The Trip That Was: Notes from the Bass Player
By guile
Posted in Bandisms: Chronicles of an Indie Band on 23 February 2008
Stats: 2,069 views and 12 Comments

Guile chronicles the events that transpired in Manila over the Valentine’s weekend. While his post is very detailed, there’s an untold story behind every scene: the shameless flirtation between the bass player and his lady love. Tsk. Overall, Hastang’s Manila trip was a huge success. And we can’t wait to go back for more […]

What it Means to be a Hastang Groupie
By Yan
Posted in Groupie-isms on 21 September 2007
Stats: 944 views and 9 Comments

What does it mean to be a Hastang groupie? For me, being a groupie equates to being a fan, a friend, a sister, even a mother to the band. We’ve been through so much — Hastang and I.

Most Memorable Hastang Blog Entries
By Yan
Posted in Groupie-isms on 20 September 2007
Stats: 448 views and 1 Comment

Guile seems too lazy to update this blog, so I’ve taken it upon myself to look for ways to update this. (No, Guile, you can not bully me into retracting this statement - here or elsewhere.)
Since we moved from blogdrive to this self-hosted blog, we’ve had a grand total of 11 posts! […]

Band Members
By Hastang
Posted in Hastang News on 19 September 2007
Stats: 1,621 views and No Comments

Meet Hastang:

Ria Redulla (Vocals)
Raul “Gaw” Luche (Lead Guitars)
Guile Canencia (Bass)
Mark Austin Ladanan (Drums)
Murray Suson (Rhythm Guitars)

About Hastang
By Hastang
Posted in Hastang News on 19 February 2007
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Official website: www.hastang.com
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Hastang is a Cebu-based band composed of members Ria Redulla (lead vocals), Raul Luche Jr (guitars), Guile Canencia (bass), and Mark Austin Ladanan (drums).
Formed in early 2005, the band’s first big break came in the summer of that […]

Alleged Muggings, Lame Excuses, and Brief Updates…
By guile
Posted in Songwriting on 26 July 2005
Stats: 313 views and 3 Comments

I got mugged the other day.
The jerk took my wallet, my Bic ballpen and my blog entry.
So now I’m writing a new one.
But who am I kidding? Nobody really believes this story (I can just picture YanYan raising an eyebrow, Makoy suppressing his classic “ahhhh t*ya!”, and Tessa emitting a faultlessly delivered, perfectly pitched “aaaaaaahh”). […]

Of survivors, new allies, old songs, and the dream that refuses to die
By Yan
Posted in Bandisms: Chronicles of an Indie Band on 5 March 2005
Stats: 358 views and 1 Comment

These days, Mark couldn’t be any happier. He finally has his “A Team” of musicians, all sharing the same hunger, the same drive, the same passion.
Hastang has increased their practice sessions to three nights a week, mostly Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. They’ve more than tripled their efforts to complete the album. Since the birth of […]