The Music of My Earphones part 3

31. Disciple - In 2008, World Wrestling Entertainment invited Disciple to record an entrance theme for the tag team of Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder. On February 1, 2008, Hawkins and Ryder made their entrance into the arena for SmackDown to the tune of "In the Middle of it Now." This song is featured exclusively on the WWE The Music, Vol. 8 compilation album released on March 25.   

32. Dishwalla - The band's name comes from a Hindi term for a person providing cable television to a neighborhood. In a Vox interview, lead guitarist Rodney Browning Cravens claimed the band took the name out of a Wired magazine article.

33. Drowning Pool - Drowning Pool rose to fame while playing along with Ozzy Osbourne during an Ozzfest tour. Their 2001 debut album, Sinner was certified platinum within six weeks. 

34. Eowyn - Eowyn is not a character from Lord of the rings. She is a christian rock singer and is freaking amazing. She sounds a lot like evanescence but her words are much more powerful than theirs.

35. Evanescence -  During an interview with Kerrang!, Lee revealed that the new album's title will be Evanescence. Lee said that the decision for the title of the album was her love towards Evanescence. Other themes are the ocean, quest for freedom and falling in love.

36. Evans Blue - In late March 2006, Evans Blue embarked upon their first U.S. tour alongside Taproot. They have since played with bands such as Staind, Alice in Chains, 10 Years, Three Days Grace, Flyleaf and former labelmates Breaking Benjamin.  

37. Even - They said on an interview, "Even's music is hard to describe, but not at all hard to fathom. Deep and well thought yet truthful lyrics woven into heavy chugs and bass, unisoned into drumlines that could be closely akin to math metal, layered with audio samples - Even has evolved from power pop to something fans and friends might have never expected. Musically dark and melancholic, this band's future is bright, hardworking as they are, Even is one of the most sought after bands in Baguio. A break from trends, a marriage of old and new. They are strangely yet oddly."     

38. Everyday Sunday - On March 13, 2009 the band was involved in an automobile accident in Valparaiso, IN. The vehicle and trailer went off the road and flipped 3-4 times, ejecting Tyler and trapping the other 3 inside the vehicle. They were taken to a local hospital where they were treated and released. 

39. Eyes Set To Kill - The Secrets Between is the first single that was released from the album White Lotus. It was streamed on revolvermag.com and released on the Warped Tour Compilation on June 7 and it was given as a free track on June 10. Harsh was released as the second single from White Lotus. 

40. Falling Up - One of the KickStarter rewards for funding Your Sparkling Death Cometh was an exclusive download of two of Falling Up's demo songs. The songs that were released were titled "Phantasm" and "Monster Blood", both of which were tracks cut from their "Captiva" album.

 41. Farewell to Freeway - With the new album "Filthy Habits", Farewell to Freeway went for more of a raw stripped down approach creating a faster, riff heavy, and aggressive album. 

42. Fireflight - Fireflight was nominated for Best Rock/Rap Gospel Album for the 53rd Grammys; they lost to Switchfoot. The band's original drummer Phee Shorb left the band in February 2011 to become a Christian speaker; he was replaced by Adam McMillion.

43. Flyleaf - Flyleaf released their second album Memento Mori on November 10, 2009 which debuted and peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard charts.

44. FM Static - On April 5, 2011 FM Static released their fourth studio album My Brain Says Stop, But My Heart Says Go!.Two singles from the album have been released; "My Brain Says Stop,but My Heart Says Go!" and "Last Train Home". Another single from this album, F.M.S.T.A.T.I.C., can be heard in episode 12 of the CW show Hellcats.

45. Franco - Franco is a Filipino rock supergroup with members from different Filipino bands. The lineup consists of Franco Reyes (of InYo) on vocals, Gabby Alipe (of Urbandub) on guitar, Paolo "8" Toleran (of Queso) on guitar, Buwi Meneses (of Parokya ni Edgar) on bass guitar, and JanJan Mendoza (of Urbandub) on drums.  

The Music of My Earphones part 2

16. Casting Crowns - Casting Crowns is a Grammy Award and Dove Award winning Contemporary Christian/Christian Rock band.

17. Cavo - In 2009, their third single "Let It Go" was featured in the movie Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and is available on the soundtrack. 

