Eraserheads

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Eraserheads
Eraserheads during The Final Set concert in 2009. From right to left: Buddy Zabala, Ely Buendia, Raimund Marasigan and Marcus Adoro together with Jazz Nicolas of Itchyworms (far left) as their session player
Eraserheads during The Final Set concert in 2009. From right to left: Buddy Zabala, Ely Buendia, Raimund Marasigan and Marcus Adoro together with Jazz Nicolas of Itchyworms (far left) as their session player
Background information
OriginQuezon City, Philippines
Genres
Years active
  • 1989–2002
  • 2008–2009
  • 2012–2014
  • 2016
  • 2022–2023
Labels
Past members
Websitewww.eraserheads.ph

Eraserheads (sometimes stylized as ERASƎRHEADS or ƎRASƎRHƎADS) were a Filipino alternative rock band formed in 1989. With a lineup comprising Ely Buendia, Buddy Zabala, Marcus Adoro, and Raimund Marasigan, they are the most influential and successful Filipino band in Philippine music history. Regarded as "the Beatles of the Philippines", the band have sold 9 million copies of their discography throughout their career.[1][2]

With their debut album Ultraelectromagneticpop! (1993) and the following albums Circus (1994) and Cutterpillow (1995), Eraserheads ushered in a second wave of Filipino rock bands in the 1990s. [3][4] Their first three albums also achieved commercial success, with Cutterpillow becoming the third biggest-selling album in OPM history and the biggest for any Filipino band or group.[5] Eraserheads also received the International Viewer’s Choice Award (MTV Asia) at the 1997 MTV Video Music Awards in New York, the only Filipino artist to have received the award before the conception of the MTV Asia Awards.

After releasing the Christmas-themed concept album Fruitcake (1996), Eraserheads experimented with electronic and art rock styles for their next albums Sticker Happy (1997), Natin99 (1999), and Carbon Stereoxide (2001). The band broke up in 2002, and all principal former members have enjoyed success as solo artists. They later reunited in 2008 for a series of reunion concerts in the Philippines and have since made sporadic touring and promotional appearances in the country and overseas.

History[edit]

1989–1992: Formation and early years[edit]

U.P. Diliman where all members of the band attended.

The members of Eraserheads met while attending University of the Philippines Diliman in Quezon City in 1989. Vocalist Ely Buendia previously had two college bands, Bluidie Tryste and Sunday School, and was a year above drummer Raimund Marasigan (also a session drummer for Sunday School), bassist Buddy Zabala, and guitarist Marcus Adoro; the three were part of another college band named Curfew. Ely posted an audition notice for a new band on a university message board, of which only Raimund, Buddy, and Marcus showed up.[6]

The new band called themselves Eraserheads after the David Lynch film Eraserhead (1977). Initially achieving little success playing covers at schools and Manila’s rock club circuit, they decided to write their own material, which soon earned them a cult following around the university.[7] One of the songs in particular, "Pare Ko", became popular for its explicit lyrics.

On January 26, 1991, Eraserheads recorded a nine-song demo tape at the garage of Marasigan’s provincial home in Candelaria, Quezon.[8] They later shopped the demo cassette around record labels, clubs, and radio stations only to be met with rejection at every turn; one recording label commented that the demos are “not pop enough”. Later in May, UP Diliman humanities professor and friend of the band Robin Rivera helped them re-record and mix better versions of the demo songs on a four-track DAT recorder. The new demo tape was named Pop-U! as an irreverent response to those who turned them down.

Meanwhile, Buendia became an employee of BMG Records (Pilipinas) Inc. (now part of Sony BMG Music Entertainment) as a student copywriter. Working with BMG during the day, he wrote songs with the band at night. Their material later caught the attention of BMG A&R director Vic Valenciano, who commented that they were technically very raw but that there was something promising in them.[3] In 1992, BMG signed the band into a three-year record deal.

1993–1997: Mainstream success[edit]

Eraserheads recorded their debut album, Ultraelectromagneticpop!, in early 1993,[9] with some of the tracks rerecorded from Pop-U!.[10] First released by BMG on cassette in July, the album was a commercial success, selling 300,000 copies by the end of the year.[3] Its lead single “Pare Ko” became controversial for its explicit lyrics, with the Philippine Association of the Record Industry (PARI) unsuccessfully attempting to censor it.[11] As a result, the album’s CD release featured both the original and censored versions (with the latter titled “Walang Hiyang Pare Ko”,[12] later excluded from the album’s 25th anniversary remaster).

