MUSIC LYF: Bloc Party Live In Manila

Bloc Party are a British indie rock band, composed of Kele Okereke (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Russell Lissack (lead guitar), Gordon Moakes (bass guitar, synths, backing vocals, glockenspiel), and Matt Tong (drums, backing vocals). Their brand of music is said to have been drawn from such bands as The Cure, Mogwai, Siouxsie and the Banshees and in their more recent work Radiohead.

The band was formed at the 1999 Reading Festival by Okereke and Lissack. They went through a variety of names before settling on Bloc Party in 2003. Moakes joined the band after answering an advert in NME magazine, while Tong was picked via an audition. Bloc Party got their break by giving BBC Radio 1 DJ Steve Lamacq and Franz Ferdinand's lead singer, Alex Kapranos, a copy of their demo "She's Hearing Voices".

In February 2005, the band released their debut album Silent Alarm. It was critically acclaimed and was named 'Indie Album of the Year' at the 2006 PLUG Awards and NME Album of the year which both honour indie music. That year, the record was also certified platinum in Britain. The band built on this success in 2007 with the release of their second studio album, A Weekend in the City, which reached a peak of number two in the UK Albums Chart and number twelve in the Billboard 200. In August 2008, Bloc Party released their third studio record, Intimacy. The band went on a hiatus in October 2009 to focus on side projects, and reunited in September 2011, releasing their fourth album, Four, in 2012. As of May 2012, Bloc Party have sold two million albums worldwide.

LAKBAYAN: SEAIR offers ‘2 for 1’ promo for Valentine’s Day

For a limited time only, Southeast Asian Airlines (SEAIR), in partnership with Tiger Airways, is offering a ‘2 for 1’ promo for all its domestic and international destinations. Through this promo, travellers will only need to pay the equivalent of one ticket for two persons.

Passengers must book their tickets via www.tigerairways.com on February 13-14, 2013 for travel on June 15 to October 10, 2013. After selecting the flight booking details for a minimum of two persons, passengers must choose the “2 for 1” fare in the flight search results to avail of the special rates.

SEAIR flies to Singapore, Bangkok, Hong Kong, and Boracay (via Kalibo) from its hub at the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport (DMIA) in Clark, Pampanga. It offers domestic flights from the Manila Domestic Airport or Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 4 to Cebu, Davao, Tacloban, Iloilo, Puerto Princesa, Bacolod, and Boracay (via Kalibo).

“The Walking Dead” resumes explosive third season on Fox this Feb 16

Leaving loads of nail-biting cliffhangers for loyal viewers as it went on its mid-season hiatus, “The Walking Dead” Season 3 returns to Fox Philippines on Feb 16 at 8:55 PM. Fans of the hit TV series about a hardy group of survivors of the zombie apocalypse are expecting an all-out war to explode on their screens at the premiere and will tune in to see what happens when different aspects of human nature clash in a world with little hope left in it.

ADMU bags 5th CFA Institute Research Challenge Local Finals

Midas Investments, composed of students from Ateneo de Manila University won the 5th CFA Institute Research Challenge (IRC) Local Finals held at the PSE Auditorium in Ortigas, Pasig City, besting 4 universities in the local finals out of the seven universities that joined this year’s CFA IRC.

The ADMU team, composed of Mary Kryslette Bunyi, James Nicolas Cruz, Edrielle Paule Enriquez, Mikhael Florelio Llado, and Ma. Regina Paz Onglao, won PhP 100,000 as a cash prize and earned the spot to represent the country at the regionals in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia as team “CFA Philippines.”

Kristoffer Martin supports ‘friend’ Joyce Ching’s transition to more daring roles

Several weeks ago, kapuso teen actress Joyce Ching shocked viewers when she agreed to do a daring role in an episode of the drama anthology program “Magpakailanman” entitled “Pakawalang Anghel.” While the episode’s high ratings could mean that Joyce’s fans are now ready to accept the actress’ new image, could it also mean that it’s alright with Joyce’s rumored boyfriend, teen actor Kristoffer Martin?

In an interview with Kristoffer on the set of the primetime series, “Pahiram ng Sandali” where he stars, the young actor said that although he had reservations when Joyce informed him about the role, he did not try to convince her to reconsider her decision.  In fact, he said, he assured her of his all-out support.

Sheena Halili cuts her hair off for INDIO

Kapuso actress Sheena Halili takes on a challenge as she agrees to cut her hair short for her role in GMA’s most expensive drama INDIO.

Sheena admits that it was one of the toughest decisions she ever made in her career. “Siyempre, girls want to maintain a long and shiny hair. Pero dahil mahal ko ang trabaho ko at na-challenge ako sa karakter ko bilang Mayang, ginawa naming makatotohanan ang paggupit sa buhok ko,” she adds.

Her locks will be donated to a cancer patient.

Watch out for Sheena Halili’s transformation on Indio, which airs from Monday to Friday, after 24 Oras.

Be Trained in the Chubbuck Acting Technique

Everyone loves to be an actor, even myself as I became a part of theater and hoping to get back on stage. And seeing a lot of actors and directors in TV and in real life makes me understand how this craft is no easy work and requires refinement and hard work.

Director Rahyan Carlos, one of the directors of ABS CBN movies and teleseryes have trained many artists under Star Magic, also trained people for acting workshops for more than 14 years and still continues to learn many things and techniques about the art of acting.

REEL DEAL: A Good Day To Die Hard REVIEW

Bruce Wilis is back and still not dying even after 25 years of the iconic Die Hard series which have four movies and now back this new action-packed movie now featuring his son Jack (Jai Courtney) in A Good Day To Die Hard.

This would be the 5th movie in the series where John McClane (Bruce Willis) return to hard core action even after 25 year and finds himself in the foreign city of Moscow. Being a first timer and tourist in Russia. And as much he would like to stay out of trouble, it still finds him and his son as they both stop a possible nuclear warfare.

Expect a lot of explosions, gune fire, and more explosions for this movie as it would still keep up to the promise of providing high octane action with firearms and and with physical fights. Now McClane will have to survive  an unknown terrain and without his friend by his side by his son who works a secret agent.

But even with his situation, indeed we would expect John to do the unexpected, move mountains and even dive into the unknown just to bring people to justice.

HEALTHY LYF: Beyond Age Defying Beauty

Taking an ancient Medical Therapy to enhance health, beauty and personal well being

Chinese royalties are known for their flawless beauty!

Their secret regimen: COSMETIC ACUPUNCTURE, an ancient medical therapy using needles to prick crucial points in certain parts of the body, treating specific health concerns at its root cause, maintaining one’s health and preserving or keeping that much sought after ageless beauty!

REEL DEAL:Joseph Gordon-Levitt SPOTLIGHT

JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT IN THE ACADEMY-AWARD NOMINATED FILM "LINCOLN"

                

Joseph Gordon-Levitt now also known as JGL in Hollywood jargon whose recent role in "The Dark Knight Rises" started people talking about a spin off movie on Robin is on a roll after his strong screen presence as the masked crusader's loyal ally.  From his other previous works spanning various film genres such as "500 Days of Summer," "Looper," "Premium Rush," "Inception" and "A River Runs Through It"  now comes his most notable role in the Steven Spielberg-directed Academy-award nominated thrilling epic "Lincoln."