Ang Bandang Shirley on Pulp Magazine

Hellewwww everyone! check out this month's issue of Pulp Magazine (issue #98 February 2009) the one with Basti Artadi and Jett Pangan as coverboys coz we're in it! haha



8 pages of Ang Bandang Shirley's oral history as written by Mr. Jason Caballa :) Buy your copies shirley friends for it is going to be the future almanac of shirley trivias haha!

p.s. There's also an article about us in Fudge Magazine (Watchmen cover) and our album cover for "themesongs" was tagged as one of 2008's best in this month's UNO Magazine (with Dylan on th cover) hehe :*)

Supreme Mood Music Playlist

Hello! Hello!

Just wanted to share this: Ang Bandang Shirley's Supreme Mood Music Playlist (the soundtrack of our lives) which came out last saturday (February 14, 2009 -- belated happy birthday Atty Jing! ) for The Philippine Star's Supreme section :)

When Selena wakes up, she listens to..."Regret" by New Order
The song that Jing sings in the shower is... "It's 5" by Architecture In Helsinki
While having breakfast, the song Zig is humming to is... "Mushaboom" by Feist
In the car, on Heidi's way to work, the radio is playing..."Disconnection Notice" by Pupil
At school, Owel's mind is tuned to..."Where You Go, I Go Too" by Lindstrøm
On lunch break, Joe can hear..."Cantaloop (flip fantasia)" by Us3
Back at work, Kathy's motivational soundtrack is..."Windsurfing Nation" by Broken Social Scene
Merienda time, Zig grooves to..."Satan said Dance" by Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
After 5, the best chillout tune for Selena is..."I Don't Know What I Can Save You From" by Kings of Convenience
Ean's dinner tastes better with the sound of..."The Spell You're Under" by Versus
To get the night started, Owel plays..."An Eluardian Instance" by of Montreal
To get in a party mood, Jing plays DJ to the sound of... "Bottom Line" by Big Audio Dynamite
Kathy embarks on a sweet dream journey listening to..."I Start to Melt" by Peter Bjorn and John

>>kathyg

ang bandang shirley & crazy kart

i think you we're all wondering why we're giving away crazy kart installers during our album launch last year? well this is the reason why! haha

PHILIPPINE LANDMARKS IN CRAZY KART ADDED (ARTICLE HERE)

...."Another element in the game is the addition of an original Filipino song entitled “Crazy Karter Sweet Lover” performed by Ang Bandang Shirley..."

post themesongs shirley

i love it when shirley starts working on new stuff!!!! :D last night's jamming at pinoy penguin was very productive in the sense that we have more or less hewn 2 new shirley tracks -- ean's "di na babalik" and my song  "pait". too bad heidi wasn't there, but we eagerly await her return from australia, the land of dingoes and wombats :) we'll be polishing up these songs during our next jamming this saturday, and possibly work on more new songs. aside from these 2 new songs, we also brushed up on a couple of "old-new" shirley songs like "saan na?" and "ilang-ilang". moreover in next upcoming gigs, we actulally might debut these new songs, or as owel quipped, do a "post themesongs set" hahahaha :D

=jing=


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ang bandang shirley on Imagine Magazine Issue 3

Gondry-esque photo by Aldwin Aspillera with a fun article about us bordering on food & eating (haha ang galeng!) by Luis Katigbak + photo art spread inspired by "Kagabi nanaginip si morrissey na may nagmamahal sa kanya".



Thanks imagine magazine!

here's an excerpt:

Ang Bandang Shirley's first album, Themesongs, serves up tasty guitar lines, delicious harmonies, crunchy drumming and melodies that melt on your tongue. Oh, and the lyrics are sometimes tart, sometimes sweet, often nutty. If it sounds like i've got food on the brain, that's not so strange -- after all, so does the band. "We're all healthy eaters", singer Selena Salang declares. It's funny that a band whose songs are often light and fun should be so literally heavy. As guitarist Ean Aguila says, "Kung marinig mo kami, 'di mo iisipin, pero 'pag nakita mo kami, mare-realize mo na -- mahilig kami kumain. Bonding namin, pagkain. Before a gig, kain, after a gig, kain. Walang gig, kain". Lead singer Owel Alvero wrote on their site, "You have no idea how common a phenomenon hunger tantrums are to this band. We want food now, haha!"...

ang bandang shirley on tim yap's 29 people to watch out for in 2009!

SUPREME SHIRLEY ARTICLE

never in my wildest dreams would we be found discussed in the same article as anne curtis, sarah geronimo, and john lloyd! many many thanks to DJ Benjo Marquez for the kind words! happy new year everybody!

-owel

A special moment in 2008

Here's a little surprise we cooked up during our Album Launch last October 25, 2008. Keep watching, keep watching :D That's Zig singing the last "call I'll never get."

Thanks to Youtube user blackendgray for recording this special moment. Happy new year, Shirley friends!

- Selena