River Maya and Weedd

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The following write-ups by Marc Gorospe appeared in recent issues of
Billboard (US edition, alright).

15 July 1995:
BMG Philippines is hoping that its second alternative rock act,
River Maya, will have the same success as Eraserheads, which
broke big last year. The new signing is named after the
country's national bird, the maya, and it has already scored
two top 10 singles - "Ulan" (Rain) and "214" - both taken from
its self-titled debut album. A third cut, "Awit Ng Kabataan"
(Song Of The Youth), has been released to coincide with a
visit here by the Pope and to comemorate World Youth Day.
Many of the songs on the album are sung in English, with a
view to releasing it elsewhere in the region. According to
managing director Rudy Ty, BMG Philippines has decided to
stick with just the two bands for the time being, rather than
spread itself too thin by signing other acts.

5 August 1995:
"My long hair is none of your business," blasts Aldwin
Panganiban, singer of alternative rock band Weedd. Taken
from the band's self-titled debut album on Universal Records,
"Long Hair" is a humorous, reggae rant against the conformist
notions that still hold sway in this conservative nation.
Ironically, the four members of Weedd are all clean-cut young
men (the oldest is 17), and the group's retro-rock sound is
finding a broad audience admist (sic) the pop mainstream.
Backed by a marketing campaign that includes TV appearances
and live performances in shopping malls, sales of the album
have reached 20,000 units in its first month of release.

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