How Basil found his voice
It may sound odd that singing icon Basil Valdez, among the most distinctive voices in the history of recorded Filipino music, honed his talent mimicking others....
Read moreIt may sound odd that singing icon Basil Valdez, among the most distinctive voices in the history of recorded Filipino music, honed his talent mimicking others....
Read moreThere are plenty of brilliant Filipino songwriters in the annals of romantic music. But then there are the likes of Ryan Cayabyab and Ogie Alcasid....
Read moreThe late Pinoy rock icon Joey “Pepe” Smith, whom I got to interview multiple times, took me back as far as 1966 during our last...
Read moreTwo separate spectacles of iconic proportions are set to put the local concert scene on fire come February, with pioneering mainstream balladeers Kuh Ledesma and...
Read moreIt ain’t much of a surprise that the wikipedia entry on Sponge Cola original drummer Chris Cantada states he is “best known as the former...
Read moreSome years back, I was attending a friend’s exhibit in a Makati art gallery when something caught my attention: a pool of visitors gathered around...
Read moreWhile purely seasonal, Christmas songs are bound to never get outdated as long as they possess universal appeal. Or in the case of tunes with...
Read moreHouse leaders were dismayed Monday when the Senate postponed — at the last minute and without an explanation — a...
Read moreDiplomats from the Philippines and China are scheduled to hold a series of consultation meetings in Manila this week to...
Read moreThe Philippines and the United States will soon announce the location of four additional military bases that American soldiers will...
Read moreOil firms slashed the price of kerosene by P2 per liter effective 6 a.m. today (Tuesday) to reflect the movement...
Read moreMoscow—Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday told Chinese leader Xi Jinping, who arrived in Moscow earlier for his first visit...
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