Rivermaya is front act in Aerosmith concert
By Allan Policarpio
Rivermaya will be the front act in the Aerosmith concert on May 8 at the SM MOA The Arena, the band members told INQUIRER in an interview on Wednesday.

Rivermaya will be the front act in the Aerosmith concert on May 8 at the SM MOA The Arena, the band members told INQUIRER in an interview on Wednesday.

Current pop rock London-based sensation Lawson is coming to town on April 7, the local record firm MCA Music said in a statement.

The bad boys from Boston, otherwise known as Aerosmith, will finally perform in Manila, on May 8 at the SM Mall of Asia (MOA) Arena—concert promoter Pulp Live Productions announced Tuesday night, March 5, on its YouTube channel.

How befitting indeed that the name of the band of which Arnel Pineda has been the lead singer since late 2007 and with whom he formally made his debut on stage with them in 2008, is called Journey—that is, if we take into consideration everything Arnel Pineda had gone through in his life and all the challenges he had faced before he got that phone call which would forever change his life. The unfolding of events in his life and how he was catapulted to international fame after many years of hardwork is the stuff movies are made of and these circumstances do not just happen to everyone.

After dropping out of the radar, Paramore is back on tour and more excited to play music for its global fans.

There are a number of things that are strikingly attention grabbing about, or that are immediately identifiable to certain artists, and to which we can quickly connect them. It can be their stage make-up (for example Gene Simmons of KISS), choice of wardrobe (the black top hat of Slash), and so on. But in the [...]

Arnel Pineda sounded relaxed, even happy, while talking to the Inquirer by phone from his home in Quezon City last Saturday. The Filipino frontman of American rock band Journey is enjoying the last few weeks of his holiday break before he flies to the United States on Jan. 30 to prepare for another grueling concert [...]

This is the start of something big! The ’Rock Local’ concert at the MOA brought back to the consciousness of people the presence of our local bands. It was a reminder that so much talent abounds in our midst. An event like this was indeed a long time coming. It was something that had to be done to prove that the local scene—I repeat—the local scene is not dead! [...]

A few hundred meters from New York Street in Cubao, an Englishman made thousands of Filipinos happy for one night.

Summer of 2013 will never be the same again as nine rock bands invade Manila for one night of unforgettable, smashing musical fest.

Elton John’s concert on Dec. 8 at Smart Araneta Coliseum, bankrolled by the venue’s owners, is significant for the following reasons: It’s the British pop superstar’s first time to perform in Manila; he’ll be playing with two long-time members of the Elton John Band (drummer Nigel Olsson and guitarist Davey Johnstone); and at age 65, Elton as bandleader shows no signs of slowing down.