Music

It all started after Jay-Z quickly recorded an “Open Letter” to his critics for having visited Cuba with his wife Beyoncé. The hip-hop megastar had many lines, including one that speaks to what he is suggesting is the U.S. hypocrisy when it comes to US-Cuba relations: “I’m in Cuba, I love Cubans. This communist talk […]

The mixing of cultures is best served when it feels real and authentic.

We always knew that the next wave of alternative music would have a U.S. bilingual, bicultural spin to it, and that is why bands like Del Exilio exist. This Saturday night at Joe’s Pub in NYC (425 Lafayette St), the band will hold a CD Release party for PANAMERICANO. Unless you don’t live in NYC, you […]

This came from The Verge today. Nine Inch Nails’ “Head Like a Hole” meets Carly Rae Jepsen and “Call Me Maybe.” Why, people, why?

Of course, you knew that “The Harlem Shake” Internet phenomenon would eventually lead to controversy. After ABC News reported this week that Héctor Delgado, a former Puerto Rican reggaeton star known as Héctor “El Father,” was the uncredited voice behind the opening “con los terroristas” sample of the Baauer song that has become an online […]

You feeling a bit down? Watch this. Over 65,000 shares on Facebook. Jorge Navraez and Alexa have been doing it for a while now. Here they are on “Ellen.” Jorge and Alexa have quickly become one of our favorite duos, every since we saw this viral Christmas song.

Yeah, we went there. Finally. This one is for Cantinflas. Hit it.

Gangnam is so 2012. This is 2013, people. “Harlem Shake” time. If you have no clue, like really have no clue, read this. You just knew that the Internet’s latest video craze would have some Latino flavor. Well, here you go. Harlem Shake, Cholovision style Harlem Shake, Boricua style Harlem Shake, Colombian style Harlem Shake, […]

So Timothy Den of the “Chicago-via-Miami band” Ohvaur reached out to us this week to share the news of his band’s latest album, “A Memories Chase.” We are thrilled that he did, since we were not only fortunate to listen to three of the album’s tracks (see below), but we also found out something very […]

Here’s a song we got late last night. It’s from The Peace Poets, New York-based group that uses “music and poetry in our collective struggle for justice.” The Peace Poets published the video this week. It is an open letter to President Obama, and it’s called “I Ain’t Mad at You.” We do think they […]

This. This is what it is all about. You want to see an example of how we can start changing perceptions? Right here. Banda El Salvador. 2013 Rose Bowl Parade. Yeah, we got marching bands, too. ¡Que vivan los guanacos! Here’s a video from Tuesday’s event. And here was the Pass and Review from a […]

    Today the Editorial section of The Boston Globe (the section offering the newspaper’s collective opinion voice), published a piece called “Jenni Rivera: Crossing over.” Normally, you don’t see Mexican American stars inside the pages the Globe, so of course we had to read it. Too bad we did, because quite frankly, the Globe’s opinion […]

By now most of us are aware that Jenni Rivera passed away recently. The topic of her untimely death is all over the social media outlets and it has been covered by most major news media publications.  Here’s the thing though: I never heard of her until this happened, and I didn’t know a thing about her until […]

We are huge fans of the Clash, and have always known that the group has had a profound influence on rock bands, just like our good friends at Remezcla said a few months ago. We have so many favorite Clash songs, and one of them is “Should I Stay or Should I Go” from Combat Rock. […]

Just when we thought that Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) was going out on a limb and telling the world that Pitbull ain't no Tupac or Eminem (TRUTH!), a story by NBC Latino published today just proves that Rubio is just another politician who likes to offer music critiques and delete tweets. Now the Miami native is […]

The current wave in marketing has agencies everywhere telling brands that if you don't go "Latino," you will miss out on the NEXT BIG THING. So in a world where agencies are looking for business and brands are now ready to spend on the "Latinization" of their offerings, it is getting messy out there. Add […]

EDITOR'S NOTE: This article was co-written by Ivan Sanchez and Jane Gabriels, Director of Pepatián. For further information please feel free to contact any of the organizations linked in this article.  By now it is of no great surprise to know that when our country enters into an economic recession, the first programs to lose funding are […]

Editor's Note: Last month, one of the Rebeldes caught rock and roll legends ZZ TOP at New Jersey's Count Basie Theater for like the 100th time in his life. Here is the review from an early October show. It’s difficult to write something new about ZZ Top (members Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, and Frank Beard), […]

44 years ago in Detroit, José Feliciano's career was almost destroyed when he sang a soulful and unique rendition of the national anthem. Tonight in San Francisco, before Game 1 of the National League Championship Series between the Giants and the Cardinals, Feliciano felt the power of redemption. The Puerto Rican legend had a preview […]

In 1964, a band out of Perú began to play music a little differently. ¡Que vivan Los Saicos! Sure, many can say that punk music came from others sources, but we think that any conversation about the origins of punk should include Los Saicos. What do you think?   By the way, here is a […]

You know why we love the Internet? Right here. This is why. This video has been around for four years, 8 million views, and it came through our feed today. We are glad it did. Hilariously brilliant. Song is "Ante Up" by M.O.P.