Been reading the book “White Riot… Punk Rock and the Politics of Race” for the past few weeks. I’m almost finished and more on it later. It’s an intense book that is proving to be valuable in terms of the history of punk and of getting another perspective than the typical Ramones, Sex Pistols, Clash […]
It happened so fast. One minute I’m in the middle of the tourist zone packed with people, the next I take a turn down a not too dimly lit and not so isolated street and notice 2 sketchy characters coming my way. I decide to head the other direction and then notice 2 other sketchy […]
February 5th, 2011 So we kick things off with our first coverage of a punk concert for 2011 and I’m happy to say it was for a good cause. Our friend Kmilo helped organize the event which requested that punks bring notebooks for school kids who couldn’t afford them. From the looks of the number […]
Medellin, Colombia The Alta Voz Punk Festival went down this past Saturday in Medellin, Colombia in a park near the University of Medellin. It was a beautiful day for an outdoor festival, not too hot and most importantly, no rain! I arrived around 3:30 pm with my amigos from Los Suziox (The Dirty), who were […]
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 love punk music, the punk lifestyle and in general, get along with punks I’ve met from all over the world. But there is something truly special and unique about the punk scene in Latin America and in particular Colombia. The intensity and the length of the intensity just can’t be matched. At first, it’s very intimidating environment. But later, many punks come up to you and ask questions about why you are there and some to even take photos with the visiting “Gringo” with the camera and to welcome you to their world.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Heading to Bogota & Medellin with the Casualties to tape the shows. Should be fun! Stay tuned for pics and videos coming soon!
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.