When we asked Walter Mercado for his forecast on the possibility of a collaboration between Calle 13 and Rita Indiana Hernández, the stars said yes. We had music in mind (can you imagine the epicness of a chorus going "Si tú le da', yo le doy/Tú sabes, tú sabes, tú sabes que estás que estilla"?), but when at the end of his prediction Walter's face twitched, and through a quarter-of-an-inch orifice in his mouth (the only thing he can manage right now) he told us, "A Residente y a Rita les deseo paz, y mucho, pero mucho cine," we thought he was just high on Botox. It turns out that the trio is actually going all silver-screeny on us: Rita Indiana has just been hired to pen a script for an upcoming Calle 13 movie, along with Puerto Rican Noelia Quintero, who directed the "La hora de volvé" video. Talk about random.
According to Diario Libre, a Dominican daily, they're expected to hand in a script before the summer. Regarding the plot, Quintero told us that "the guys [from Calle 13] picked a couple of premises, when it came to the characters, and we'll be developing the script in full." The team will be using the editing skills of Gab Coss, who worked on both Quintero's La motora roja tiene que aparecer and on Rita Indiana's music video.
Mind you, Hernández already has among other things, a novel (La estrategia de Chochueca), a play (Puentes) and three bands (Casifull, Miti Miti and Los Misterios; four if you count Los Niños Envueltos), so adding the screenwriting credit to her resumé should be a piece of arepa. As a matter of fact, she just called the copyright office, because she's legally slapping her name on the terms Multitasker, Renaissance Woman and Todóloga. And even if we're bigger fans of her music than her writing, given her recent track record we're holding high expectations for this project.
We can't wait to see what an on-screen slap in the face by el reggaeton del futuro feels like. Walter says he wishes he could feel anything in his face again.
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Acclaimed band Cafe Tacuba has pleased audiences around the world for a long time in their 20 year career. Now the Mexican rock group is taking another big step: Cafe Tacuba is going to the big screen.
This new documentary Seguir Siendo: Cafe Tacuba, directed by Ernesto Contreras and José Manuel Cravioto started as a short film of their voyage to Japan, and then extended itself into one and a half hours of the Mexican rockers on tour and on their daily activities. Joselo Rangel, Cafe Tacuba's guitarist, says that this film will be a big event since it shows new aspects of the band fans have never seen before.
The world premiere of Seguir Siendo: Cafe Tacuba took place March 14th at the Guadalajara Film Festival. We're certainly anxious to see this film and see what secrets it holds about one of the greatest Latin rock bands of all time.
After the jump, check out the official poster for Seguir Siendo:Cafe Tacuba and a video interview with director Ernesto Contreras.
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In case you missed it in all the media sound bites, there's a new "richest person in the world" and he is MEXICAN! Move over Billy Gates and Mr. Buffet, Forbes just released their “World’s Billionaires 2010” list, naming Carlos Slim Helu the new champion of wealth.
The Mexican tycoon whose holding include American Movil (AMX) is worth $53.5 billion, can you even visualize it? While it’s still not as much as the American National debt, El Tio Carlos could buy the country and sell it to the Chinese at profit.
The big picture here is, if he could do it...then every Carlos, Maria and Anita could do it TOO. Before you start sending your wish list, give me a second to re-address my letter to Oprah, cuz now I got my Tio Carlos! ...READ MORE
The ever chameleonic Rubén Albarrán, from Café Tacuba, has decided to shake up more than his stage name this time. The singer, formerly known as Anónimo et al, introduced his new project at the Jardín Borda, as part of the Festival Tamoanchán de Morelos. As expected, the band doesn't have a permanent name, but for now, the funky Los ZopiRockets will do. Apart from Tacuba's ¡Pinche Juan!, aka Cosme, other band members include mad violinist and Cafeta collaborator Alejandro Flores, as well as Chilean artists Juan Pablo and Rodrigo “El Chino”.
Albarrán claims that his latest work was inspired by the sound of folkloric tunes and the memory of endlessly listening to his mother's albums. He claims that although he had composed such covers before, this was something he felt he had to do. That attitude reminds us of Café Tacuba, an honest and refreshing band when it comes to their music.
I know that Café Tacuba fans must be feeling somewhat nervous, seeing Albarrán part aside and do his own thing, but remember that it's for a greater good, in the name of pretty interesting music. Besides, who knows? Maybe Los ZopiRockets will become the next Café Tacuba.
Videos after the jump.
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It’s that time of year… as college students around the country pack their bags for Panama City and Cancun, music nerds all over embark on an alternative spring break of their own and head to …TEXAS!
Das right… it’s South by Southwest (SXSW and you say it "South By") time, and Remezcla is Lonestar State-bound to take in five days of non-stop musica, and report back with our findings.
South by South-Whaaa?
