If you haven't figured it out by now, if there's anyone in Reggaeton we really care about is Arcángel. Many still question our fixation with the rising star, but musically, it's pretty simple to us. Once in a while, he puts out incredible singles; the kind that makes us hopeful for the genre, and the kind that refresh Latin Pop mainstream radio. He released his flawed but transitory Optimus A.R.C.A. mixtape last November, promising to come back this year with an album superior to his excellent La Maravilla. Honestly, we're not anticipating it as [...]
OPTIMUS A.R.C.A, Arcángel Flow Factory Inc, Puerto Rico Rating: 64 By Carlos Reyes On his latest album intro ("Monarca de Los Mares"), Arcángel claims he reincarnated into a human ever since Greek Mythology, and was sent by Poseidon to overtake all the oceans. After such laughable premise I can't help but admit that I've missed Arcangel more than I would care to admit. La Maravilla is arguably, the best Reggaeton album ever; any album by Arcángel should be considered an essential listen. Although he didn't become a household name with El Fenomeno , [...]
Para muchos de nuestros lectores, ésta imágen será de lo más acertado para publicar lo que será nuestro querido post de hoy. Debido a que hoy, presisamente hoy quisiera que iniciaramos la semana de una manera diferente, "PERREANDO", como vulgarmente se dice, ya sé, suena terrorífico, no?! Pero me gusta el ritmo, apuesto que no sólo a mi, pero ya muchos se lo guardarán. Acá los ritmos diferentes a lo que comunmente manejan blogs y webs similares al nuestro serán bienvenidos siempre, pués sé que es esa una de las grandes virtudes de syntheticrocks. So... les [...]
Here's a little bit of history for you. When I got my first CD player it was a pretty eclectic mix of albums that I picked up to begin with. There was Porno For Pyros' self-titled debut, Ministry's Psalm 69, Primus' Pork Soda, and G n' R Lies. Among those was also a little southern rock gem from Arcangels. Arcangels were a supergroup who came together in the wake of the death of guitar legend
Arc Angels Release Long Awaited "Living In A Dream" DVD/CD Nearly eight years after headlining the Austin City Limits Festival , the Arcangels have reunited and released Arcangels: Living in a Dream , a DVD/CD featuring their Live at Stubbs performance along with three new studio tracks and a full length Documentary. Buy Music: Arcangels on amazon.com [...]
The Creekside Lounge , Austin Texas 900 Spaces : Peeling Off The Walls Learn More Deleted Scenes : Ithaca Learn More And Buy The Shake : Galleries Learn More And Buy Eric Clapton was his usual cardboard self at The Royal Albert Hall over the weekend. We had good seats to witness his Fender greatness, corporate dress downs and the endless keyboard solo`s [...]
Arc Angels at Irving Plaza (05/08/09) Photo : Jon Klemm Arc Angels played Irving Plaza on Friday night (May 8) and at least one concert goer was pretty glad she was there: A part of me wants to write "good gosh, have mercy!" and leave it at that. Those words really sum up last nights show. Doyle Bramhall II (lead guitar/lead vocals), Charlie Sexton (lead guitar/lead vocals), Chris Layton (drums) along with Mark Newmark [...]
Remember the Arc Angels ? Well, in case you don't, I'll give you a short refresher. The band was formed in the wake of the tragic death of Stevie Ray Vaughan and it consisted of Charlie Sexton, Doyle Bramhall II, Chris Layton , and Tommy Shannon (the latter two members being from Vaughan's backing band, Double Trouble ). They released a critically acclaimed record in 1992 (which I know I owned at one time) and then subsequently broke up in 1994. According to Wikipedia, the band has been performing occasionally [...]
iDon, Don Omar Machete Music, Puerto Rico ** Rating: 43 By Carlos Reyes Considering "Virtual Diva" is the best single Don Omar has released since "Pobre Diabla" I couldn't miss the chance to hear it once it arrived on the mail. Let's start; the album's title is an eyebrow raiser, there's nothing wrong in trying to sound technologically modern [...]
EL FENOMENO, ARCANGEL Machete Music, Puerto Rico / Dominican Republic ***1/2 Rating: 75 By Carlos Reyes I think we saw it coming; Arcangel was for too long succeeding with a brave stance on his urban roots, but always looking up to be a pop star, in his words, always looking up to what Prince embodies. So who is this guy and why do we talk so much about him? Simply, he is the [...]
MASACRE MUSICAL, DE LA GHETTO Machete Music, Puerto Rico *** Rating: 63 By Carlos Reyes The urban releases are quite hard to keep on track, there are just so many of them (+ I don't listen to FM radio), I had no clue De La Ghetto had finally released his awaited solo project. In case you don't know him, he was part of the duo Arcangel & De La Ghetto, which wasn't a great act but they [...]
As 2008 ends and everyone is texting, Twittering and Yammering with New Year's Eve plans, Uncensored Interview is already looking ahead to bands, booze and BBQ. That's right, SXSW will be here before you know it-March 18 through the 22! What better way to look forward to spring than basking in the glow of freshly-announced performances? While Quincy Jones will be delivering the music keynote, confirmed artists include Ra Ra Riot , Ben Harper and Relentless7 , Friendly Fires , Wale , Arc [...]
Club Fonograma's Best Albums of the Year Links for albums & mp3s provided by the artists for free download. Forget about my ratings, that's pure guidance, this is it... wonderful year! [...]
I don't usually please requests, simply because that's like not the point of this blog at all, but considering that it's coming from several readers, well, why not? Before I make the post even more confusing, I'm talking about a requested song, "Chica Virtual" by Arcangel (one of the most popular tracks on our Rocola). It gets frustrating to talk about this artist because nothing seems to solidify in his favor, and I'm scared he'll go the wrong way and become just another reggaeton artist, which he isn't. Arcangel is collaborating with everybody, even making the official remix for [...]
I still can't understand how Wisin y Yandel and Flex are now Latin Grammy winners, before urban god Tego Calderon , I'm sorry but that's seriously fucked up. Anyway, this post isn't much about him as he only does a tiny collaboration here; the shining protagonist here is Chyno Nino. His name is Andre Rodriguez from Puerto Rico, according to his MySpace he is "the favorite rapper of your favorite rapper." I am deeply impressed by the supremacy and command of his lyrics, a comeback to classic Hip Hop. He might not belong to the [...]
A number of years back, The Delta Mud Skipper said, "Dude. Check out Doyle Bramhall . You'll dig it." So, I played it and remembered thinking, "Yeah. It's good," and then it disappeared from my immediate attention as I went on to something else. Sometime in the past year or so, I started thinking about that exchange and, as if I were the Millennium Falcon caught in the tractor beam of the Death Star, I was powerless to fight the pull of this album. Day by day, I neared closer and closer to Welcome until I finally [...]
So, after getting the candy, get to the parties. I uploaded a video I found on YouTube (but embeding was disabled) but I had to share it here. Everytime I listen to "Chica Virtual" by Arcangel (aka "La Maravilla" or the most talented MC after Residente Calle 13) I remember Michael Jackson, and everytime I remember Michael Jackson I remember Halloween. Just like that. ENJOY.
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