In October 1994, Eraserheads released a follow-up album entitled Circus.[9] The band said that the album aptly described their life since their debut. The album was unpredictable and unconventional compared to the OPM ballads at that time, and established the band members as songwriters and musicians. The songs varied in style and mood, ranging from euphoric and hilarious to tender and somber.[11] In the same year, Eraserheads played during the Miss Universe Pageant which was held in Manila.[13] On November 24, the band held their first major concert, titled "Eraserheads Jamboree", at the Folk Arts Theater (now the Tanghalang Francisco Balagtas) in Malate, Manila.[14]

Four of the songs became successive hits: "Kailan" (When), "Magasin" (Magazine), "Alapaap" (High Clouds) and "With a Smile".[15] Circus turned gold in just 30 days with 20,000 copies sold. Eventually, it turned quintuple platinum with 200,000 copies sold.[15] But like ultraelectromagneticpop!, it too had its share of controversy. In August 1995, Senator Tito Sotto, who was involved in an anti-drug campaign at that time, called for a ban on the airplay and sales of "Alapaap" over an alleged promotion of drug abuse in the lyrics of the song.[9][11] In response, Eraserheads denied the allegation, saying that it was just a misinterpretation, and that the song was the band's "ode to freedom", not an "ode to drug abuse".[16]

The group's third studio album Cutterpillow, was launched an open-air concert attended by fans and followers. With Christmas barely a month over, Eraserheads opened 1996 by making history in the Philippine music scene once more. Cutterpillow turned gold, even before it hit the record stores, as a result of the pre-selling promo campaign. Soon, the band shot the music video for the song "Ang Huling El Bimbo" (The Last El Bimbo) from the album.[17]

Later that year, the band came up with a conceptual Christmas album Fruitcake. The album is notable in that it is the first and only album of the band recorded entirely in English. This was shortly followed by a release of a companion storybook of the same title.[17]

Also in 1995 the band was given a shot at acting when they co-starred with comedian Joey De Leon of "Eat Bulaga" in the comedy film Run Barbi Run produced by GMA Network's Cinemax Studios (now GMA Films).

1997–2002: Later years and break-up[edit]

Going international[edit]

The year 1998 was marked with a series of gigs outside of the Philippines. Eraserheads' first-ever overseas gig was at BMG Records' "Sentosa Pop Festival" in Singapore in March 1997. It was then followed by a mini U.S. tour in May. They played at the Palace in Hollywood on May 2, 1997. Then, four months later in September, they were at the Radio City Music Hall in New York to receive the coveted "Moon Man" trophy for winning the 1997 MTV Asia Viewer's Choice Award, which made Eraserheads the first-ever Filipino artists to win the award.[17][18]

Radio City Music Hall in New York City, the place where the band received their MTV Viewer's Choice Award for Asia in 1997.

The promotional CD versions of "Milk and Money", "Hard to Believe" and "Andalusian Dog", was recorded in Manila and mixed at the Electric Lady Studios, New York City in September 1997.[19] Electric Lady Studios was built by the rock legend Jimi Hendrix. The tracks soon became a part of their fifth album, Sticker Happy, released a few days after the MTV Awards. A month later, they were back in Singapore for a series of shows and appearances for MTV Asia.[17]

In February 1998, they represented the Philippines at the annual "Asia Live Dream '98" for NHK Broadcasting in Tokyo, Japan. Then in May, they embarked on another U.S. tour, taking them from Oakland to Los Angeles and to New York.[17] The band toured the U.S. under the Happy Box production outfit, which was formed by brothers Haro De Guzman and Levan "Schizo" De Guzman and some other friends.[20]

August 1998 saw the release of the album Aloha Milkyway in the Asian region, and finally in the Philippines two months later. The album contains chart-topping songs that have been re-mastered, as well as five new songs.[17]

In early 1999, they had sold-out shows in Hong Kong, Sydney, and Dubai. Their next album, Natin99, was released in May.[17]

