Alt-Latino

Hashtag Stay Hungry Remember that charity thing a million years ago? Here’s the picture we took with Adam Jones. Pretty cool. Movies 30 for 30: The Band That Wouldn’t Die - I don’t remember if I classified the last 30 for 30 I watched as a movie or not, but for the sake of filling out this section, why not, right? As for the documentary itself, what a neat portrait of football in MD. I would never have realized the depths to which the city loved that old team and how heartbroken they were. Made me really excited to see the band at that Ravens/Jets game I went to. ...

Thanks to last.fm, I can tell you what my personal favorite music of 2011 has been! Top 10 Artists of 2011 1. The Beatles (1,156) I’d say the number of tracks in my collection that are by The Beatles or by the Rx Bandits far outweighs the number of other tracks. It’s not a coincidence, since I love both bands, but I don’t think you’ll see these positions change much in the future. ...

[caption id="" align=“aligncenter” width=“300” caption=“I was expecting good things, but this movie is great.”] [/caption] Been another slow week, but that’s how things go during the holidays (and when TOR is out) Movies Attack the Block - Much better than it had any right being. A fantastic monster movie with hooligan protagonists that you come to love. It’s all fun and games until the violence really starts. Then it’s hair-raising and exciting leading to a finale that is incredibly satisfying. ...

[caption id="" align=“aligncenter” width=“500” caption=“Thankfully the damage was minimal in MD.”] [/caption] Movies Paprika - When the week started I didn’t realize I’d be getting back into Satoshi Kon so hardcore. I actually put off watching it two weeks ago because I thought it would be scarier, but it turned out to not be so bad (and it was awesome). Made me put Perfect Blue at the top of the queue. More here. ...

NPR’s Alt Latino has revolutionized my music space and I love it. I get all kinds of acts that aren’t even mainstream in the Latino community, like Gaby Moreno, who has a stellar voice (she really flaunts it in the third song). Enjoy.