Rocker Mode: Save Me Hollywood and The Donnas

While I was browsing on the Avril Lavigne Philippines group, someone posted about "Save Me Hollywood", a Filipino band that's kinda like Paramore in some way since the female member of the group is also the lead vocalist (but I'm not saying this band is ripping off Paramore, both are good bands in their own way, you know) and this gave me the idea to make a blog post about this band and The Donnas which are one of my favorite bands. 

First off, I'm going to introduce to you Save Me Hollywood:

Who are they?: Save Me Hollywood is a Filipino band that was established in 2010 and the members are Juliann Savard, you may have known her as one of the VJs of MYX (where her screen name is VJ Julz) while Ariel Lumanlan is on guitars and you may remember him from Chicosci as one of the guitarists. Also on guitars is Aaron Corvera who came from the band "April Morning Skies" and Carlos Calderon is the man behind the bass guitars who is also from Chicosci. On drums is Melvin Macaitag. 

For those who haven't heard their music yet, you should totally hear their debut single, "Reckless".

If I were to rate this band from 1 to 10, I'd give this one an 8.5. Their music is actually something that you can enjoy whether you're a fan of rock music or someone who wants to chill out with some music. The lyrics of their songs are something you can understand and in some cases, relate to and their musical style kinda reminds me of Paramore and The Donnas in some way but of course, Save Me Hollywood, Paramore and The Donnas have distinct musical styles that make them the amazing bands that they are today.

Next in line is The Donnas. A four-piece all-female rock band known for their major mainstream breaktrough in the late 90s with Brett Anderson on lead vocals and guitar, Allison Robretson on guitar and backing vocals, Maya Ford on bass and backing vocals and Amy Cesari on drums/percussion. Prior to 2009, Torry Castellano was on drums but she had to leave the group after being diagnosed of tendonitis and Cesari replaced her as the drummer/percussionist of the band.

The original line-up (1993-2009)

2009-present Line-up

You may have heard of them: In the movie, "Drive Me Crazy" where their cover of "Keep On Lovin' You" was used and they also made a cameo appearance in this movie in the Homecoming Dance scene and a few scenes before that. Their song, "Take It Off" was also featured in "The Hangover" as well.

Here's their cover of "Keep On Lovin' You" which was featured on "Drive Me Crazy"

And here's "Take It Off" which was featured on "The Hangover"

I really think that The Donnas are one of the best rock bands around because of their lively and girl power aura and their relatable songs and I'd really look forward for them to have a concert in the Philippines sometime soon. I can't really say anything more about them because they've already got the self-explanatory Wow! factor in their music and yeah, that pretty much explains the awesomeness that The Donnas have and will continue to have.

I can't wait to hear more music from Save Me Hollywood and The Donnas and I am really excited for The Donnas' eight album and Save Me Hollywood's debut album to come out! It would be really awesome if I would be able to see any of the two bands perform live on concert in the future.

So yeah, that's all for now and stay tuned for the next posts! :)