The NY Times Jeff Bailey has the story here. Gorgeous Pic by Sally Ryan for the Times. There's a photo slide show as well.

Below is an LINK to a killer article from Lizette Alvarez and Michael Wilson in this weekend's NY Times about some peeps that came up through the NYC projects. They lay out the facts, like that There are more than 400,000 residents in the New York City Housing...

We remember laughing our heads off at Old School. Now the director, Todd Phillips, of said flick has a new one and the Times' Dave Itzkoff has the story.

Joe Cardona's new doc on the Freedom Flights airs on Thursday the 28th. 8pm on Channel 2 - It's hard to believe that in the telling of the various stories of Cuban Exile, we've never told this touching and important one through video. Click on the pic for a preview,...

Just go read. A satirical take on Mexican culture direct from Mexico. By Jon Caramancia. Pic by Chad Batka. Both for the Times.

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...