18. Chasen - In 2006 they were signed to OMG Records and recorded a promotional EP for Coca Cola Dasani. The first song from the album, "Crazy Beautiful", charted in the Top 10 on the R&R magazine chart as of January 2008 and it was the 22nd most-played song of 2008 on U.S. Contemporary Christian music radio stations according to R&R magazine's Christian CHR chart           

19. Chevelle - In 2004, Chevelle contributed a song for the movie soundtrack The Punisher titled "Still Running."      

20. Chimaira - Chimaira is derived from the monster in Ancient Greek mythology, the 'Chimaera'. Comprised of three lethal parts (the head of a lion, the body of a goat and the tail of a dragon) the Chimaera breathed fire and fear into the hearts of many. There are several spellings of the word. Other proposed names at the time included "Sphere", "Rupture" and "Blood for Nine".    

21. Cold - The band had mentioned while touring that they would be including a live version of their song "Snowblind" as a hidden track on the new album, though many fans who have purchased the album noticed that there was no hidden track at all. It is believed by fans that the song will be released by the band sometime in the future.    

22. Course of Nature - In 2007, Course of Nature signed with the Silent Majority records label, which released their second album, Damaged. The album was produced by David Bendeth, who produced albums for Hawthorne Heights, Breaking Benjamin and The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, and was released on January 29, 2008.    


 

23. Crossfade - On November 24, 2010, Crossfade announced on their YouTube channel, CrossfadeMusicTV, that Mark Castillo from Bury Your Dead is their new drummer.  

24. Damone - Their song "Frustrated Unnoticed" was included in the movies Stick It and Freaky Friday, as well as in the TV shows Veronica Mars, Free Ride and Rugrats Go Wild. Two songs by Damone were also in the soundtrack to Project Gotham Racing 2 on Xbox.       

25. Dark New Day - Despite the unreleased album not officially released via iTunes or physical CD format, it has been released via various torrent and blogging sites under the title of "Vicious Thinking."   

 26. Daughtry - Chris's favorite band is Live, and his favorite performer is Rob Thomas of the band Matchbox 20.







 

27. Day of Fire - Day of Fire cites some of their major musical influences as Stone Temple Pilots, Soundgarden, AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, and Booker T and the MG's.






 

28. Decyfer Down - In March 2010, the band announced that they had begun writing for a 3rd album. In September 2010, the band posted a short video of them in the studio, working on a new song. The new, untitled song sounded heavier than the sound of Crash and closer to the style on End of Grey. It has been rumoured that their third studio album will be released in 2012. 

29. Deftones -They have released six albums to date, with three Platinum (Adrenaline, White Pony, Around the Fur) and one Gold certification (Deftones). Their most recent studio album, Diamond Eyes, was released in spring of 2010. 

30. Demon Hunter -Don Clark listed some bands that have influenced Demon Hunter's sound: "The melody comes from Britpop. Everything from the popular Coldplay, Radiohead, and Travis to more obscure bands such as Elbow, South, and Soundtrack of Our Lives. Obviously the Heavy side of the stuff comes from bands such as Metallica, Pantera, Sepultura, Prong, Machine Head, and Living Sacrifice."

You Should Know This

These are the  following documentaries taken from I-Witness on GMA 7.  I've made a reaction to these documentaries because it is an eye opener of what is happening around us.  We must be thankful for the blessing that we receive everyday and I hope that my reactions help you become aware of the true state of our country.  I just say that "YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS".

ANGHEL SA DAPITHAPON

Background

Progeria is an unusual disease that a children can make it look very old by its original age.  If a child has this kind of disease, he/she will only lasts for 15 years then he/she dies. 

The first child that was introduced was Rachel, a 9 year old girl but looked like a 50 year old woman.  She was adopted by the sister so that she can take care of this child.  Rachel is aware of her disease and it is easy for her to say that she will die if she reached 15 years old.  Despite of her illness, she is happy what is her life now and she is have social life with other children in their place.

The second child was Maureen, a 14 year old girl but looked like 90 or 100 years old.  She is staying with her mother in their house.  She almost locked in the house that she never go out except at their backyard.  Her mother didn’t tell what her disease is all about.  Maureen just knew that her disease is progeria but she don’t know that she has only 1 year to be with her family.  One of the reasons of her mother why she kept it a secret is she don’t want her to feel sad and don’t want something to mind. 

