rivermaya was a project band of chito ronio and lizza nakpil.
i dunno who came with the name but according sa copyright, the name "rivermaya" is owned by their former manager, lizza nakpil.
recently, the new rivermaya has stopped acknowledging lizza nakpil to represent them as their manager, accusing the former with "receiving unauthorized royalties" which apparently belongs to rivermaya* (as mark escueta claims)
Lizza nakpil denies the fact, stating "she is authorized, because she owns rivermaya"
i forgot the sources but i read these on a local news site. (parang reporter ang dating ah...)
and to add to the dillemma, mark escueta has also filed a copyright for the name "rivermaya" under a different category.
tsk.tsk.tsk
the new songs of the group basically doesnt appeal to me.
IMHO its sounds crappy pa nga
but dont get me worng, mike elgar and mark escueta are both talented musicians in their respective fields.
but without the genius of rico blanco, (who is doing not so bad as a solo artist with the support of fellow-musicians/friends) rivermaya should just drop everything and start anew, if its really is just the music.