Eraserheads was a Filipino alternative rock band formed in 1989. With a line-up comprising Ely Buendia, Buddy Zabala, Marcus Adoro, and Raimund Marasigan, Eraserheads is the most influential and successful Filipino band in Philippine music history. Regarded as "The Beatles of the Philippines", the band have sold 9 million albums throughout their career and is credited for spearheading a second wave of Manila band invasions, paving the way for a host of Filipino alternative rock bands.
Raimund Emmanuel Parcon Marasigan is a Filipino rock musician and record producer. His first name is often misspelled Raymond or Raimond though he personally prefers to spell his name as Raymund. The breadth of his projects has made him one of the most well-respected mainstays of the Philippine rock band scene. He was the drummer, vocalist and lyricist alongside bandmate Ely Buendia of The Eraserheads, and the current keyboard/synths player for Pedicab, former rhythm guitarist and now frontman of Sandwich, former drummer of Cambio, vocalist of Project 1 and the man behind Squid 9. Currently, he holds bass for his newest band, Gaijin. Aside from writing songs and being a musician, he is also a record producer, voice actor, TV host and product endorser.
Westdon Martin Abay, popularly known as Dong Abay, is a poet and a Pinoy rock musician. He was the founding member, songwriter and lead vocalist of the bands Yano, Pan, and dongabay, which are now all defunct. In 2005, he pursued a solo career as an independent artist by releasing an album entitled Sampol. In 2017, he formed a rock band named Dong Abay Music Organization or D.A.M.O. while having other endeavors such as a songwriting school.
The Itchyworms is a Filipino rock band. The band is composed of Jazz Nicolas on lead vocals, drums and piano, Jugs Jugueta on co-lead vocals, keys and guitars, Kelvin Yu on bass guitars, Chino Singson on lead guitars, Weckl Mercado on guitars, and Mikey Amistoso on guitars and keys. The group made their name in the OPM scene in 2006 with their second album, Noontime Show, with songs such as "Akin Ka Na Lang" and "Beer".
Marcus Antonius Corpuz Adoro is a Filipino musician who was the lead guitarist of the Eraserheads, a Filipino alternative rock band in the 1990s. He is also known by the stage name or band name Markus Highway.
Pupil are a Filipino rock band consisting of singer and rhythm guitarist Ely Buendia, lead guitarist Jerome Velasco, bassist Dok Sergio and drummer Wendell Garcia.
Anna Katrina "Kitchie" Dumilon Nadal is a Filipina singer-songwriter who was formerly the lead vocalist for the alternative rock band, Mojofly. Her popularity in the female OPM niche grew after she released a self-titled solo album featuring her chart-topping single, "Huwag na Huwag Mong Sasabihin". Her debut self-titled album Kitchie Nadal debuted at number 4 on the Philippine Albums Chart, and after a year end the album climbed up at number 1 with growing sales the album was certified 7×Platinum by PARI with sales of 214,800 physical CD album copies in the Philippines.
Cutterpillow is the third studio album by Filipino alternative rock group Eraserheads. It was released in the Philippines on December 8, 1995, by BMG Records (Pilipinas), Inc. The album became a highlight in Pinoy music as it introduced classic songs such as "Huwag Mo Nang Itanong", "Overdrive", and the popular "Ang Huling El Bimbo". It was both critically and commercially successful, certifying 11× Platinum by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry (PARI). To date, the album has sold over 400,000 units in the country, becoming the third biggest-selling album in OPM history and the biggest for any Filipino band or group.
"Ang Huling El Bimbo" is a song composed by Ely Buendia of the Philippine pop/rock band Eraserheads, for their 1995 studio album Cutterpillow. It received extensive airplay after its release and ranked #2 on RX 93.1's "Top 20 OPM Requests of 1996". It is the only Tagalog song included in the band's international compilation album, Aloha Milkyway (1998). The song's music video catapulted the band's success outside the Philippines by bagging the 'International Viewer's Choice Awards for Asia' at the 1997 MTV Video Music Awards.
Circus is the second studio album released by Filipino alternative rock group Eraserheads in 1994. Hits from Circus are "Alapaap", "Sembreak", "Kailan", "Magasin", and "With a Smile". It is also the last album of the band with singles released in the vinyl record format.
Ultraelectromagneticpop! is the debut studio album of the Filipino rock band, Eraserheads. It was released by BMG Records (Pilipinas) Inc. in July 1993. Ultraelectromagneticpop! spawned hit songs such as "Ligaya", "Toyang", and "Pare Ko". The album is often credited for revitalizing the alternative rock genre in the Philippines during the 1990s.
Diploma is the third studio album by Filipino rapper Gloc-9. It has 14 tracks and was released under Musiko Records & Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Philippines), Inc. in 2007.
Philippine Idol: The Final 12 is a compilation album from the talent show Philippine Idol, an Idol franchise in the Philippines. It was released by Musiko Records & Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Philippines), Inc. in the Philippines in 2006. The album consists of 13 tracks and performed by the top 12 contestants of the reality TV show.
Eraserheads: The Singles is a compilation album by Filipino alternative rock band Eraserheads. It was released in 2001 by Musiko Records & BMG Records (Pilipinas), Inc. as part of the label's "Himig Ng Dekada 90" series featuring compilation albums from bands such as Rivermaya, Color It Red, Yano and Francis Magalona. The compilation features the band's singles from four of their studio albums, as well as non-album track "Harana" and a cover of "Tuwing Umuulan at Kapiling Ka" by Basil Valdez.
Ultraelectromagneticjam!: The Music of the Eraserheads is the first tribute album for the Filipino alternative band Eraserheads. It was named after the band's first studio album UltraElectroMagneticPop!. The album was released under Musiko Records & Sony BMG Music Philippines, Inc.) on November 29, 2005 and consists of 17 Eraserheads songs that were interpreted by Philippine bands and solo musical artists such as 6cyclemind, Imago, Barbie Almalbis, Spongecola, Francis M., Rico J. Puno, Kitchie Nadal and MYMP.The album contains the songs "Alapaap", "Magasin", "With a Smile", "Ligaya", "Pare Ko", "Superproxy", "Ang Huling El Bimbo" and "Maling Akala".
Eraserheads Anthology Two is a compilation album by Filipino alternative rock band Eraserheads. It was released in 2006 by Sony BMG Music Entertainment & Musiko Records in the Philippines. It features several tracks from their studio albums, as well as two bonus tracks from the 1994 album Circus and the non-album track "Casa Fantastica", first featured in the 1996 compilation album 1896: Ang Pagsilang. The album was first released in a two-disc set.
FreeMan is the fifth album by Filipino rapper Francis Magalona, released in 1995 by BMG Records (Pilipinas) Inc, Musiko Records. It was Magalona's first outing with the BMG label, having left his previous label, OctoArts International Inc., in 1994. Its release firmly established Magalona's legitimacy in the Pinoy rock scene. Tracks "Three Stars & A Sun", "Kabataan Para Sa Kinabukasan", and "Suckin' on Helium/Kaleidoscope World" would become defining touch-points in Magalona's body of work.
"Kaleidoscope World" is a 1995 song performed by the Filipino rapper Francis Magalona. It was first included in his 1995 studio album FreeMan. The song is also included in a later album, Best of FrancisM.
Eraserheads: The Reunion Concert The Movie is a film of the historical reunion concert of the Filipino alternative rock band Eraserheads on August 30, 2008. It was shown in theater on November 26, 2008, twenty-three days after the releasing of the DVD copy.
Magasin is a song by the Pinoy alternative rock band, Eraserheads, from their 1994 album Circus. It was the band's second hit single from the album. No music video was made for the song.
