AMPliTude 2012
January 28 2012 wasn’t a silent night for Katipunan Extension, as the Ateneo Musicians’ Pool invaded Route 196 for Amplitude 2012 in celebration of the launching of this year’s Amplitunes CD featuring this year’s slew of new bands and soloists and the all-new online magazine Tude, which will feature album reviews, interviews with bands, upcoming [...]
A Powerful Kick-off
Is it better to inspire or to require? I say, is it too much to ask for both? Being a part of ((aMp)) calls for more than just singing or merrymaking. Despite the chill aura that The Bench gives off, there’s actually a lot of work to be done, and in this little family, we [...]
“What a shame we all became, such fragile broken things. A memory remains just a tiny spark. I give it all my oxygen, to let the flames begin. So let the flames begin” -Let the flames begin, Paramore. If you heard this phrase in a vivid lunchtime last September 21, 2011, then you might be [...]
Tuning Your Skill-Set
(Guitar Workshop With Anton Rodriguez and Bert Ong) Good musicians can travel for miles while playing the music they know. But great musicians pick up whatever they can along the way, and build their foundations on whatever it is they find. Being a guitarist isn’t just about riffs and licks, although they are important if [...]
The Person to Meet this July!
I think the true worth of a person can be measured by his/her willingness to learn. There is something admirable in the admission of ignorance with a desire to learn. For this year’s first “Person of the Month” we look at Christopher Legaspi.