Lourd De Veyra: Kapitan Wasak

 "Kapitan Wasak"

Lourd de Veyra
02.11.1975

Most of us now know Lourd as a journalist, TV host, broadcast personality for TV5. He is a musician as well for the longest time and currently Guitarist/Vox for the Sludge band "Kapitan Kulam"

I First knew Lourd when he joined local punk legends Dead Ends in 1995 as Second Guitarist, that boasted an even more awesome of an already amazing front line of Al and Jay Dimalanta - adding Lourd to the mix.
By this time Dead Ends music shifted to more of trash-crossover sound that boasted angst ridden riffs and intricate guitar solos, on the band's final album "Namatay Sa Ingay", it was such a great "second coming" of the band, on the changing times in the scene, coming off from years absence.

When Dead Ends disbanded, Lourd fronted the Jazz rock band Radioactive Sago Project. which i was so excited about. When I first heard the "Sus loving" song "Gusto Ko Ng Baboy" , I was excited to hear Frank Zappa, Post DK Jello Biafra and John Zorn influences on a local record and creating something out of old but definitely something new.

* Incidentally around early 2000s I heard somewhere that "Throw" was initially a project that supposed to be another collaboration with Al Dimalanta.

Not long after, Lourd would embark on a new career path as Broadcast Journalist /Host for TV 5.

Lourd still plays music despite his demanding schedule .he currently fronts a Sludge band "Kapitan Kulam" which just released their debut album "Blunt Instrument"
I had the joy of seeing the band multiple times. Last was July last year, On one of their album launch.

Lourd is also an artist, Who do a lot of impression paintings which he also share on his social media accounts.

Lastly and interestingly
Lourd has published three books of poetry: Subterranean Thought Parade, Shadowboxing in Headphones and Insectissimo.
This is a Crazy Planets is a collection of essays
SuperPanalo Sounds! - his first novel.
And a compilation of his speeches entitled Lourd de Veyra's Little Book of Speeches

Photo: (c) Janlor Encarnacion