AJ Jorge August 25th, 2008
As the Music Plays.
Light Peace Love.
We Stand Alone Together.
Bamboo. Singapore. The Arena @ Clark Quay. August 31, 2008.
Long time fan, first time concert viewer.
Bamboo songs are heavily rotated in my iPod. Can’t wait to see them live.
penny August 19th, 2008
This song is currently serving its purpose as caffeine to mine ears in my morning commute to Uni. Full blast on the ears, nothing like it.
Gotta love Muse.
Listen up! http://www.last.fm/user/penreyes. Would love to see recommendations for music!
penny July 9th, 2008
If it was, then there’ll be 2 days before our wedding in the Philippines =) But well… that was a tangent. Let me get back to what I wanted to post about.
I was on an emo trip last night after spending 3 hours on the train from Newcastle, listening to music. I had a bunch of stuff to read with me, and even games to play to keep me busy on the trip. But, I still ended up just listening to songs. In my device I had songs like Kanlungan, Noypi, Handog ng Pilipino sa Mundo, even Biyahe Tayo. Whilst staring out at the superb sunset in the Central Coast, I was tearful at powerful lyrics, I didn’t care to cry then coz there wasn’t much people in the train anyway hehe. When I got home I was yearning to hear some other songs that struck a chord in me, years ago. I ended up digging through youtube for other All-star recordings like Voices that Care, We are the World and Do they know it’s Christmas.
Voices that Care was released in 1991 during the Persian Gulf crisis. We are the World, by United Artists for Africa in 1985, and also Do they know its Christmas in 1984 (which came out before We are the world) by distinct British/Irish artists during the famine in Ethiopia.
It was enjoyable to watch the videos. There are quite a number of “the making” videos that were also fun to watch. “The making” videos:
We are the world
Voices that Care (Part 1)
The best of them in my opinion is Do they know it’s Christmas. The lyrics were much more fresh, and much less dated. Though yes, it’s a Christmas song aimed towards a specific cause. [warning --- this turns out to be a very groupie-like schoolgirl tone] And may I say, the most that I got a kick out of was seeing those British acts looking really young and dashing! Continue Reading »
penny July 2nd, 2008
I sported a very bad headache this afternoon. I had meant to meet with an academic today, but by some fate issue (don’t ask me what I mean, I know I’m cryptic, I’ve been told many times) we ended up in two different suburbs. So anyway, the headache. It literally felt like my head was a tree trunk with two axe blades wedged on it. I spent some time walking in Parramatta streets to get some air. I ended up spending a lot of time in a shop called JB Hifi.
It’s mostly an electronics shop with all the merch I can look and handle all day. Today I hovered over PSP games, DVDs, CDs, earphones, headphones, desktops and laptops.
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AJ Jorge June 5th, 2008
Pen and I were just chatting a while ago regarding the rare magazine publication of Eraserheads during their heydays. I am quite sure that I have both copies back at home. I remember myself going from one mall to another just to get a copy of their first magazine. I went to Sta. Lucia East, SM Cubao, SM North, SM Megamall, Robinsons Galleria and eventually ended up buying in one stall in Ali Mall.
Googling around, I found the exact magazines in PDF versions! Thank you for the kind soul who made this possible. This may be the chance for you guys out there to read the magazine!
Issue Number 1
Issue Number 3 (but it is really 2! they just intentionally numbered this to 3)
Grab your copies now!!!
penny March 15th, 2008
I was rooting for another contestant, Matt, at the time of Aussie Idol 2007. The other finalist, Natalie, won.
Here’s a video of her winning single.
Kinda catchy.
penny November 4th, 2007
It’s interesting how my ear catches a tune in the radio, and I have to find out who is singing, so I can get it playing on my own time. It’s very rare that you find out AFTER hearing the tune, so I try to catch a good length of lyrics so I can do a quick Google search. I love the internet.
After which I’d be able to find a copy online, and if I love the tune I’d hunt the album, then other works by the artist.
I thought I’d share some of my thoughts about my latest finds. Some songs mentioned here are uploaded in my Multiply site [if they're not there yet, i might put them up in the future].
