Rhinorrhea
As I was saying on the Gold Afternoon Show (Weekdays 2 to 5pm) on Gold90FM, here’s an elaboration of what rhinorrhea is and how NOT to get sick at the office. Coined from Greek terms “rhin-” meaning “of the nose” and “-rhoia” meaning “discharge or flow”. It’s a condition where your nasal cavity is filled with a…
Andrea Bocelli – Passione
Household name, Andrea Bocelli, is back to charm the world with Passione, an album produced and arranged by legendary hitman David Foster. Released earlier this year, this is Andrea’s fourteenth studio album. It features romantic Mediterranean love songs, many of which are duets performed with the likes of Jennifer Lopez, Nelly Furtado and Grammy-nominated trumpeter…
If hearts are willing…
According to research, volunteering is good for your mind and body. It not only combats depression, it also increases your self-confidence and helps you stay physically healthy. Volunteerism also connects you to the community and gives you a helper’s high! And that was what I experienced at 50 Genting Lane #04-06, Cideco Building. Despite the…
Richard Clayderman – Romantique
Everybody loves Richard Clayderman, I mean who doesn’t? Nancy Regan calls him “the prince of romance”. The Guinness Book of World Records hails him as “the most successful pianist in the world,” having sold about 90 million records to date. Most of us grew of up listening to his music. Some of us even…
Lioness: Hidden Treasures
Less than a year after losing her life to alcohol poisoning, Amy Winehouse returns to haunt us with her deep contralto vocals in this posthumous album, Lioness: Hidden Treasures. The album gets off to a great start with Winehouse belting out Our Day Will Come in her usual slaphappy way. With her characteristic crooning,…
Rock of Ages
If you find yourself singing along with songs like Every Rose Has Its Thorns and Can’t Fight This Feeling, you’re probably a Generation X-er, just like me. And you may like this album. Rock of Ages is the original motion picture soundtrack of the movie of the same title. Directed by Adam Shankman who…
Paul Simon: Graceland
Known as the better half of Simon and Garfunkel and for his gutsy lyrics, 70-year old Paul Simon returns with Graceland as he celebrates the 25th Anniversary of this award-winning album. This album promises the same great tracks as its second release back in 1994, but with one major exception: it concludes with an…
Bob Marley and the Wailers: Marley – The Original Soundtrack
No other singer-songwriter has had such a dramatic impact on society spiritually, emotionally, and politically. 31 years since his passing, the King of Reggae who put Jamaican music on the world stage has pulled it off again with Marley – the Original Soundtrack. Released as an accompanying soundtrack to the documentary of his life of…
Tori Amos: Gold Dust
20 years on, Tori Amos is back with Gold Dust – an orchestral makeover to 14 classic tracks from her key albums. Collaborating with the Metropole Orchestra, Tori’s 13th album is a collection of her greatest memories, now given a sonic upgrade and sense of having come full circle to her brief classical training at…