Side A

It all started with 2007’s hugely successful “Back2Back2Back” concert featuring Side A, MYMP and Freestyle. The following year saw another crowd-drawer “Love2Love2Love” with the same bands taking center stage in the same venue – the Araneta Coliseum. Both spelled success.

That is why, Viva Concerts and Events chose to bring back the successful formula of “Love2Love2Love” to be its pre-Valentine offering on Feb. 12 at the Big Dome. Only this time, Side A and Freestyle will be joined by an equally talented vocalist, Nina. Special guest artist is Princess.

Both concerts in the last couple of years transported the audience to heights of musical pleasure and this year’s “Love2Love2Love” aims to achieve the same feat in this season of hearts as their loyal patrons make it their romantic destination. Expect a repertoire that will not only thrill your romantic bones, but will also be an epitome of outstanding musicality as the artists share their finest performances on stage.

The repertoire will be infused with more love songs to cater to the season but those who were thrilled by the first two outing need not worry because the organizers assure that the show will still be as excellent as how they have seen it last Dec. 1.

So, expect Side A to churn out classic hits “Forevermore,” “So Many Questions,” “Hold On,” “Tell Me” etc. once again, as Freestyle does “Before I Let You Go,” “Bakit Ngayon Ka Lang?,” “So Slow,” “Half Crazy,” “This Time,” “Time Will Reveal,” “Paano” among other hits, while Nina is set to dish out her signatures “Love Moves,” “Jealous,” “Foolish Heart,” “Loving You,” “Through The Fire” among others in “Love2Love2Love.”

So, mark your calendars. It’s a date on Feb. 12, 8 p.m. at the Araneta Coliseum. Tickets are available at all SM Ticketnet outlets and Viva Concert and Events. The show is a Viva Concerts and Events production.

Tickets are available in Patron A – P2,625, Patron B – P2,100, Lower Box- P1,750, Upper Box A – P1,150, Upper Box B – P525 and General Admission- P263.

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Ryan Cayabyab warns his friends on Facebook

My favorite Maestro Ryan “Mr. C.” Cayabyab wants to warn all his friends that he has NO Facebook account. And thus, all those who may have asked you or is asking you to be his friend using the real Mr. C’s photos and information, are impostors.

Please be warned because Mr. C is worried that these unscrupulous people might use the information they get on being connected to you and your network in a bad way.

Following is the e-mail he sent to us:

Good afternoon friends!

I have been informed that there are two Facebook accounts in my name using my photos and profile. I don’t have a Facebook account and don’t intend to open one. I would be eternally grateful if you could please report this through the media you are engaged in, or have access to. It is not funny that an impostor is using my name and profile for whatever reason. And there are two of them! Aside from being dishonest, it could be dangerous for all of my friends who have signed in as ‘friend,’ since personal and other information could be used against each ‘friend’ in my name. Please help me warn others not to sign up as a ‘friend’ to these two impostors.

There are about 3-4 other real Ryan Cayabyabs (other than the person you know who wrote the song kay “Ganda ng Ating Musika” and is earning a living as a musician and composer in the Philippines) living here in the Philippines and abroad – and they are for real, younger of course, and using their own profile and photos and could be related to me.
Love to all!

Ryan Cayabyab

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Bigger innovations on PLDT Watchpad in 2010 begins with Urban Music Awards

All eyes will be on PLDT myDSL Watchpad literally and figuratively in 2010 as the fastest growing internet entertainment portal in Southeast Asia ushers in more content and cutting-edge services for its subscribers.

Yes, Virginia, the country’s most preferred broadbrand provider will be roaring the loudest in the coming Year of the Tiger with optimized video services, robust connection and more servers. These technological advances mean that PLDt myDSL subscribers will enjoy even crisper, clearer visuals in the fastest time that such an unparalleled system improvements allow.

And what better timing: Seven new exciting channels will be added to the 20 free channels that PLDT myDSL Watchpad already carries (700 Club, CNN, MTV, Cartoon Network, Pinoy Box Office, etc.) on myShows. It’s the company putting their money where there mouth is – at no cost to their subscribers.

Backed up by Next Generation network, Watchpad starts the year right with its groundbreaking salvo on the music scene, Wave 89.1’s Urban Music Awards to be held on Jan. 22 at Eastwood Mall.

With 16 categories namely Best Male Soul/R&B Artist, Best Female Soul/R&B Artist, Best Male Hiphop Artist, Best Urban Band, Best Urban Group, Best Original Song, Best Remake, Best Collaboration, Best Video, Best Album, Style Icon Award-Male, Style Icon Award-Female, Best New Artist, DJ of the Year, Urban Club of the Year and Hypeman of the Year, expect appearances and performances from some of the nominees in the Wave 89.1 Urban Music Awards which include Nina, Kyla, Sinosikat, Gloc 9, Jay Durias, Young JV, Jay-R and Billy Crawford.

Be a witness to the excitement by doing the next best thing to being physically present where the action is taking place and stream via Watchpad.

Then again, what the New Year brings from PLDT myDSL just redounds from what the broadbrand provider has begun in the year past. Apart from carrying the hottest channels and streaming award-winning movies, it has exclusive and imaginative lifestyle and entertainment shows and music videos featuring celebrities Isabel Oli, Rhian Ramos, Victor Aliwalas, Gino Dela Peña, Stephanie Henares and Stef Prescott and more.

Best experienced starting with Plan 1299, PLDT myDSL subscribers simply need log on to www.pldtwatchpad.com for a unique surname and password and---boom!---welcome to 2010, PLDT myDSL Watchpad-style!

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Postscript: Congratulations are in order to GMA Films and Imus Productions for the success of “Ang Panday.” Sen. Bong Revilla called us on Christmas Day because he is so happy with the turn out of his movie, told us that “Panday” is No. 1 in the MMFF race.

We’re truly happy for him because the movie is very good, aside of course from the special effects that director Rico Gutierrez showcased in the film. We told him we found the acting of the cast – most especially him as Flavio and Phillip Salvador as Lizardo – excellent.

We said it before and we will say it again, we will not be surprised if Sen. Bong and Phillip will bag acting plaudits for this movie come MMFF Awards’ Night.

Congratulations again!