april-2012

chikka roundup
Spark plugs
Liven up your morning soundtrack with the latest
offerings from these pop artists
MDNA by Madonna
Four years after she released the dance collection Hard Candy, Madonna unleashes MDNA, her
12th studio album. Recorded in New York and Los Angeles, it reunites the Material Girl with former
collaborator William Orbit (Ray of Light), who co-wrote and co-produced several cuts. The winning
lineup includes Masterpiece, her Golden-Globe winning movie score for W.E., and Give Me All
Your Luvin’ featuring Nicki Minaj and M.I.A, which was part of her phenomenal 12-minute Super
Bowl half-time performance that elicited 10,245 tweets per second.
TWELVE: FIFTY ONE
by Krissy and Ericka
YouTube sensations Krissy and Ericka’s
sophomore album contains 10 tracks, with
cool covers such as Adele’s Rolling In The
Deep, Justine Bieber’s That Should Be Me,
Katy Perry’s Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) and
Taylor Swift’s Back To December. The sisters
also throw in some originals: Rewind (featuring
co-YouTube sensation AJ Rafael); In Your Arms,
the banner single; and Anything (written by and
featuring international artist Marie Digby).
The CD also features a bonus track and mustlisten:
the siblings’ version of Eric Clapton’s
Change The World.
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HOT OFF
THE PRESS
The
Family
Fang
by Kevin
Wilson
Got mommy or
daddy issues? You
might be able to relate to characters
Annie and Buster Fang, who have
no choice but to confront their
ambitious parents — as well as
their confusing childhoods — after
the bad economy and a few fl awed
personal decisions reluctantly lead
them back to the family home.
PHP588, at Fully Booked.
Abraham
Lincoln:
Vampire
Hunter
by Seth
Grahame-
Smith
From the author of Pride and
Prejudice and Zombies comes a
retelling of the history of the United
States’ 16th president. Grahame-
Smith is the fi rst person to have
chanced upon the secret journal
of Abraham Lincoln, a gripping
tale that reveals a vampire killed
Lincoln’s mother — and how it
became his mission to avenge her
death. PHP336, at Fully Booked.
Sacred
Tattoos of
Thailand
by Joe
Cummings
and Dan
White
Cummings and White have selected
over 180 photos to go with their
engaging text to introduce readers
to the fascinating, centuries-old
tradition of sak yan tattoos from
Thailand — believed to provide the
wearer with special powers and
protection. S$45/PHP1,523, from
Singapore bookstores.
TEXT MAYA O. CALICA