Entertainment Archive

BeTV – The Place To Be

– March 14, 2012Posted in: Entertainment

Sony Pictures Television Networks, Asia, home to leading regional pay-TV channels including AXN and Animax, is rebranding AXN Beyond as beTV across Asia. Beginning 2 April 2012, the new beTV channel will feature an expanded content line-up and a new on- and off-air look and feel, with a channel ‘personality’ to match.

“We have been broadening the appeal of AXN Beyond by introducing a wider range of programming such as Pan Am, Necessary Roughness and A Gifted Man. Renaming the channel to beTV better reflects the broad general entertainment service that it offers. We believe beTV will soon become the new entertainment ‘hang-out’ for viewers to relax, laugh, catch up with their favourite characters and shows, or just unwind after a long day,” said Mr Ricky Ow, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Networks, Asia, Sony Pictures Television.

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Tags: AXN, BeTV

Emmanuelle – The New OPM Sweetheart

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– March 4, 2012Posted in: Entertainment

With her sweet voice, amazing songwriting talent, pretty face, new teen singer Emmanuelle is poised to be OPM’s newest sweetheart. Her self-titled debut album, produced by Universal Records, is out to prove just that.

The young singer expressed excitement over the release of her debut album saying, “this is really a dream come true for me. It feels like I’ve been given this rare chance of introducing myself to everyone through my music.”

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Tags: Cornerstone, emmanuelle, Sam Milby, Yeng Constantino

Easy and Affordable – MyMusicStore

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– March 4, 2012Posted in: Entertainment

What can you buy with your spare change: maybe a bag of cheap chips, dragees, or a pack of tissue? But did you know that for as low as P20.00, you can legally download your favourite songs? MobileCash Inc. recently launched MyMusicStore.com.ph, the newest and biggest online music store in the country. It provides music fans a wide variety of songs and albums to choose from, with easy payment options. Now, there’s a local online store that caters to every Filipino’s music needs.

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Tags: Alpha Music, Christian Bautista, EMI, Galaxy Records, House of Praise Music, House of Tunes, IndiePinoy Records, Ivory Music and Video Inc., PolyEast Records, Sony Music Philippines, Star Records, Universal MCA Music Inc., Universal Records Inc, Viva Records and Vicor Records.

Yzone Oritigas Anniversary

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– March 4, 2012Posted in: Entertainment, Events

Yamaha Motor Philippines Inc. is proud to launch the much awaited corporate song of the brand this Feb 24, 2012, 6pm at YZone Ortigas. The man who will officially perform “Make it Different” song is no other than SomedayDream, the breakthrough artist of the year 2011 in the music mainstream and the man behind the hit song “Hey Daydreamer” and “Delivery Boys”.

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PhilPop – Philippine Popular Music Festival

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– March 4, 2012Posted in: Advocacy, Entertainment

I’ll never forget what National Artist for Theater and Music, Honorata “Atang” De la Rama, mention when I watched her acceptance speech on TV. She mentioned that Filipinos are musically gifted, we love music. You can hear farmers singing songs while planting, you can hear fruit pickers hum tunes and women singing while cooking or washing the laundry in the river. We sing with almost anything we do.

What has happened to our own music? Some say that OPM music is baduy, how come OPM music are the ones we sing in videokes? We love OPM music we’re just not proud to admit it.

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Tags: Honorata "Atang" De la Rama, Manny Pangilinan, Philippines Popular Music Festival, PhilPop, Ricky Vargas, Ryan Cayabyab

1:43 For Casa Cellophane

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– March 2, 2012Posted in: Entertainment, Press Release

YOUR hair is your crowning glory but keeping it healthy and in style could be very expensive and time-consuming. If your schedule or budget doesn’t allow you the pampering of salon color, you may want to try at-home hair-coloring preparations that are really affordable and easy to use.

Casa Cellophane is hair-coloring product that gives hair a fantastic shine and adds a layer of color to your otherwise boring locks. It could be the solution to your mane problem if you want to try something exciting and stylish for your locks without having to go to a salon.

