Yesterday I received the devastating news that a beloved aunt of mine passed away due to cardiac arrest. The rest of the day went by in a detached sort of way with only this distinct awareness that I had something seemingly stuck in my throat as I went about my usual. As the day wound down, I dealt...
A collaboration in harmony Billed as “PERFECT 10”, the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) – Office of the President brings the decade-long celebration to the virtual screen on July 24, 2021, 6 p.m. on its official Facebook page. This is made possible through CCP’s “ Sining Sigla ”...
It won’t be their last The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) together with the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp., (PAGCOR) launched a project series called “Kanto Kultura,” a celebration of culture and the arts featuring Filipino artists that came into fruition on Feb. 15, 2021....
Claudia Barretto is different from the rest that came before her. While every other Barretto took to acting on TV or in the movies, 21-year-old Claudia is taking the music route. Claudia recently released her debut single under Viva Records titled “Nothing To Do.” This mid-tempo track...
The Pinoy Rock legend is currently confined in a hospital in Rizal. He was rushed there on June 10. Fans are urging people to donate money to help alleviate his expenses. Good friend Edgar H. Siscar posted a video of Mike recently on Faceboook. Obviously sick, Mike is seen making an effort to wave...
Alanis Morissette is aching to play live music again. But, of course, she can't do anything about it for now given the hellish pandemic. For the meantime, the Grammy-winning artist released a new single titled “I Miss The Band.” Yes, the song is about her yearning to play live again. There’s...
Bands are back in a big way! At least this particular weekend. Rock, pop and alternative bands have taken the backseat to rap and hiphop prior. Can’t blame them of course, rap, hiphop have been on a roll for quite some time now, and it's probably hard for them to keep up. Hopefully, this...
No, it's not a boy. An actress known for a variety of passion and interests, Arci Muñoz took to social media to express how much she misses playing gigs with her band, Philia. She said, "Pwede ba natin balikan ang kahapon? Sobrang miss na kita eh." Once a rock star, always a rock star.
One of the brightest pop music releases of 2020 is the "Rico Blanco Songbook." Not only because it’s one of the few full albums that was released in 2020, a year whose music landscape is much changed from when the original versions of the songs in the set was originally released, but for the...
For early-October’s streaming picks, we have two from this month’s ‘In’ crowd. Namely, it’s the Boys IN the Band, and Emily IN Paris. One is an iconic play about homosexuality in the late 1960’s, and the other is an earnest, but tepid, chronicling of a young Chicago career girl’s...
When it comes to ‘hugot’ themed songs, there are only a few who come close to This Band. With close to 230 million streams on Spotify alone, This Band is definitely one of the biggest of their generation. That’s two-hundred and thirty million streams spread over just ten songs that the band...
K-pop boy band Treasure maintained their ranking as the top rookie artist this year as they broke their own record for first-week album sales. Treasure recently released their new album “The First Step: Chapter Two” after debuting last Aug. 7 with the single album “The First Step: Chapter...
