NYTT ÅR, NY VÅG!

Vi sparkar igång vårens späckade NY VÅG-program med en fantastisk kväll på Scharinska Villan, som vanligt the place to be! Det blir klubb, det blir konsert, det blir fest! Och DU är inbjuden!

Den 29e Januari slår vi upp portarna för årets första NY VÅG-klubb och vi bjuder då på inga mindre än:

INDUSTRI ROYAL

- Snygg pop-punk med ännu snyggare killar som bara blir bättre och bättre och bättre. En ära att ha dem hos oss!
http://www.myspace.com/industriroyal

BRUKET

- Lovande, svenskt punkband från gnällbältet! THE HIVES proddar deras debutplatta och de spås en lysande framtid. Gör sin Umeådebut hos NY VÅG – såklart! Vart annars?

http://www.myspace.com/bruket

DJ: DENNIS LYXZÉN

- Rödvinsvänsterns krambjörn tar med sig vinylsinglarna till allas stora nöje!

NU KÖR VI! SHIT VA KUL DET BLIR!

Scharinska Villan 29/1, 20 år, 21-02, 100 kr.

VI SES I DIMMAN!

Inge, Dennis, Robban och Erik – kulturhuvudstadens stoltheter!

Industri Royal was formed in Umeå, Sweden in 2004 by Joel Dunkels. He had since early childhood a head full of both new wave music and Napoleon complex and realized that the next best thing after invading a country is to form a band. A few members have come and gone since then and over the years the music has changed. The original idea has remained the same though – to become a great band. The constant dilemma is the difficulty of squeezing in revival and stadium rock in a punked-out live-set that rarely exceeds 30 minutes.

Industri Royal is not a regular rock band that can easily be pigeonholed. They live together like hippies, like to dress like dandies but hit the stage with the intensity of punk rockers. The band tries to be epic minimalistic at the same time, but basically it is all about making killer pop music, three minute songs wehre ideas and whims crowd and converge in whatever way they can, but for Industri Royal, it is also about looking as good as they can while they are doing.

Thank you very much Kenyo for letting us feature you here in KRocks! Kenyo Rocks!!!

Preview Performance: King of Pop

Want to know more about them? Ask us, we’ll ask them, then we feature this December in… Kalokohan Rocks!

The Real McCoy

Hi Mcoy! thanks for giving us the opportunity to feature you in our first round of Kalokohan Roooooocks!

We hope you wouldn’t mind us plugging in some silly questions, because we need to project and show our readers the kalokohan side of every great band we feature.

1. For our first question, are you the real Mcoy?

If I get P5.00 every time I am asked this question on the net… I might now have a brand new cellphone! Yes.. I am the real Mcoy (Fundales) since birth.

2. What’s your most unforgettable kalokohan moments inside the Pinoy Big Brother house?

I guess my favorite ones are the moments I spent with Peggy (our pet pig/swine inside the house). I get to bathe her everyday and sing to her make up opera tunes with lyrics that go something like “Isa kang baboy.. ang nanay mo baboy.. ang tatay mo baboy.. baboy ka habang buhay.. ang baboy mo…”.

3. How about your most outrageous pranks (in general)?

I like playing pranks on our house helpers especially on the phone. I’d ring the house, change my voice and pretend to look for someone. The conversation goes a bit like this:

(first call)
Mcoy: (female voice) Hello… nandiyan ba si Lando?
Helper: Sorry po… wala pong Lando dito.

(second call)
Mcoy: (female voice) Hello.. pwede ba kay Lando?
Helper: Kayo po ba yung kanina? Wala nga pong Lando dito, Wrong number (puts the phone down).

(third call)
Mcoy: Hello.. pakausap nga kay Lando.
Helper: Wala ngang Landong nakatira dito! Huwag kayong makulit! Wrong number!

(fourth call)
Mcoy: (deep voice) Ah hello.. Si Lando ito… may humahanap ba sa akin?
Helper: Ikaw ba iyung Lando?! Kanina pa may hanap ng hanap sa iyo dito! Bumili ka nga ng sarili mong telepono!!

4. What’s the weirdest  thing that ever happened to you (KENYO) while playing onstage?

I remember going down from the stage after a set and finding out that my fly was wide open. It’s weird because the crowd did not seem to notice. It’s either they did not mind or they were laughing secretly. I guess It’s more of the latter.

5. What product is the most unlikely you’ll endorse even if your paid millions for doing so?

You kidding me? Millions?! I’d even endorse sanitary napkins and panty liners.

