All Hallows Eve, or Hallowe'en as it came to be known, marks the beginning of the Christian holiday All Saints Day. But what they don't tell you in grade school is that the celebration is rooted in the Pagan tradition of honoring the dead. The ancient Celts believed the barrier between this world and the spirit world grew thin at summer's end, allowing souls (both good and bad) to walk amongst the living. The modern interpretation of Halloween is characterized by a breakdown in the barrier between our innermost desires and demons, and external displays of [...]
MI PLAN, NELLY FURTADO Universal Latino, Canada Rating: 28 By Carlos Reyes Nelly Furtado is a sweetheart; she's been talking about the release of Mi Plan since Whoa! Nelly came out; it's charged with good vibes and great intentions, at the end it's a pretty insignificant offering from someone who actually has some good-to-GREAT albums [...]
A volatile mix of sex, synth and snark, and a grooving dollop of guitars dominate the concept of Israeli quintet Terry Poison and has led them to European success including opening for Depeche Mode during their most recent visit to Israel. With a postpunk, heavy keyboard and synthesized sound and an irreverent, snotty attitude reminiscent of CSS , the band is a winner. Originally a riot grrrl punk duo before meeting producer Idan "Bruno" Grife , their sound has matured and been refined into something a lot more palatable for the mainstream. They're even [...]

My Taco: 6300 York Blvd #4, Highland Park, Ca 90042 Here at Losanjealous, we tackle the hardest of hard-hitting issues. Serious earth shattering, globally conscious shit like, does Diet Dr. Pepper REALLY taste like regular Dr. Pepper? And whether or not ' My Taco' is "authentic" or "white people" Mexican food ( see comments here - ed ). To truly put the matter to rest we first have to dissect what "authentic" and what "white people" encompasses. Naturally, I take authentic to mean a representation of something that is in [...]

No es por nada pero la historia de este lanzamiento realmente está de telenovela. No sé si recuerden pero desde hace un año les venimos hablando del famoso segundo álbum de la noruega Annie . Resulta que la cantante comenzó a trabajar con la disquera Island Records, pero de repente ya no se sintió a gusto y luego decidió regrabar el disco, salirse de su disquera y retrasar el lanzamiento un par de ocasiones. La buena noticia es que todo parece indicar que finalmente escucharemos Don´t Stop , pues el [...]
Yo vivo en el municipio de Nezahualcoyotl en el Estado de México. Aunque no siempre he vivido aquí (tener una casa en este terruño), mucha de mi familia vive aquí y siempre he estado más identificado con esta zona que con algún otro lugar donde haya vivido. Durante todo el tiempo que llevo escribiendo burradas en internet he descubierto cómo la mayoría de la gente tiene una percepción equivocada de Neza y su gente. Es por eso que yo, el Taquero Narcosatánico (orgulloso nezense traedor de felicidad a la gente desde 1985) me he encargado de reunir [...]
Being the class-fucking-act that she is, it's no wonder that Ralph Lauren's younger spinoff Rugby.com recently asked Angora Holly Polo to join their fleet of beautiful people. Now she hangs out with a pile of male models all the time. Father Guido doesn't mind because he's a super model. So for this assignment, Angora got to interview the White Rabbits. Check out their word-throwdown at Rugby.com, as well as the Rugby.com Fall video for the amazing new percussive masterpiece, "Percussion Gun," filled to the brim with hot people giving enough longing looks to kill a telenovela! You [...]

COMMERCIAL, LOS AMIGOS INVISIBLES Nacional Records, Venezuela Rating: 84 By Carlos Reyes You gotta give it to them; Los Amigos Invisibles have earned themselves a spot as a major transcendental band that goes beyond playing 'Latin rhythms', they're Venezuela's most predominant asset and their sixth studio album is more than a continuum to a healthy career with plenty to [...]

In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that relates in some way to their recently published book. Norah Labiner's German for Travelers is a charmingly unique puzzle of a novel that both challenges and rewards the reader. The Minneapolis Star-Tribune wrote of the book: "Norah Labiner's "German for Travelers: A Novel in 95 Lessons" takes her self-described "favorite things" -- fine literature, family drama and big old houses -- and runs them through some painful sessions on [...]
Continuando a nossa incrível saga pela cultura indiana, mais um clipe tirado de um filme com a diva absoluta Aishwarya Rai . Mas neste filme ela só faz uma participação especial justamente na cena desta música e nada mais. O filme em questão é "बंटी और बबली" ( Bunty aur Babli ) , uma espécie de Bonnie & Clyde hindi. No final das contas o filme emplacou dois hits: Chup Chupke e Kajra Re , a canção que Aish representa no filme. Atualmente essa música faz parte da porção indiana da [...]

