Kinky is one of the most important music acts of the last twenty years from Mexico.
Continue readingKinky mixes things up with “Llena de Mentiras”
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2012 Mexican Presidential Election
Not much is mentioned about the Mexican presidential election for 2012. Continue reading
Carla Morrison “Hasta La Piel” video
Spring is here or upon us, depending on where you live north of the equator. Continue reading
Watch Vice’s Guide to Mexican Narco Cinema
It’s good to see Nortec Collective’s music being used for Vice’s Guide to Mexican Narco Cinema. Continue reading
200 Years of Mexican Independence
Today marks 200 years of Mexican independence from Spanish rule. Continue reading
Nortec Collective Creates Ringtone That Fits Perfectly for the World Cup + More Soccer Musings
Maybe I’m reading into thing’s a bit much, but the ringtone is perfect for fans of the Mexican team. Continue reading
Feliz Cinco de Mayo
A common misconception amongst Americans is that Mexicans south of the Rio Grande celebrate Cinco as much as Americans do. Truth of the matter is, Cinco is an American marketing strategy, much like Easter, Halloween, and Christmas. The only place I can imagine Mexicans celebrating Cinco is down in Puebla, but that’s it. Gustavo Arrellano from Ask a Mexican, wrote a great piece last week that had a playlist of songs that you should ask the mariachis at your local Mexican restaurant to sing. Not a bad song in the lot, and you can read them here. This one’s my favorite:
“La Media Vuelta” (The Half-Turn): Is there a more supremely confident, hyper-macho Mexican song out there? “You’ll leave if I say so?” “You’ll stay if I say so?” “I want you to kiss other lips just to see how great I am in contrast?” Perfect!
Luis Miguel-La Media Vuelta [mp3]
Trio Los Panchos con Eydie Gorme-La Media Vuelta [mp3]
and what would any Cinco de Mayo be without some Chente!
fashion hygiene
In my post about swine flu in Mexico City I mentioned I thought that the cubreboca, (medical mask) would soon enough become a fashion accessory. Everybody wants to be an individual right?
Check out the gallery of custom face mask photos from Mexico on the guardian.co.uk
who’s afraid of swine flu?
Walking around México, D.F. is a little like being an extra in a zombie movie right now; the city of 20+ million feels deserted with almost everything closed up and not even too much traffic. Museums are closed, church services canceled, and the army is at the airport checking people for symptoms. We went out this weekend and mixed in with the surgical mask wearing masses to get a feel for the epidemic ambience.
so you wanna cockfight?
Julio and I wanted to use the Culture section for all kinds of posts and photoblogs about interesting things worldwide. I’ve been living in México for about a year and this is my first time writing on cause=time, enjoy
cheers
This year I went to the Internaciónal Fería de Caballo in Texcoco, México… a huge 25 day long party that gets something like 700,000 visitors. It’s a giant, mutant combination of amusement park, stock show, pop concert and dance club- with bars around every corner, huge groups of mariachi bands fighting it out, and two big arenas where you can watch a bullfight- or bet thousands of pesos on which cock will survive the next few seconds.
I took lots of photos.