Between May and June 2000, they did another tour of America dubbed, "The Pop Machine Tour – USA2000", playing in locations from New York to Chicago and to California. During their tours, they also had Noel Garcia of The Pin-Ups as an addition to their expanded line-up, who played guitars, keyboards and sometimes drums. After almost two years, the much-awaited studio album, Carbon Stereoxide, was released in March 2001, featuring the tracks, "Maskara", "Playground", "Hula" and "Palamig".[17]

Break-up[edit]

After weeks of speculation, it was confirmed that the main songwriter and lead singer, Ely Buendia, had left the band in mid-March 2002 for "reasons unknown". However, in subsequent interviews, Buendia pointed to business matters as the cause of the band's break-up.[21] In 2021 however, Buendia later revealed that lack of friendship with the three other members was the reason for the band's demise.[22]

In PULP Magazine, Buendia's wife and manager, Diane Ventura, claimed that the breakup started with a miscommunication between Buendia and the band's roadie, the result being that Buendia and Ventura turned up late at a mall gig. This upset the roadie who snidely referred to the couple as "unprofessional". Buendia's band colleagues and crew at the gig gave Buendia "a cold shoulder", related Ventura, being under the impression that Buendia had come late deliberately. The next day, Buendia brought the incident to the attention of the band's management boss, Butch Dans, to which he allegedly reverted the blame to the roadie's "unprofessionalism". Dans, however, allegedly chose to consider the roadie's account over Buendia's without much deliberation. Dans allegedly quipped that Buendia and Ventura were "probably too high on drugs" to remember the gig's schedule. Ventura stepped in to dispute the allegation and vehemently denied that she and Buendia were even told of the schedule. The other three Eraserheads also believed the roadie's story, which disturbed Buendia because he felt betrayed by their longstanding friendship. Buendia later announced to his mates through SMS that he was quitting the group.[23]

In another interview, Marasigan said he was eating in SM Megamall, a local shopping mall when he heard of the news. He said he was "semi-surprised" and wondered if Zabala already knew about it.[24] Adoro told of the story now famous among Eraserheads fans about Buendia's cryptic text message. He said Buendia stated in the text message that he had already "graduated". Adoro quipped in the same interview that it was natural for Buendia to graduate first, since he was in batch '87 of their college (UP Diliman), while the rest were in batch '88.[24]

Zabala confessed in an interview that disbanding had not been that far away from the members' minds. He said that there were many occasions when they could have disbanded but did not.[25]

Adoro expressed the belief of some people that the band was getting too old, and that it was "selfish" for the band to continue, likely referring to comments about how it's time for other bands, besides Eraserheads, to shine.[25] The band made it clear, though, that Buendia's departure from the band wasn't in any way violent and that there was no shouting (sigawan) or any confrontation involved.[25]

The three remaining Eraserheads decided to continue. Within a few weeks, the "new" Eheads debuted at Hard Rock Cafe in Makati on April 19, featuring a female singer-guitarist, Kris Gorra-Dancel, from the band, Fatal Posporos. However, after a few months, Adoro had quit the band as well. The remaining members of the Eheads added Diego Mapa and Ebe Dancel to their lineup and renamed their band, "Cambio".

2003–2007: Post-breakup[edit]

Tribute albums[edit]

Just a few years after the breakup, the tribute album Ultraelectromagneticjam!: The Music of the Eraserheads was released in honor of the band.

Many questioned whether the time was right for a tribute to a group that had just disbanded four years earlier and its former members still active in the music industry. Buendia had mixed feelings about the tribute album, saying that "It's too early to be taking part in it and I don't see myself being part of it kasi (because) I'm still doing something here...To be part of it is like acknowledging na tapos na ako (that I am finished); isa na lang akong trophy na itatago na (I'm just a trophy to be shelved). Siguro kung uugud-ugud na ako (Maybe when I'm really old), that's the time I'm gonna look back."[21] Ironically though, he does guest vocals in one of the tracks, "Superproxy 2k6" by the late Master Rapper Francis M.

On May 9, 2012, Star Records and Star Cinema released The Reunion: An Eraserheads Tribute Album, a tribute album of their own that accompanies the film The Reunion.

