Driving Music (What is the name of the song on car commercial?) Vol. 53

Okay, there has been so much inquires regarding songs heard in several car commercials and as for that, time now for another round of Driving Music, the segment where a selection of five driving musics (car commercial songs) are featured and it's up to you to find it and add it to your driving music playlist. Okay, here comes another set of five driving musics that fits well on your playlist suitable for the long driving trip from boredom to fun.

5) Chaos Theory (Original Album Mix) [Explicit] - from the Lexus NEW IS TV CM

4) Fly by TR13 Feat. Adeline - from the Seat Leon "Tecnología Para Disfrutar" commercial

3) I'm A Man by Black Strobe - from the Seat Leon SC commercial

2) I'm Wanderin' by Kristina Train - from the Lexus AMAZING IN MOTION "Steps" commercial

1) Haven't Had Enough by Marianas Trench - from the Renault Samsung SM5 TCe commercial

...and there you go, folks. Another set of five driving musics! Good luck finding those driving musics which can be a nice addition to your driving music playlist! For inquires, feel free to comment below or write to me at leopaul_delr@hotmail.com. Toodle-oo!

Mystica, IHAW NA!

On the May 29, 2013's Banana Nite's IHAW NA segment, we saw Tito Bhoy talking to guest celeb none other than the comedienne Mystica. Mystica even teach Tito Bhoy how to...SPLIT!

The UNLIMITED - Hyobu Kyosuke - Original Soundtrack

The UNLIMITED -Hyobu Kyosuke- Original Soundtrack

Aired in TV Tokyo from January to March 2013, THE UNLIMITED -Hyobu Kyosuke- is a much darker spinoff from the memorable Zettai Karen Children anime series which highlights PANDRA leader Kyosuke Hyobu, his new recruit (unknowingly a spy from USEI) Andy Hinomiya, a mysterious girl named Yugiri, and the rest of PANDRA, travelling across the globe in their camouflaged ship known as the Catastrophe. With returning characters from Zettai Karen Children also featured on this spin-off, the anime series also delves deeper through Kyosuke Hyobu's past, making it one of the most darkest storylines ever told in the Zettai Karen Children franchise.

Welcome everyone to the original soundtrack based on the dark spinoff as seen on TV Tokyo since winter and with Kotaro Nakagawa, who was behind the BGM from the Zettai Karen Children series, at helm, this two-disc compilation features some of the darkest background musics as heard from what is believed to be one of the darkest anime series of the winter.

TRACK LISTINGS:

Disc 1
01 THE UNLIMITED
02 LΛST RESOLUTION (ENGLISH ver. TV EDIT)
03 無限を宿した男～兵部京介のテーマ～
04 危機はそこに
05 忍び寄る影
06 ミッション開始
07 緊迫
08 グラスを片手に
09 束の間の憩い
10 高雅なるワルツ
11 触れ合う心
12 可憐なる少女～ユウギリのテーマ～
13 さまよえる孤独な魂
14 LΛST RESOLUTION (JAPANESE ver. TV EDIT)
15 戦闘開始
16 闇に光る眼
17 解禁!
18 BRIGHTEST LIGHT (TV EDIT)
19 街中にて
20 玉が舞い鳩が飛ぶ
21 天使か悪魔か
22 友よ
23 その瞳に孤独を映して～アンディ・ヒノミヤのテーマ～
24 DARKNESS NIGHT (TV EDIT)

Disc 2
01 軍靴の行進
02 逃げられて誉められて
03 お転婆令嬢
04 BRAND NEW EDEN (TV EDIT)
05 月光の中で
06 今、戦いの幕が開く
07 ADVENT (TV EDIT)
08 ドッグファイト!
09 闇からの呼び声
10 カタストロフ
11 DARKNESS NIGHT Hyoubu arrange ver. (TV EDIT)
12 哀切のバラード
13 空の涯て (TV EDIT)
14 姿を見せた狂気
15 非情なる潜入捜査
16 DARKNESS NIGHT Hinomiya arrange ver. (TV EDIT)
17 歪む運命
18 未来物語 (TV EDIT)
19 刻よ永遠にとまれ
20 別れの時
21 OUTLAWS (#12 TV EDIT)

Let's Do The News! (May 29, 2013)

JC: And now, the news folks and I got word from Chevrolet that the Corvette C7 Stingray, the car that has Gran Turismo exclusivity and making a comeback on Gran Turismo 6 soon. Okay, we now got info that the official specs are quite more than we expected.

