Category: Music
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Review: “Bandana” by Project WAN
Samantha Radaza writes: Project WAN’s “Bandana” melds hip-hop grit with fast-paced, infectious dance-pop…
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Review: “Meme” by Baby Dolls
Samantha Radaza writes: Surf rock is decades older, so it sounds fresh, and it’s rare in Filipino music…
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Adlaw ug Gabii: Tulo Ka Tuig Uban Ang Kanta Nga “Day and Night” (English Translation)
Words by Julienne Loreto • June 23, 2026 Non-fiction • Features Read it in the original Cebuano here. It’s been three years since “Day and Night” by ALAMAT was released on June 14, 2023. To date, “Maharani” remains the group’s only song to have entered the Billboard Philippines charts so far. But with “Day and Night,”…
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Review: “TABI” by XONARA (Song)
Gisulat ni Samantha Radaza • June 8, 2026 Non-fiction • Reviews Move, tabi, tabi! XONARA’s “TABI” is one of the best P-pop debuts ever, perhaps the best so far. The title alone tells you everything about the posture of this song. “Tabi,” the Tagalog word for “step aside” or “move,” is a clear command. From…
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Bisdak P-pop Reviews: ARZA, HARA, and ALAS
Gisulat ni Samantha Radaza: New sa ako pandungog mao nga excited ko mag-share sa akong insights…
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Review: “Emoji” by SB19 & Jolin Tsai (Song)
Samantha Radaza writes: The sound is futuristic, almost industrial at times, yet grounded in something undeniably current…
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Review: Signals by BINI (EP)
Samantha Radaza writes: BINI is locking into a new frequency, going beyond just riding the P-pop wave…
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Review: “Honey Honey” by BINI (Song)
Howell Zabala writes: The song’s vibe is like a warm embrace, making the listener feel like a bee dancing in the air…
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Review: “Unang Kilig” by BINI (Song)
Gisulat ni Nix Vargas: Naay pagkalahi siya sa two songs nga akong gimention, but their flair as BINI is still identifiable. Am I now a Bloom (BINI fan)? Overall…