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Great Records through the Decades
(Sunny Pop / Art Rock / New Wave) A decade ago, many young listeners had consumed their dose of music by watching individual songs via Internet platforms such as YouTube. With the advent of
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Pag-íbig na Lantáy
I started writing poetry regularly in late high school, in 1988. Here is one of the first poems that came out during that period. It is included in Book 1 of my Poetry Series—titled
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New Music for 2021
It is only the start of the year, but music enthusiasts should already be looking forward to the interesting albums that are scheduled for release in the coming months. Among this slew of new
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Albums Revisited: The Killers – Hot Fuss (2004)
In July 2004, I was at a record store in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, when a song that boomed on the loudspeakers caught my fancy. I immediately approached a crew member to ask what
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Natútupad Nga Ba ang Báwat Pangárap?
Lúmang taón ay malápit nang pumínid Mistúlang mapápatid pa ang sinúlid Kapós sa íngay at ílaw ang palígid Luhà sa mga matá ay nangingílid Saksí mga bit’wín at b’wan ngayóng gabí Sa kalungkútan at
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Poetry Book 1 Out Soon!
Published copies of Book 1 of the author’s Poetry Series should be arriving from the printing house this month! Titled Pag-íhip sa Dáhon ng Kahápon, the fully illustrated poetry book will be available for
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Sa Larángan ng Paskó at Pagdiríwang
Panahóng mulî ng Kapaskúhan Tuwá’t kagalákan ay náriyan Bágong damít engrándeng handáan Ningníng ng paról at pailáwan Ngúnit násaan na ang liwánag Sa táo’y makapagpapanátag Kung ang mga dukhâ sa lansángan Pakálat-kálat waláng libángan?
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Albums Revisited: a-ha – Hunting High and Low (1985)
The Norwegian band has long been regarded as an A-lister in the halls of New Wave greats. In a stellar three-decade career, a-ha has come up with 10 studio albums, the latest of which
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*In the Trail of a Dead Astronomical Object*
The red spot of Jupiter is a bleeding heart How could even faith in love tear lovers apart? Who still puts one’s fate in the sight of a comet When chances are small as
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Depeche Mode – Black Celebration (1986)
One of the pioneers of Synthpop (barring, of course, the much earlier architects the likes of Can, Kraftwerk, Yellow Magic Orchestra, and Gary Numan), and also a frontliner during the ’80s phase of New
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