Part conference, part festival, SXSW isn’t just industry schmoozing for the jaded and snobby (though there’s plenty of that)–it’s any music lover’s wet dream; a five day party like no other …with quite the soundtrack. The streets of downtown Austin are closed off, making way for the crazy mix of bands, fans, press, groupies, bloggers, label execs, and wannabes to mingle and roam freely from party to showcase to BBQ to party to showcase… catering nicely to impromptu street performances, not to mention quality people watching.
SXSW is where many bands “get discovered,” and while previously it was all about getting signed by a label, now it’s more about catching the attention of bloggers, brands, and tastemakers, and just creating general buzzzzzzz. Traditionally an indie-rock (en inglés) affair, SXSW has gotten progressively more eclectic over the years, and 2010 offers up a verrrry long list of Latin American, Spanish, Brazilian, and US-based Latino acts that we couldn’t catch anywhere else.
Media outlets and brands dominate the daytime fun at “South By,” with afternoon open-bar parties and BBQs with more free music than anyone could possible keep track of. The official showcases take priority at night, giving you the opportunity to catch the next big thing (and plenty of already big things) in a small club setting that you couldn’t ever get at Coachella, Lollapalooza, or the like. Post showcases, afterparties take over, with DJs (and more bands) galore until the wee hours of the morning (or till the Austin po-lice shut things down…). Sleep is optional, but recommended.
SXSW 2010
This year, we're very pumped about having our second annual Official Remezcla.com Showcase, this time in conjunction with BMI! More details about our Showcase here and make sure to follow all the action in our Remezcla SXSW 2010 Guide.
See you in Austin or follow our adventures online!
Image: N.A.S.A. at the Filter party at SXSW '09
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Enrique Bunbury is about to release a new album called Las Consecuencias, (out March 9th). According to the rock god himself, this album is the darkest and most down tempo he has ever recorded.
Indeed, we've been blasting it in the Remezcla Headquarterz and we've fallen under a mysterious, acoustic, Bunburesque spell. We even started wearing aviator glasses indoors. The album includes the popular song "Frente a Frente", a cover of that classic 1981 Jeannette song with Miren Iza, from the Spanish band Tulsa.
And that's not all Bunbury fans! He has announced a Las Consecuencias Tour 2010-11, traveling around the US later this Spring, during which he will film a documentary.
Yes, Enrique Bunbury is a busy man, but listen this: you have the opportunity to meet him in person! He will be signing albums that you mortals purchase at FYE stores in Los Angeles and Chicago next week.
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In the new video for "Somos El Mundo," the Spanish version of "We Are the World," Latino artists old and new got together raise awareness and funds for Haiti. We haven't collectively laughed out loud so much in a long time when we watched it. Why? Stars, they're just like us!
Here are our Top 8 Awfully Good Moments from the video "Somos El Mundo":
8- Aventura's vocalist Anthony Romeo breathing heavily...we can't help but to expect "Somos El Mundo...So Nasty!"
7- Jon Secada, doesn't he seem whiter? Maybe he's using Sammy Sosa's cream. Contrast to Willy Chirino's orange tan a few frames later.
6- Vicente Fernandez. Come on Chente, loosen up a little, you ain't Placido Domingo!
5- Paquita La Del Barrio finally sings with love and not hate. Weird.
4- When you think of a guitar solo you think of Santana... not a pre-pubescent Emily Estefan. Seriously, leave it to the pros.
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Nacotheque party co-founder and promoter, DJ Amylulita just finished her latest DJ mix called Chula Pop Crush. The mix is dedicated (in her own words) "to club pop and dance electro-ish music." So when your getting ready to go out and party all night, this mix will charge all your batteries and get you pumped up. This free mixtape includes artists like Belanova, Anita Tijoux, and....Patricia Manterola from Garibaldi fame (random!)
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Kevin Johansen is releasing a new live album/DVD in April titled Kevin Johansen+ The Nada+ Liniers: Vivo en Buenos Aires. The witty folk singer is bringing us a show in DVD, featuring lots of guest artists such as Kiko Veneno, Ileana Cabra (Calle 13), Fernando Cabrera and Paulinho Moska in a night of rhythmical, sweet and contagious melodies. The show was recorded in August 2000 at the Teatro El Nacional in buenos Aires and was filmed and edited by renowned Argentinean director Ariel Hassan.
Included in the live CD/DVD is one of our favorite Kevin songs, "Guacamole," originally from his 2000 album The Nada. Isn't everything better with guacamole? It sure is when Kevin makes it, even if he is not Mexican.
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Carla Morrison’s one-girl band is comprised of a Boss XL20 loops pedal, a tambourine, a melodic guitar, a Casio vintage keyboard and a mic. You couldn’t tell from the sweet, minimalistic, melancholic “Esta soledad,” the song of the week at iTunes Latino. The Mexican-born singer has often been compared to Feist and Joanna Newsom, and her voice carries hints of Lafourcade – if only Natalia indulged in songs where she never laughed at herself, but rather steeped her anger and ennui in guitar chords. Download “Esta soledad” from iTunes this week, for free, and check out Carla’s recently released EP, Aprendiendo a Aprender. Visit her MySpace here, or read her blog. ...READ MORE
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