlwind.” From jamming at Imrie House (the apartment building that the guys lived in during their college days) to performing in front of — and being chased by — hordes of rabid teenybopper fans across the globe, these guys have come a long way in such a short span of time. The truth is, they’re still more than a little overwhelmed by it. “A lot of these things that we’ve experienced are things that we couldn’t really have dreamed of,” bassist Ethan Mentzer tells 2bU! in an exclusive interview at My Cinema in Greenbelt 3. “It’s kinda flattering to start something in Boston then have it be recognized on the other side of the world. That part’s pretty surreal,” drummer Joey Zehr marvels.
By Gene Johnson
Associated Press
SEATTLE–The guitarist for indie pop rockers Death Cab for Cutie still expects to release his solo album in January even though federal border agents seized a computer hard drive containing the master tracks.
A courier was headed to Seattle-based Barsuk Records from a studio in Vancouver, British Columbia, when US Border Patrol agents seized the hard drive Sept. 19, Chris Walla said Wednesday.
“I don’t know what red flag could possibly have gone up at the border,” Walla said in a phone interview from Portland, Ore. “It’s so baffling to me.”
