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I didn’t know until the last minute that I’d be watching the Usher concert (and I have Jen to thank for that), and I wasn’t even supposed to leave home (I actually skipped work to rest). However, Jen told me around lunchtime that we had tickets to the concert so I just downed liters of [...]

Frankly, I’m getting tired of explaining why I listen to Gloc-9. Most of the people who ask me “why” feel that I’m being ridiculously jologs for supporting a local hip-hop artist; thus, I’m forced to give this short answer to their question: “Because I love Pinoy music.” Most of the time, it doesn’t fly without [...]

I was sifting through a pile of old boxes (you never know what you’d find stashed in them) when I found gold. Real hardcore, death metal gold.
I found Freestyle’s 2002 album I Wanna Get Close. Complete with the whole band’s signatures. With a dedication to me, saying, “Judd, thank you.” Oh hell, no!
What makes this [...]

While looking for aviators around Greenbelt and Glorietta, we chanced upon a few songs being performed by Pupil (one of my favorite bands, fuck yeah) at the Glorietta Activity Center. I’m not sure if they really meant when they said they were going to record their third album starting next week; whenever that is, I’m [...]

I bought quite a number of CDs this month (and who knows, I might buy a few more next week; somebody stop me!), all from Philippine artists. I’ve recently reflected on how I might not have been giving back enough to the local music industry after years of contenting myself with ripped files off original [...]

Guilty as charged. I used to listen to the Backstreet Boys (a lot) back in high school and yeah, I think that for the life of me, I won’t ever get over these lines from their song Drowning:
“Go on and pull me under / Cover me with dreams, yeah / Love me mouth to mouth [...]