Email AuthorGabriel San Roman
Sound Strike Declares Arizona Toy and Food Drive a Success
December 30, 2010 in Heard Mentality
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Thank 7-Eleven for Chicano Music Heaven?
December 28, 2010 in Heard Mentality
7-Eleven: A one-stop shop for all your Chicano music needs!?Record stores in OC have been in decline this past decade. Tower Records is long gone and the block of the Virgin...
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Woody Guthrie's Forgotten Christmas Song
December 23, 2010 in Heard Mentality
? American folk treasure Woody Guthrie is said to have written more than one-thousand songs in his lifetime. "Deportee," "This Land is Your Land" and "Do-Re-Mi" are among his essential...
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JV, Hip-Hop Queen, Still Shines Her Light
December 22, 2010 in Heard Mentality
myspace.com/therealjv?Jennifer Velarde etched her initials into hip-hop history as the first Chicana rapper to ever put out an album. Signed to Thump records, JV hit the scene in 1994 with...
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'Avatar'-Inspired Song by Victor-E of El Vuh
December 21, 2010 in Heard Mentality
? It's hard to believe, but director James Cameron's blockbuster film Avatar just turned one year old last Saturday. The birthday of the highest-grossing movie in cinematic history has coincided...
La Santa Cecilia Make Some Night Moves With 'Noche y Citas'
December 20, 2010 in Heard Mentality
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PHILM: Slayer's Dave Lombardo's New Power Trio
December 16, 2010 in Heard Mentality
myspace.com/philmrocks?For Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo, the musical philosophy "less is more" guides PHILM, his newly formed metal power trio. For him, the downsizing goes right to his storied drum kit,...
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Caifanes Reunite to Play Coachella?
December 15, 2010 in Heard Mentality
? The Spanish-language music press is abuzz with news of a confirmed Caifanes reunion in 2011. The legendary rock en espaol band from Mexico City has made amends after fifteen...
Girl in a Coma Tops Esquire's 'Best Unknown Songs' List
December 13, 2010 in Heard Mentality
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[Exclusive] Rebeleon Entertainment's Sebastian Krys Gives his First Interview
December 09, 2010 in Heard Mentality
?Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the Los Angeles-based multi-Grammy award winning producer and engineer Sebastian Krys is launching a Latin music rebellion. To that end, he has started a new...
Five Caifanes Songs Neblina Should Cover
December 08, 2010 in Heard Mentality
Ziggy Marley's 'Wild and Free Singles'
December 06, 2010 in Heard Mentality
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Reasoning Rap and Metal in the Islamic World
December 03, 2010 in Heard Mentality
Erik Brandt? In the December issue of the libertarian Reason Magazine, an article by journalist James M. Dorsey explores the cultural phenomenon of underground music scenes in the Islamic world....
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Mad Marionettes Experiment Acoustically at Bistro 400
December 01, 2010 in Heard Mentality
www.myspace.com/madmarionettes?When the Mad Marionettes were declared the IE's "Next Big Thing" three years ago, the ultra-eclectic four-piece band from Riverside was gaining notoriety for its energetic charismatic live shows. The Mad...
New Hip-Hop Album Says Leonard Peltier Got a Bad Rap
November 30, 2010 in Heard Mentality
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Latin Alternative Music Guide: OC Edicin!
November 26, 2010 in Heard Mentality
Earlier this week, I introduced readers to my "Latin Alternative Music Guide: LA Edicin" and the musicians who compiled it - a task too much for one person and one blog post! (Other...
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Latin Alternative Music Guide: LA Edicin!
November 23, 2010 in Heard Mentality
www.pilardiaz.com?Our lovely, monstrous, sprawling metropolis to the North otherwise known as Los Angeles has seen new talent fuse with established artists to create a revival of sorts in the broad...
He's Steven Slater, Bitches: Jet Blue Employee Turned Folk Hero Turned...Rapper?
November 18, 2010 in Heard Mentality
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Explaining the Shitty Economy Through LMFAO's 'Shots'
November 17, 2010 in Heard Mentality
Christopher Victorio/OC Weekly?The Great Recession may have been long declared over, but the pain continues for many everyday people. For the curious, the bottoming out of the U.S. economy prompted...
Los Aldeanos Concert in Miami Provokes Political Debate
November 16, 2010 in Heard Mentality
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Does 'Radio Chola' Have a Future? Stay Tuned
November 11, 2010 in Heard Mentality
?After a chaotic week in which Ask a Chola was revealed to be a Santa Ana loft dweller named Chloe Michalopolous, those angered by the revelation turned focus to her...
'Rap Like Ms. Krazie' Contest Ends With Surprise Pick
November 09, 2010 in Heard Mentality
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Torreblanca: 'Things Are so Much More Vivid [in America]'
November 05, 2010 in Heard Mentality
?Following Perrozompopo's performance at Anaheim's Club Ember last night, OC's recent Latin Alternative revival turns next to a Day of the Dead celebration in Santa Ana. Torreblanca, one of two...
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Kanye West: An Appreciation (Or, Why George W Isn't a Kanye Fan)
November 03, 2010 in Heard Mentality
The MOST disgusting moment, Dubya? Really??As Republicans were taking over of the House of Representatives, the first excerpts of former President George W. Bush's interview with NBC's Matt Lauer were...
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Mr. Micky Mouth's Election Day Rap
November 02, 2010 in Heard Mentality
?As people in OC head to the polls today casting votes for governor, a slew of propositions, and city council member candidates, the satirical campaign of Mr. Micky Mouth has...