They meet together at Ninoy Aquino Wildlife Center and they enjoy each other company.  At first they are shy to each other but after that they became friends.  They also had a check up and this time, their parents knew their complications.  Rachel was diagnosed with more respiratory ailments, one of the illnesses of the aging person while Maureen was diagnosed with a lot of complications like heart problem, arthritis, diabetes, etc.

Synopsis

The story revolves to two children who share the same illness, and that illness is called progeria.  Even though you are a child, your appearance is very old and is expected to live for 15 years. It is not contagiuous, not inherited, and it is only appear to a person unexpectedly.  The sad part is there is no cure to treat this disease; you just wait until your life ends. If they reached 15 years then that is the time that they die.  Rachel, 9, and Maureen, 14, are battling this disease together with their family beside them.  Their family acts like their supporter to continue their life and to become happy.

My Reaction

As what is stated a while ago, progeria has no cure.  You just wait the patient until he/she dies.  This disease is can be hit to every child; in short it is unexpectedly to come.  Despite of their disease, they take life a positive thing that God gave them.  The point of view is between the two children which has progeria.

The positive thing that is very visible is on Rachel.  She can socialize with other people in regard of her disease and have fun with them.  She knows about her disease and not ashamed of having this.  The negative one is on Maureen.  Her mother don’t let her go outside their house because she don’t want o hear insult that can make both of them feel the pain.

Rachel and Maureen have one thing in common.  They are both young through heart and minds but old in appearance.  They also have loving families who are always beside them to support.  Rachel is very cheerful and sociable person while Maureen is a shy one.  Rachel is aware of her disease but Maureen doesn’t know about it until she died.

We must not discriminate these children who have progeria but this makes us to love them more deeply.  We must show and feel special attention to them because theier disease is very rare.  We must not let them feel that they hate the world for having this kind of disease though this must encourage us to thank all the small things which are present in our life.

BOY PUSIT

 

Background

The day starts early for a group of children at a remote coastal village in Masbate, an island province in the central Philippines. Even before dawn breaks, several children and a few adults line the seashore, busily preparing their boats and nets for a day of squid fishing.

Everyday, they set out to sea. A boat’s crew is comprised mostly of children. The adult stays in the boat while the children do the diving. The kids wear improvised goggles and fins made of wood that are fastened to their feet by strips of rubber.

The kids lure the squids into the nets by making noise by hitting the water’s surface hard with their arms or getting rocks underwater and throwing them hard at the water’s surface. They then dive as the net closes in to secure the squids that were trapped in the net.

Children are considered important in these diving operations because they work fast and don’t tire easily. In a day, they make an average of 20 dives. Most of the time however, they catch just a few squids not even enough to shoulder their family’s expenses in a day.

The children say they still have time to go to their classes, walking for hours through tall grasses along hilly landscapes to reach school. Their elementary school teacher, Melchor Rojas, though, says most squid catchers report to school only once or twice each week. Squid fishing takes up the kids time and when its harvest or planting season, there are the teacher reports even fewer students.

For these children, education remains uncertain, but they maintain high hopes. Given a choice, they prefer to attend school in order to finish their education rather than spend their time at work. Every summer, the number of child squid catchers rises because they are also saving for the coming school year.

Synopsis

Set in the remote coastal village of Masbate, the primary source of living is in the sea like catching squid.  The story revolves to three children: Jameson, Estoy, and Jason who are squid catchers.  They help their parents to earn money for the family’s expenses.  They are important to this job because they are energetic and don’t get tired easily.  The way to their school is in the middle of tall grass and they need to walk a long distance to reach their school.  The children combine studying and working but they tend to absent more frequently than going to school.  They are not sure if they can pursue their education but they have high hopes in life.

My Reaction

The primary cause why these children work is because of poverty.  They need to help their parents to earn money and to have something to eat.  This became their hindrance to focus in their studies but somehow they had graduated in elementary but uncertain to pursue their education.  Their school has a large number of dropout rates because of squid fishing or other jobs that they can help to their parents.  The story is centered to three children who are squid catchers.  It is more sympathetic to use children as their point of view.

The advantage of squid catching is there are squid to be sold to the consumers.  They only sold it to market for only P60 but when it is sold here in Manila, it become doubled.  Children help their parents to earn money but it is not acceptable for me that they are more focus on squid catching rather than studying.  It is because of poverty which these children are force to work even they don’t like it.

