The Era (traditional Chinese: 跨時代; simplified Chinese: 跨时代; pinyin: kuà shí dài) is Taiwanese Mandopop artist Jay Chou's tenth Mandarin studio album. It was released on 18 May 2010^[1] by JVR Music and distributed by Sony Music Taiwan. It was released with a bonus DVD containing the music videos of "超人不會飛" (Superman Can't Fly) and "免費教學錄影帶" (Free Tutorial Video).^[2]

Reception[link]

The tracks "超人不會飛" (Superman Can't Fly) and "雨下一整晚" (Rain Falls All Night) and "跨時代" (The Era) are listed at number 2, 10 and 39 respectively on Hit Fm Taiwan's Hit Fm Annual Top 100 Singles Chart (Hit-Fm年度百首單曲) for 2010.^[3] The album is the second best selling album in Taiwan in 2010, with 110,000 copies sold.^[4]

The album was nominated for six awards at the 22nd Golden Melody Awards in 2011, including Best Song of the Year for "超人不會飛" (Superman Can't Fly).^[5] It won Best Arranger for Cai Kejun (蔡科俊) for "免費教學錄影帶" (Free Tutorial Video), Best Mandarin Album and Best Male Mandarin Artist for Chou for his work on this album.^[6]

Track listing[link]

All music composed by Jay Chou.

Controversies[link]

In order to prevent privacy of the album, the manufacturing was outsourced to Sony Music Entertainment plants in China but because of their large orders they were unable to meet demands. The producers did not wish to outsource to another factory, because of privacy insurance concerns and so that the album can be release on the same date throughout Asia; it was delayed from 14 May to 18 May.^[7]

Chart[link]

Awards and nominations[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• (Chinese) Jay Chou discography@JVR Music

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Eraserheads, or E-Heads was a Filipino rock band of the 90s, formed by Ely Buendia, Raimund Marasigan, Buddy Zabala and Marcus Adoro. The band is one of the most successful, most influential, critically acclaimed, and significant bands in the history of OPM. Eraserheads are also credited for spearheading a second wave of Manila band invasions,^[1] paving the way for a host of influential Philippine alternative rock bands.^[2]

The band released several singles, albums, and EPs that reached number one. The band achieved critical and commercial success with their third album Cutterpillow, which achieved platinum status several times. Eraserheads received the Viewer's Choice Award for Asia from the MTV Video Music Awards.

History[link]

The early years[link]

In 1989, two college bands from the University of the Philippines, Diliman were both in search of new members for a new group. Curfew, which consisted of Buddy Zabala on bass, Raimund Marasigan on drums and Marcus Adoro on guitars met up with Sunday School, which consisted of Ely Buendia on vocals and Raimund as session drummer in December of the same year. Ely's first two college bands (Bluidie Tryste and Sunday School) were too unstable, so he decided to post an audition notice on a university message board. Only Raimund, Buddy, and Marcus showed up (Raimund was first since he knew Ely and performed with him before, then Buddy and Marcus were next). According to an interview with Myx, Raimund said he first auditioned as bassist while Buddy as drummer. But they noticed that it did not sound right, the two switched places, and the rest was history.

The four decided to form a new group, calling themselves Eraserheads. The band took their name from the movie "Eraserhead" by surrealist director David Lynch, which they picked up while reading a magazine. They did mostly covers, playing every gig in school they've managed to get into. Eventually, they made the rounds of Manila's rock club circuit, achieving little success.

The band found that they weren't good at playing covers, so they concentrated on writing their own material instead. "After all, if we committed a mistake, no one would recognize it since they don't know the song, right?" Buendia explained.^[3] Their new, original songs, played live, soon earned them a cult following in the university, which gradually spread outside the campus. One of the songs, a pop song entitled, "Pare Ko," became very popular, partly because of lyrics that included a few obscenities.

The band recorded a nine-song demo tape in the garage of Marasigan's provincial home (in Candelaria, Quezon) on January 6, 1991.^[4] They then shopped the demo cassette around record labels, clubs and radio stations, hoping to have their songs reach the public. However, they were rejected at every turn, with one recording label deeming that their demo was "not pop enough". In May 1991, a professor-friend teaching Humanities, Robin Rivera, helped them re-record and mix better versions of the demo songs on a four-track DAT recorder. The new demo was named Pop-U!, an irreverent response to those who turned them down.

Meanwhile, Buendia became employed as a student copywriter by BMG Records Pilipinas (now part of Sony BMG Music Entertainment). He worked with BMG during the day and wrote songs with the band during the night. Eventually, the songs of Buendia and the band caught the attention of BMG A&R Director Vic Valenciano. Valenciano listened to the songs and then commented that they were very raw technically, but that there was something promising in them. Subsequently, BMG gave Eraserheads' songs a try.^[1] In 1992, BMG signed up the band for a three-year record deal.

