A friend posted the video on Facebook. I learned the song when I was in grade school, years after it was released in North America. I didn't even know at the time who the … [Read more...]
The songs that sing in her head
April 20, 2011 By 8 Comments
New here? My younger daughter, Alex, is a college freshman taking up Technical Theater. She's a theater lover but she especially loves musical theater. She got hooked on … [Read more...]
The politics behind the Adam Lambert Manila concert
October 11, 2010 By 67 Comments
I don't watch American Idol. I didn't know who Adam Lambert was until AFTER he lost. Then, I watched the reruns and whatever videos I could find on Youtube mainly to … [Read more...]
Do you have a gleek in the house?
April 23, 2010 By 20 Comments
For the past few months, I've been tempted to conduct a survey among parents with teenage kids. The question: has Glee invaded your home? It sure has invaded mine. Because of … [Read more...]
Never heard of the band but the music video’s awesome
March 5, 2010 By 9 Comments
Oh, boy, you have to see this. At first I thought it was a bunch of bored guys getting creative. Then I wondered who would spend all that money just to ease boredom? … [Read more...]
La Luna
August 1, 2009 By 3 Comments
In Chinese philosophy, the moon is Yin to the sun's Yang. In mythology, the moon is sometimes male and at other times female. For instance, in Greek mythology, Artemis is … [Read more...]
No thanks for the music
December 16, 2008 By 12 Comments
(Today's column) Filipinos are music lovers. We like listening to music and we love singing and dancing as well. Music evokes different kinds of emotions and reactions. It … [Read more...]
Sometimes, I’m such a romantic
September 15, 2008 By 26 Comments
I like Jose Mari Chan's songs. I adore the poetry in his lyrics, I like the lilting melody of "Can We Just Stop And Talk Awhile?" but I especially love the haunting words and … [Read more...]
Nostalgia
April 12, 2008 By 25 Comments
A couple of nights ago, Speedy was cleaning out his closet and he took out a stack of playing records. Alex stared and said, "What's that?" Kinda hard to explain to a kid … [Read more...]
“Twenty”: well-conceptualized?
October 23, 2006 By 20 Comments
A few days ago, I saw singer Regine Velasquez on TV airing some "gripes" against those who criticized her Twenty concert. She said she wouldn't feel so bad IF the critics had … [Read more...]
Tears for Fears, Mad World and Alex Parks
October 21, 2006 By 4 Comments
Back when I was in the College of Law, Tears for Fears hit the international music scene. Music videos, the medium that would catapult Madonna to stardom, was a new phenomenon … [Read more...]
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