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Hip-hop and R&B music have significantly affected each other in recent decades, but the latter has been here for much longer. Much of popular music these days sees a marriage between the genres—we have artists like TLC and Drake, who have helped forge an inseparable relationship between the two.
“Expired film is fun because it’s always a surprise,” says Ren Valera, our special Film Folk feature. Here she talks about the particular pleasure (and accompanying adventure) of shooting expired film. Published in time for the Expired Film Day event today, March 18, at Shutterspace Katipunan, this is to celebrate the allure of expired films with a peek into a film stash of someone who’s getting a whole lot into it! Read more
Sometime around the late 70s, certain bands became disillusioned with the commercialized route punk rock was heading in. From there, post-punk was born. Inspired by the energy and statement of their older sibling, they retained those aspects while becoming more open to experimentation. From weird production techniques to cues from philosophy and literature, a new breed sought to create a movement free from notions of what music should be. Read more
Music industry girl bosses Nina Simone, Björk, M.I.A., Lady Gaga and Alicia Keys have proven to the world that women are just as able to succeed at whatever they put their minds to as their male counterparts. Embodying exemplary excellence and strength, these ladies totally rock at what they do, continue to challenge the society’s stereotypes of women and call to attention all the injustice towards women that have been present for as long we can remember. Read more
Falling in love simply cannot be limited to people, objects, or experiences. Our love for them may even go beyond what many believe is normal. Call it an obsession. In our 2nd issue of CRATE, we have gathered a few of the most interesting talents in the Metro to find out what they’ve been engrossed by, hopefully letting each of us know that we are not alone and need not be afraid to indulge in them. Read more
This month is all about partnership. Going beyond the romantic theme taking place on February 14, one and one coming together can extend to the friendly kind, the familial kind, and, more importantly for us, the musical kind. For this season’s Spindle Jam, we feature some noteworthy collaborations between musicians. Read more
For our next Spindle Jam, we feature the beautiful chaos that is rock music. Read more
Much like today’s generation of vintage lovers, three of our featured collectors Richard Webb, Lyra Tan, and Ardiana Comia gravitate toward all things classic and rare, and keep up with the hunt of nostalgia through vinyl records. As younger collectors, however, their love for record collecting emerged from several factors: their predecessors, their mere fondness for music, and/or the desire to own something tangible from the past. Having gone beyond simply listening to and picking out records of old, they’ve branched out to newer artists, developing a very diverse selection of genres. Don’t underestimate today’s new breed of vinyl record collectors. You’d be surprised by their preferences, ways of thinking, and record habits. Read more
2017 was a year for discovery, for return of veterans, for expansion of tastes, and second/nth chances to artists you thought would lose their touch. What a great year! Read more
Welcome to the Spindle Jam, a biweekly column featuring some of our vinyl essentials for the season. Read more
Music is a language that unites everyone, so it makes sense one of its purest representations—vinyl—should be accessible. People are so often daunted with the seemingly complex setup process involved, they end up not pursuing records altogether. Getting the right equipment doesn’t have to be complicated. We’ll show you. Read more
Christmas day countdowns have begun, and Satchmi has got its own! Until everyone starts dressing up in red, white, or green, here are some top albums that’ll help get you in that Christmas spirit! Read more
Halloween is coming up, and whether you’re into spooky fanfare or just staying home with the family, Satchmi has you covered! There’s always some punk to make you feel alive on the day of the dead. And to us, punk is more than the music and mohawks. Read more
We’ve all come to know him as one of the greatest wedding videographers in our country today. He is able to tell visually captivating and heart tugging stories in less than 5 minutes. Jason Magbanua is renowned all over for his craft but little do people know about his love for music (and his involvement […]
Nothing can compare to the warmth and nostalgic sentiment that can only be felt from things vintage. This seems to hold true for Emerson Gamat, who is not only a maker of his own music, but also a passionate listener of it. His discovery of his father’s vintage records led him to rediscover the unique […]
As our generation continues to long for individuality as part of this saturated jungle that constantly dictates what’s in and out for this day and the next, the new movement of finding oneself takes place. Satchmi joins that movement through the passion for vinyl and music. And when it comes to some famous personalities—who we […]
The greatest moments in history are sometimes only stories passed around the dining table from our grandparents to our parents. Luckily, some of these stories were also recorded in cassette tapes, film, or even in vinyl records. We embarked with more determination and curiosity to dig for record collections that go beyond (or are probably […]
by PB Hermoso In the season of fluttering hearts, more than a handful of the best things in life come in pairs. By nature, there are your shoes, meals, and maybe even those egg token goodies you get from arcades. As love doesn’t always really call for candle-lit dinners and a bouquet of roses, we […]
by Queencee Quitalig Most people agree that music carries on where words fall short. This is especially true for Kurvine Chua, a film student who claims that music is at the core of everything that she does. Apart from being the inspiration for her craft, music is the expression of stories untold, a reminder of […]