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Mebuyan Peace Project’s new project

Geejay Arriola of the Mebuyan Peace Project emailed to survey what song, from the group’s latest project Mga Kuwentong Bata (Children’s Stories), people would like to watch as a music video. All twelve songs from the album revolve around the theme of a mother’s love for their children and all children. Why not ...

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The Jam

Yes! I found a copy of The Sound of The Jam! By serendipitous good luck, too. I found myself at the mall, not the usual one where we usually unwind after a hard day’s work, and was just browsing around, killing time while waiting for C’s SMS that she’s done with her errands, ...

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Life during wartime

Here’s some music by the Talking Heads that may seem appropriate for the times — what with heightened tensions looming across the horizon as government troops are bent on pursuing the Abu Sayyaf, and perhaps also Moro Islamic Liberation Front (jeopardizing the ongoing, if it’s not stalled, peace process) in the hinterlands ...

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R.E.M. songs

Check out this site.

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Thomas Dolby, B-52s, and Gary Thomson’s blog

Thanks to Gary Thomson for reminding me of the Thomas Dolby’s music, and that of the B-52s. I lost my vinyl records and cassette tapes of these musicians a long time ago. Check it out.

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Thanks to Neon Boy of Jones Town

It’s been a long time since I wrote here last. That doesn’t mean in the hiatus I’ve been musically-deprived. Just lacked time, really, to log on about my life’s soundtrack. I’ve wanted for so long to write about the music that made a difference to me — especially during my more impressionable years ...

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Emo # 1

I thought this was just a passing trend. But it seems more and more students in my school are going emo — either dressing up somewhat like the kid pictured above (image from Wikipedia) or wanting to dress up like that (but don’t have the nerve). Whichever way they go, most are ...