This week, as we think about what art can do in times of trauma, the sound of the club is taking on an entirely different ring. In a year when Donald Glover took mainstream America to next-level ...

What exactly is art supposed to do about the state of the world in 2018? Carry a political flag? Make us forget about bad things? This week we’ve got a pile of stories for you about what art can do in ...

As one of the founders of the seminal Filipino band Hotdog, Rene Garcia, with his distinctive voice and skillful guitar-playing, helped shape the so-called Manila Sound—the defining genre of the 1970s ...

This is a story that the late Dennis Garcia enjoyed telling. It is about how Manila Sound came about. Sometime late in 1974, budding entertainment mogul Vic del Rosario Jr., and Garcia, songwriter, ...

Here’s the story of how NME became Facebook friends with Vex Ruffin’s wife. It’s a classic tale of foiled connection in a pandemic: a planned Zoom call, miscommunication that left both parties waiting ...

This week, as we think about what art can do in times of trauma, the sound of the club is taking on an entirely different ring. The Manila Sound of the '70s is best known for bands like Hot Dog, The ...