Mainstream success[link]

In July 1993, Eraserheads started recording their debut album called Ultraelectromagneticpop!.^[5] The album featured "Pare Ko", "Toyang" and "Tindahan ni Aling Nena", all of which were also present in Pop-U!.^[6] The album also featured a sanitized version of "Pare Ko" called "Walang Hiyang Pare Ko".^[7] Later in the same year, BMG initially released 5,000 copies of the album. The album became a smash hit, with the songs "Ligaya", "Pare Ko" and "Toyang" topping the charts that, by the end of the year, BMG sold 300,000 copies, and ultraelectromagneticpop! turned sextuple platinum.^[1]

The album met some opposition as the Philippine Association of the Record Industry (PARI) attempted to censor "Pare Ko" but without success.^[8] The public was said to have found its OPM Fab Four in Eraserheads, opening the second wave of band invasion.^[1] The Eraserheadsmania was born.^[9]

In October 1994, Eraserheads released a follow-up album entitled Circus.^[5] The band said that the album aptly described their life since their smashing debut. The album was unpredictable and unconventional compared to the OPM ballads at that time, and established the band members as good songwriters and musicians. The songs varied in style and mood, ranging from euphoric and hilarious to tender and somber.^[8] In the same year, Eraserheads played during the Miss Universe Pageant which was held in Manila.

Four of the songs became successive hits: "Kailan", "Magasin", "Alapaap" & "With a Smile".^[10] Circus turned gold in just 30 days with 20,000 copies sold. Eventually, it turned quintuple platinum with 200,000 copies sold.^[10] But like ultraelectromagneticpop!, it too had its share of controversy. In August 1995, Senator Tito Sotto, who was involved in an anti-drug campaign at that time, called for a ban on the airplay and sales of "Alapaap" over an alleged promotion of drug abuse in the lyrics of the song.^[5][8] In response, the Eraserheads denied the allegation, saying that it was just a misinterpretation, and that the song was the band's "ode to freedom", not an "ode to drug abuse".^[11]

Their much-awaited third album, Cutterpillow, was launched via a colossal open-air concert attended by fans and followers(sold thousands of copies in one night). With Christmas barely a month over, the Eraserheads opened 1996 by making history in the Philippine music scene once more. Cutterpillow turned gold, even before it hit the record stores, as a result of the pre-selling promo campaign. Soon, the band shot the music video for the song "Ang Huling El Bimbo" (The Last El Bimbo) from the album.^[9]

Later that year, the band came up with a conceptual Christmas album called Fruitcake. This was shortly followed by a release of a companion storybook of the same title.^[9]

Also in 1995 the band was given a shot at acting when they co-starred with Comedian/TV Host Joey De Leon of "Eat Bulaga" in a comedy film produced By GMA Network's Cinemax Studios (now GMA Films), "Run Barbi Run".

Going international[link]

The year 1998 was marked with a series of gigs outside of the Philippines. Eraserheads' first ever overseas gig was at BMG Records' "Sentosa Pop Festival" in Singapore in March 1997. It was then followed by a mini U.S. tour in May. Then, four months later in September, they were at the Radio City Music Hall in New York to receive the coveted "Moon Man" trophy for winning the 1997 MTV Asia Viewer's Choice Award, which made Eraserheads the first ever Filipino artists to win the award.^[9][12]

The promotional CD versions of "Milk and Money", "Hard to Believe" and "Andalusian Dog", all for the album Sticker Happy, were mixed at Electric Lady Studios, New York City in September 1997.^[13] Electric Lady Studios was built by the rock legend Jimi Hendrix. The tracks were recorded earlier in Manila, however.^[13] Their fifth album, Sticker Happy, was released a few days after the MTV Awards. A month later, they were back in Singapore for a series of shows and appearances for MTV Asia.^[9]

In February 1998, they represented the Philippines at the annual "Asia Live Dream '98" for NHK Broadcasting in Tokyo, Japan. Then in May, they embarked on another U.S. tour, taking them from Oakland to Los Angeles and to New York.^[9] The band toured the U.S. under the Happy Box production outfit, which was formed by brothers Haro De Guzman and Levan "Schizo" De Guzman and some other friends.^[14]

August 1998 saw the release of the album Aloha Milkyway in the Asian region, and finally in the Philippines two months later. The album contains chart-topping songs that have been re-mastered, as well as five new songs.^[9]

In early 1999, they did sold-out shows in Hong Kong, Sydney, and Dubai. Their next album, Natin99, was released in May.^[9]

Between May and June 2000, they did another tour of America dubbed, "The Pop Machine Tour - USA2000", taking them from New York to Chicago and to California. During their tours, they also had Noel Garcia of The Pin-Ups as an addition to their expanded line-up, who played guitars, keyboards and (sometimes), drums. After almost two years, the much-awaited studio album, Carbon Stereoxide, was released in March 2001, featuring the tracks, "Maskara", "Playground", "Hula" and "Palamig."^[9]

Break-up[link]

