THE  recent feature on local Filipino-American rock bands on TFC's news program 'Balitang America,' garnered mixed reviews from scene players.
Some took it as a bad spin by the reporter, who made it look like local artists were begging for attention and love.
Some think it was good publicity for a struggling local scene ,while others think both: Good publicity that came from a bad premise.

Whatever it is, the report is an accurate depiction of what is really happening. Don't get it  wrong, we think the scene is alive and well. It is doing fine on its own.

However, as the report accurately relayed, mainstream Filipino businesses do not support local FilAm artists like they do imported artists from the Philippines.It is not an observation, nor a conjecture. It is a fact.
Since 2006, we have organized major Fil-Am gigs in NYC every summer and guess how many local Filipino businesses supported the shows: You guessed right. Zero.

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serafin   |2008-06-06 13:11:02 damn right this shit is true!

serafin   |2008-06-06 13:11:25 this shit is true

superdaimos   |2008-06-06 21:36:20 -independent bands with a shared love of music and friendship..dedicate d musicians working hard and even sacrificing harder to stay true to their musical souls..rock and roll rebels trying to gain respect and break ground musically both literally and figuratively..- i read an article on todays newspaper about the legendary revolutionary che guevarra., it seems that che's blood daughter (who is a doctor by profession) are starting to denounce all the marketing and consumerism being done about their dads image., they are tired of their dads image being used for capital gains...they said the bottom line is that Che's legacy is not about t-shirts.... she is right!... and she is not doing this because they want money either,..... they dont need money.... they want respect..for their Dad and for their family.- and we are not begging for affections either, WE WANT RESPECT too!!!- we want respect and we will earn that res...

superdaimos   |2008-06-06 21:36:56 this forum and community has been built on integrity and respect and its truly a labor of love. hence labor day weekend is our time,... -its our weekend and its our celebration... its our labor of Rock weekend!!! rock in the Box 2 weekend!!!! and Poptimes magazine anniversary 2 weekend!!!!!

pedrong apoy   |2008-06-09 19:56:32 nothing gives me more pleasure than to be in the company of incredible bands and artists that stuck to their guns and struggled out of their basements and garages. kahit hindi natin makamit ang mainstream, panatag ang loob ko na naibigay ko ang lahat ng aking makakaya sa unting panahon na nakasama ko kayong lahat. at kung hindi natin panahon, sanay maging mas madali para sa mga nakababatang mga musikero na makamit ang kanilang mga hangad. whatever we have all laid down will hopefully benefit the future of filam music bands and scene much like the same way renrick pascual, paskie pascua, gino inocentes, jason baquilod, gary labao and all had done for us. we await eagerly the release of rock on the box two featuring new artists, who together, will carry the torch with everyone in the scene. onwards mga kapatid.

titan2008   |2008-06-11 22:42:25 publicity and support will happen naturaly as long as the scene keeps on growing. Basta enjoy lang! There will always be listeners so keep playing! Rakenrol!!

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