‘The Last of Us: Part 2’ Review: A dark and emotionally brutal masterpiece of a game
All I could say by the end of The Last of Us: Part II was, “Wow. My heart hurts so much right now.” Touted as a tale of revenge, the game incurs conflicted […]
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“Take On Me” (From The Last Of Us: Part II) (A-ha Cover)
If you know, you know… This sad girl version of “Take On Me” inspired from Ellie’s song to Dina in The Last Of Us: Part II just gets to me. […]
“Tooth & Nail” (From Cambodian Rock Band) (Dengue Fever Cover)
A little stripped-down harmonic piece from Cambodian Rock Band. This was posted earlier this weekend on my Instagram, but thank you Jenapher Zheng (@jenapherzheng) and Kaitlyn Fee (@pressfae) for letting […]
“Future Days/Joel’s Song For Ellie” from The Last Of Us: Part II (Pearl Jam Cover)
Ever since I’ve returned home, I seem to gravitate towards the acoustic. I’ve been watching a lot of gameplay for The Last Of Us: Part II (because I can’t play […]
“Dreams” (Fleetwood Mac Cover) (One Woman Band Instrumental)
This song has always been one of my favorite go-to’s and I’m happy to have finally recorded a bit of a one woman band full band instrumental (because I’m the […]
Moving Out and Moving On
I’ve always been the biggest advocate of self love and self care, in whatever way that means to you. Ever since this pandemic started, I watched the world slow down […]
Killing In The Name (Rage Against The Machine Cover)
From a global pandemic to nationwide unemployment and continued systemic racism occurring in our nation, it’s hard not feel hurt, disgusted, angry and emotional during these trying times. Before the […]
“Yesterday Once More” (The Carpenters Cover)
“When I was young I’d listen to the radio Waitin’ for my favorite songs When they played I’d sing along, it made me smile” A nostalgic little tune during these […]
“When I Come Around” (Green Day Cover)
No time to search the world around ‘Cause you know where I’ll be found… I’ve obviously been in a pop punk spiral and this song has always been one of […]
“Homecoming” (Hey Monday Cover)
Hey, it’s Monday! Sometimes I just wanna jam out and feel like I’m in a late 2000s emo pop punk band. 🤘 My life has been fairly the same during […]
How I Am Surviving the Quarantine
Hi friends. How are you all doing? It’s been an interesting time to say the least, and as we’re more than a month into quarantine, I thought I’d take a […]
“She Plays Bass” (beabadoobee Cover)
beabadoobee, a Filipino-British singer-songwriter based in London, is an artist I’ve been listening a lot to lately. Her song “She Plays Bass” got me from the first listen (hell, maybe […]
“Cardigan Weather” (Meg & Dia Cover)
In honor of being quarantined and doing as many errands/laundry/cooking I can do in my apartment, I blasted some old school Meg & Dia in my room — and decided […]
“Gaano Ko Ikaw Kamahal” (Celeste Legaspi Cover by Kaitlyn Fae Fajilan & Rachel Ann Cauilan)
In honor of Women’s History Month, the COVID-19 pandemic and love of pulling the community together, Kaitlyn Fae Fajilan (@pressfae) and I were proud to be a part of FilAmArts […]
“Adore You” (Harry Styles Cover by Kaitlyn Fae Fajilan & Rachel Ann Cauilan)
In light of current events, I can’t help but feel a little worried. But as always, music saves. 🌹 This is a good time for us to look at ourselves, […]
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