Mia Marci

Tag: music

  • Closer to Normal: What they don’t tell you about loss

    Maybe we can’t be okay But maybe we’re tough and we’ll try anyway We’ll live with what’s real Let go of what’s passed and maybe I’ll see you at last -Next to Normal, ‘Maybe’ (listen) This entry will not touch on mental illness, but I feel Next to Normal’s soundtrack best sums up what it means…

  • We need a little Christmas: Mia’s Christmas Playlist

    I live in the country with the longest Christmas season, and that gets damn tiring. I’m a humbug (I’d rather that term than ‘Scrooge’, indulge my frivolous wordplay) as soon as mid-October when the most bizarre Christmas mash-ups start blaring on public speakers. I like the spirit of Christmas: ever since Mom died, and my…

  • We need a little Christmas: Mia's Christmas Playlist

    I live in the country with the longest Christmas season, and that gets damn tiring. I’m a humbug (I’d rather that term than ‘Scrooge’, indulge my frivolous wordplay) as soon as mid-October when the most bizarre Christmas mash-ups start blaring on public speakers. I like the spirit of Christmas: ever since Mom died, and my…

  • The rainbow connection: Kylie in Manila

    I cannot get over what a rich year it is for theater and entertainment in Manila! With CCP Tanghalang Pilipino and Writers Bloc’s Virgin Labfest 7, Atlantis Productions’ ‘Aida’, Cirque du Soleil’s ‘Varekai’ in Manila, and then Kylie finally decides to make a stop: how do I begin to choose? I finally got ‘Aida’ and…

  • To the Moon and Back

    I remember the very first j-karaoke session with Kara and Cyds: I was fifteen years old, with some vague idea of Japanese popular music being franchised with the anime and manga I followed. I somehow found myself in a karaoke room at Music21 Jupiter Street with Kara and Cyds. I just remember old L’arc~en~ciel songs being…