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BURNING CHROME | As it was, when it was: The new album on Pinoy underground ’80s and the great rock ’n’ roll swindle

BURNING CHROME by Jing Garcia -- because the mind is a terrible thing to taste. January 3, 2026 0

NOTE: THIS ARTICLE ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN MY NOVEMBER 2006 BLOGSPOT POST. ’80s pop culture was an enigma. Thick shoulder pads...

ENTERTAINMENT | Which anime are worth watching this staycation season?

by TechSabado.com editors December 26, 2025 0

Year-end anime lists tend to blur together. Promotional language replaces critique, and everything is framed as “perfect for the holidays.”...

BURNING CHROME | Cyberpunk: Neon dreams, dark realities

BURNING CHROME by Jing Garcia -- because the mind is a terrible thing to taste. November 15, 2025 1

Cyberpunk has always been a prophecy disguised as entertainment. In the 1980s, when William Gibson dropped Neuromancer and Ridley Scott...

BURNING CHROME | MiniDisc: An almost forgotten favorite

BURNING CHROME by Jing Garcia -- because the mind is a terrible thing to taste. November 8, 2025 0

In the crowded museum of audio history, the MiniDisc stands like a stubborn exhibit that refuses to gather dust. Launched...

BURNING CHROME | The eternal spin of sound — old formats, new obsessions

BURNING CHROME by Jing Garcia -- because the mind is a terrible thing to taste. October 18, 2025 0

There was a time when listening to music wasn’t just something you did in the background. It was ritual. You’d...

BURNING CHROME | Resonances and revolutions — from noise to art (Part 2)

BURNING CHROME by Jing Garcia -- because the mind is a terrible thing to taste. October 11, 2025 1

If the first generation of Philippine sound artists wrestled with obscurity and skepticism, the next wave embraced community-building. The mid-2000s...

BURNING CHROME | Resonances and revolutions — from noise to art (Part 1)

BURNING CHROME by Jing Garcia -- because the mind is a terrible thing to taste. October 4, 2025 2

The question of what makes music has always been fraught, but the 20th century shook it to its core. When...

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