Dispatches by Adrian Conoza

Today's music isn't all trash. There is still good music today... And we're celebrating it here on this 10-part blog I titled as 101 Songs of My Third Year. We're now on 4 more parts, starting with this one. We're going to know more bands that you might not know yet. But we'll also hear another Foster The People track. And also we'll get to encounter another pop track you might have known recently. Plus, another local act to unfold as we count down from the fortieth to the thirty-first. So why don't you try to listen to new sounds and know more artists? Let's get to listening and reviewing these songs! 40. " Though the truth may vary, t his ship will carry o ur bodies safe to shore" Little Talks|Of Monsters and Men Commercials/teasers/promotions on TV helped me recognize new songs. This one was a discovery from both cable and radio. I got my first taste of folk rock in this track. Powerful all around. Little talks. Like small talk. 39. ...

There are many songs to listen, many artists to appreciate, many genres to discover. Music revolved around my third year, and still revolves around me. That's why I've come up with a list as long as this. So let's continue the "chart". There's both homegrown and foreign. Rap and alternative rock. But still, there's electronica. I now let you listen and discover, in case you might find new songs here. 60. " Hindi ko alam kung anong  tumama sa 'kin" ("I didn't know what hit me") Amats|Rico Blanco I used to know Rico Blanco before as the frontman of one of Philippines' famous bands, Rivermaya. Now that he has gone solo, I find him as one of the good-sounding guys in the music industry today. He recently went to electro with a festive flavor, which seems unusual for a man who usually plays guitar or whatsovever, just not any electronic stuff. It did surprise me that he turned out that way. By the way, if you're confused if ...