More Pinoys will now have a chance to catch Ms. Regine Velasquez, one of the Philippines’ foremost music artists, perform, through her new 45-minute show, Songbird. The latest GMA7 kapuso offering will showcase “first-rate performances” from Regine, as she pays tribute to the world’s best music legends and artists.

Songbird will also be featuring a different theme each week, with Regine doing about 7 to 8 songs each week. Watch Songbird every Thursday, after Legend, at the GMA7 kapuso network, for the Pinoy ultimate tv concert night experience.

Bamboo is set for a Rock N’ Rumble concert this coming July 5, 7 p.m. at the World Trade Center presented by Pony Footwear in cooperation with Fudge Magazine,  SM Malls, Sidebar Café and Yoshinoya, with media partners, Manila Bulletin and Sugar Sugar magazine.

Bamboo gave us some hit songs like ‘noypi’, ‘tatsulok’ and ‘Halellujah’. Bamboo Mañalac, a former Rivermaya’s frontman will surely rock WTC on the said date.

Today’s Number song is When You look me in the eyes, a song by The Jonas Brothers. The Myx Daily top 10 countdown is a music video countdown based on number of  votes or requests from viewers through SMS based on the previous day.

Just short background of this awesome band from New Jersey. The band is compose of three brothers namely Joe, Nick, and Kevin Jonas. They will also appear on Camp Rock, a Disney Channel Original Movie on June 20, 2008.

Sam Concepcion was chosen to sing “Kung Fu Fighting” as the  Kung Fu Panda’s Theme Song. The movie is created by Dreamworks animation, the same creator of animated movies  like The Shark Tales, Shrek 2 and Madagascar. Sam Concepcion is very delighted when his manager told him about this.

The filipino fans will love this news as Daughtry, the band of Chris Daughtry will perform live at Eastwood City, Philippines on July 29, 2008 - 8:00PM. Check out ticketnet for the ticket prices. Please get your tickets NOW as this is limited seats only.

Chris Daughtry tried Americal Idol Season 5 but got eliminated. Eventhough he wasn’t able to win the said season, people  in the music industry were able to notice him big time and immediately signed him a contract.  After forming a band called Daughtry and releasing a single album entitled “It’s Not Over” which climbed to top ten pop album chart last year (2007), the band continues to soar to different countries hits after hits upon releasing their self titled album Daughtry. I’m sure you know the songs “Home”, “Feels Like Tonight” and “Crashed” from spiderman 3. You might also want to check their myspace for additioanl information.

Oprah will feature international child diva Charice Pempengco on May 12, on the World’s Smartest Kids. The Little Big Star will be singing “I Have Nothing” by Whitney Houston.

The young singing sensation has also appeared in numerous talent shows like the Star King Show of Super Junior (a popular boyband in South Korea),  Ellen Degeneres, and the The Paul O’ Grady Show in London. ABS-CBN is also reporting that the last two, and Oprah, want Charice back in their show.

There are talks that she might do a project with Mariah Carey and Celine Dion, neither did Charice confirm nor deny, but instead, just answered ‘no comment’.

Nancy Jane formerly known as Nancy Castiglione is the MYX celebrity VJ for the month of May. You can also see her in Hanggang kailan over at GMA 7 from Monday till Friday during primetime. She recently launched her 12-track debut album Nancy Jane under Warner Music at the Embassy bar at The Fort.

Two of her songs namely “Love songs” and “Deep Inside you” were also part of the dance library of Audition Online Philippines, a casual MMOG by E-games.

Popular band Nine Inch Nails is giving away a free copy of their single via Facebook. The album entitled ‘Ghosts’ is under a non-commercial Creative Commons license.

A brand new track from the band entitled “Echoplex”, is now available for free download to millions of Facebook users.

by: Jin-Qua

I remember how my mother used to get really mad at me every time I would listen to my cassette player as it blared out the intro of Welcome to the Jungle. I was in high school then and it became a daily ritual of mine to listen devotedly to my favorite album: Appetite for Destruction. Guns and Roses was the coolest and most honored band (they still are to some) at the time. To me Guns ranked first while Metallica and Bon Jovi ranked second and third respectively. But then most of our teachers regarded glamour rock as the devil’s music. Take GnR; the heavy guitars of Slash, the relentless thumping of the drums, the flirty voice of Axl Rose and the suggestive lyric’s of their songs, they all contributed in the myth that Satan came up from hell to spread his evil message through glam rock. One pious classmate of mine even said that Axl was the devil’s disciple because the letters of his name can be rearranged to spell “oral sex”. I told her that it’s all a coincidence although I did check and Axl Rose could indeed be used to spell oral sex. Oooh, scary.

Ever since high school, I never thought about glam rock, although I would sometimes find myself singing Metallica’s “Battery” when I commute to work. It was at a bar, two weeks ago, that I learned to fully retrace my musical roots.

I was with my friends when we found ourselves heading into a nice cheap tavern that was sparsely filled. We ordered some drinks and a few dishes of pulutan. At the time, it seemed that it was going to be a dull dull night. Then, we all unexpectedly heard the beginnings of a song that was long since forgotten. We heard the haunting whistle intro of Patience, an old GnR cover from way way back. That was enough to pick up the night. Patience was followed by Enter Sandman, Master of Puppets, Welcome to the Jungle, Rocket Queen, Blaze of Glory and to all our amusement, Doctor Feel good and Warrant’s one and only oldie but goodie Cherry Pie. Alcohol consumption doubled its pace with each intro of a classic glam rock song. It was a fun night. Its good that even after almost a decade that we all still remembered how good music was back then.

After the glam rock medley, the music was changed into a more modern format of the alternative genre. Linkin Park, Korn and Limp Bizkit became the regular fare. I don’t know under what classification these songs fall under, but I’m sure, a decade down the line, a group of friends will find themselves in a cheap bar drinking booze and reliving their high school days while singing with their very own Axl Rose.

by: nerbie

Can you still remember the time when you got your very first cassette tape? I’m sure you do unless you are not that into music. Maybe today’s Generation didn’t get the chance to own cassette tapes of their favorite singers, bands or even their fave dance groups. Hey, I can’t blame you guys since CDs virtually replaced the cassette tape format that I grew up with.

When I was in my elementary years, the first ever cassette tape that I owned was the album of Kenny Rogers “We got to night”. Please don’t think of the chicken you’ve been eating at Kenny Rogers restaurant because before that place opened, Kenny Rogers was known as a hit maker in music industry. The guy is very talented which made him one of the most admired country singers of his era. He was also known as a very good songwriter. Every time I remember those times I laugh at myself because I played that album over and over. It’s a good thing it didn’t break or warp out after almost 15 years since the first time I got hold of it.

Believe it or not I still have the album with me but sorry Kenny, I don’t play your cassette tape anymore. I’m into mp3 now. I’ve been into this new music format for almost 4 years already. But don’t feel bad Kenny (and the rest of his fans) I still have mp3 versions of some of your good songs. Yep, but this time, I only have those good songs that made it on the music hits chart.