Kamikazee in PULP

They first bombed the crowd during the PULP Summer Slam II, tossing incendiary renditions of Britney Spears’ Lucky and Ariel Rivera’s Sana Kahit Minsan. They tugged at the heartstrings of audiences with their self-depreciating humor, a sort of stand-up hara kiri in between songs. Their music reeks with punk influences. But are they really a punk band? Letter writers have repeatedly asked for them. Now, read all about Kamikazee in an exclusive interview by Joey Dizon in PULP magazine.

MTV Ink’s Clarissa Concio gets a one-on-one interview with another "presumed" punk band, Foo Fighters. Drummer Taylor Hawkins talks about the Foo’s latest release, One on One, plus some of his bandmates’ involvements with cause-oriented activities and plans for a new video.

Ink editor-in-chief Kristine Fonacier gets tangled up with Patrick Matthews, bassist for punk-ish/grunge-y outfit, The Vines. Matthews, who called from Stockholm, Sweden for the phone interview, shares his insights about their charismatic frontman, Craig Nicholls and how they handle their success. He also shares trivia on how the band started and how their day jobs sucked before The Vines hit big time.

PULP also deemed it necessary to explore the roots of Pinoy punk. Staff writer Pearlsha Abubakar got in touch with Dominic Gamboa (aka Papa Dom) to have the skinny on his days as Betrayed’s vocalist. Romeo Lee shares insights on his so-called punk life while Tommy Tanchangco, founder of the legendary Twisted Red Cross label and organizer of the Brave New World series, recalls his days as local punk’s Prometheus and, later, as band manager. Other punk luminaries who shared their memories of the ’80s include Chikoy Pura, Arnold Morales, and the Wuds.

Pulp magazine is priced at P50 with a minimum purchase of P150 (any item) at any Odyssey outlet in Manila. Also check out PULP’s new website, www.pulpcommunity.com, to get discounts for PULP’s anniversary gig, Freaks Attack.