After weeks of speculation, it was confirmed that the main songwriter and lead singer, Ely Buendia, had left the band in mid-March 2002 for "reasons unknown". However, in subsequent interviews, Buendia pointed to business matters as the cause of the band's break-up.^[15]

In PULP Magazine, Buendia's wife and manager, Diane Ventura, claimed that the breakup started with a miscomunication between Buendia and the band's roadie, the result being that Buendia and Ventura turned up late at a mall gig. This upset the roadie who snidely referred to the couple as "unprofessional". Buendia's band colleagues and crew at the gig gave Buendia "a cold shoulder", related Ventura, being under the impression that Buendia had come late deliberately. The next day, Buendia brought the incident to the attention of the band's management boss, Butch Dans, to which he allegedly reverted the blame to the roadie's "unprofessionalism". Dans, however, allegedly chose to consider the roadie's account over Buendia's without much deliberation. Dans allegedly quipped that Buendia and Ventura were "probably too high on drugs" to remember the gig's schedule. Ventura stepped in to dispute the allegation and vehemently denied that she and Buendia were even told of the schedule. Unfortunately, the other three Eraserheads also believed the roadie's story, which disturbed Buendia because he felt betrayed of their longstanding friendship. Buendia later announced to his mates through SMS that he was quitting the group.^[16]

In another interview, Marasigan said he was eating in SM Megamall, a local shopping mall, when he heard of the news (how he heard of it, was not clear). He said he was "semi-surprised" and wondered if Zabala already knew about it.^[17] Adoro told of the story now famous among Eraserheads fans about Buendia's cryptic text message. He said Buendia stated in the text message that he had already "graduated." Adoro quipped in the same interview that it was natural for Buendia to graduate first, since he was in batch '87 of their college (UP Diliman), while the rest were in batch '88.^[17]

Zabala confessed in an interview that disbanding had not been that far away from the members' minds. He said that there were many occasions wherein they could have disbanded but did not.^[18]

Adoro expressed the belief of some people that the band was getting too old, and that it was "selfish" for the band to continue, likely referring to comments about how it's time for other bands, besides Eraserheads, to shine.^[18] The band made it clear, though, that Buendia's departure from the band wasn't in any way violent and that there was no shouting (sigawan) or any confrontation involved.^[18]

Without relenting, the three remaining Eraserheads decided to continue. Within a few weeks, the "new" Eheads debuted at Hard Rock Cafe in Makati City on April 19, featuring a female singer-guitarist, Kris Gorra-Dancel, from the band, Fatal Posporos. However, after a few months, Adoro had quit the band as well. The remaining members of the Eheads added Diego Mapa and Ebe Dancel to their lineup and renamed their band, "Cambio."

2008–2009 reunion[link]

In July, 2008, it was confirmed by the members that they will be reuniting for a one-off concert to be held on August 30, 2008. Ely Buendia did affirm that the reunion will be for a night's performance only, to be sponsored by a multinational tobacco company. Buendia was quoted saying "Im not doing this for the money but for the E-heads fans who remain loyal". The sponsors are expecting 35,000 attendees with free tickets distributed to online registrants in early August 2008. This highly awaited one-night concert was initially reported to be planned for staging at the Cultural Center of the Philippines open grounds,^[19] or alternatively, the Fort Bonifacio open grounds.

On August 22, word had broken out that Philip Morris had pulled out of the concert and that the show had been "cancelled".^[20]

Anti-Tobacco forces, led by Dr. Maricar Limpin, had been active in a campaign to get the Eraserheads to renounce the concert and the involvement of the tobacco giant, as Alicia Keys had done in her recent concert in Indonesia. The Eraserheads never issued such an announcement. However, it was believed that the pressure exerted by the anti-tobacco forces had caused Philip Morris to end their participation in the concert.

On the evening of August 24, Raimund Marasigan issued a response to this news. Posting on the Sandwich and Cambio mailing lists, Marasigan confirmed that while Philip Morris has pulled out of the production, the concert is "most definitely" pushing through on the original date, August 30, 2008, at the Fort Bonifacio open field.

Philip Morris would no longer be involved, but the entire production had been turned over to a new producer. Furthermore, while it was previously made known through Philip Morris' announcement that the concert would be free to smokers who signed up through a promotional website known as The Red List at http://marlboro.ph, the change in producers meant that tickets would no longer be free but made available to anyone who purchased them. It was later revealed that Radiohead Media Solutions, Inc., MTV Philippines, Smart Communications, and Sony BMG Philippines have taken over the event.

