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Psy December 20 2012 Manila concert is canceled
Korean music superstar Psy’s (Park Jae Sang in real life) scheduled concert in Manila this December 20 will no longer push through, radio station DZMM reported Tuesday night. Concert producer Joed Serrano of […]
Sponge Cola to represent Philippines in US music fest
Group answers questions about going international and its future All-male pop/rock band Sponge Cola will be representing the Philippines in this year’s “Memphis in May” music festival to be held next month […]
David Archuleta “Forevermore” track list and album cover – released!
David Archuleta stayed here in the Philippines for over a month to primarily do “Nandito Ako” (“Here I Am”), a five-week long drama series currently airing on TV5. Apart from finishing the […]
hodgepodge / journalism / philippines
David Archuleta to do a drama in the Philippines before becoming a Mormon missionary
The past three weeks must have been a roller-coaster ride for 2008 American Idol runner-up David Archuleta. During a Christmas concert in his hometown Salt Lake City, Utah last December 20, Archuleta […]
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Britney Spears to her Filipino fans: Maligayang Pasko!
Pop icon Britney Spears surprised her fans in the Philippines last when she wrote “Maligayang Pasko!” in her [/caption] Below are some of the comments: “So nice to hear u speak Tagalog […]
hodgepodge / journalism / philippines
Katy Perry concert in Manila, Jan. 22, 2012 – CONFIRMED!
I can now confirm with certainty that Katy Perry is coming to Manila on January 22, 2012 as part of her California Dreams Tour. Like other devoted Katy Perry fans here in […]
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A Katy Perry concert in Manila on Jan 2012? Not so fast!
Of course, I’d love to see Katy Perry have a concert here, but I am wary of unwittingly spreading false information. Last May, a female DJ from a high end FM station […]
commentary / journalism / up diliman / women's rights
Degrading gays and women through “Nagmahal Ng Bakla”
I originally submitted this as a requirement for my Gender Sensitivity in the Mass Media class (J196) under now-retired Dr. Georgina Encanto early last year. Originally posted here: http://marksphere.blogspot.com/2010/01/degrading-both-gays-and-women-through.html The song […]
I discovered Michael Jackson’s music when he died
As someone born in 1990, I grew up unfamiliar with MJ’s music. I and my contemporaries came of age through boy bands (Westlife vs. N*Sync, remember?) and female pop stars like Mariah […]
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