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Listen: Christina Aguilera's New Single "Not Myself Tonight"

By Mariela Rosario | 03/31/2010 - 09:36 | 2 Comments

Christina Aguilera just dropped the first single off her recently announced new album Bionic. The funky track, called "Not Myself Tonight," is definitely a high energy departure from anything she's ever...

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Sound Check: Ozomatli Continue to Break Boundaries with their Fifth Album

By Grace Bastidas | 03/30/2010 - 15:30 | 0 Comments

Los Angeles–based act Ozomatli have been combining music and politics ever since forming 15 years ago. And as cultural ambassadors to the U.S., the band's multi-culti members have traveled around the world spreading their message while entertaining listeners with a specially-made blend of hip-hop, funk, rock, reggae and Latin rhythms. Their upcoming fifth...

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Christina Aguilera Dishes Deets on Her New Album "Bionic"

By Mariela Rosario | 03/26/2010 - 15:36 | 0 Comments

Christina Aguilera recently released some exciting details surrounding her first studio album in four years. The album, entitled Bionic, is her first collection of new work since the birth of her son, Max Liron, with music producer hubby Jordan Bratman.

Bionic is set to drop on June 8th and her...

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Sound Check: Welcome to ChocQuib Town, You Won’t Want to Leave

By Grace Bastidas | 03/25/2010 - 13:51 | 0 Comments

ChocQuibTown has been burning up stages with their hip-hop fusion ever since breaking out in 2006 with Somos Pacificos, a record that garnered the Colombian act a Best New Artist nomination at last year’s Grammys. They recently released their sophomore effort, Oro out on Nacional Records (10.99,...

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Sound Check: Join the Copacabana Club

By Grace Bastidas | 03/24/2010 - 16:15 | 0 Comments

Justin Timberlake is huge fan of Copacabana Club, a five-piece band resonating all the way from Curitiba, Southern Brazil. Ever since their debut EP, King of the Night, was released in 2008—Levi’s Music used the dance track “Just Do It” for a commercial—this act has been perking up ears with their carnivalesque...

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Sound Check: Idol in the Making Gustavo Galindo Prepares his Big Debut

By Grace Bastidas | 03/22/2010 - 12:00 | 17 Comments

Though we have a long-standing love affair with Colombian rockero Juanes, lately our hearts have been beating for another guitar-clutching singer/songwriter. His name is Gustavo Galindo and last week he turned the South by Southwest music conference in Austin, Texas into a veritable smooch-fest with his romantic...

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Sound Check: Nacional Records Release Benefit Album for Chile

By Grace Bastidas | 03/18/2010 - 16:00 | 2 Comments

Anyone who has visited Chile in the past knows that Chileans are some of the most hospitable people in the world—always willing to lend a hand to someone in need. I’ve been to both Santiago and Valparaiso and I’m always surprised how friendly locals are, especially as a native New Yorker since we’re taught from an early age to keep to ourselves. Not in...

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Sound Check: Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, Mexican-Style

By Grace Bastidas | 03/17/2010 - 17:00 | 2 Comments

Arriba, Arriba! Feliz Dia de San Patricio! What? You didn’t know Ireland and Mexico are practically compadres when it comes to nations? Apparently a group of Irishmen living in the United States dared to fight alongside Mexican troops during the Mexican-American War of 1846–48.

Ireland’s legendary Chieftains, a group that’s...

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