Eraserheads went onstage for their reunion concert on August 30, 2008 at The Fort Open Field, Taguig City. The concert, however, was cut short halfway through a planned 30-song setlist as Buendia was rushed to the Makati Medical Hospital after experiencing chest pains. He was, however, reported to be in stable condition. Buddy Zabala had checked on Buendia in his tent right after they went to their planned 20 minute break and saw that he already was on an oxygen mask with paramedics checking his blood pressure. As he left and came back, paramedics were already taking Buendia on an ambulance. Bandmates Zabala, Marasigan and Adoro further said that they had no idea that Buendia was already having difficulty performing. In the spirit of the reunion, Marasigan, Zabala and Adoro went to Saguijo after the concert and they continued their sets there. Kris Gorra-Dancel, Ebe Dancel, Aia De Leon and many other OPM artists joined them as well. During the concert, Jazz Nicolas of the Itchyworms and a close friend of the band, also joined the band and played synths, keyboards, and other back-up instruments.^[21]

MTV Philippines President Francis Lumen stated: “He had a slight attack because of stress due to the recent passing of his mother (Lisette Buendia), and their sound check which lasted till 3 a.m. today (Saturday).”^[22] Buendia's mother died of cardiac arrest on August 28 after recovering from surgery to treat her intestinal cancer. Buendia was transferred to Philippine Heart Center 10:00 p.m. of August 31 after being treated at the critical care area of the Makati Medical Center emergency room. Sony BMG reported Buendia was "stable" after suffering hypokalemia a medical condition in which the concentration of potassium in the blood is low. Buendia had been administered with a potassium intravenous fluid.^[23]

Buendia, 37, on September 1, 2008, underwent his third heart angioplasty surgery since his January, 2007 heart attack. The blood vessel operated upon was "100 percent fully restored," and Buendia was recovering in "stable condition but still under observation."^[24] On September 5, 2008, Buendia was discharged from the hospital.

On 25 October episode of Startalk, Buendia said that the reunion concert was supposed to be a "one night only" Eraserheads reunion concert. He also said that there are no talks yet for a continuation of the said concert. However, he stated that he indeed felt "bitin" (literally translated, "not satisfied") with the uncompleted concert and is open to any sequels if it would have the proper production and venue. The other three members of the band, Adoro, Zabala and Marasigan also expressed similar views in a follow-up interview by Myx and Inquirer.

Sony-BMG Philippines released the concert movie of the band's reunion concert on November 26, 2008.

Eraserheads in "The Final Set" Concert. From right to left: Buddy Zabala, Ely Buendia, Raimund Marasigan, and Marcus Adoro together with Jazz Nicolas of Itchyworms (far left)

On the January 10 edition of Supreme, a feature of The Philippine Star, it was announced that the continuation of their previous reunion concert would happen on March 7, 2009.^[25]

On January 11, This was confirmed by Marasigan through a message he posted on the Pedicab, Cambio, and Sandwich Mailing Lists.

On February 27, the band was awarded as "Myx Magna Award 2009" in the recent 4th Myx Music Awards 2009, achieving their alternative music excellence.^[26]

The band went onstage for their second reunion concert dubbed as The Final Set on March 7, 2009 at the SM Mall of Asia Concert Grounds, Pasay City where approximately 100,000 people attended the sold-out concert. The concert went ahead despite the recent passing of their guest performer and friend Francis Magalona who died of acute myelogenous leukemia noon of the previous day.

After Eraserheads[link]

Tribute albums[link]

Just a few years after the break-up, the tribute album Ultraelectromagneticjam!: The Music Of The Eraserheads was released in honor of the band. The artists who did their own renditions of Eraserheads classics include Kitchie Nadal, Imago, Orange and Lemons, South Border, Brownman Revival, Sugarfree, MYMP, Sponge Cola, 6Cycle Mind, Francis M., Rico J. Puno, and Radioactive Sago Project. The second volume is in the works.

Many questioned whether the time was right for a tribute to a group that had just disbanded four years ago, with its former members still active in the music industry. Buendia had mixed feelings about the tribute album, saying that "It’s too early to be taking part in it and I don’t see myself being part of it kasi (because) I’m still doing something here...To be part of it is like acknowledging na tapos na ako (that I am finished); isa na lang akong trophy na itatago na (I'm just a trophy to be shelved). Siguro kung uugud-ugud na ako (Maybe when I'm really old),^[15] that’s the time I’m gonna look back." Ironically though, he does guest vocals in one of the tracks, "Superproxy 2k6" by Francis Magalona.

Book launch and mini-reunion[link]

On February 28, 2007, the official launch of the book Tikman Ang Langit: An Anthology on the Eraserheads (2007) was held at the second level of Powerbooks bookstore in Greenbelt 3, Makati City.^[27][28] The launch was accompanied by acoustic performances by Cambio (whose members include Raimund Marasigan, Buddy Zabala and Kris Gorra-Dancel), Markus Highway (Marcus Adoro's band), and Lei Bautista of Prettier Than Pink.^[27] The performers covered Eraserheads songs such as "Ligaya" (performed by Lei Bautista),^[29] "With A Smile" (also performed by Bautista)^[29] and "Magasin" (performed by Cambio with Marcus Adoro).^[27] The event was dubbed a mini-reunion of the Eraserheads, with Marasigan, Zabala and Adoro performing together for the first time in four years.^[27] Buendia did not attend because of a scheduled meeting with his surgeon and the manufacturers of the stents in his heart.^[28] The launch was attended by around 50 people.^[27]