Mini-reunions[edit]

On February 28, 2007, the official launch of the book Tikman ang Langit: An Anthology on the Eraserheads (2007) was held at the second level of Powerbooks bookstore in Greenbelt 3, Makati.[26][27] The launch was accompanied by acoustic performances by Cambio (whose members include Raimund Marasigan, Buddy Zabala and Kris Gorra-Dancel), Markus Highway (Marcus Adoro's band), and Lei Bautista of Prettier Than Pink.[26] The performers covered Eraserheads songs such as "Ligaya" (performed by Lei Bautista),[28] "With a Smile" (also performed by Bautista)[28] and "Magasin" (performed by Cambio with Marcus Adoro).[26] The event was dubbed a mini-reunion of Eraserheads, with Marasigan, Zabala and Adoro performing together for the first time in four years.[26] Buendia did not attend because of a scheduled meeting with his surgeon and the manufacturers of the stents in his heart.[27]

Tikman ang Langit is a collection of essays about Eraserheads written by fourteen journalists who are mostly fans of the band.[26][27] The book itself was compiled by Melvin Calimag and Jing Garcia, with a foreword by Eraserheads producer Robin Rivera.[26][29]

Another mini-reunion happened in Saguijo on July 26, 2007. Visitors were startled as the venue's schedule listed "Eraserheads" as a performer along with Rivermaya and Teeth. Jugs Jugueta of Itchyworms and Kris Gorra-Dancel of Cambio played guitars, Zabala on bass, Marasigan on drums, Jett Pangan of The Dawn on vocals, and producer Robin Rivera played drums when Marasigan sang. They called themselves "Eraser X" during that night. Buendia and Adoro knew about the event but did not go there as they had other gigs as well. Pupil was in Hard Rock Cafe Makati, while Adoro had gigs with Markus Highway, although Pupil's bassist Dok Sergio was able to follow and played for Teeth.

Adoro, Zabala, and Marasigan did an impromptu number at the Millennia Club called "Marooned", a production of UP bands from past and present. The song Batch 88 from "Belma en Luis", was one of the songs that were jammed by the trio.[citation needed]

2008–present: Reunion[edit]

In July 2008, it was confirmed by the members that they will be reuniting for a one-off concert to be held on August 30, 2008. Ely Buendia did affirm that the reunion will be for a night's performance only, to be sponsored by a multinational tobacco company. Buendia was quoted saying "I'm not doing this for the money but for the E-heads fans who remain loyal". The sponsors are expecting 35,000 attendees with free tickets distributed to online registrants in early August 2008. This highly awaited one-night concert was initially reported to be planned for staging at the Cultural Center of the Philippines open grounds,[30] or alternatively, the Fort Bonifacio open grounds.

On August 22, word had broken out that Philip Morris had pulled out of the concert and that the show had been "canceled".[31]

Anti-Tobacco forces, led by Dr. Maricar Limpin, had been active in a campaign to get Eraserheads to renounce the concert and the involvement of the tobacco giant, as Alicia Keys had done in her recent concert in Indonesia. Eraserheads never issued such an announcement. However, it was believed that the pressure exerted by the anti-tobacco forces had caused Philip Morris to end their participation in the concert.

On the evening of August 24, Raimund Marasigan issued a response to this news. Posting on the Sandwich and Cambio mailing lists, Marasigan confirmed that while Philip Morris has pulled out of the production, the concert is "most definitely" pushing through on the original date, August 30, 2008, at the Fort Bonifacio open field.

Philip Morris would no longer be involved, but the entire production had been turned over to a new producer. Furthermore, while it was previously made known through Philip Morris' announcement that the concert would be free to smokers who signed up through a promotional website known as The Red List at [1], the change in producers meant that tickets would no longer be free but made available to anyone who purchased them. It was later revealed that Radiohead Media Solutions, Inc., MTV Philippines, Fox International Channels Philippines, Smart Communications, Musiko Records, Greater East Asia Music & Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Philippines), Inc. (also known as Sony Music Philippines Inc. & BMG Rights Management) have taken over the event.