(ooohhh)

RH: Okay...mind if I read it?

JC: You're the mommy.

RH: Okay...you know the rumors saying that it was supposed to have 450HP of power and 450lb-ft of torque? Well, the cap has been lifted folks. The LT1 engine for the Corvette Stingray '14 officially churns out...wait for it...wait for it...Ah! 460 horsepower for the power, 465lb-ft for torque, and that's it. They were SAE-certified.

JC: I see.

RH: Such figures made General Motors claiming that the new Corvette Stingray has the most powerful standard engine based on SAE certifications.

JC: Thanks Hammond but no thanks for this car. I still don't like this car a lot. Ever since it made an appearance of GT5, things are spiralling out of control for me. Now, while on the topic on the upcoming race games coming at the end of the year, I assure that the upcoming FM5 for the X1 or XBOX One...(sigh) Why I shorten it to X-1?

(audience laughing)

JC: Anyway, thanks to the McLaren P1, which is going to be the cover car for the game, I can expect high-quality cars to be featured, unlike the upcoming Gran Turismo 6 for the PS3, which will not feature some of the latest supercars but the C7 Corvette's making an appearance here because the C7 Corvette is a Gran Turismo-exclusive car and always will be until the blokes behind the game will change its mind when the time is right.

(audience laughing)

JM: Whoa there, paps. You're trying to be so grumpy about this car because what this is...is like why the Playstation3 version of THE IDOLM@STER 2 didn't featured the Punkish Gothic DLC costume what the XBOX 360 version had.

JC: Exactly...pretty soon, I shall demonstrate things that the Corvette C7 hate, starting with someone dressing in the not-allowed-for-PS3-version Punkish Gothic costume...

(audience laughing)

JC: Okay, some bad news, folks. Some bad news folks. It's straight from the ISLE OF MAN TT, which riders trying to set their times in one of the most grueling trials on two wheels. I just heard that a Japanese rider by the name of Yoshinari Matsushita, who was representing Tyco Suzuki, Team Mirai, and one who is riding the Hatsune Miku-liveried motorbike...

JM: He's riding a Miku-liveried bike? Can't believe why Hatsune Miku wants to be heavily involved in motorsports since the Super GT...

JC: Yes I know. Word from the press is that he was killed in a tragic crash during a qualifying session at the 2013 Isle of Man TT Races near Great Britain and Ireland. It was very sad and...our thoughts belong to him. God rest his soul...

(applause)

JC: Now, yesterday, over a hundred vintage cars and their drivers were gathered in China for the 5th Peking to Paris expedition.

RH: Peking to Paris?

JC: Peking to Paris. It's a 12,000 kilometre driving adventure where they have 33 days to cross from Peking to Paris, driving through some of the most faraway places in the world. 

JM: Hang on a minute, so the Peking to Paris adventure is where a bunch of vintage cars have 33 days to cross through some of the most remote places in the world. Starting line is in China, then cross through the Gobi Desert in Mongolia, then into Russia before crossing Eastern Europe, heading towards France. How come we never get invited?

JC: Uh...probably because we're going to make some havoc in our journey...

(audience laughing)

JC: I know, it's harsh but I always wanted to travel from Peking to Paris in a vintage car but sadly, we have no further experiences about the perils lurking through the 33-day expedition. We did lots and lots of expeditions during Christmas holidays such as Botswana, Bolivia, Vietnam, India and others but not in this one because we don't think we're capable of going from one country to another by four wheels.

(audience laughing)

JC: Now, Aston Martin launched their updated version of the V12 Vantage. Here it is...

2014 Aston Martin V12 Vantage S

(ooohh)

JC: It's called the V12 Vantage S. It's got this new V12 engine, power output is 573PS, 620Nm of torque, top speed of 205mph, equipped with 7-speed flappy-paddle gearbox, and James, I think this is much more better for you to drive this rather than the Vanquish.

JM: Why?

RH: Because it's the "ultimate" Aston Martin ever built! Well, not quite really because the 6-speed MT was been thrown away and replaced by a 7-speed AT, same situation happened to the 911 GT3, which is my favorite Porsche now with a flappy-paddle nonsense...

