New music video: ‘Tu Rumba’ by iLe
It’s been a heck of a time for the singer iLe to release, promote and tour in support of her new album, Almadura, which she says is a statement about protecting the island and culture of Puerto Rico... Read Article
Residente
Calle 13 Frontman Residente Tours Europe with Self-titled Solo Project
René Pérez Joglar, better known as Residente, released his debut solo album Residente in March 2017. Joglar is well-known in the Latin music scene, the Puerto Rican rapper’s group Calle 13 having released four hit records since their... Read Article
Residente’s ambitious NSFW video as solo artist: ‘Somos Anormales’
René Pérez Joglar, known in the music world as Residente from Calle 13, has launched quite the NSFW (seriously, be careful where you watch it) music video to make you think of the origin of mankind and conflict.... Read Article
REVIEW Calle 13 – MultiViral
Few albums are as well crafted and thought out as Calle 13‘s fifth record MultiViral. Through it, the hybrid rap/alt-rock/urban/experimental band delivers its most sophisticated and best produced record thus far. It’s playful, profound and melodic while having... Read Article
Calle 13 on music as language; Latin America as muse
One of the biggest draws at the 13th Annual Latin Alternative Music Awards (LAMC) was Puerto Rican “alternative rap” superstars, Calle 13. And it was refreshing to see the 19-time Latin Grammy Award winners discuss how all of... Read Article
Outernational debuts powerful new video about immigration
A new video by New York political punk rockers Outernational couldn’t come at a better time. “We Are All Illegals” drops just days after the United States Supreme Court issued a mixed ruling on Arizona’s controversial SB 1070 law... Read Article
NYC’s Outernational: ‘Todos Somos Ilegales’
Why would a New York City-based “futurerock” band, made up of five non-Latinos, embark on a tour of the Southwestern United States to proclaim, “We Are All Illegal?” I asked myself the very same question.