Also, we’ve got the "great" in Great Britain as we feature the most interesting, if not the greatest British pop bands in current history. There’s Radiohead, with Thom Yorke’s hypnotic vocals and their heartbreaking anthem High And Dry; Blur, still going strong even after the departure of their guitarist Graham Coxon; and Starsailor, one of UK’s breakout bands of 2001. They’ve just released an album apiece: Radiohead with Hail To The Thief, Blur with Think Tank and Starsailor with Silence Is Easy, and they continue to push the boundaries of music to its maximum potential.
More than 20 years ago this month, a handful of brave musicians defied the Marcos dictatorship through music, but for The Jerks, Jess Santiago, Noel Cabangon and Inang Laya, the fight is far from over.
When the gig is over and the rock stars have stepped down the stage, they are the ones that disassemble the instruments and put them back together again at the next performance. These unsung heroes are called roadies, and Joey Dizon writes about their small triumphs and sweaty travails.
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