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January 2025

Plaka Notes #12: "I'm Okay" by Moira Dela Torre / The Traveller Across Dimensions by Ben&Ben
Another Plaka Note doubleheader, this time on albums elevating what some call "typical" Pinoy musical fare.
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Hyperfocus #11: The graceful melancholy of GFriend, still K-pop's unlikely heroes
Despite the odds, GFriend carved a space for themselves and became one of Korea's biggest girl groups.
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Playlist #25: Everything in circles
It has been a really crappy month. Featuring music from Fox Capture Plan, Lipstick Palms and Lena.
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How do we Filipinos want to be seen? Bossing and Meme Vice try to answer
And The Breadwinner Is... and The Kingdom provide a telling glimpse into the Filipino psyche.
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On keeping up, growing old, and the Once Monthly entering the Terrible Twos
Another year, another birthday, another status report.
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December 2024

November 2024

Plaka Notes #11: Method Adaptor by Ely Buendia
The new solo effort from the Pinoy pop legend has every reason to exist, even if he no longer needs to prove anything.
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Hyperfocus #10: Linkin Park and the musical restlessness that defines them
As the rock icons enter a brand new era, I wonder: was it right to judge them based on their first two albums?
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Would you even try to see us eye to eye?
Kamala Harris, Leni Robredo... there are obvious parallels, and they're uncomfortable if you're a fan.
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