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The Virus presents The Watchlist! (April 2013)

This month, The Virus gives props to Curbside, Bad Hair Day, and Autotelic!

By Cyrus Fernandez

The Virus presents The Watchlist! (February 2013)

Spread the love this month by checking out these local indie acts recommended by The Virus!

By Cyrus Fernandez

Passerby Soliloquy: On Gabriel Lynch

Aldus Santos remembers the first time he heard Gabriel Lynch, wonders anew: Why is this guy not more popular?   

By Aldus Santos

The Virus Combats the Viral: On OPM, Yet Again

Even though the debates have died down, Cyrus has this to say to all the naysayers and detractors… By Cyrus Fernandez


The Virus presents The Watchlist! (January 2013)

Start the year right by checking out these local acts as recommended by The Virus!

By Cyrus Fernandez

It’s Only Words

On instrumental music as "phantom limb," and why releases from Encounters with a Yeti and tide/edit are like exercises in… By Aldus Santos


More Tito Sen, Disney buying Star Wars, pyramid scams, and other things we DIG this week

Our resident Virus can't picture Darth Vader standing side by side with Mickey Mouse.

By Cyrus Fernandez

Lemons, 5-peats, and other things we DIG this week.

Our resident Virus doesn't run out of things to rant about. This week, he seems extra furious, though.

By Cyrus Fernandez

The Virus presents The Watchlist! (September 2012)

The Virus returns with his monthly guide to who's hot! This month, Save Me Hollywood, Eleyn, and Onse!

By Cyrus Fernandez

Wishful Thinking for Filipino Music

With apologies to, and in respectful memory of, the late Alexis Tioseco: a wishlist for local music. 

By Aldus Santos

Remembering Sunday Grabe Sunday

Jason Caballa remembers the glory days of the pioneering production and recounts his last gig at Sazi's.

By Jason Caballa

The Virus presents The Watchlist! (July 2012)

This month, The Virus rediscovers Kastigo and believes the hype about Ramiru, Candy Candy, and more! 

By Cyrus Fernandez

King James, that new burger, and other things we DIG this week

On this first installment of DIGs of the Week, The Virus lets us know what he's digging (and… By Cyrus Fernandez


The Virus presents The Watchlist! (June 2012)

This month, The Virus discovers IndayBote, Twin Lobster, Tide/Edit, and more!

By Cyrus Fernandez

Everyone's Indie

Our editor argues that it's the music – more than the method – that deserves to be celebrated.

By Jason Caballa

Faking It, Keeping It Real, and Everything In Between

Musician, writer, and music geek Anthony Free talks about a book that changed the way he listens to… By Anthony Free


The Virus presents The Watchlist! (May 2012)

The Virus speaks his mind about the local acts that have caught his fancy this month.

By Cyrus Fernandez

The Virus presents The Watchlist!

Cyrus The Virus unveils the first installment in an ongoing series of blogs, featuring the local rock acts that… By Cyrus Fernandez


From The Sonic Jungle

Okay, that was a bluff. I had several chances to do so, but I never willed myself to see… By Cyrus Fernandez