Eraserheads went onstage for their reunion concert on August 30, 2008, at The Fort Open Field, Taguig. The concert, however, was cut short halfway through a planned 30-song setlist as Buendia was rushed to the Makati Medical Hospital after experiencing chest pains. He was reported to be in stable condition. Buddy Zabala had checked on Buendia in his tent right after they went to their planned 20-minute break and saw that he already was on an oxygen mask with paramedics checking his blood pressure. As he left and came back, paramedics were already taking Buendia on an ambulance. Bandmates Zabala, Marasigan and Adoro further said that they had no idea that Buendia was already having difficulty performing. In the spirit of the reunion, Marasigan, Zabala, and Adoro went to Saguijo after the concert and they continued their sets there. Kris Gorra-Dancel, Ebe Dancel, Aia De Leon, and many other OPM artists joined them as well. During the concert, Jazz Nicolas of the Itchyworms and a close friend of the band, also joined the band and played synths, keyboards, and other instruments.[32]

MTV Philippines President Francis Lumen stated: "He had a slight attack because of stress due to the recent passing of his mother (Lisette Buendia), and their sound check which lasted till 3 a.m. today (Saturday)."[33] Buendia's mother died of cardiac arrest on August 28 after recovering from surgery to treat her intestinal cancer. Buendia was transferred to Philippine Heart Center 10:00 p.m. of August 31 after being treated at the critical care area of the Makati Medical Center emergency room. Sony BMG reported Buendia was "stable" after suffering hypokalemia, a medical condition in which the concentration of potassium in the blood is low. Buendia had been administered with a potassium intravenous fluid.[34]

Buendia, 37, on September 1, 2008, underwent his third heart angioplasty surgery since his January 2007 heart attack. The blood vessel operated upon was "100 percent fully restored", and Buendia was recovering in "stable condition but still under observation."[35] On September 5, 2008, Buendia was discharged from the hospital.

On October 25 episode of Startalk, Buendia said that the reunion concert was supposed to be a "one night only" Eraserheads reunion concert. He also said that there are no talks yet for a continuation of the said concert. However, he stated that he indeed felt "bitin" (literally translated, "not satisfied") with the uncompleted concert and is open to any sequels if it would have the proper production and venue. The other three members of the band, Adoro, Zabala, and Marasigan also expressed similar views in a follow-up interview by Myx and Inquirer.

Sony-BMG Philippines, Musiko Records & Greater East Asia Music released the concert movie of the band's reunion concert on November 26, 2008.

On the January 10 edition of Supreme, a feature of The Philippine Star, it was announced that the continuation of their previous reunion concert would happen on March 7, 2009.[36]

On January 11, this was confirmed by Marasigan through a message he posted on the Pedicab, Cambio, and Sandwich Mailing Lists.

On February 27, the band was awarded as "Myx Magna Award 2009" in the recent 4th Myx Music Awards 2009, achieving their alternative music excellence.[37]

The band went on stage for their second reunion concert dubbed as The Final Set on March 7, 2009, at the SM Mall of Asia Concert Grounds, Pasay were approximately 100,000 people attended the sold-out concert. The concert went ahead despite the recent passing of their guest performer and friend Francis Magalona who died of acute myelogenous leukemia noon of the previous day.

The band continued to perform on sporadic worldwide tours from 2012 to 2014. Eraserheads held another reunion concert in the United States (San Francisco, Los Angeles & New Jersey) and Canada (Toronto) from October 12 to 20, 2012.[38]

After their American Tour, the next show for the band was at the du Music Festival. Held at the Dubai Amphitheatre, UAE on April 4, 2013, the festival featured a diverse lineup of music stars including Guns N' Roses, Train, Natalie Cole, Andrea Bocelli and other local acts. The band also featured a "fifth Eraserhead", Rommel 'Sancho' Sanchez on additional guitar duties. Rommel joined the band, too, during their 2012 North American tour. During the Dubai concert, Ely dedicated the song "Lightyears" to the OFWs.

After four months, on August 10, 2013, Eraserheads played a show in another country, Singapore. On December 27, 2013, Eraserheads and Parokya ni Edgar performed at "High Impact Asia" Meydan Racecourse, Al Meydan Road, Nad Al Sheba, Dubai, UAE.

Eraserheads performed their first major rock concert at the Eventim Apollo in London, England on April 4, 2014. This was produced by Marvin Guzman and Bernadith Marimon of Finest Workers UK Ltd in the US.

In September 2014, the band released two new songs via Esquire (Philippines edition), titled "1995" and "Sabado". This was their first release of new material in more than a decade.[39][40] The magazine cover mimics the Beatles' Abbey Road cover, which was shot during the band's tour in London.