Tikman ang Langit is a collection of essays about Eraserheads originally written by fourteen journalists who are mostly fans of the band.^[27][28] The book itself was compiled by Melvin Calimag and Jing Garcia, with a foreword by Eraserheads producer Robin Rivera.^[27][30]

Another mini-reunion happened and it was in Saguijo on July 26, 2007. Visitors were startled as the venue's schedule listed "Eraserheads" as a performer along with Rivermaya and Teeth. Jugs Jugueta of Itchyworms and Kris Dancel of Cambio played guitars, Zabala on bass, Marasigan on drums, Jett Pangan of The Dawn on vocals, and producer Robin Rivera played drums when Marasigan sang. They called themselves "Eraser X" that night. Buendia and Adoro knew about the event but did not go there as they have other gigs as well. Pupil was in Hard Rock Cafe Makati, while Adoro had gigs with Markus Highway. Although Pupil's bassist Dok Sergio was able to follow and played for Teeth.

Ely Buendia[link]

Ely Buendia

After leaving Eraserheads, Ely Buendia, under the stage name, joined guitarist Jerome Velasco (of then disunited band, Teeth), bassist Yani Yuzon, and drummer Bogs Jugo (of the indie pop band Daydream Cycle) to form the band, The Mongols. After putting out an underground E.P. A Fraction of a Second, the Mongols decided to have their self-produced album distributed by the major label VIVA Records. The result is a thirteen-track album called Buddha's Pest. The Mongols' singles did not get the kind of airplay that the Eraserheads' songs used to have, attributed to the band's leanings towards heavy underground music.

When Jerome Velasco left The Mongols to study abroad, the other members of the band added The Teeth bassist Dok Sergio to their lineup and renamed their band Pupil. In November 2005, Pupil released an album entitled Beautiful Machines under Sony BMG and label Musiko, with the song, "Nasaan Ka?" as its first single. The song got fair airplay and became quite popular. Pupil's music is relatively more mainstream than The Mongols'.

Buendia also had a broadsheet column entitled CURSOR, which was published weekly in the Entertainment Section of The Manila Bulletin newspaper. Due to Buendia's busy musical career, CURSOR had ended and was last published during the first Saturday of September 2006.

Raimund Marasigan[link]

Raimund Marasigan

After Buendia and Adoro left Eraserheads, Marasigan, Zabala and Gorra-Dancel's group was renamed Cambio, adding Diego Mapa to their lineup. They came out with an album called Derby Light.

Marasigan started "Planet Garapata" also in 1996, a short-lived hip-hop and electronica project that featured Eraserheads bassist Zabala, Eraserheads sound engineer Mark Laccay and Jeng Tan. The project debuted in Francis M's 1996 Happy Battle album and featured Marasigan's early rapping skills.

Marasigan's band, Sandwich, was formed in 1996 with his girlfriend Myrene Academia (also with the band Imago) on bass, Marc Abaya on lead guitars and vocals (later replaced by Mong Alcaraz of the band, Chicosci), Diego Castillo on rhythm guitars, and Mike Dizon (from Teeth) on drums. Although existing simultaneously with the Eraserheads, Sandwich built up their own fan base. Abaya left the band in 2005 to concentrate on his own band, Kwjan and Marasigan has since taken over as the sole vocalist and lead guitarist. They have released five albums: Grip Stand Throw, 4-Track Mind, Thanks to the Moon's Gravitational Pull, Five on the Floor, which saw Marasigan handle vocal duties in lieu of former singer Marc Abaya, and their latest release, <S> Marks the Spot.

Marasigan also has a hip-hop influenced project band called Squid 9. In early 2005, Marasigan once again formed another project band called Pedicab. The band is composed of artists in their stage names, Marasigan as "Sugarraims" on synths and backing vocals, Mike Dizon as "Masterbeat" on drums, Jason Caballa (of Twisted Halo and Blast Ople) as "J. Sonic" on guitar and backing vocals, and Diego Mapa as "Daddy Maps" on lead vocals. They call their music "dance-punk." Pedicab’s first album. Tugish Takish, was released later that year.

And in 2008, Marasigan formed yet another project band called Project 1 which is composed of Marasigan himself on vocals, Francis Reyes (of The Dawn) on lead guitars, Clem Castro (formerly with Orange and Lemons, currently with the Camerawalls) on rhythm guitar, Jazz Nicolas (of Itchyworms) on drums, Carlos Calderon (of Chicosci) on bass, and Katwo Librando (of Duster) and Uela Basco (of Chillitees) on vocals.

Buddy Zabala[link]

Buddy Zabala

Zabala currently plays bass for another legendary Pinoy rock band, The Dawn, as well as for Cambio, Twisted Halo and Sun Valley Crew.

