In the Pic to the left you've got Ismael Miranda, Larry Harlow (keyboard), Andy Montañez, Willie Colón, Johnny Pacheco, Cheo Feliciano and José Alberto at the United Palace Theater on Saturday night in NYC at the Tribute to Ismael Miranda's 40 years in Salsa. ¡Dale!...

We mourned the loss of two of Latin Music's greats privately in March and April but here are their obits. Ralphie Mercado, and Manny Oquendo.E.P.D. and thank you for the music. By Douglas Martin & A.E. Velez for the NY Times

Quentin Tarantino in world war II. Read on. NY Times by Kristin Ohenaedel. Pic by François Duhame.

Here's the NY Times Jeremy W. Peters with his take on Culebra. The Pic is by Laura Magruder.

And here's the NY Times' C.J. Hugheson Las Casitas, Los Rincones Criollo, and just plain Culture baby. As it thrives on Melrose en el Bronx.

Suenalo by Suenalo Sound System Solta o Frango by Bond do Role Acuyuye by DLG with Johnny Pacheco

Manuel Mato did a very cool thing he put out a CD in '07 cataloging the cool 70s sound of the Cuban-American Bands that were setting it off in Miami then - At M & M Records in Hialeah, THIS story by Amy Dirscoll tells the tale. She writes about capturing the raw...

Limestone Lounge is a GREAT online place to discuss Florida musicians, producers, record labels, disc jockeys, and other fun things. Our emphasis is on 60s soul music, teen garage bands, and records (they LOVE records!), but there are also forum threads on Florida...

This list of cool stuff at Dusty Groove has nice outsider appreciation for Pearly Queen, Coke, Jorge Santana, Malo etc... ¡Dale!

Lets hear it for 36 hours in Spain. Although spending three times that would be much better. Here's to Stuart Emmrich in the Times laying it down in the travel section. There's a cool slideshow there too, a weekend in Barcelona. Great movie. Whit Stillman ya'll.

Larry Rohter in the NY Times on Alfonso Curaon, Guillermo del Torro and Alejandro Gonzalez Iñarritu's new production company. Mexico's three most powerful directors get at it with their own prod company. Coppola, Bogdanovich, and Friedkin tried it in the 70s with The...

We've got a buncha great Latino record stores down in Miami but when it comes to the tried and true hallmarks of the indie record store scene - you've only got a handful - The awesome RadioActive in Lauderdale, "the buy-the-new-beastie boys (Check Your Head)...

In an old house at 2960 N High St, Kyle has lots and lots of vinyl. National Record Store Day is a big day for Lost Weekend Records in Columbus, Ohio. All used LPs are 33% off, all used 45s are 45% off and 78s are - you'll never guess - only 78 cents. Of course, Kyle...

It's a landmark really. Granted, there's no Brutus the Buckeye beckoning with his freakishly round head, but the Singing Dog is an Ohio State University staple. Since 1978, before most of his patrons were a twinkle in their daddy's pants, Jim Dawson has been buying...

Friend of ñ an, star of the forthcoming Scenes from a Bubble: The Sky and all around great guy Victor Barroso just did a Triathlon to raise money for Saint Jude children's charities. He exceeded his fundraising goal and then some ..and congrats to you VB! But if...

A few more pics of that great night. A party at YUCA - 5 sold out shows, as co-director & KIE founder Joe Cardona addresses the crowd.

LARRY ROHTER writes about it HERE.

This Hilarious video by the Selwyn Bros. is burning it up at the great Atom.com , they'd describe their troubles as Difficult crossword puzzles, in-grown hairs, and declining stock portfolios — it's hard out here for a caucasian. This is funny, catchy stuff , name...

People Love Apps. And there's a Goldmine to be made. So says Jenna Wortham in the Sunday Times.

Josh Kun in the NY Times phones home with this cool piece on the ringer market explosion for Mexican bands , our faves Los Tigres Del Norte pictured here.