(audience laughing)

JC: Okay, some news. I found this rather clever article from an American website that they displayed the top ten brands that will soon be disappeared in 2014 because of their poor performance and I got the list so let's find out... (ahem)

1. J.C. Penney

2. Nook

3. Martha Stewart Living

4. LivingSocial

5. Volvo

6. Olympus

7. WNBA

8. Leap Wireless

9. Mitsubishi Motors

10. Road & Track

RH: Wait a minute...WNBA was on the list? Then J.C. Penney? Martha Stewart Living? Mitsubishi Motors? Volvo? What the...

JM: Well, it's actually just prediction of some of the most undervalued brands in America that will soon be leaving the country for good but hey, at least I'd never like shopping at J.C. Penney...

(audience laughing)

JC: Yeah. Actually, J.C. Penney is just one of the most rubbish department stores in America. I prefer Macy's instead because they sold better clothes than them...

(audience laughing)

JC: I nearly got killed myself finding the appropriate clothes to dress myself as Dipper.

(ooohhh)

RH: Dipper who?

JC: You know. Dipper. Dipper Pines. Gravity Falls.

(audience laughing)

RH: Geez... Mine, I'm not a JC Penney fan but I went for Hot Topic for some...well, Adventure Time stuff or Doctor Who stuff.

(audience laughing)

RH: Since Underground Toys will be releasing the Captain Jack Harkness figure next month, then the Doctor Who Series 7 figures in July, and then the Doctor Who Companions Set in the autumn of 2013, I sure hope that Hot Topic got that memo. This is the only store where I shop for all things Doctor Who...

JC: Okay, Richard. I agreed with you but aren't you getting bothered by some Adventure Time clothing and accessories, especially the shirt that says "Puncha Yo Buns"?

(audience laughing)

JC: Or even that Princess Bubblegum-inspired nail polish as sold in Hot Topic? Aren't you BOVERRED?

(audience laughing)

RH: Can you please shut your mouth or I'm gonna "Puncha yo buns"...BRANIAC Style!

(audience laughing)

JC: Brainiac? Oh wait, are you going to blow me up?

(audience laughing)

JM: Anyway, while we're letting Richard Hammond doing some BRAINIAC stuff on Clarkson, time to end the news with a little announcement because a couple of years ago, Disney asked the public what is the best Phineas and Ferb song of all time. I know. We watched the whole special where the top 10 Phineas and Ferb songs, most of it were listed to the official soundtrack of the hit TV show, and the best Phineas and Ferb song of all time was Gitchee Gitchee Goo. Anyone had this song stuck in your frontal lobes?

(audience murmuring)

JM: Anyway, Disney was once again back to ask the public for what is the "other" best Phineas and Ferb song of all time. There has been new entries, most were from Summer Belongs to You special and the Disney Channel Original Movie, Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension, competing to the number one spot which will be announced on the special episode this June 28 with special appearances by Kelly Osbourne as the host of the countdown. Anyway, we now had the winners for this round of "which is the best P&F song?" polls and these are...

a) There's a Platypus Controlling Me

MATCH UP #1: There's a Platypus Controlling Me vs. AGLET on Disney Video

b) AGLET

MATCH UP #1: There's a Platypus Controlling Me vs. AGLET on Disney Video

c) Summer Belongs to You

MATCH UP #2: Summer Belongs To You vs. Summer (Where Do We Begin?) on Disney Video

d) Summer (Where Do We Begin?)

MATCH UP #2: Summer Belongs to You vs. Summer (Where Do We Begin?) on Disney Video

e) Brand New Best Friend

MATCHUP #3: Brand New Best Friend vs. City of Love on Disney Video

f) City of Love

MATCHUP #3: Brand New Best Friend vs. City of Love on Disney Video

g) I'm Me

MATCH UP #4: I'm Me vs. Everything's Better With Perry on Disney Video

h) Everything's Better with Perry

MATCH UP #4: I'm Me vs. Everything's Better With Perry on Disney Video

Anyway, the polls are open this Friday and you decide which of your favorite song will make it on the next round of which is the best P&F song and the winning song will be showcased on Disney Channel this June 28.

Julia Barretto, IHAW NA!

