Saturday, March 26, 2016

Up Dharma Down and their Rise to Mainstream Fame

John Victor Teano, Penelope Barretto, Joshua delos Reyes, Alfreda Lyn Valdez


You find yourself riding the air conditioned bus home. Everything seemed normal: passengers were at their usual, spiritless, selves (probably due to a tiresome day,) most students bring out their endless handouts/ readings, and some are drowsing off while wearing their headphones. It all appears like an ordinary night—when suddenly, you hear on the radio a song called Tadhana by Up Dharma Down. Almost everyone knows the song and sings along. It finally strikes you that your view on pop culture is so wrong—Indie is turning Mainstream.