Author: Jeman Villanueva

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Markki Stroem is currently enjoying the success of his much-anticipated “Thousands of Pieces” album which already rank #2 at the ASTROPLUS album chart (September 17-23 2012). Thousands of Pieces, his very first solo album is released by Cornerstone Music, under his management label, Cornerstone Talent Management Center. The Pilipinas Got Talent Season 1 grand finalist, now dubbed as today’s Sexy Jazz Artist, directed and co-produced two of his own singles  “Steal Your Soul” and “Thousands of Pieces” which both gained outstanding response on the MYX charts. The music video for Thousands of Pieces features Cosplay Goddess Alodia Gosiengfiao, PBB Big Winner Slater Young, and…

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One of my favorite OPM act in the 80’s is Smokey Mountain. All of their music became instant classic and is being re-recorded by the new generation of singers today. Smokey Mountain was a Filipino singing group formed by musical director, composer, conductor Maestro Ryan Cayabyab and executive producer Judd Berlin in 1989. The original group was James Coronel, Geneva Cruz, Jeffrey Hidalgo, and Tony Lambino as its original members while Jason Angangan, Chedi Vergara and Shar Santos joined James Coronel for the second lineup after Geneva Cruz, Jeffrey Hidalgo and Tony Lambino left the group. Eventually, James Coronel left to pursue a solo career and Anna Fegi replaced Shar…

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Ca’t get enough of Jessica Sanchez? Check out the behind-the-scenes from her “Wear Your Music: Jessica Sanchez” photo shoot for Pinoy clothing brand, Bench. Filipino-Mexican Jessica Sanchez, dubbed by Bench as their #GlobalBenchSetter, won 1st Place at the American Idol Season 11 competition is recently here in Manila for the American Idol Live! Tour 2012 and to promote another Filipino brand, Jollibee

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BUM (B.U.M. Equipment) apparel is celebrating its 20th year with its chic black limited edition anniversary shirts for boys and girls. Get the look of Bea Binene and Daniel Padilla when you purchased BUM apparel worth P499.75 (minimum single receipt purchase of regular items), and you can can avail of these limited edition shirts for only Php 20.oo! This anniversary promo will be available until October 15, 2012 only at all SM Department Stores, Girls Teen’s Wear Dept., BUM boutiques and selected METRO Department Stores nationwide. Per DTI NCR Permit no.7664 series of 2012.

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This is just a short review of mobile applications that Nokia Philippines wanted me to review. From the list they have sent me, here are my personal top picks (ranked 1-5, with 1 being the highest): 1. Facebook (Facebook, Inc.) – Who doesn’t have Facebook? Even my parents and my 2-year-old niece have a Facebook account. Companies, products, and even some of my friends pets have a FB account. This is the ultimate social networking site (aside from Twitter of course) because it reaches millions of possible networking. But on mobile, it gets complicated to use every time it…

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Artista Academy has finally chosen its Final 6! After a nerve-wrecking performances earlier at the Artista Academy Face-Off Live Exam to win the votes of the judges and text voters, Artista Academy has picked Mark Neumann and Shaira Mae for the show’s Honors’ List or the Final 6. The two members of The Danger 4 will now be joining the Top 4 students Akihiro Blanco, Vin Abrenica, Chanel Morales and Sophie Albert and will soon battle out all the way to the grand finals for the Php 20 Million combined total prizes and the chance to become the next lead stars of TV5.

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