If you’ve scrolled through TikTok recently, you might have heard the catchy refrain, “Paging Dr. Beat! Emergency! Emergency!” This remix, layered with a wobbly bassline and high-pitched sounds, is ...

One TikTok earworm has been dominating "For You" pages globally — and shedding light on a lesser-known genre of electronic dance music from the Philippines. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get ...

You’re now leaving 2020: a fever dream of questionable laws, a giant Christmas tree breaking down at the sound of holiday jams, monthly WTF-inducing sagas, and eerie soundtracks to summarize the vibe.

It’s playful. Effortlessly viral. Deliberately tacky. You’ve probably heard it before though you might not know what it is — or where it’s from. This is budots, a genre of dance music rooted in the ...

Budots has swept the entire nation by storm But the dance craze that has people move around in uncoordinated freestyle dance to a weird mix of electronic sound and noises originated in Davao City in ...

Manila Community Radio’s Boiler Room Budots showcase was not just about the grassroots sound, it was also a celebration of Filipino maximalism that production designer Paul Jatayna faithfully staged ...

One TikTok earworm has been dominating "For You" pages globally — and shedding light on a lesser-known genre of electronic dance music from the Philippines. “Emergency Budots,” a remix of “Dr. Beat” ...