My sleeping habits haven’t exactly been great and it’s affected my creativity. While I can hammer out several articles a day after a good night’s sleep, I’ve been struggling to complete even a single paragraph lately. Sleep’s always been my Achilles heel and as I’ve gotten older, I find that my slumber requirements still haven’t changed. So for today’s article, […]
Drumming takes practice, hours upon hours, day after day, year after year. I love marching bands, rock concerts, and the Ati-Atihan, they inspire me to drum on my Congga. But the one show that completely inspires me to practice on it, or practice on anything, and to perform – is Stomp. It is a show of drumming perfection . . […]
When I first heard the Gregorian Chants back in the 1980s, it was a breath of fresh air to the Alternative music dominating the airwaves at the time. Despite sounding like it belonged in another century, the style was extremely haunting and relaxing. Fading of the 1980s But as the 80s gave way to the 90s, the previous generation of […]
With songs like Uptown Girl and Tell Her About It from 1983, it was a bit difficult to imagine that Billy Joel was actually a product of the 1970s. Writing in a time when songs still had a story to tell and the loudest sound was the voice of the singer, I was surprised that he was able to make […]
For those of you 80s babies, I’m sure you danced to the tunes of Duran Duran’s Reflex once upon a time. And while many of us hardly paid attention to song lyrics back then, being a older today means we have a bit more time to dissect the songs. Which brings me to the question a friend of mine and […]
It’s been a long time since I’ve been out for some R&R. Work’s been quite stressful and I haven’t had much time to spare lately. But when a few friends texted to ask if we would be joining them to catch Rannie Raymundo’s gig at Aruba last night, I wasted no time agreeing. So after talking a long trip via […]
The last time the 3 tenors got together, it was in the mid-80s. I was fortunate enough to see them perform as a group and was extremely impressed with their talent and professionalism. Now I know what you’re thinking, as I can imagine seeing all the question marks popping up all over your head. You’re wondering how you could miss […]
Rannie had a great concert last Saturday night, April 27, 2008. The venue in Greenhills was very cozy and the audience was quite appreciative. The place was packed and ran out of tickets so I had to settle for the PhP750 tickets. Moral of the story: For concerts like this, it is best to reserve and show up early to […]