If I compare these children to the children of Manila (middle class), I can say that squid catcher children are more responsible to work than Manila children.  They are both children but the difference is they have different home place which makes them quite distinctive to each other.  Manila children can focus on their studies and are confident to finish it with high paying jobs while the squid catcher children are uncertain if they can continue their studying because of their work.

 

Squid catchers are amazing children.  They know how to become responsible because they know that they are the ones who will help their parents.  Even though they are in work, they can still go to school afterwards.  I just felt sad when these children said that they are not sure if they can pursue their education.  I hope they can continue studying because it is very important to everyone, a treasure that cannot be taken by anyone.

The Music of My Earphones part 1

1. 12 Stones  - On August 24, 2010, the band announced that they were leaving Wind-Up after nine years, stating “We felt it was time for a change. We have a vision for this band that we feel is best pursued elsewhere.” On December 30, 2010, 12 Stones announced via Twitter and Facebook that they are planning to release a new, full-length album in 2011.



 
2. Addison Road -     In 2009, Addison Road was nominated for a Dove Award for New Artist of the Year at the 40th GMA Dove Award.





 

 3. Adelita's Way - The First single off Home School Valedictiorian "Sick" hit #1 at active rock, and #36 at Modern Rock radio.






 

4. All That Remains -  Their fifth album For We Are Many has received mainly positive reviews.  Allmusic stated the album has a good mix of "heaviness and harmony". theNewreview.net gave the album 4.5 out of 5 saying " The vocals and guitars are layered exactly as they should be to either draw attention to Labonte or Herbert and Martin depending on the situation while keeping the drums and bass right where they need to be to compliment the guitarists and Labonte’s excellent (for the most part) vocal work."

 5. Alter Bridge - Later, in May 2011, the band defeated Avenged Sevenfold, Linkin Park, Three Days Grace, and other artists in Fuse TV's "Battle of the Fans" poll. 





 

 6. Apocalyptica - They have collaborated with well-known rock artist like Adam Gontier, Brent Smith, Corey Taylor, Cristina Scabbia, Gavin Rossdale, Joe Duplantier, Lacey Mosley, Lauri Ylonen, Matt Tuck, Max Cavalera, Ville Valo etc.

 7. Archie Star - Pat D' Andrea, now Johnny D' Andrea, came from his former piano rock band October Fall.  He formed another band (Archie Star) together with his sister Maria.

  8. Atreyu - The song by Atreyu on the "Underworld: Evolution" soundtrack is "Her Portrait in Black." The music video for the song contains many scenes from the movie.
  

 9. Avenged Sevenfold - Even though Avenged Sevenfold formed in 1999 it was in 2006 that they picked up "Best New Artist" at the MTV Video Music Awards.

 10. Barlow Girl - BarlowGirl's managers are their mom and their dad! It's a family affair, all right!   

 11. Big Dismal -  Rolling Stone named Big Dismal one of "Five Christian Bands on the Rise" and the band had three CONSECUTIVE #1 Singles off their debut record, Believe on Christian Rock radio (Remember, I.O.U., Reality and Just The Same).

 12. Bleeding Through - Former guitarist Scott Danough has said that he is influenced by metal and hardcore bands, like At The Gates, Slayer, Cradle of Filth, Integrity and Earth Crisis. Vocalist Brandan Schieppati has also mentioned American thrash metal bands as an influence on Bleeding Through, e.g. Testament or Exodus In an interview, guitarist Brian Leppke added Cro-Mags, Entombed, Crowbar and Pantera as well to the list of influences. Lastly, keyboardist Marta Peterson is the one who brings industrial, symphonic black metal, and goth inspirations to the band's sound.  

 13. Breaking Benjamin - The songs "Firefly" and "Polyamorous" were used on the video game WWE Day of Reckoning.   








 

 14. Britt Nicole - The Lost Get Found is the second studio album by Britt Nicole. It was released on August 11, 2009 and features the Christian radio #1 hits, "The Lost Get Found" and "Walk On the Water". It debuted at #1 on Billboard's Hot Christian Albums Chart, and #62 on the Billboard 200, a career high for the singer. 

 15. Bullet for My Valentine - The band has stated that their music is influenced by classic heavy metal acts such as Metallica, Iron Maiden, and Slayer.