music

11.21.09

BLOGS

Live from SXSW: Girl in a Coma

by Monica Herrera | 03.19.2009 | 5:00pm | 0 Comments

I didn't really know what to expect when I touched down in Austin yesterday for the kickoff of SXSW, but the past 24 hours have been a mindblowing, eardrum-obliterating whirlwind. Here are my stats after one night: Shows seen: 5 Kickass sets. . . READ FULL STORY

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Why Is "American Idol" Conspiring Against Allison Iraheta?

by Monica Herrera | 03.18.2009 | 3:15pm | 4 Comments

Hola, Sound Check-ers! I'm about to hop on a flight to Austin, Texas (my first time in the Lone Star State) to check out the SXSW Music Conference and what will surely be a nonstop week of concerts, parties and lots of yummy Mexican food. I'll be. . . READ FULL STORY

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Exclusive: Cucu Diamantes—"I Am a Woman Under Construction"

by Monica Herrera | 03.17.2009 | 7:36pm | 0 Comments

Cucu Diamantes has officially gone solo. The multi-culti Yerba Buena frontwoman's debut album, Cuculand (produced by her creative and life partner, Andres Levin) drops this week after two years in the making, and its ecstatic collision of global. . . READ FULL STORY

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3 Questions for Sr. Flavio of Los Fabulosos Cadillacs

by Monica Herrera | 03.16.2009 | 4:00pm | 0 Comments

As you may or may not know, I've unabashedly hearted Los Fabulosos Cadillacs since the tender age of 12, when I first heard "Matador" thanks to my rock en español-savvy cousins in Costa Rica. I recently had the pleasure of interviewing. . . READ FULL STORY

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Wisin y Yandel and 50 Cent Make Sweet Music Together

by Monica Herrera | 03.12.2009 | 5:11pm | 1 Comment

50 Cent is known as much for his beef with other artists as he is for his music, but when it comes to Wisin y Yandel, he's got nothing but love. The rapper reuinted with El Duo Dinámico yesterday in a Brooklyn, New York warehouse to shoot the. . . READ FULL STORY