| My Top 25 Favorite OPM Songs (So Far) |
[Sep. 2nd, 2012|04:57 am]
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the rules: (1) only one song per artist. (2) i have to love the song, then and now.
maybe i'll update this post with descriptions of why each song is a personal favorite.
25. "estudyante blues" freddie aguilar
24. "buti na lang" kyla
23. "kahimanawari" pan
22. "dadalhin" regine velasquez
21. "sa madaling salita" ang bandang shirley
( #20-#1Collapse ) |
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| My favorite music of 2011 |
[Aug. 15th, 2012|05:27 pm]
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my favorite albums of 2011
1. portugal. the man - in the mountain in the cloud
2. youth lagoon - the year of hibernation
3. the antlers - burst apart
4. bon iver - bon iver
5. beirut - the rip tide
6. the roots - undun
7. beyonce - 4
8. akron/family - s/t II: the cosmic birth and journey of shinju tnt
9. the weeknd - house of balloons
10. adele - 21
11. low - c'mon
12. james blake - james blake
13. pj harvey - let england shake
14. explosions in the sky - take care, take care, take care
15. my morning jacket - circuital
honorable mentions:
m83 - hurry up, we're dreaming
girls - father son holy ghost
the head and the heart - the head and the heart
fleet foxes - helplessness blues
the civil wars - barton hollow
toro y moi - underneath the pine
anna calvi - anna calvi
florence and the machine - ceremonials
the decemberists - the king is dead
favorite songs not already in my albums list
1. "piledriver waltz" alex turner
2. "a real hero" college feat. electric youth
3. "county line" cass mccombs
4. "strawberry swing" frank ocean
5. "you" tv on the radio
6. "jerome" lykke li
7. "cheerleader" st. vincent
8. "super bass" nicki minaj
9. "out getting ribs" zoo kid (king krule)
10. "videogames" lana del ray
11. "how deep is your love" the rapture
12. "polish girl" neon indian |
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| My top 5 favorite songs by the national |
[Oct. 4th, 2011|02:34 am]
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(for raymond, because you asked.)
the geese of beverly road
mistaken for strangers
fake empire
runaway
so far around the bend
also:
secret meeting
lemonworld
afraid of everyone
trophy wife
apartment story
and everything in all their albums.
see you in singapore on november 6, 2011. |
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| My favorite music of 2010 |
[Sep. 12th, 2011|08:12 am]
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para sa kaibigan na nagtanong kung nasaan na ito.
favorite albums
1. the national - high violet
2. beach house - teen dream
3. brad mehldau - highway rider
4. arcade fire - the suburbs
5. cee lo green - the lady killer
6. shearwater - golden archipelago
7. sade - soldier of love
8. sharon van etten - epic
9. damien jurado - saint bartlett
10. caribou - swim
also:
joanna newsom - have one on me
brandon flowers - flamingo
vampire weekend - contra
robyn - body talk pt. 1
gorillaz - plastic beach
kanye west - my beautiful dark twisted fantasy
local natives - gorilla manor
the black keys - brothers
laura marling - i speak because i can
how to dress well - love remains
lcd soundsystem - this is happening
bruce springsteen - the promise
titus andronicus - the monitor
foals - total life forever
favorite tracks not already in my albums list
1. "rill rill" sleigh bells
2. "in my shirt" the irrepressibles
3. "crash years" the new pornographers
4. "telephone" lady gaga feat. beyonce
5. "what part of forever" cee lo green
6. "flash delirium" mgmt
7. "thank you for your love" antony and the johnsons
8. "return to innocence" das racist
9. "domestic scene" the radio dept.
