Lots of rhythm, a few blues
By Alexander O. Cuaycong
and Anthony L. Cuaycong
RIGHT OFF THE BAT, followers of DJMax Technika might see something familiar in Superbeat: Xonic. Little surprise,...
Chilean band brings jazzy touch to classic game soundtracks
SANTIAGO, Chile — A Chilean band is bringing smooth saxophone melodies and spine-tingling bass lines to classic video game soundtracks in its quest to attract more youngsters to jazz.
Heroic lunacy
By Noel Vera
Video
Heneral Luna
Directed by Jerrold Tarog
Jerrold Tarog’s Heneral Luna caps, if you like, the decades-plus quest of Filipino filmmakers to retell the Philippine...
Hamilton adored by scalpers too with $12.5-million windfall
THE BROADWAY HIT Hamilton is making millions. It could be making millions more if not for scalpers snapping up seats and hawking them for...
After techno and street art, Berlin tackles graphic novels
BERLIN, GERMANY -- Better known for its electronic music and street art, Berlin is now also home to a budding graphic novel scene in...
Super natural
By Noel Vera
DVD Review
The VVitch
Directed by Robert Eggers
ROBERT EGGERS’ debut feature The VVitch is suitably chaste and sensual — chaste in that it uses...
Not messy at all
By James Glenn M. Gomez
Album Review
This Unruly Mess I’ve Made
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
NOT ALL rapper-producer duos stand the test of time: Will Smith got...
Indie games on sale offer great value for money
By Alexander O. Cuaycong
and Anthony L. Cuaycong
Game Review
Darkest Dungeon
Cooking Witch
Death Road to Canada
PC via Steam
IT’S STEAM’S SUMMER SALE! Held every year during summer,...
Monster, Inc.
By Noel Vera
Video Review
My Neighbor Totoro
Directed by Hayao Miyazaki
(CAUTION: plot and narrative twists — which aren’t all that much and anyway aren’t the heart...
Bob Dylan’s five main inspirations cited in Nobel lecture
In his long-awaited Nobel lecture, Bob Dylan reflects on the possible links between his lyrics and literature and mentions artists and books that have...
‘Troubled times’: Green Day takes on Trump again
NEW YORK -- Punk rockers Green Day renewed their attack Monday on president-elect Donald Trump, warning of dangers ahead for the world in a...
‘Speaking up,’ Depeche Mode expects more musicians to sing about world today
LONDON — With lyrics like “We’re going backwards” and “Blame misinformation,” the British electronic band Depeche Mode hopes to “make people think” about the...