In June 2016, Eraserheads guested in the rebranding launch event, "A New Day", of the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company, along with its subsidiary Smart Communications.[41] The band performed 5 encore songs and 13 main setlist songs.[42]

In a tweet posted in January 2018, Buendia said: "Some people will never understand that people who don't get along don't work together." The statement was interpreted by Philippine Daily Inquirer and some fans as a response to calls for another reunion concert in the band's home country.[43]

A musical adaptation of Eraserheads' discography entitled Ang Huling El Bimbo ran from July 20 to September 2, 2018, at Resorts World Manila.[44] A second run for the musical was set for March 2019.[45] The band's first album was set to be rereleased in its first time on vinyl format, in November 2019. In December 2020, the band released a special edition photobook that features photos taken from the Final Set concert in 2009. The three band members, Marasigan, Zabala, and Adoro formed the band Ultracombo in 2019 and performed the songs of the Eraserheads. Adoro left the group on the following months after performing on a couple of gigs.[46]

On August 7, 2021, Offshore Music proudly announces the release of the Sabado/1995 EP of the Eraserheads on all digital streaming platforms. The EP was written during their UK Tour back in 2014.[47]

On September 17, 2022, all four members of the band posted on their social media an image of the band's logo, the reversed letter E. Two days later, it was announced that a reunion concert titled "Eraserheads Huling El Bimbo 2022" will be held on December 22, 2022, at SMDC Festival Grounds in Parañaque, Metro Manila.[48]

At the December 2022 reunion concert, the band performed 31 songs with participation from guests such as Gary Valenciano and a holographic projection of late rapper Francis Magalona. The three-hour show, which drew a crowd of 75,000, closed with a five-minute long firework display alongside their encore performance of Huling El Bimbo.[49] After the concert, the band embarked on a 2023 world tour. [50] The concert has been since released on streaming platforms on March 15, 2024.

Band members[edit]

Discography[edit]

Main article: Eraserheads discography
Eraserheads "Ligaya"
30-second sample from the song "Ligaya" from the album Ultraelectromagneticpop! (1993).
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Eraserheads "With a Smile"
30-second sample from the song "With a Smile" from the album Circus (1994).
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Studio albums[edit]

EPs and demos[edit]

Compilations[edit]

Live albums[edit]

Collaborations[edit]

Eraserheads "Ang Huling El Bimbo"
30-second sample from the song "Ang Huling El Bimbo" from the album Cutterpillow (1995).
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Eraserheads "Fruitcake"
30-second sample from the song "Fruitcake" from the album Fruitcake (1996).
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1896 Ang Pagsilang (1996)

  • "Casa Fantastica"

Francis Magalona Happy Battle (1996)

Ryan Cayabyab The Silver Album (1997)

  • "Tuwing Umuulan at Kapiling Ka"

Nescafe Open Up Party Live (2000)

  • "Blue Jeans"
  • "Pumapatak Na Naman ang Ulan"
  • "Tuyo Na'ng Damdamin (Feat. APO Hiking Society)"

Bandang Pinoy Lasang Hotdog (2001, re-issued 2006)

Gusto Ko ng Rock (2009)

  • "Alapaap"

Superbands (Universal Records)
(2005) Silver Shiny Jeepney (All Indie Band)

Soundtracks[edit]

Run Barbi Run (Starring Joey de Leon) (1995)

  • "Run Barbi Run"
Eraserheads "Spoliarium"
30-second sample from the song "Spoliarium" from the album Sticker Happy (1997).
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DVD[edit]

  • The Reunion Concert – DVD (2009) [2]
  • The Reunion Concert – DVD (Special Edition, 2009)

Box set/package[edit]

  • The Heads Set (Limited Edition) (2010) – The box set was released exclusively in Greenwich Pizza outlets, and included a free box of pizza. It contains rarities such as "Casa Fantastica", all local albums from Ultraelectromagneticpop! to Carbon Stereoxide, DVD documentary (directed by Marcus Adoro), a book and shirt designed by Cynthia Bauzon and Arnold Arre, who both collaborated with the band before. It is now out of print.