10. "the pact (i'll be your fever)" villagers
also:
"i could be a saint" emma pollock
"juveniles" the walkmen
"please don't follow me" james murphy
"your dogs" ben folds and nick hornby
"i wanna go to marz" john grant
"life prowler" no age
"go" jonsi
"on my way back home" band of horses
"what did my lover say (it always had to go this way)" wolf parade
"the cave" mumford and sons
"intimate" crystal castles
"burning in the skies" linkin park
"just enough" julian lynch |
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| My favorite music of 2009 |
[Apr. 21st, 2010|10:32 pm]
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favorite albums
1. the xx - xx
2. the antlers - hospice
3. u2 - no line on the horizon
4. phoenix - wolfgang amadeus phoenix
5. wilco - the album
6. various artists - dark was the night
7. florence and the machine - lungs
8. antony and the johnsons - the crying light
9. fuck buttons – tarot sport
10. the avett brothers - i and love and you
also:
passion pit - manners
sunset rubdown - dragonslayer
julian casablancas - phrazes for the young
neko case – middle cyclone
yeah yeah yeahs – it’s blitz
animal collective – merriweather post pavilion
lady gaga - the fame
regina spector – far
various artists – new moon twilight soundtrack
grizzly bear - veckatimest
the low anthem – oh my god, charlie darwin
m ward - hold time
bill callahan - sometimes i wish we were an eagle
favorite tracks not already in my albums list
1. "bad romance" lady gaga
2. "daniel" bat for lashes
3. "animal" miike snow
4. "all is love" karen o and the kids
5. "jukebox of steel" son volt
6. "this mighty heart attack" us 2 evil 0
7. "i only think of you" the horrors
8. "stillness is the move" dirty projectors
9. "blood bank" bon iver
10. "dominos" the big pink
also:
"hellhole ratrace" girls
"auditorium" mos def
"leftovers" jarvis cocker
"empire state of mind" jay-z feat. alicia keys
"actor out of work" st. vincent
"halo" beyonce
"4 out of 5" peter bjorn and john
"if i had a heart" fever ray
"haarp" clues
"i gotta feeling" black eyed peas
"it's my life vs. confessions" glee cast
"that's how people grow up" morrissey |
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| How i participated in the communal spirit of music in the decade 2000-2009 |
[Apr. 6th, 2010|05:46 am]
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most of my music-listening in the 00's was done via earphones (discman, then mp3 players), or blasting speakers by myself in my room. here's how i was otherwise anti-anti-social. in random order:
1. went to clubs i don't remember anymore to see acts i don't remember anymore
2. file-shared (illegally downloaded and seeded music)
3. skipped on the eraserheads reunion because keks and danice were feeling negative vibes that evening
4. with keks and danice (and barny), trooped to the eheads reunion redux and felt nothing but positive vibes
5. chose to pay $2 through the net for radiohead's in rainbows
6. saw u23d on imax
7. saw shine a light on imax with dad and listened to him wax nostalgic on how much he dug the rolling stones in the 60's
8. made a music video or two
9. wrote music video reviews (and political campaign jingle reviews) for musicmanila.com (r.i.p.)
10. contributed feature articles for pulp magazine
10a. followed around a few bands so i could write about them
11. saw billy elliott and avenue q in west end with mom
12. played guitar hero and rockband with friends
13. videoke'd and magic sing'd with friends and relatives and everybody
14. bought tickets to oasis then asked for refund
15. saw hanson live in manila with hanson "groupies"
16. drove my brother nuts by repeatedly singing in the shower back when we still lived together (to which he retaliated by secretly recording my version of spoon's "the way we get by" with his celphone, which i found embarassing so i never sang that song again)
17. tripped on "bad romance" on endless repeat on long drives with friends
18. religiously followed american idol with my ex
19. religiously followed rockstar supernova with my brother
20. wrote lyrics to a faux vintage song for the movie tuhog (music by jay durias)
21. worked on a sex bomb girls movie
22. wrote screenplay for a teen movie musical
23. made a whole bunch of actors "exercise" to peter wolf's "the magic position" for a grocery scene in a movie
24. tried to learn how to do coke's "ito ang beat sabay-sabay"
25. had a running text conversation with jessica using nothing but elvis costello lyrics
26. shared the love for many popular hits
27. made movies with music i like, starting with thesis film in 2000, music by mark villena and isha
28. usually danced whenever people around me were also dancing
29. fete de la musique
30. stood up for the national anthem whenever it's played, such as before the last full show in a movie theater
31. crushed on musicians
32. saw a church chorale competition
33. saw a few stage musicals
34. stopped for a few seconds of appreciation for musicians playing in public places, such as a traditional chinese instrument player in a subway, a folksy guy on the street, or pianists in malls
35. read music magazines, websites and blogs
36. made friends with guy in news stand that sells back issues with cd samplers
37. phoned in for a radio contest because it was about r.e.m., got robbed of the big prize (an r.e.m. t-shirt), settled for blah cd
38. was appropriately shocked when michael jackson died
39. bought cd's in record stores
40. gave and received cd's or music dvd's as gifts
41. made music-related lists like everybody else
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| My favorite music of 2008 |
