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Rant and Rave: Bangerz

Ever since that twerking act by Miley Cyrus during the MTV Video Music Awards 2013, bashers, detractors, admirers and even non-music lovers have been talking about the child star, with discussion spanning from the songs, down to her personality, and even morality. Thing here is, she’s a music icon with the goal of selling her…

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Rant and Rave: Avril Lavigne

When an artist decides to release a self-titled album, it’s either the debut album or a very personal one that accurately represents the artist’s current state in life; neither is the case in Avril Lavigne’s fifth album. After 2011’s ballad-heavy Goodbye Lullaby was met with lukewarm reviews from both fans and critics, Avril drops down…

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Rant and Rave: Liars

In the year 1992, the Philippines was shamed and dishonoured when the Little League baseball team of Zamboanga City, representing the Philippines, was discovered to have used illegal players during their championship run in the Little League World Series. The team was soon stripped of its title, and all medals, trophies, and cash prizes were…

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Rant and Rave: It Happens All The Time

After a star successfully makes a mark in Broadway, it seems that the logical next step is to star in a hit TV show. For most Broadway fans, talents like Kristin Chenoweth, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff and Matthew Morrison have made television a brighter place when they played colorful and award worthy turns in Glee,…

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Rant and Rave: Yeezus

Kanye West is a god… or so he declares. That being said, West will not allow anyone to outdo him and that includes his own newborn. Three days after the birth of his daughter, North West, he releases Yeezus.  This is his sixth solo album following 2010’s My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. West takes many…

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Rant and Rave: Modern Vampires of the City

Vampire Weekend has finally risen from the perils of that idling stage young bands usually fall prey to after touring a well received second album. They’ve risen with a vengeance this time around with Modern Vampires of the City, showing earlier critics what they failed to see and cementing their spots as VIPs in the…

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Rant and Rave: Wanderland

Photos from Magic Liwanag It was around 7:30 in the evening at the Circuit Makati, and masses of people had just formed in front of the stage, awaiting as Up Dharma Down is about to play their set. Everyone in the crowd could barely breathe from the lack of flowing air, with a downright exhaustion…

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Rant and Rave: Bankrupt! by Phoenix

For the French quartet’s fifth album, the boys play as our French tour guide in your private plane as they take you around every club in Europe. The album tries its best to show us the sights perfectly, but we end up getting lost somewhere in Russia in the process. So, please make sure you’re…

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Rant and Rave: Save Rock and Roll by Fall Out Boy

The world of social media was hit by storm with the announcement of the return of Fall Out Boy thanks to the release of their new single, “My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light Em Up)”. To say the least, the hype could have been worth it for those who expected that…

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Rant and Rave: Bombshell; The New Marilyn Musical from SMASH

Rating: 4.0 Marilyn Monroe defined an aspect of the 1960s: her curves, vivacious laugh and sex appeal made her adored and lusted upon the whole world over. However, we don’t know everything Ms. Monroe; with every flash of the camera, issues and scandals brew in her life that some people deem as tragic and melancholic.…