INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

SLAPSHOCK

Let the masters reveal the secrets to their success and the winning formula behind this decade-spanning group, having recently completed a North American and Canadian tour outside the country, as we hang out again with Slapshock and went to ask straight-up Qs.

EXPORT QUALITY, PROUDLY HOMEGROWN

Soul Engraved, Cunejo, Midsummer and Squeezers: Sound familiar? Well, these bands are bound to take the music scene by storm. Here’s a little intro for bands to look out for in 2010.

PARALUMAN

Love huts, love is blind, love kicks our asses – there are many ways to describe love but nobody does it better than Paraluman.

GUS WHO?

Ozzy Osbourne made a huge stir in the metal industry when he fired guitarist Zakk Wylde. But enough about that, because Ozzy had hanpicked Gus G. as his new axeman! Who exactly is Gus G.? Find out in this exclusive interview.

WE WRITE SONGS FOR A LIVING, SO PAY UP

In recent years, a group called Filipino Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (FILSCAP) has been making its presence felt in the local music industry. Find out about FILSCAP and the laws that give it its authority to collect royalties, the definition of public performance, why a license is also needed for foreign music, and, among others, why music is not free.

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