ERASERHEADS MEMBERS CONFRONT 'OLD WOUNDS,' FIND HEALING IN DOCU-FILM

IT ALL STARTED WITH THEIR PASSION FOR MUSIC and how it brought them back together.

- CHARMIE JOY PAGULONG

This was one of the key messages that was mentioned by Eraserheads lead guitarist Marcus Adoro in their documentary "Eraserheads: Combo on The Run," helmed by filmmaker and frontman Ely Buendia's ex-wife, Maria Diane Ventura. The film is now showing in over 150 cinemas nationwide until March 23 only.

In an exclusive interview with The STAR, Ely shared that there were some revelations in the film that he didn't know and was surprised to discover them after watching the documentary.

"There are things that I didn't know about the guys that I was surprised to find out like the fact that he (one of the band members) can't parang deal with and sort of his way of coping is playing music. Also the revelation that Marcus really cared about our opinion in his playing," said Ely.

"Eraserheads: Combo on The Run" delves into the journey of the legendary rock band, their falling out, reunion concerts and where they are at now. The group, composed of Ely, Marcus, Buddy Zabala and Raimund Marasigan, began as a college band at UP Diliman in 1989 before BMG Records took a chance on them and gave them a three-year record deal 30 years ago. They reunited onstage in December 2022—13 years after they had their reunion concert in 2009 and 20 years since they disbanded to form respective bands and pursue individual projects.

"Combo on the Run" evoked a nostalgic feeling among the audience who watched it at the special screening last Tuesday. One couldn't help but nod and lip-sync to the hits of the Eraserheads that have become the soundtrack of the lives of many Filipinos.

According to Diane, the toughest part of making the film was "the anxiety of not knowing how these men are going to sort of react to the very prodding questions."