On May 28, 2013's Banana Nite's IHAW NA segment, we see Tito Bhoy interviewing rising star Julia Barretto and in here, we're witnessing how Julia got the chance to be in showbiz and how is like to be born from famed celebrities. Whatever that is, she's new to the scene of acting...

Meanwhile, Krissy and Me are back for another hot topics such as...oh well...she's out of time...

Škoda Octavia (Typ 5E)

2014 Skoda Octavia

Now, let's take a look at the brand new Skoda Octavia. Now on its third-generation, you might think that the newly regenerated Octavia would be about as promising as a luxury car three times its pricing but it wasn't. It needs a lot of consideration and determination to figure out what's what about the new Octavia. What to consider about the new look is its design. First of all, it was designed by the same man behind the ultra-fast Bugatti Veyron so you might think this is going to be the "other" Veyron but don't be silly because it isn't. This is just an average midsize car made by Volkswagen...or rather a cousin to the Passat...maybe not.

It's rude to call it the cousin of the Passat but the new model is now built on the brand new MQB variable platform first applied on the Seat Leon, Audi A3, and the VW Golf VII so this new model is 90mm longer and 45mm wider than its predecessor.

2014 Skoda Octavia interior

Which means, that with this new platform, the new Octavia from Skoda sets interior spacing benchmark which is about the equivalent of the Mercedes-Benz E-Class. Let's just put in other words, okay? I mean, look at this new interior, it's well matured and it's about as comfortable as the E-Class but sadly, I'm referring to the W210 E-Class but still the new Octavia interior feels a bit more generous. Take a look at the seats, it feels perfectly angled and the space on the back is just fine. If this car's went on sale in China, the rear legroom is a plus one for this car because in China, space in the back matters most than everyone. Anyway, forget about that space in the back commotion, let's go back to the basics...

First of all, the new Octavia, built in Mlada Boleslav, designed by the man behind the Bugatti Veyron, and available for 334,900 Kč, it is available in two body styles to choose from; the sedan version for those who are feeling a bit upperclassman or a Combi version for the posh mom who spends some time buying something at the groceries.

2014 Skoda Octavia Combi

Either way, they're both offered with a choice of either three petrol engines (1.2, 1.4, 1.8) or two diesel engines (1.6, 2.0) and depending on which engine choice, transmission choices include either a 5-speed manual, a 6-speed manual, a 6-speed double clutch or a 7-speed double clutch transmission. An Octavia with a 1.8L petrol engine has a 0-60mph time of under 7 seconds and a top speed of 143mph so it's not what you called quick but it is somewhat faster than the Volkswagen Passat B7 with that same kind of engine. Hmmm...not bad though...not bad. Not only that, it's lighter than the Passat B7 as well. Bonus!

Anyway, let's not get too bonus-y about the specs because it's now time to find out how well the Octavia is as a driver's car. Well, being a saloon car, it has a lot of concessions for comfort to keep the passengers feel fine as if they were like taking themselves to the prom at their nearest high school in the neighborhood. Surprisingly, on the normal roads, the Octavia's well too comfortable and it's not that bad to drive. It maybe fine on normal roads but on open roads, it's a tad old-fashioned. It maybe not as exciting as a Mercedes but the new Octavia is more than welcomed for those who want to cruise around for some quiet time.

2014 Skoda Octavia

So for my final verdict, the new Skoda Octavia is far enough to become a global midsize car that uses the new platform as applied on the VW Golf. It may not be worth a redeemable saloon car, it may not be quite agile, it may not be exciting to look at, and it may not be a cheaper alternative to uber-luxury saloons from Germany but it has all of the luxury amenities far from being premium and it's a just-size for any driver no matter how tall they are. So, the question is, would you go for this one more than the VW Passat B7? Jury's out...

Photo: Skoda Auto

Jake Cuenca, IHAW NA!

On the May 27, 2013's Banana Nite's IHAW NA segment, we saw Tito Bhoy interviewing guest celeb Jake Cuenca. They were talking about his interests in sports, his showbiz career, his modeling, and something else...

Meanwhile, Sunshine Garcia provided three tips before we swim in LAUGH THREE

- Do some stretching to avoid cramps

- To avoid sunburn, apply some sunblock on your body!

- If you can't swim, use a float!!!