As I was watching the music video “Malayang Magmahal” by Rivermaya just the other day on a local music channel, it dawned on me that… why, this is a band that I have been listening to on and off for ...

The classic lineup of Rivermaya (Bamboo Mañalac, Mark Escueta, Rico Blanco and Nathan Azarcon) during the band’s most recent rehearsal sessions (Photo credit: Mark Escueta/Facebook) Netizens raved ...

The Rivermaya “reunion” show – quotes in deference to the still-active trio that continues to write and perform under that name – was truly something else. The sound was punchy, the visuals tasteful, ...

“EASY DULLS THE blade,” Bamboo quips when asked about the challenges of striking out on his own, a metaphor that resonates for his former band Rivermaya over the course of their 20-year journey in the ...