The world lost a great one this week with the passing of Mexican singer and lover of life, Chavela Vargas. Vargas grew up in a time where men were the only kind strumming guitars. Chavela found a co-conspirator in the legendary José Alfredo Jiménez. to realize her dream. Her voracity for life had her linked with Frida Kahlo, but it was her distinct vocal style that resembled a rose adorned with many thorns that won fans over. The famed artist's career spanned over fifty years with gobs of albums and tours that spanned the globe. A true [...]
Los Angeles Times (MCT) -- MEXICO CITY - Chavela Vargas, a pre-eminent interpreter of the music of loss and longing known as ranchera, who defiantly shattered gender stereotypes and blazed a legendary path through 20th century Mexican popular culture, has died. She was 93. Vargas died of multiple organ failure Sunday at the Hospital Inovamed in Cuernavaca, Mexico, according to a spokeswoman there. Vargas had been hospitalized for a number of days after returning from Spain, where she had been...
Ayer pasé por conocida tienda de discos, buscando la edición deluxe del disco Disintegration , que viene presentada en un disco triple con versiones alternas y un concierto, todo en una caja especial de 20 aniversario del que sin duda, es una de las obras maestras de The Cure . Sin embargo, esa es otra historia, por que me encontré algo en los estantes, algo tan siniestro que podría cimbrar los cimientos del mundo del Rock, el pop, el dark y hasta el de las baladas rancheras. Y es que está bien [...]
Pues ya se viene dia de muertos uju!!!!! Personalmente el dia de muertos es mi dia favorito del año, me encanta todo lo que involucra, las ofrendas, las tradiciones, el recuerdo de los seres queridos que ya no estan. Prefiero al dia de muertos al dichoso halloween, no me desagrada pero creo q es mejor celebrar una tradicion que tiene tanto tiempo, que es realmente mexicana a una celebracion importada que realmente no sabes de que se trata. Ahi les dejo dos videos, uno de halloween otro haciendo referencia al dia de muertos; haber cual gusta [...]
Moka is preparing a big end of decade list, so I thought I make few companion lists along with it. A look back and summary for where MdM has gone. Ani DiFranco - Cloud Blood To the Teeth ( Righteous Babe. 1999 ) To the Teeth is the last album I remember buying because I heard it on radio. I had been driving all day when this song come in and air changes. It is not just another tune, but [...]
Dntel - (This is) The dream of Evan and Chan Life is full of possibilities (Plug Research / 2001) With Ben Giddard's penchant for pop hooks and Tamborello's ear for crafting intricately accessible and credible pop songs from the most abstract of electronic music soups, 'evan and chan' was ripe to be magnificent. The result is a gorgeous, kaleidoscopic dream, all textured sound washes, and electronic dynamics at the service of Giddard's keen lyrical edge. One of the most refreshing and fascinating pop songs, turn of the century. [...]
On this day, it doesn't matter the language, the message is the same (yeah.. so cheesy) ||||| Tomo este día como excusa para colocar estas canciones y video, no importa el idioma, el mensaje es el mismo (si, me salió cursi a la final ) MP3s: Chavela Vargas - Tu Me Acostumbraste Cat Power - Empty Shell (live) Feist - La meme [...]
Vicente Fernández "More than just the undisputed king of Mexico's traditional ranchera music, Vicente Fernández -- "El Idolo de Mexico" -- is one of that country's most recognizable and influential cultural icons. Since his emergence in the mid-'60s, Fernández's popularity has escalated to the point that his status among Mexicans and Mexican-Americans has been likened to that of Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley in the United States. His concerts both in Mexico and the U.S. routinely sell out despite a near-total dearth of non-Latino media coverage, and his 100-plus albums have reportedly sold in excess [...]
10 songs without any relation between each other and barely connected through melancholy, deceit and violence. In the nursery - hallucinations? (Anatomy of a poet, 1994) Larvae - thanks for playing (feat. Jessica bailiff) (Dead Weight, 2006) Pram - the pawnbroker (Dark Island, 2003) Sol Seppy - injoy (the bells of 1 2, 2006) Ani Difranco - nicotine [...]
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