Recently, Casa Cellophane appointed the four charming and stylish young men of Original Pilipino Music (OPM) pop group 1:43 (pronounced as “one forty-three”) namely Anjo Resurreccion, Gold Aquino, Kim Nicolas, and Yuki Sakamoto as its endorsers to represent brand’s playful and colorful character.

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Tags: 1:43, Casa Cellphane

Hijo Defines Slow Rock

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– March 2, 2012Posted in: Entertainment

Life is about moving on. And that was what Nathan Azarcon, Ira Cruz and Vic Mercado did when their former band Bamboo ceased being a group. With their passion for music, they decided to form their own group in late January 2011—a band they would eventually call Hijo.

“The name Hijo was suggested by Vic,” Nathan said. “It is short for HIJO dePuga”

Nathan, aside from playing bass now mans the vocals with Ira and Vic still doing the same thing they are good at- guitars and drums respectively. But adding to the band’s members are Radioactive Sago Project’s Junji Lerma on guitars and Wowee Posadas (who replaced Jay Orduna) on keyboards.

For people to get a taste of their music, Hijo released an EP entitled “Slow Rock Vol. ½”which they tag as “Kung-Fu Rock”.

“It is slow rock… and we wanted a funny title for it. It’s so dark as it is,” Nathan said.

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Tags: hijo, Ira Cruz, Junji Lerma, Nathan Azracon, Slow Rock Vol. ½, Vic Mercado, Wowee Posadas

Zia Quizon – Reviving OPM

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– February 29, 2012Posted in: Entertainment

She has the charm of a comedy king and a voice of a diva, she is Zia. Showcasing her talent as one of OPM’s young singer/songwriter could probably go beyond being a daughter of the Comedy King Dolphy and OPM’s Divine Diva ZsaZsa Padilla because Zia is here to prove that she’s is a breath of fresh air in her debut album.

Her first single “Ako Na Lang” was an instant hit, it topped the charts for weeks. Followed with current hits “Dear Lonely” and ”Simple Girl”.

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Tags: PolyEast Rescords, Zia Quizon

War Horse

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– February 28, 2012Posted in: Entertainment

War Horse tells a story about a young man named Albert (Jeremy Irvine) and a horse called Joey. This epic adventure chronicles the exploits of Albert and Joey after they are separated by war. The film follows ttttthe horse’s adventure and his feats to touch the lives of the people he meets including German soldiers, British cavalry and a French farmer and his granddaughter.

The movie is based on the novel by Michael Morpugo and already has a Broadway version. It’s really amazing to see the horse doing some great acting. The trainer and the director did a great job. It isn’t CG it’s a real horse and I he deserves an award. the movie is not near being a tear jerker but it will definitely touch your heart.

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Tags: War Horse

Cranberries Live in Manila

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– February 22, 2012Posted in: Entertainment

THE CRANBERRIES ARE BACK in Manila for their much-awaited “The Greatest Hits Concert” on April 10^th at the Araneta Coliseum. The Irish rock band, one of the world’s biggest rock acts in the 1990s, first staged a concert in the Philippines in 1996. They attained a worldwide fan base after releasing their hit songs, which are now rock and roll classics: “Linger”, “Zombie”, “Ode To My Family”, “Animal Instinct”, “Ridiculous Thoughts”, and a lot more.

Stephanie Uy, President of Karpos Multimedia Inc., the producer of the said concert, shares that they are very excited to bring The Cranberries here in the Philippines.

“The Cranberries are going to tour starting March until July, and we’re very lucky because Philippines is the only country that they’ll visit in Asia. We can’t wait to have them here,” she says.

“So if you love rock and you miss the music of the 90’s, this is an event you shouldn’t pass up,” Uy adds.

Pinoy band Franco will showcase their own brand of rock and roll as the front act for The Cranberries.

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Tags: Cranberries