Episode 252 – Original Pilipino Musings with Les the DJ – Eraserheads, OPM+, and Les Lore

About this episode

The episode discusses the upcoming documentary 'Combo On The Run' about the band Eraserheads and its significance in Filipino culture.

In a few weeks, Combo On The Run, a documentary chronicling the rise of the band Eraserheads, is set to hit movie screens across North America. It’s not often that a film from the Philippines gets a release and a reception as high profile as this film has been getting, let alone a documentary about...

People in this episode

Guest: Les the DJ

Topics covered

• Eraserheads
• documentary
• Filipino culture
• music
• OPM

Keywords

• Eraserheads
• Combo On The Run
• documentary
• Filipino music
• OPM

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Eraserheads

Books & works: Combo On The Run

Places: North America, Philippines

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