tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017678973431004838.post970191354835424857..comments2023-08-24T23:30:51.610+08:00Comments on Pop Reviews Now: Rummaging through the Amplify.ph catalogueNikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00694821607097421310noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017678973431004838.post-61048998085896633412014-08-07T17:22:41.278+08:002014-08-07T17:22:41.278+08:00As a frequent reader of your blog, I have to say t...As a frequent reader of your blog, I have to say that this is one of my favorite posts of yours! Aside from liking your selections, I feel that I really connected with you with this entry. Though I'm not a music writer like you (or someone related to one of the country's most respected producers), I guess we're alike in the sense that we have lots to learn about our own music, mainstream or otherwise. To me, it's not really nationalism at work, nor a questioning of what should and shouldn't be mainstream (that's a whole other issue on pop culture, I guess, haha). It's just seeking art, appreciating it for its merits and admiring the efforts of the artist. So thanks for writing about these songs, if only to get these songs out. I'm not hating on the mainstream at all -- I like kpop and boybands, for godsakes, as great as the music can be, I still exist in my own negative "bakya" stereotype, lol -- but it's always refreshing to find different music that exists on a parallel plane. I really look forward to your future as a music writer because I think you'll open more doors for local music, not just for Filipino readers but for people all over the world :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com