Do the Kangaroo thing!

Tuesday, April 10, 2007

Smoking Kangaroos - A local OPM alternative and punk band born with friendship and of course a lot of beer..wheeww that was tough! Started in 2003 with Jam on drums, Lyle on bass, Jason on rhythms and back-up vocals, Ferdie on lead guitar, and Lei on lead vocals. It soon ended up merging some of the members from their brother band Eavesdrop. Aian, the drummer of Eavesdrop was imported to be the new bassist for the Kangaroos together with Keith as a substitute bassist. Although it was just a jamming session that formed the band and a lot of drinking..and it's really complicated! The rhythm guitarist was soon replaced with Lyle a.k.a “the lead man”, when Jason left for the US and Ferdie became the back-up vocals and rhythm guitarist for the group. They recorded their single song entitled 'Wasted Time' composed by their former lead guitarist. They also play revivals from the 80’s and the present. The band is settled in Cagayan de Oro and is proud to be part of the independent group of performers in the locality.





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FYI: MUSIC Overload 311



American alternative rock band originating from Omaha, Nebraska. Composed of Nicholas Lofton Hexum on vocals and guitar, Timothy Jerome Mahoney on guitar, P-Nut on bass, Chad Ronald Sexton on drums and percussions, and Douglas Vincent Martinez on vocals and scratches. A rapcore, reggae, funk, and ska oriented band that hit the mainstream. In 2004, 311 covered "Love Song", a song originally recorded by The Cure, which achieved massive radio success and became a number one hit. It was featured on the soundtrack for the motion picture 50 First Dates starring Adam Sandler.

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Jew You Rap?

Saturday, April 07, 2007





Matisyahu is the Hebrew and stage name of Matthew Paul Miller, an American Jewish Reggae musician. His music an inspring blend of religion, reggae and rap. So how's that for a change! He also revived the hit song from the Police entitled "message in th bottle". 'According to Matisyahu, while he was given a Hebrew name, his parents soon forgot the name and began calling him 'Matisyahu' as the Hebraic version of the English name Matthew. They soon discovered that his actual Hebrew name was Feivish Hershel. However, he was advised by his Rabbis to continue using the Hebrew name with which he had grown up'.

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