6. What kalokohan side do you have that other people have not seen yet?

I’m an open book of kalokohan. Just read my Facebook status updates.

7. Aside from music, what other forms of art are you into?

I am now planning to write and make short films. I would also like to take photography and painting seriously.

8. What’s your favorite pastime? How bout you present and future time?

I spend my free (past and present) time doing DVD marathons, web and TV surfing and playing with my daughter. I would like to spend my free (future) time doing DVD marathons, web and TV surfing and playing with my grandchildren.

9. What message do you have to all your serious and Kalokohan Fans?

Ilagay ang kalokohan sa tiyan… huwag sa ulo. Ang hindi bumili ng albums ng KENYO masisira ng tuluyan ang ulo (loko lang).

10.  How would you end this interview with a BANG!!!?

BANG!

Smooth and composed yet coarse and frenzied, sophisticated yet vulgar, safe but dangerous, familiar but somehow different – this is the kind of music generated by the band KENYO.

The band is made up of Mcoy Fundales (vocals/guitars), Ace del Mundo (guitars),JM del Mundo (bass guitars), Cleng Ocampo (guitars) and Ariz Villalon (drums/percussions). They all hail from Bulacan (a province just a few miles north of Manila, Philippines). Kenyo is short for “Bulakenyo,” which is what people from Bulacan are called.

Formed in 2008, KENYO’s potential was immediately recognized that it was soon signed under major label Universal Records, Philippines. They released a trippy-musical scrapbook of sorts in their first project album called RADIOSURFING that spawned the hit songs “Sana” and “Ayoko Na Sa ‘Yo”. This project also led the group to a successful tour of the United States, in the state of California, on September of 2008.

KENYO recently released a new album called MAHARLIKA. This time, the group writes and dishes out original music filled with zest, their own special sound and poetry.

KENYO’s affinity towards the sweet sound of the past, pop sensibilities, honest lyricism and edgy musical approach makes the band a thrilling experience on its own.

MAHARLIKA – KENYO’s new album out now!

The word MAHARLIKA traces its origin from the Malayan terms Majer Likha which means “great piece of work” and Mahal Likha which means “beautiful creation”.

INSPIRATIONS AND STORIES BEHIND THE SONGS FROM MAHARLIKA:

1. FILIPINA – A melodic ode to the timeless beauty and grace of Filipinas everywhere for they are the true pearls of the Orient.

2. TADHANA – Sing along with this tune on how Fate and Destiny sometimes poke fun at us.

3. HANGGANG SA MULI – A song written literally inside the airport while the band was waiting to board as Mcoy witnessed a couple who were exchanging, a seemingly endless, farewell to each other. This song is also a testament to the sacrifices one has to endure in order to fulfill his dreams for himself and his loved ones even if it means being distant from home.

4. SIMULAN NA NATIN -  When longing bursts out a tune, you just have to groove. For desire and intimacy can’t seem to wait. Hi C (formerly of Dice and K9 fame) spices up this track as she shares vocal duties with Mcoy (a first time collaboration with the band).

5. WISH ON A STAR – The boyish days of star gazing and wishful thinking are remembered in this syrupy track.

6. KALAYAAN -  An anthem yearning for freedom. This song aims to woe liberty if she is personified. The track will be used as theme song for an upcoming indie-film locally produced and filmed in Bulacan.

7. MEANTIME GIRL – Inspired by an online stranger who simply calls herself “meantime girl”. This is an interesting ballad of a girl who blindly accepts her role in a relationship bound for no one knows where and for how long.

8.. STRONG MAN – The strongest, the bravest, the invincible and the unyielding will still be vulnerable. In a game called love, everyone has his match.

9. SOMEONE FOR YOU – Co-written with Elmer Dado (formerly of the band Polyester). A positive and hopeful song suited for these trying times.

10. LEARN TO SWALLOW – Catchy and edgy guitar riffs. steady drum beats. Unmistakable hooks. A song against negativity, toxicity and liars never sounded this good.

11. ALAY NA ALAALA - An offering and theme song from the docu-film, The Forgotten War, which tells about the stories of unsung Filipino heroes during the Korean War of the 1950′s.

12. HANGGANG SA MULI (Akustiko) – A stripped down and intimate version of the album’s carrier single. A fitting close to an album worthy of another spin.

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KENYO WEB PAGES:

Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/Musikenyo

Multiply : http://musikenyo.multiply.com

Myspace : http://www.myspace.com/musikenyo

YouTube : http://www.youtube.com/user/Kenyotic

Twitter : http://twitter.com/MUSIKENYO

Friendster : http://profiles.friendster.com/musikenyo