Ever wonder what old Specials or Madness songs would sound like in Yiddish? Or hear a reggae memorial to those who died in the Holocaust? King Django will let you know, as well as sound out plenty of funky drums, reggae backbeats, and rockin’ guitars, with a dose of loop…
They’ve got the look, they’re gettin’ the buzz, and their sound is straight out of a New York garage via Memphis. This is the kind of lo-fi, hi-fuzz sound that rattled the windows of the neighbors’ houses across the U.S.A. — 30 years ago plus. Named after a couple of…
The modern history of Mexican rock has two eras: before and after “La Negra Tomasa,” the cumbia-rock cover immortalized on the self-titled 1994 album from Caifanes, the most important Mexican band of the late Eighties and the group that spearheaded the rock mexicano renaissance. And even though Caifanes recorded four…
Punk/ska/reggae band The Monjees is currently at work at the University of Miami studio recording what will be its first album, due out early next year. Singer Paul Orehovec and his fellow Monjees — Andrew Stoch (trombone, keyboards), Aaron Seiden (bass), Jason May (drums), and Harry Gamez (guitar) — together…
The Latin Grammys bolted, and the Source Hip-hop Music Awards won’t be back. Who needs ’em? This weekend on the Latin tip, AMOR (WAMR-FM 107.5) is bringing us all the love we need. Colombian cuties Los Tri-O supply the retro romance while Willy Chirino promises an Afro-disiac. Pablo Montero croons…
If your language has flow, but you’re not feeling thuggish; if you believe black is beautiful without diamonds or thongs; if you would never refer to your man with the n word or your woman as a ‘ho; if the Source does not represent your idea of hip-hop culture, then…
This weekend hip-hop’s original break dance, MC, turntable, beat box, and aerosol-art culture will be alive and kickin’ it from Little Havana to Coral Springs. The third annual BreakFest brings to town what organizer Jenice Reddick calls “the fundamental elements” of the underground form. “The main message that I hope…
