July 10th, 2010 – Castilla, Sin Armas (Disarm) / Medellin, Colombia This was my first time being on stage with Los Suziox as they played live and what a trip it was. The view from the stage of the crazed fans, the circle pit and the rain pouring down the whole time was pretty intense. […]
I’ve dug deeper in the punk scene of Medellin, Colombia for a couple reasons. 1) I’m in love with Medellin and as a result am more familiar with the city and the scene there 2) There is a damn good punk scene in Medellin. As many of you may have read before, I am very […]
Back in February, I almost canceled a long planned trip to Uruguay from Argentina. I’m sure glad I didn’t. There is some really good punk music down in Uruguay with bands like “Rudos Wild”, “Los Ultimos de Los Ramones” (Last of the Ramones), “Buitres” and “Rameres Punk” playing some kick ass punk music down south. […]
MONTEVIDEO, URAGUAY – Final Night In South America My month long trip to South America was coming to a close. My laundry, too much, too dirty and me tan,but not TOO tan, very relaxed and maybe, just maybe, getting better at speaking Spanish. Clocking in at 30 days on the dot almost, this had been […]
MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY:Last week of the trip. No camera, No Computer.. what to do? No choice but to calmly carry on and make the best of a changing situation. That changing situation got much easier thanks to a few folks in Montevideo’s punk scene, namely Camila from Rameras Punk, Cabeza from El Ultimo de los Ramones […]
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA: 2/21/10 My final night in Buenos Aires could not have ended better than a concert with legendary punks “Dos Minutos”, complete with a backstage interview with lead singer “El Mosco”. I had a little lost in translation mishap where I went to meet the band at the rehearsal space in downtown only […]
My friend Jorge from ColombianPunk.com insisted that I interview a band in Buenos Aires called Comando Suicida and I’m glad he did. Their guitarist Martin invited me to their rehearsal last night at Vadar Studios in a neighborhood about a 15 minute taxi ride from my apartment in Recoleta. The problem was none of these […]
Video of The Casualties performing their classic “Unknown Soldier” in Medellin, Colombia last December. Sorry for the delay in getting these up.
When I was down in Colombia for the big Casualties show back in December, I knew I’d get treated too some great punk music, what I didn’t know was that much of that music would be local talent singing in Spanish. Medellin Colombia has a rich, rich punk history due in no small part to […]
The crowd goes NUTZ as the Casualties take the stage for the first time in Bogota, Colombia to perform “Carry on the Flag” and “We Are All We Have” from their latest CD. More video coming soon.. stay tuned!
Punks in Havana bravely open up on camera about their lives and being punk in an oppressive country like Cuba. While we were conducting interviews, the Cuban police arrested one of our interviewees for reasons unknown. Undaunted by the possibility of arrest and harassment these punks were courageous enough to express to the world what […]
Combine my favorite music (punk) with my favorite city (Medellin, Colombia) and throw in one of my favorite bands (the Casualties) and objectivity begins to seriously deteriorate. Throw in one of the most vibrant punk scenes I’ve ever seen with cold beer and backstage access and there is no way you’re gonna hear me say […]
Hardcore punks circle pit in Bogota, Colombia
Bogota, Colombia – December 11th, 2009: Anticipation was electric for the big Casualties show in Bogota Colombia. I had heard about the show for months and even though I had just returned from a crazy trip in Mexico and Cuba, I couldn’t miss the opportunity to see these guys their first time in Colombia. The […]
In the U.S.. full time Journalist are granted a “General License” to travel to Cuba and I’d always wanted to go when I was Executive Producing American Latino TV & LatiNation but time and expense prevented that from happening. However, when my former production partner, Renzo Devia asked me to come down to Cuba to […]
German punks Die Toten Hosen in Bogota, Colombia from November 13, 2009.. their first concert in Colombia.. singing about something…? any ideas?
My trip to Guatemala City, Guatemala was awesome. Here’s the legendary Hector and mi amigos from Warning the night before the big show playing their song “Punks Never Die’. It was intense.