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April 30th, 2010
PALITO: THE BALLAD OF A THIN MAN
RIVERMAYA’S MARK ESCUETA PAYS TRIBUTE TO A MAN WE ALL KNEW AND LOVED AS THE PENCIL-THIN TROUBADOUR OF PHILIPPINE CINEMA: PALITO (1934-2010). INCIDENTALLY, IN THE LAST FEW DAYS OF HIS LIFE, AS HE WAS IN THE FIRST FEW, HE WORKED AS A DRUMMER.
April 28th, 2010
DAVID BYRNE & FATBOY SLIM: HERE LIES LOVE
NARRATIVE TO A FAULT, “HERE LIES LOVE” IS A RIGIDLY CHRONOLOGICAL, RELENTLESSLY FACTUAL RETELLING OF THE IMELDA MARCOS STORY, BEGINNING WITH HER HUMBLE ORIGINS UNTIL AROUND THE TIME OF THE MARCOSES’ EXPULSION TO HAWAII IN 1986.
April 26th, 2010
A.J. SCHNACK: KURT COBAIN: ABOUT A SON
COBAIN CEASES BEING WHAT HE HATED (I.E., “A CARTOON CHARACTER”) IN A.J. SCHNACK’S INSPIRED AND BEAUTIFULLY SHOT BIOPIC. THE NIRVANA SINGER’S BEEN DEAD SIXTEEN YEARS NOW THIS “CRUELEST MONTH” OF APRIL.
April 23rd, 2010
A MAN CALLED JENS WALKS INTO A BAR
NO SLEIGHT OF HAND, JUST WORD OF MOUTH: JENS LEKMAN STRIPS IT DOWN TO BEAUTIFUL MELODIES AND QUIRKY DISCO-ERA SAMPLES. THEN HE WALKS INTO SAGUIJO.
April 21st, 2010
[UPDATED] OBS’ “DELIKADO”: THE SWEETEST PUNCH
STRAIGHT-FACED, KEEN, INTENT: THE OUT OF BODY SPECIAL’S NEW VIDEO MAY ACTUALLY PASS FOR SERIOUS “ACTION.”
April 15th, 2010
URBANDUB, QUESO, PAROKYA NI EDGAR, AND INYO: YOU DO THE MATH.
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