[Jan. 14th, 2009|03:45 pm]
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favorite albums
1. shearwater - rook
2. david byrne and brian eno - everything that happens will happen today
3. mgmt - oracular spectacular
4. fleet foxes - fleet foxes
5. kings of leon - only by the night
6. coldplay - viva la vida
7. miles benjamin anthony robinson - miles benjamin anthony robinson
8. aimee mann - @#%&! smilers
9. beach house - devotion
10. the walkmen - you & me
also:
vampire weekend - vampire weekend
devotchka - a mad and faithful telling
randy newman - harps and angels
my morning jacket - evil urges
ang bandang shirley - themesongs
lykke li - youth novel
gnarls barkley - the odd couple
elbow - the seldom-seen kid
favorite tracks not already in my albums list
1. "waves of rye" department of eagles
2. "ready for the floor" hot chip
3. "human" the killers
4. "halfway home" tv on the radio
5. "you and i" ingrid michaelson
6. "warwick avenue" duffy
7. "my only offer" mates of state
8. "bleeding love" leona lewis
9. "lost coastlines" okkervil river
10. "yugto" rico blanco
also:
"love lockdown" kanye west
"feel the love" cut copy
"sentimental heart" she and him
"i'm yours" jason mraz
"eraser" no age
"i'm not gonna teach your boyfriend how to dance with you" black kids
"oh my god" ida maria
"gamma ray" beck
"no one" alicia keys
"you cheated me" martha wainwright
favorite music videos
1. "toe jam" british port authority (feat. david byrne and dizzee rascal)
2. "ready for the floor" hot chip
3. "kim & jessie" m83
4. "wanderlust" bjork
5. "l.e.s. artistes" santogold
6. "pork and beans" weezer
2007 albums that became favorites in 2008
1. i'm not there - original motion picture soundtrack
2. bon iver - for emma, forever ago
3. interpol - our love to admire
4. antony and the johnsons - live at dalhalla
5. band of horses - cease to begin
conspicuously, sadly, not among my favorites this year:
r.e.m. - accelerate |
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| FRIENDS, |
[Nov. 7th, 2008|05:10 am]
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I LOST MY CELPHONE YESTERDAY HUHU
I LOST ALL YOUR NUMBERS HUHU
BUT I WILL STILL BE USING MY OLD NUMBER YEY
PLEASE TEXT ME WITH YOUR NAME IN THE MESSAGE
OK DO IT NOW YEY! |
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| My favorite graphic memoirs |
[Sep. 14th, 2008|11:56 pm]
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1. epileptic by david b.
2. pyongyang by guy delisle
3. blankets by craig thompson
4. fun home by alison bechdel
5. clumsy by jeffrey brown
6. pedro and me by judd winick
7. persepolis by marjane satrapi
further reading:
on the term "graphic memoir"
more |
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| Notes on stuff |
[May. 21st, 2008|04:37 am]
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most people mistake independent cinema to be a matter of quality or taste. when people claim to champion independent cinema, what many are actually doing is to rally for their personal taste. the fact is, authorities in charge of giving grant money are not very different from executive heads of commercial studios. each of them are merely upholding standards of what they perceive to be a good movie, and see to it that it is the kind of movie that gets made. when a guardian of quality imposes notions of good filmmaking over a filmmaker's instincts, someone might be more correct than the other, more proper, more expert, more artistic, more cinematic, but there is a freedom that is being killed. people seldom realize that there is no singular standard to good moviemaking. old directors and old producers would like you to think not everyone can do what they do, that there is a key that they hold, a knowledge they can pass down only if they choose to teach it. young directors like to think only a handful among them are talented enough to do what they do, that they hold the new key, the one that eradicates bad habits and saves the world from darkness. but they are misled. anyone can do anything because there is no standard, no hierarchy. independence in cinema is never content; it is process. an independent cinema is one in which a voice is allowed to take free flight during its creation, without outside judgment to force it according to standards. critics harrumph personal taste too, rarely the freedom of filmmaking. filmmakers debate over why their cinema is more meritous than the other, constantly proving, through their films, the manifesto of the better form and content. everywhere in this industry, everyone is guarding taste, not freedom.
what the philippine film industry needs is humility. the moment we stop believing we're the best experts at what we do, that our tastes are superior, that our movie is the movie that this country should be making, is the moment we open the skies to truly limitless cinema. we could discover the cinema that is beyond our boxed notions, the cinema that is ugly, objectionable, illogical, unintelligible, indulgent, amateurish, the cinema that is too pop, or the cinema that is too art, the cinema we reject, the cinema we don't think we need. when we realize we are not the best expert at what we do (and we never are), then we allow the next person to say what he/she wants to say. not only must we listen, we channel the voice to others, allow them to hear; because although our fascist puny heads may not grasp it, it may be a cinema that enriches others. cinema is bigger than our human egoes. to champion independent cinema, we must champion the right to be whatever. |
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