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When you buy Magnolia ice cream, you are reminded of your childhood…those times when a trip to Magnolia House means sharing a peach melba or a banana split with your brother or sister and “hating kapatid” means the older sibling will be getting the biggest portion for having the bigger stomach….when birthdays mean your parents are going to give away cups of ube, vanilla, or chocolate flavors to your classmates while they greet you in unison “happy birthday classmate, praise be Jesus and Mary!” and you feel like a star for a day…when mid-play you stop on the sound of that kuliling and run back to pester your nanay for a pinipig crunch, ice drops or those twin popsicles which you never ever got because they were expensive and for throwing a tantrum you have to fold all the clothes in the aparador…those times when you actually watched a TV ad curious to know the next flavor of the month... or when you saved money to buy a pint of your favorite flavor (mine was Choco Marble) then locked y

JANUARY While the world was being rocked by the terror of the Charlie Hebdo attack, signed and unsigned musicians in Manila were divided by HB 4218 or the OPM Development Act of 2014. Musicians young and old, from jazz, to rock, folk, hiphop and metal closed ranks to oppose the bill. Click this link to see the discussions: http://opposehb4218.blogspot.com/ FEBRUARY The Wuds, Pinkcow and the Ex-senadors joined the politically-charged album “Tayo Ang Boses: Mga Awit ng Paglaban sa Rehimeng Gahaman”. The album was an initiative of Pinoy Media Center and other progressive groups. Listen to all the tracks here: https://soundcloud.com/tayo-ang-bosses Nonentities took music fans by surprise with the release of not one, not two, but three songs online--all downloadable and for free via their website. The collection was from their first album ‘Bleakest Of Days, Saddest Of Ways’. Nonentities was formed by former The Beauty of Doubt vocalist Ron Schlander and Tame The T