OH MY GOD THANK YOU 2015 FOR TAKING MUSIC OUT OF THE RUT IT’S BEEN IN FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS.

An unfair statement, yes, considering that 2013 was pretty good. Still, 2015 was phenomenal. I’d choose any album from the top five on this list over last year’s number one, and I feel that I’m not even through listening to the good stuff that came out ( Read more... )

Wow. What a sucky year in music ( Read more... )

The third year of any given decade is usually the one that solidifies that decade’s sound. In that aspect 2012 was disappointing. There was no equivalent for 92’s Automatic for the People, Slanted and Enchanted, and Check Your Head; r even 02’s Turn On The Bright Lights, You Forgot It in People and Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots. The closest thing ( Read more... )

let's talk about 2012.

but let's really talk about 2012, not the usual "2012 was so fun i learned so much had a blast" kind of talk, but the kind of talk we used to talk like. the non social media talk. the this-should-be-private-but-at-least-it's-out-there talk. the kind of talk only people like sugarcandypop will see, because she's the only one who still ( Read more... )

A funny thing happened between last year's and this year's list : i moved out of the Philippines. in the age of that newfangled thing we call THE INTERNET this would have nothing to do with music list-making. Alas, my current displacement has everything to do with it. For one thing I live in the world of satellite radio and Spotify now, and would ( Read more... )

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after the hell that was Super Noypi, Mihk and I decided to make a pact for "Drama-Free 2007". of course, because fate is such a douchebag, 2007 ended up being one of the most dramaful years of my life. so for last year we both decided to trick fate and go for "Penniless 2008", and it worked! take that, you dumb bastard ( Read more... )

I think my shoot yesterday goes down in personal history as “saddest shooting day in my entire life ( Read more... )

my new year's resolution was this: 2006 will be the year i worked the hardest. and luckily enough, it was. 2 movies, 2 fashion shows, 3 music videos, 2 store outlets, writing for 2 magazines, the radio show, managing Ciudad (which, much to my dismay, i had to quit after 12 years of doing so) and the film class. no wonder i almost had a breakdown. ( Read more... )

2005 came, and then it went. you know how people would always complain, "i didn't feel the Christmas spirit this year :(" (well of course there was no sad face icon when they'd say it but they would usually say it-- with a sad face)? in 2005 i didn't even get to feel not feeling the Christmas spirit. and before you know it it's Jan 8, 2006 and you ( Read more... )