Old-school charm fuels the music of Bruno Mars in his freshly minted sophomore effort, “Unorthodox Jukebox.” Its lyrical content reflects trouble in the singer’s hit-making paradise, however.
‘Locked out of heaven’ isn’t about inspiration or triumph over adversity. But it is a feeling of a relationship too good to be true and so unreal that it does feel like this song is about the ideal partner Bruno Mars would want. The song itself is so enjoyable without the need to rely on the excessive use of dubious dance club beats. It vaguely reminds me of “Message in a Bottle” by The Police as it is much of a “throwback” to Bruno Mars who is also one himself.
His color is African-American and his Mohawk hairstyle harks back to the punk tribes of Britain. No matter, apl.de.ap proudly wears his Pinoy identity on his ring—a two-finger-wide, silver model of a jeepney with “Angeles Pampanga” carved on it. The Los Angeles-based, Filipino-American hip-hop artist is here to shoot a TV commercial for San Miguel [...]
Filipino-American hip-hop artist apl.de.ap of the Grammy-winning group Black Eyed Peas is working on a solo album which will feature collaborations with another Fil-Am and Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, Bruno Mars, international Pinay pop star Charice, and the young Pinoy YouTube discovery Arjohn Gilbert.
Pop stars and legends took to Twitter to express their sense of loss upon hearing of Whitney Houston’s death on Saturday.
“BREAKING DAWN, Part 1” was one of last year’s worst movies—period. But, if “The Twilight Saga’s” penultimate screen instalment generated countless “Huh,” “Duh” and “What the heck was that?” reactions from dazed moviegoers, it’s ironic to note that the film’s show-stopping theme song— Bruno Mars’ “It Will Rain”—is a winner on Billboard’s Hot 100 and Pop Songs charts, where it bumped Rihanna’s “We Found Love” off the No. 1 spot last week.
