Come, Tell Us What You Have To Say: Trash Radio Manila Now Accepts Articles!

To be persistent is good, but being consistent is better. It has always been our goal to keep this blog teeming with fresh inputs and ideas that are, well, off the beaten path so to speak. But, as history will prove over and over, one brilliant mind is not enough, while a marriage of minds can make all the difference.

Oh, to heck with lame metaphors. We would like to invite you, yes you, to contribute your articles to Trash Radio Manila. Your pieces may cover events, album reviews, and just about anything about your scene, either in or out of Manila. You may send your articles, preferably with photos, to trashradiomanila[at]gmail[dot]com.

You may ask, what will you get out of this? First, let me say that we at Trash Radio Manila do not have money perpetually flowing out of our wallets, so don't count on it. However, I would like to believe that this site is slowly shaping into a community bulletin board. Trash Radio Manila has had more than 10,000 unique page views since its inception according to Sitemeter, which means that our site has so far been gaining readership from practically all around the world. We definitely want to know what you, and the rest of the 10,000 or so readers have to say and share to the community, and for sure you would like to know what others have in mind as well.

So, to the brazen ones, hop right in and join us in our roller coaster ride.

Captured by PowerShot: Jon Fishbone of Bad Omen

Bad Omen (In More Ways Than One) At Penguin Bar, Plus Kaya Jam From Singapore!

It was a good night for a drink and a gig last Saturday, February 2. Our group was prowling the streets of Manila when, seized by curiosity about how Manila nightlife is doing with the great Mayor Lim at the helm, we decided to head towards Penguin Bar over at Remedios Circle.

What a nice coincidence. We saw a considerable number of people outside the gate. Found out that there was an ongoing event called "Alay Kay Jess Santiago" which featured bands of various genre, ranging from Pinikpikan to Dead Sperm. Whoa! Decided to check it out briefly and saw these.The group had a little chit chat with Jon Fishbone of Bad Omen afterwards. We would have stayed longer but...for some unusual reasons we've been told that the gig has already been cancelled. @#+?! What was that supposed to mean? The group, seeing no reason to hang around any longer, opted to go somewhere north, in a place called Garahe located at Sct. Tobias (Crazy Daizy, anyone?) and drank the night away (oh alcohol, glad to have you once again.)

We ended up being 24-hour party people since 12 hours later (and still wearing the same clothes from the night earlier) we met up with a fellow who had flown in from Singapore, fresh as the kaya jam he brought us. (Thanks! Thanks! Ang saraap!) This guy, who is one-third of the great international Pinoy hardcore artists collectively called T.S.A., will be here for barely a week. The other third will be flying in Thursday. We hope the last third does too.

This promises to be a noisy week for all.