For his bass work for Cambio ("Derby Light") and Twisted Halo ("In Loving Memory of the Fearless Exploits of the Bolo Brigade"), Zabala was awarded the 2004 NU Rock Awards "Bassist of the Year".

He also helps produce albums for other local bands such as Boldstar, Twisted Halo, Itchyworms, Fatal Posporos and Sugarfree.

Zabala had also scored a number of movies, TV commercials, documentary shorts and stage plays.

Marcus Adoro[link]

Marcus Adoro

After Buendia left Eraserheads, Adoro also decided to quit a few months later. He then moved to La Union and was unheard from until April 2005. An email from him was sent to PhilMusic.com about a new project he was working on, called "Belma en Luis".^[31] The EP turned up at a shop called "Sarabia Optical" in his former collegiate school, UP Diliman. It became available in different album covers and titles: Urfer Magazine (Mag:Net Café), Duckdive (Bigsky), American Gurl (United States version), and Submarine (Marikina version).

Adoro, Zabala, and Marasigan did an impromptu number at the Millennia Club called "Marooned," a production of UP bands from past and present. The song, "Batch 88" from "Belma en Luis," was one of the songs that was jammed by the trio.

Adoro was interviewed by GMA 7 newscaster Jessica Soho on her show, "Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho" about La Union, which is now popular for all beach surfers in the Philippines. Adoro now enjoys a new lifestyle as a surfer in La Union.

Adoro has a new band named Markus Highway under Warner Music Philippines. Their first album, "Behold, Rejoice! Surfernando Is Hear Nah", was released in February 2008.

Guitars[link]

Ely Buendia uses

• Peavey Tracer
• Fender Stratocaster
• Fender Telecaster
• Fender Jaguar
• Fender Jazzmaster Tremolo
• Gibson Les Paul Custom
• Gibson SG
• Gretsch Electromagnetic Ebony & Goldtop
• Gretsch Nashville Reissue
• Gretsch Brian Setzer 6128 Custom
• Rickenbacker 360/12
• Yamaha Acoustic Guitars
• Taylor & Martin Acoustics

Marcus Adoro uses

• Fender Stratocaster
• Fender Telecaster
• Fender Jazzmaster
• Fender Mustang
• Squier Hello Kitty Stratocater
• Squier Telecaster
• Squier Jagmaster
• Gibson SG
• Gibson Les Paul
• Gibson ES-335
• Gretsch Black Falcon
• Danelectro12 String
• Yamaha Acoustic Guitars
• Taylor Guitars
• Dean acoustic guitar (used in the reunion concert and the final set)

Basses[link]

Buddy Zabala uses

• Fender Jazz Bass
• Rickenbacker 4001Bass
• Fender Precision Bass (early 1993-2002)
• Fender Jaguar Bass
• Aria Pro Bass
• Wal Several Custom Bass
• Yamaha Acoustic Bass Guitar

Drums[link]

Raimund Marasigan uses

• Yamaha Several Custom Drums
• Yamaha Green Maple Custom Drums
• DW Custom Deluxe Drums
• Remo Drum Accessories
• Sabian Various Custom Cymbals
• Zildjian Custom Cymbals
• Pearl Drumsticks
• Latin Percussion

Keyboards[link]

Ely Buendia, Marcus Adoro, Buddy Zabala, Raimund Marasigan, & Jazz Nicolas use keyboards on their onstage performances.

• Roland Fantom-X
• Roland GR-300
• Roland XP-50
• Roland XP-80
• Roland Jupiter-4
• Roland Jupiter-6
• Roland R-8
• Roland JX-3P
• Roland JX-8P
• Roland JV-1080
• Roland JV-2080
• Clavia Nord Electro 2
• Clavia Nord Modular
• Korg Karma
• Korg M1
• Korg M3
• Korg MS2000
• Korg Oasys
• Yamaha MM6
• Yamaha CS2x
• Yamaha RM1x
• Yamaha Keytar
• Upright Piano (Sticker Happy)

Amplifiers[link]

• Vox Amplifiers
• Peavey Amplifiers
• Laney Amplfiers
• Ampeg Custom Amps
• Bass Amps

Effects and multi effects[link]

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• Dunlop M-66
• Dunlop M-80
• Dunlop M-86
• Dunlop M-101
• Dunlop M-102
• Dunlop M-103
• Dunlop M-108
• Dunlop M-109
• Dunlop M-115
• Dunlop M-132
• Dunlop M-135
• Dunlop M-148
• Dunlop M-151
• Dunlop M-152
• Dunlop MC-401
• Dunlop MC-402
• Dunlop MC-404
• Dunlop JH-1D
• Boss DS-1
• Boss OD-1
• Boss OD-2
• Boss OD-3
• Boss SD-1
• Boss SD-2
• Boss HM-2
• Boss HM-3
• Boss CE-1
• Boss CE-2
• Boss CE-3
• Ibanez TS-5
• Ibanez TS-10
• Fender Multi Effects