Bringing back the mix Monday because I can. And just like the first mix monday on a side order of style, it's all about the guilty pleasures. Megan Fox : A lot of people hate on this bitch. Which is totally understandable because her acting is pretty blasé and she just gushes with annoying whenever she opens her masticating sphincter. But I love how she photographs... kind of as simple as that. Empty Train cars: Hardly happens but when I find myself in one I never let it go [...]
Well, look at what you'll soon find in the International Films section of your local HMV (if there are any left). Do Começo ao Fim (From Beginning to End) by Aluisio Abranches is coming to cinemas in Brazil shortly. I'm getting my popcorn now. Less about the movie, which seems a tad telenovela, but more from the shitstorm that will inevitably follow it if it gets into the US and Europe.
Enquanto não chega o novo álbum, de título "S.O.S.", Cassapo decidiu disponibilizar gratuitamente uma compilação digital com o melhor dos seus três primeiros álbuns. Eis o alinhamento: - Nudez - álbum "Nudez" - Amanhecer - álbum "Nudez" - Deixar de Fingir - álbum "Nudez" - 100 Sentidos - álbum "Nudez" - Revoltado - álbum "Nudez" - O Nosso Lugar - álbum "Nudez" - Ser Humano - álbum "Ser Humano" - Só Tu - álbum "Ser Humano" - Outras Letras - álbum "Ser Humano" - Jessi - álbum [...]
Come ampiamente annunciato, la potentina nata a Genova Arisa , all'anagrafe Rosalba Pippa ha vinto la sezione Proposte del Festival di Sanremo 2009. Trionfo annunciato sin dalla prima esibizione, perchè non era mai accaduto che al primo ascolto il pubblico già battesse le mani a tempo. Malika Ayane e Karima non ce l'hanno fatta, ma soprattutto Malika Ayane non avrà problemi a sfondare nelle radio. Il singolo è già al primo posto nella classifica di I-Tunes. Karima ha già messo in circolazione due versioni della canzone sanremese, una da solista e [...]

I've been listening to a lot of early 90s rock lately, hence this week's 90s-riffic post. In doing research for interesting cover versions of this incredible song, I stumbled upon many a humorous YouTube videos that featured "Damn, I Wish I Was Your Lover" as a backdrop to a photo collage of the poster's sex symbol of choice. There was a Bon Jovi e-shrine, some Mr. Latino 2000-type shirtless telenovela stars whose names I can't recall, and also my personal favorite: an ode to Gerard Butler (good [...]
We're going to make an attempt at a new format this week. It normally takes me an hour and a half to get one of these recaps done, and (as my posting schedule indicates), I don't have that kind of time anymore. I'm hoping to cut that in half by making the simple assumption that you've probably seen the episode already and are coming here for the funny quotes, so I can get away with posting only a brief recap for context purposes. Here we go. Jack's having trouble making inroads [...]
Mi cerebro es como un disco duro saturado de datos. Estoy en un momento de mi vida en que, si quiero guardar algo nuevo, tengo que borrar algo viejo. Y lo peor es que no puedo elegir qué se queda y qué se va, mi cerebro elije por si mismo lo que borra y los resultados casi nunca son buenos. Lo peor es que mi cabeza no conserva cosas que se podrían considerar como importantes y, por el contrario, decide guardar cosas de lo más inútiles. Por ejemplo, no recuerdo casi nada de la tabla periódica de los [...]
In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that is in some way relevant to their recently published books. Tim Molloy's debut How to Break Bad News is a refreshingly madcap comic novel that's not afraid to tackle bigger issues like the changing quality of news journalism. In his own words, here is Tim Molloy's Book Notes essay for his debut novel, How to Break Bad News : How to [...]
Dopo anni di ipotesi, di voci, di mezzi annunci e conseguenti smentite, oggi è stata scritta la parola fine sulla telenovela- Blur : il gruppo di Damon Albarn tornerà ufficialmente insieme per un live show la prossima estate! Il sodalizio che per gran parte degli anni 90 ha conteso lo scettro di "band regina" del BritPop agli Oasis tornerà nella line-up originaria a 4 formata dal frontman Damon Albarn, il chitarrista Graham Coxon, il bassista Alex James e il batterista Dave Rowntree per un concerto che si annuncia [...]

Escuela de Zebras is quickly becoming one of my favorite albums of 2008; Joe Crepusculo's bizarre vision is enchanting although hard to digest. He released his second album of the year titled Supercrepus last month, and has proven he is no one-hit-wonder. El Guincho has declared its admiration to him and now makes him justice with a remix of one of my favorite tracks on the album: "Gabriela." It's one of those songs that would have made the 80s even more colorful. Here is El Guincho's take on his remix, which I found [...]