Post Tenebras Lux
Fading Away Only a dream Just a memory Without anywhere to stay -Neil Young Carlos Reygadas’ fourth film, Post Tenebras Lux begins with what, in retrospect, appear to be two dreams. They both become nightmares.... read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsMorrissey to Tour Mexico and South America
Following the recent cancellation of Morrissey's North American tour due to illness, the singer/songwriter is slated to tour Mexico and South America beginning this June. read more
Found in: Music, NewsPeter Buck Announces Lineup For Todos Santos Music Festival, Solo Album Details
We talked to Peter Buck about his upcoming festival in Mexico and his new post-R.E.M. solo album. read more
Found in: Music, NewsR.E.M.'s Peter Buck to Host Charity Music Festival
The members of the newly defunct R.E.M. have been adamant in asserting they will never reform and that the breakup is final, and singer Michael Stipe has even insisted he won't be releasing a solo album — but guitarist Peter Buck isn't ready to completely recede from the limelight yet. read more
Found in: Concerts, NewsMP3 Premiere: David Wax Museum's "Chuchumbe"
A Missouri native, David Wax’s love affair with Mexican music took root during the summers he spent South of the Border working with the American Friends Service Committee during college. After graduating from Harvard, he returned to rural Mexico in a year-long fellowship where he began mixing the folk of his Midwest upbringing with traditional Mexican music. Along with fiddler Suz Slezak, Wax has toured as David Wax Museum with The Avett Brothers and the Old 97’s and was the breakout act at The Newport Folk Fest last year. One of the Son jarocho songs off the band’s upcoming album... read more
Found in: Blogs, Free MP3Getting to Know: Chikita Violenta
Mexico City's Chikita Violenta layers guitars, beats, and effects into a dizzying whirlwind of pop color on its upcoming U.S. debut TRE3S. read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesGael García Bernal and Mexican Government Agree: Drugs Should be Legal
Gael García Bernal, the loquacious star of Rudo y Cursi and the upcoming Letters to Juliet, actually agrees with the Mexican government on something. In an interview with New York Daily News, he publicly declared that drugs should be legalized in Mexico because "if drugs were legal, there'd be nothing to fight about" and there would be less corruption. Strangely enough, the government seems to agree.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsNortec Collective Presents: Bostich + Fussible: Tijuana Sound Machine
Sound collagists capably meld electronica with traditional Mexican idiomsFormed in 1999 by Pepe Mogt (a.k.a. Fussible), the Nortec Collective has pioneered a hybrid of electronica and Norteño—the most popular form of Northern Mexican music—from its Tijuana home. The crew’s third album focuses on the songs and soundscapes of Mogt and Ramon Amezcua (the latter often referred to as the godfather of the TJ electronic scene), and it’s a hoot. The 15 primarily instrumental tracks are built from processed beats, with standard Norteño instruments deftly worked into the mix. The title track encapsulates Nortec’s combined focus on momentum and contrast, its... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsCelso Duarte: Son of the South
Hometown: Curenavaca, MexicoAlbum: De Sur a SurFor fans of: Gipsy Kings, Adreas Vollenweider, Joanna NewsomFor Paraguayan-born, Mexican-raised harpist and violinist Celso Duarte, music is the family business. And business has never been better.... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesConor Oberst's Mexican Adventure
After recording the last Bright Eyes album for over a year in six studios, with well over two-dozen different musicians, Conor Oberst wanted to simplify. So earlier this year he followed the time-honored rock tradition of holing up in an exotic locale to... read more
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