Tribute albums[edit]

Publications[edit]

  • Pillbox Volume 1 Number 1[51]
Editor: Redel D. Ramos
Art Director: Cynthia F. Bauzon
Release: 1996
Published by: Pop Infinity Limited Laundry
© 1996 P.I.L.L. Corporation
A separate companion storybook for the album Fruitcake (1996)
Story by: Eraserheads
Text by: Ely Buendia
Edited by: Jessica Zafra
Illustrated by: Cynthia F. Bauzon
Release: 1997
Published by: Anvil Publishing, Inc., Pasig
Printed by: Cacho Hermanos, Mandaluyong
© 1997 Eraserheads
  • Pillbox Volume 3[53]
Editor: Marie Jamora
Art Director: Cynthia F. Bauzon
Release: 1998
Published by: BMG Records (Pilipinas) Inc.
© 1998 BMG Records (Pilipinas) Inc.

Magazine cover appearance[edit]

Filmography[edit]

  • Run Barbi Run – starring as themselves
  • Wating – musical score by Eraserheads
  • Kuya – Marcus in a cameo role as a drug pusher
  • Masakit sa Dibdib – Ely Buendia in a cameo role
  • Tulad Ng Dati – starring Buddy as himself with Raimund Marasigan in a cameo role
  • San Lazaro – Ely Buendia as Manong Rex
  • Rakenrol – Ely Buendia in a cameo
  • Waiting Shed (Short Film) – Directed by Ely Buendia
  • The Artist Is In (Short Film) – Directed by Marcus Adoro
  • Manila Kingpin: The Asiong Salonga Story – Ely Buendia composed and performed the theme song La Paloma in a cameo with the boys of Hilera and veteran guitarist Nitoy Adriano, the song won as "Best Theme Song" in the 2011 Metro Manila Film Festival, the first MMFF award for Ely. The movie was also instrumental in the forming of Ely's new band, The Oktaves.
  • Bang Bang Alley – directed by Ely Buendia with Raquel Navarro and Yan Yuzon

Awards and nominations[edit]

Year Award Category Recipient Result
1993 Rock & Rhythm Magazine Album of the Year Ultraelectromagneticpop! Won
1994 1st NU Rock Awards Album of the Year Won
7th Awit Awards Best Performance by a New Duo/Group "Ligaya" Won
1995 2nd NU Rock Awards Listener's Choice Award Eraserheads Won
Band of the Year Won
Album of the Year Circus Won
Guillermo Memorial Award Most Favorite Band Eraserheads Won
1996 3rd NU Rock Awards Album of the Year Cutterpillow Won
Best Music Video "Ang Huling El Bimbo" Won
Song of the Year Won
9th Awit Awards Album of the Year Cutterpillow Won
2nd Katha Music Awards Album of the Year Won
Best Rock Album Won
Best Rock Song "Ang Huling El Bimbo" Won
Best Rock Group Eraserheads Won
1997 4th NU Rock Awards Artist of the Year Won
Listener's Choice Award Won
Producer of the Year Robin Rivera (Fruitcake) Won
Best Album Packaging Fruitcake Won
Best Video "Fruitcake" Won
3rd Katha Music Awards Best Album Packaging Fruitcake Won
Best Rock Vocal Performance "Fruitcake" Won
10th Awit Awards Best Alternative Recording Won
Monster Radio 93.1 : Countdown Top 7 Most Popular Group/Singer/Entertainer Eraserheads Won
Guillermo Memorial Award Most Popular Group/Singer/Entertainer Won
Parangal Ng Bayan Award Band of the Year Won
1997 MTV Video Music Awards Viewer's Choice Award for Asia "Ang Huling El Bimbo" Won
1998 11th Awit Awards Album of the Year Sticker Happy Won
1999 6th NU Rock Awards Drummer of the Year Raimund Marasigan Won
12th Awit Awards Best Alternative Recording "Julie Tearjerky" Won
2000 13th Awit Awards Best Performance by a Group/Duo "Pop Machine" Won
2003 10th NU Rock Awards Hall of Fame Eraserheads Won
2004 4th MTV Pilipinas Music Awards Lifetime Achievement Award Won
2009 4th Myx Music Awards MYX Magna Award Won
Guillermo Memorial Award Record Breaking Concert of the Year Eraserheads: The Reunion Concert 08.30.08 Won
2010 22nd Awit Awards Album of the Year Won
2012 25th Awit Awards Dangal ng Musikang Pilipino Award Eraserheads Won
2022 Esquire (magazine) Esquire's Artist of the Year Eraserheads Won

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