Chris Botti & Sting in Manila: Every little thing was magic (magic, magic)
It was fun seeing who in the audience recognized “rockstar” violinist Caroline Campbell’s version of Kashmir. My mom, who was sittingContinue Reading
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This is real love: Clean Bandit in Manila
Words by MIKE REBUYAS / Photos By JASPER LUCENA for MMI LIVE Classical instrumentation and pop music don’t mix — orContinue Reading
Maroon 5 is a band, and don’t you forget it
I remember when Maroon 5 released Harder to Breathe in 2002, the first single off “Songs About Jane.” Burning CDsContinue Reading
Carly Rae Jepsen’s unfettered E•MO•TION live in Manila
By MARTIN YAMBAO No frills, no big production value, “Carly Rae Jepsen Live in Manila” was a show to remember.Continue Reading
Here be dragons: An Imagine Dragons concert review
The first Imagine Dragons song I ever listened to was It’s Time — but they weren’t the ones performing it. IContinue Reading
Imagine Dragons on beards, brotherhood and life on the road
Before yesterday’s arena show, Imagine Dragons woke up refreshed and effectively indoctrinated on Filipino culture by way of the previousContinue Reading
On honeymoon with Ariana Grande
Text by COCO MACEREN / Photos by MIKE REBUYAS Donning her signature body suit with matching kitten ears and knee-high sparkly black boots, andContinue Reading
Walk The Moon said ‘shut up and dance’ — so we did
Text by COCO MACEREN / Photos by MIKE REBUYAS It was an electrifying night — from the lights to the multi-colored paintContinue Reading
Walk the Moon’s ’80s nostalgia and ‘joyful, dance-y rock ‘n’ roll’
Walk the Moon named their second full-length album “Talking is Hard,” as if to take it upon themselves to sayContinue Reading
Imagine Dragons: A rock band grows up
Photos by MIKE REBUYAS A few weeks ahead of the Manila leg of their massive, 85-show “Smoke + Mirrors”Continue Reading
GALLERY: BigBang live in Manila
Photos by MIKE REBUYAS Korean supergroup BigBang’s concert at the 20,000-seater SM Mall of Asia Arena – their second concertContinue Reading
Why your tita loves the Backstreet Boys
A colleague showed her teenage daughter a Backstreet Boys music video and her daughter “LOLed.” Or more like, “ROFLed” herselfContinue Reading
Catching up with Kitchie Nadal
When I first heard Kitchie Nadal sing, I thought she sounded like nobody else. It was our senior year inContinue Reading
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