Discography[link]

	Eraserheads "Ligaya" noicon 30-second sample from the song "Ligaya" from the album UltraElectroMagneticPop! (1993).
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	Eraserheads "With A Smile" noicon 30-second sample from the song "With A Smile" from the album Circus (1994).
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Studio albums[link]

• UltraElectroMagneticPop! (1993)
• CiRcuS (1994)
• Cutterpillow (1995)
• Fruitcake (1996)
• Sticker Happy (1997)
• Natin99 (1999)
• Carbon Stereoxide (2001)

EPs and demos[link]

• Pop U! (1991)
• Fruitcake EP (1996)
• Bananatype EP (1997)
• Please Tranpose EP (2003)

Compilations[link]

• Aloha Milkyway (1998)
• Eraserheads: The Singles (2001)
• Eraserheads Anthology (2004)
• Eraserheads Anthology 2 (2006)

Live albums[link]

• Eraserheads: The Reunion Concert 08.30.08 (2008)

Collaborations[link]

	Eraserheads "Ang Huling El Bimbo" noicon 30-second sample from the song "Ang Huling El Bimbo" from the album Cutterpillow (1995).
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	Eraserheads "Fruitcake" noicon 30-second sample from the song "Fruitcake" from the album Fruitcake (1996).
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1896 Ang Pagsilang (1996)

• "Casa Fantastica"

Francis M's Happy Battle (1996)

• "Unstrung Heroes Duet W/ Francis Magalona"
• "Sapot Feat. Planet Garapata"

Ryan Cayabyab The Silver Album (1997)

• "Tuwing Umuulan At Kapiling Ka"

Nescafe Open Up Party Live! (2000)

• "Blue Jeans"
• "Pumapatak Na Naman Ang Ulan"
• "Tuyo Na'ng Damdamin (Feat. APO Hiking Society)"

Bandang Pinoy Lasang Hotdog (2001, re-issued 2006)

• "Manila"

Gusto Ko Ng Rock (2009)

• "Alapaap"

Superbands (Universal Records)
(2005) Silver Shiny Jeepney (All Indie Band)

Soundtracks[link]

OST Run Barbi Run (Starring Joey de Leon) (1995)

• "Run Barbi Run"

Commercial jingles[link]

	Eraserheads "Spoliarium" noicon 30-second sample from the song "Spoliarium" from the album Sticker Happy (1997).
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Burger Machine (1994)

• "Tikman"

Pepsi Megadrive Raffle Promo (1997)

• "Overdrive"

Chippy

• "Ligaya" (1996)
• "Bogchi Hokbu" (1997)
• "Walang Nagbago" (2000?)

Talk N' Text - 6 Years AnniverSaya

• "Toyang AnniverSaya" (sung by Pencilcase' vocalist and Eheads fanatic Reynald Arebuabo)

Sun Cellular

• "Tindahan Ni Aling Nena" (2005)

McDonald's (TV commercial)

• "Ang Huling El Bimbo" (2009)

Smart Communications

• "Alapaap" (2009)

Johnson & Johnson (Modess)

• "Run Barbi Run" (2010)

DVD[link]

• The Reunion Concert - DVD (2009) [1]
• The Reunion Concert - DVD (Special Edition, 2009)
• The Final Set - DVD (2010)

Box set/package[link]

• The Heads Set (Limited Edition) (2010) - The box set was released exclusively in Greenwich Pizza outlets, and included a free box of pizza. It contains rarities such as "Casa Fantastica", all local albums from UltraElectroMagneticPop! to Carbon Stereoxide, DVD documentary (directed by Marcus Adoro), a book and shirt designed by Cynthia Bauzon and Arnold Arre, who both collaborated with the band before.

Tribute albums[link]

• Ultraelectromagneticjam!: The Music Of The Eraserheads (2005)

Others[link]

• Alam Mo Ba - Sung by Jo Awayan - (Composed by Ely Buendia & Jojo Bacasmas)
• Feel So Strange - Sung by Agot Isidro - (Composed by Ely Buendia)
• How Can I Be Sure - Sung by Agot Isidro - (Composed by Ely Buendia)
• Kundi Rin Lang Ikaw - Sung by True Faith (Composed by Ely Buendia & Jojo Bacasmas)
• Mga Babae - Sung by Novia (Composed by Ely Buendia)
• Something Always Brings Me Back To You - Sung by Novia (Composed by Ely Buendia)
• Halo-Halong Digmaan (War Mix) - Performed by Various Artists (Composed by Ely Buendia and Raimund Marasigan)
• Hanggang Ngayon - Performed by Various Artists (including Ely Buendia)
• Girl On Da Magazin - Sung by Legit Misfitz - (Composed by Ely Buendia)
• Black Whole - Sung by Domino (composed by Ely Buendia & Lally Buendia)
• Marble - Sung by Domino (composed by Ely Buendia & Lally Buendia)
• Sucker - Sung by Domino (composed by Ely Buendia & Lally Buendia)
• Stone's Throw - Sung by Sponge Cola (Composed by Ely Buendia)
• Awit Ko - Sung by Jao Mapa (Composed by Ely Buendia)
• Talikogenic - Sung by Jao Mapa (Composed by Ely Buendia)
• Gimik - Sung by Jao Mapa (Composed by Raimund Marasigan)
• Pacman - Sung by Protein Shake - (Composed by Raimund Marasigan)

