
It's that time of year. Summertime. Not just the time of year when the sun begins to make you hallucinate so badly that you begin running after a paleta that's JUST OUT OF REACH. No, it's SUMMER JAMZ SEASON! The "Summer Jamz" series started out at wonderful Stylus Magazine, where the staff would create customized mixtapes based on a general mood, theme, or meditation influenced by the season. And even though Stylus lies in the internet graveyard, many of its writers still continue the "Summer Jamz" tradition through the website The Passion of the Weiss , [...]

Photo: Edona No duerme nadie por el cielo. Nadie, nadie. No duerme nadie. Pero si alguien cierra los ojos, ??azotadlo, hijos m??os, azotadlo! Haya un panorama de ojos abiertos y amargas llagas encendidas. - Ciudad que no duerme . Federico Garc??a Lorca . Bobbie Gentry - Papa, Won't You Let Me Go to Town With You? (Ode to Billly Joe / 1976) Jorge Ben - Ponta de Lan??a Africano [...]
Check out my mini-doc (made it for class) Perfidia And Sara Montiel - Mini Documentary Sara Montel - Perfidia Cafe Tacuba - Perfidia King Tubby meets Lee Scratch Perry - Perfidia Dub Perez Prado - Perfidia

Joe Cuba "Joe Cuba born "Gilberto Miguel Calderon" in 1931 in the city of New York, is a Puerto Rican musician who is considered to be the "Father of Latin Boogaloo"." (wiki) Joe Cuba - El Pito Joe cuba - So What Perez Prado "Though diminutive in stature, Pérez Prado was a giant in the world of post-war popular music. Dubbed "The Mambo King," he [...]

My day so far: a brief recap in words, music, and pictures. My father stopped by for a visit, and helped me try to figure out a problem I've been having with Super Lumina. (Note: Slightly dated photo.) Wall of Voodoo - Me and My Dad (from Dark Continent , 1981) - I got my copy of the album at a local used record store for two dollars. I've seen people offering the OOP CD version for sale online [...]
Mambo Jambo Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White Caramba Mambo Nº 5