Email Author Javier Andrade

2006 Stories by Javier Andrade

• Gustavo Cerati

  published August 10, 2006

  Nine years ago, Gustavo Cerati was preparing to leave the Argentine pop-rock band that put his name among the more influential singer-songwriters... More >>

• Instituto Mexicano del Sonido

  published May 25, 2006

  Instituto Mexicano del Sonido (IMS) is a one-man type of project, with lots of after-hour editions and additions at a home computer. During the... More >>

• Babasonicos

  published May 18, 2006

  Babasonicos is so ready to finally cross over into larger markets that singer Adrián "Dárgelos" Rodríguez even writes it in... More >>

• Shrift

  published May 18, 2006

  To match the record label's delicate hand in signing electronic and world music acts, or both combined, Shrift's debut offers a dreamy set of... More >>

• The Pinker Tones

  published April 6, 2006

  Mexican alt-rock fans won't be surprised by Barcelona, Spain's the Pinker Tones, for they present a cut-and-paste formula of pop, funk, soul,... More >>

• Rico Rodriguez

  published March 23, 2006

  Legendary Jamaican trombonist Rico Rodriguez created a signature sound on many reggae and ska albums. The septuagenarian leads the way through... More >>

• Bebo Valdés

  published February 23, 2006

  Let's go for a simple explanation of Bebo de Cuba. It is a double album that should be distributed for free in music schools, because it... More >>

• Gecko Turner

  published February 16, 2006

  Ten years ago, in the unlikely town of Extremadura, in southern Spain near the border of Portugal, singer, songwriter, producer, and guitarist... More >>