- Posted by Oscar M – June 9-14 – Arclight Hollywood – Los Angeles, CA June 19 – 25 – Century Centre Cinema – Chicago, IL June 23-28 – Quad Cinema – New York, NY Hola Mexico Film Festival official website Seldom do I see a movie and say I should write a review about [...] Read More…
- Posted by Oscar M – Mexico’s best kept bossa nova/pop secret! This week I bring to you one of my favorite artist’s, Natalia Lafourcade. This young and talented musician has been captivating audiences’ with her vocals and feel good tunes for over 5 years now. Her debut album appropriately titled Natalia Lafourcade went triple platinum [...] Read More…
- Posted by Oscar M – Have you ever had Mermaid Sashimi? Well this week, although late, I bring to you Juan Son from Guadalajara, Mexico with his debut solo album “Mermaid Sashimi”. Juan Son who has been the lead vocals and charismatic face of the band Porter has now brought an even more experimental [...] Read More…
-Posted by Oscar M- Zee Avi is a prime example of how far a clever hook and a simple acoustic melody can go. Let’s not forget her smooth jazzy voice while listening to the many well written, simple, and light tunes to be released on her May 19th debut via Monotone/Brush Fire Records. So where [...] Read More…
- Posted by Oscar M – Happy Cuatro de Mayo! This week I bring to you an artist from Uruguay who moved to Chile and was instantly turned onto music. His name is Gonzalo Yañez and hails from Santiago, Chile where at the age of 12 he formed his first band. His brand of pop/rock [...] Read More…
Week of 04.27.09 James Blunt can sing in Spanish too! Well, maybe a little – this week I bring to you Laura Pausini. This Grammy winner has released albums in Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, English and French with great success. In 1994 Laura Pausini released her first Spanish album entitled Laura Pausini. The album was a [...] Read More…
It’s LATIN BILLBOARD WEEK! That’s right everyone this week is the Latin Billboard Music Conference & Awards in Miami, FL from April 20th – 23rd. With that I bring to you Flex from Panama City, Panama who is a Latin Grammy Winning reggaeton artist. From his debut album Te Quiero came the title track that [...] Read More…
- Posted by Oscar M- Oh Land, a 23 year Danish beauty from Copenhagen, Denmark is a progressive /industrial/soul artist who is peculiar to say the least. You would think that she would have had some sort of musical training or would have been punching away on her Mac for years before being able to make [...] Read More…
- Posted by Oscar M – In one year this artist has managed to obtain a two Latin Grammy Nomination and top the Top 40 charts in Mexico! This week I present to you Ximena Sariñana from Guadalajara, Mexico, who has had an explosive year. In 2008 she released her first LP entitled ”Mediocre” on Warner Music [...] Read More…
The Latin RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, but with more humor. Molotov is the most controversial band to ever make it in modern Mexican rock music. Taking aim at the Mexican government, people who hate their music, and anyone who opposes them as a band there is no stone left unturned when it comes to how they feel as [...] Read More…