The Cat Empire. This is an Australian alternative band from Melbourne. I’ve heard my friend Malu rave about them ever since I’ve known her. I happened too see them do an unplugged special on TV some weeks ago, and they are fantastic! They are kind of like a ska, swing, jazz rock band, heavily seasoned with Latin influence, in my opinion. I have all of their three albums now, and I like listening to them when I’m in need for a pick-me-up. My favorite would have to be the album So Many Nights.
Fat Freddy’s Drop. A New Zealand band I heard about from friend Shamin. They are great to hear to mellow out without getting droopy-eyed. [They had a gig last night here in Sydney, and was invited to come see it. But seeing I am feeling somewhat impoverished at the moment, no fancy events for me yet =P]
Damien Rice. First heard the song Delicate by this American singer, played in the House MD soundtrack. I have got to be enamored with the songs by Damien Rice the most at the present time. They are simply divine. I don’t know what it is, but even with not much instruments, the bravado just blows me away. I would have to say, I mostly play his song Cannonball to cheer myself up. Listen to it. It’s a great song.
AJ Jorge June 16th, 2007
This 6 yr old kid sings amazing.
If you can’t see the embedded video, head to the direct youtube link.
I promise, you won’t be disappointed.
penny March 30th, 2007
Man and music, anong connection? [di ko yan sasagutin.] Tignan nga natin ang demographics ng mga music-lover na nakakadaupang palad ko sa loob lang ng lab:
Person 1: Pink iPod nano owner. Top Genre: RnB.
Double Major: Law and Science. Cello player. Full of energy. Makuwento at makulay. Nakupo, di maiwasang mabaling ang atensyon mo sa kanya pag pumasok sya sa kwarto dahil sa sobrang bubbly ng personality. Dog-lover. Milk with tea drinker. Apple. Apple juice.
Person 2: Black Sony Walkman owner. Top Genre: Pop rock.
Major: Bionformatics. Hardcore programmer. The go-to guy. Golden Boy. Sobrang mahusay sa halos lahat ng bagay kaugnay-teknikal at napakatalas ng isip pagdating sa pagpansin ng mga detalye. Milk with tea drinker. Apple. Apple juice.
Person 3: White iPod shuffle owner. Top genre: Metal.
Major: Immunoinformatics. Piano player. Metal music, anime and Asian movies lover. Fruity. Masyadong picky pagdating sa tamang syntax at grammar. Masarap kausap. Palaging gutom. Protein drink junkie. Apple. Cranberry juice.
Person 4: Green mp3 player owner. Top genre: Soul.
Major: Applied Maths. Guitar player. Loves almost everything. Bluff master. Pa-easy-easy lang kasi ineenjoy ang sarili, maski sa trabaho. Yakult everyday, everyday OK. Rockmelon or nectarines. Raspberry or guava juice.
Person 5: White iPod owner. Top genre: Reggae.
Major: Theoretical Physics. Guitar player. Bob Marley. Clever mind and a helpful, caring soul. Maikli ang pasensya at may attention span tulad ng batang kindergarten. Masarap magluto at anlakas kumain. Caffeine addict. Mango or rockmelon. Mango juice.
Person 6: CD Player owner. Top genre: Classic.
Major: Theoretical Biology. Piano player. Spots errors in a fraction of a second while predicting outcomes, and is ALWAYS right. Masyadong madaming ginagawa, 10 seconds lang free time in between scheduled tasks. Caffeine addict. Rockmelon. Mango or orange juice.
Haha, ang obvious naman kung sino ako dyan, kakainis.
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AJ Jorge March 20th, 2007
FrancisM has been uploading some songs in his multiply account but he would unshare it after a couple of days. Good thing that I was able to download some tracks from him.
One of which is ‘Rock the Casbah‘ song from his forthcoming album F-Word. The song is a Clash original and the FrancisM version is revolutionary. Rock-Alternative with a little speck of rap beat.
I also got a copy of the Clash original version so I would know how Francis transformed the song. Galing. It has been playing in my iPod for several days now and I can’t stop singing it in my head. I long for more FrancisM songs and the moment his album is sold in the market, I will buy one.