Rivermaya recently released the music video for their latest song “Lipad”, a collaborative effort between the band and Presidential candidate Gilbert Teodoro. Read More…

Gilbert Teodoro’s campaign ad, which uses the Rivermaya single “Posible”, is now in the middle of a copyright controversy. Rico Blanco, who composed the song for the 2005 SEA Games, said that the song was used in the campaign ad without his consent. Read More…

The end of 2009 is fast approaching. Let’s not say goodbye just yet to this bad year. But first reminisce the events, the people, and the music that defined Pinoy Rock in 2009.

“Eto na ang Huling El Bimbo”

Here are the Newsmakers of 2009:
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It seems that for Rivermaya, everything is back to normal. The band’s former manager, Lizza Nakpil, has been issued a Writ of Preliminary Injunction by the Regional Trial Court of Lucena City. Read More…

The Regional Trial Court of Lucena City, Quezon, extended Rivermaya’s Temporary Restraining Order vs. Lizza Nakpil to twenty days, effective October 24, 2009. The court previously issued a 72-Hour T.R.O last October 21. Also in this post: Rivermaya’s official statement regarding T.R.O vs. Nakpil Read More…

This week, Mark Escueta posted an IPO certificate that obviously disproves ex-manager Lizza Nakpil’s claim that she owns the “Rivermaya” name/trademark. Read More…

So who does Rivermaya, rather the name, really belong to?

This issue has finally been resolved by a decision of the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) which confirmed that Rivermaya belongs to its creator, Lizza Guerrero Nakpil. The order, dated Aug. 18, 2009, upheld Lizza’s ownership of the trademark under registration number 4-2008-008018. Read More…

The Philippine Movie Press Club (PMPC) presents the “1st Star Awards for Music”, happening on October 29, 7PM at the Skydome, SM North Edsa.

The new awards show has 22 categories. Markus Highway, Itchyworms, and Rico Blanco are just one of the few rock artists nominated in the awards.

View the nominees after the jump

The Finalists of the 1st Philippine Radio Music Awards Read More…