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Zach Ignacio: Running in Her Blood and through Her Veins
In the 1990s, the band Alamid was one of the forerunners of Philippine Alternative Rock music, with the late Gary Ignacio as frontman and eventually his younger brother Gail as drummer. After the heyday
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Introducing The New Wave
(Sunshine Pop #3) When fellow New Wave music enthusiasts ask me what for me may be regarded as the first New Wave-classifiable songs based on sound or musicality, I often cite Sparks’ “Fa La
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Misteryó at Paláisipan
(Sa Ibábaw ng Bakú-bakóng Kalupáan) Iláng minúto pa ba ang bibilángin? Dápat pa bang itulóy ang panalángin? Anó ang naanínag sa salamín? Itó ba ay repleksyón lang ng damdámin? Naabót na ang kalaháti ng
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Introducing Harpers Bizarre (Sunshine Pop #2)
Exploring the archives of ’60s music continues to make me discover so many bands that I have never heard of before and whose music gives me so much delight. That the songs remain refreshing
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Engkantáda sa Repleksyón ng mga Matá
‘Sang diwatà sa salamín ng nakaraán Nagíng síning sa súlok ng áking isípan Bahagyáng ngitî ‘ding-hindî malilimútan Último tínig tugtúgin at kasuótan Putî at itím ng tikládo sa tahánan Melodíyang nilikhâ kanyáng nagustuhán Sa
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How to Detect a Wannabe Dictator?
(Some More Films to Check Out) The political election in the Philippines is still next year; but this early–or even as early as last year–many wannabes have already been campaigning either subtly or aggressively.
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Winnipeg Filipino band Velvet Blitz releases debut album
Focus on Filipino Music In the last decade, the Filipino community in Winnipeg has seen a surge in young bands that perform as frequently as they could at whatever festivals and venues became available
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Gems beneath the Sunshine Mountain
In my late elementary and especially highschool days, the genre that became my number-one favorite was New Wave, and it remains to be so. Thinking about it–what really drew me to this kind of
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Pakítang-Gílas ng Isáng Órigamísta
Kumúha ng isáng papél de paríhabâ Sukátin itupî ng húgis ay lílikhâ Ang paboríto ay bapór at eropláno Ruwéda paróla molíno at rondílyo Muntíng submarínong litáw ang periskópyo Obserbatóryong may higánteng teleskópyo Maaári ding
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Keep That Remote Control Busy
(A Couple of Recommended Netflix Series) We’re already past one full year of the pandemic, but the world is yet to achieve a considerable space of normalcy. Public places for fun are still either
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