Publications[link]

• Pillbox Volume 1 Number 1^[32]

Editor: Redel D. Ramos

Art Director: Cynthia F. Bauzon

Release: 1996

Published by: Pop Infinity Limited Laundry

© 1996 P.I.L.L. Corporation

• Fruitcake^[33]

A separate companion storybook for the album Fruitcake (1996)

Story by: Eraserheads

Text by: Ely Buendia

Edited by: Jessica Zafra

Illustrated by: Cynthia F. Bauzon

Release: 1997

Published by: Anvil Publishing, Inc., Pasig City

Printed by: Cacho Hermanos, Mandaluyong City

© 1997 Eraserheads

• Pillbox Volume 3^[34]

Editor: Marie Jamora

Art Director: Cynthia F. Bauzon

Release: 1998

Published by: BMG Records (Pilipinas) Inc.

© 1998 BMG Records (Pilipinas) Inc.

Magazine cover appearance[link]

• Myx Magazine "Eraserheads Reunion Concert Collectors Issue" (October–November 2008)
• Pulp Magazine (2000)

Filmography[link]

• Run Barbi Run as themselves
• Kuya cameo role Marcus as Drug Pusher
• Masakit Sa Dibdib cameo role Ely Buendia
• Tulad Ng Dati Buddy as himself with cameo role Raimund Marasigan

Awards and nominations[link]

Rock & Rhythm Magazine:

• Won: Album of the Year - Ultraelectromagneticpop! (1993)

NU Rock Awards:

• Won: Album of the Year - Ultraelectromagneticpop! (1994)
• Won: Listener's Choice Award (1995)
• Won: Band of the Year (1995)
• Won: Album of the Year - Circus (1995)
• Won: Album of the Year - Cutterpillow (1996)
• Won: Best Music Video - "Ang Huling El Bimbo" (1996)
• Won: Song of the Year - "Ang Huling El Bimbo" (1996)
• Won: Artist of the Year - Eraserheads (1997)
• Won: Listener's Choice Award - Eraserheads (1997)
• Won: Producer of the Year - Robin Rivera for Fruitcake (1997)
• Won: Best Album Packaging - Fruitcake (1997)
• Won: Best Video - "Fruitcake" (1997)
• Won: Drummer of the Year - Raimund Marasigan (1999)
• Won: Hall of Fame (2003)

Note: Ely Buendia accepts the award for the Eraserheads

Guillermo Memorial Award:

• Won: Most Favorite Band (1995)
• Won: Most Popular Group/Singer/Entertainer (1997)

Monster Radio 93.1 : Countdown Top 7:

• Won: Band of the Year (1997)

Awit Awards:

• Won: Album of the Year - Cutterpillow (9th Awit Awards)
• Won: Best Alternative Recording : Fruitcake (10th Awit Awards)
• Won: Album of the Year - Sticker Happy (1998)
• Won: Best Performance by a Group/Duo - "Pop Machine" (2000)

Katha Music Awards:

• Won: Album of the Year - Cutterpillow (2nd Katha Music Awards)
• Won: Best Rock Album - Cutterpillow (2nd Katha Music Awards)
• Won: Best Rock Song - "Ang Huling El Bimbo" (2nd Katha Music Awards)
• Won: Best Rock Group - Eraserheads (2nd Katha Music Awards)
• Won: Best Rock Vocal Performance - "Fruitcake" (3rd Katha Music Awards)
• Won: Best Album Packaging - Fruitcake (3rd Katha Music Awards)

Parangal Ng Bayan Award:

• Won: Best Group Performer Award (1997)

MTV Video Music Awards:

• Won: Viewer's Choice Award for Asia - Eraserheads' "Ang Huling El Bimbo" (1997)

Note: This is the first award given to Filipino next is Kyla

MTV Pilipinas:

• Won: Lifetime Achievement Award (2004)

Note: A special tribute performance featuring local artists Jimmy Bondoc, Paolo Santos, Nyoy Volante and Barbie's Cradle doing a medley of the songs, "Ligaya," "Alapaap," "Kaliwete", and "Magasin"

Myx Music Awards:

• Won: MYX Magna Award (2009)

Note: Raimund Marasigan accepts the award for The Eraserheads

References[link]

External links[link]

• Eraserheads Band
• Allmusic Eraserheads Biography
• http://eraserheadsexperience.blogspot.com/