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                    [Title] => On the road
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This year was arguably great for live music in the Philippines. From the head-banging, foot-stomping music of The Drums to electrifying sound of indie pop band Architecture in Helsinki, Manila is slowly becoming a hot spot for cool touring music acts from all over the world.

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Swift talks about ditching music streaming in the name of music love, and it comes across as disingenuous.

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Basic is often used to describe a person or piece of media seemingly lacking in cultural sophistication. Or at least that’s what I think some people mean when they throw it around.

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British singer-songwriter Julia Fordham, the original voice behind the ’90s hit song Love Moves in Mysterious Ways, said she has fallen in love with the Philippines and particularly captivated by the beauty of Cebu, so much that she mentioned the island in one of her songs I Want to Stay With You, from her album Baby Love.

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In the scalding summer heat on April 26, 2014 the British will be planting their flags on Philippine soil once again for the 14th year of the most brutal metal festival in Southeast Asia, Pulp Summer Slam.

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Once upon a time in Manila, punks and metal heads were at odds — skinheads and lads in mohawk hair ranged against long-locked devotees of guitar gods.

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The Cranberries, one of the most successful mainstream rock bands of the ’90s, is heading to Manila for a one-night greatest hits concert on April 10 at the Araneta Coliseum.

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Taylor Swift’s blockbuster Speak Now is still reigning in the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart. Britney Spears has just made a very strong debut in the Hot 100 list with the now No. 1 single Hold It Against Me.

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Human sa upat ka dekada isip usa sa labing dakong haligi sa industriya sa musika, ug pila ka buwan human hingpit nga nabuak ang iyang Apo Hiking Society, si Jim Paredes nipahibawo sa alang niya di malalis nga kamatuoran: Malampuson nga makasud sa kalibotanong merkado ang musikang Pinoy kun mopatigbabaw sa iyang tinuod nga tingog, bulok ug mensahe.

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Human sa upat ka dekada isip usa sa labing dakong haligi sa industriya sa musika, ug pila ka buwan human hingpit nga nabuak ang iyang Apo Hiking Society, si Jim Paredes nipahibawo sa alang niya di malalis nga kamatuoran: Malampuson nga makasud sa kalibotanong merkado ang musikang Pinoy kon mopatigbabaw sa iyang tinuod nga tingog, bulok ug mensahe.

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