COVER THE EARTH: Bizarro Versions of Your Favorite Oldies From Across the World Wide Weird

There are lots of foreign-language covers out there, but what really intruiges me is when non-Anglo/Americans approach the material from the...

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Punk Mariachi!

Just in time for Cinco de Mayo, here's a few tracks from L.A. bands playing...punk mariachi? How is such a thing possible?  One style is...

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Mexican Water Jug/Soda Bottle Folk Instruments

(Vote for "M4M Idol" ! You've got 'til Oct. 6.) A welcome recent trend in Mexican and Mexican/American music is playing i...

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Vote For M4M Idol!!

Don't you wish all of those "[name of country] Idol"/"X Factor"-type shows had good music? Well, now here's your...

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Manic Hispanic

I love Manic Hispanic , and their Chicano parodies of punk rock classics, a la El Vez and his Mexican-ized take on Elvis. But then again, I...

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