Remezcla https://remezcla.com/author/rvillegas/ Our Thing Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:30:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://remezcla.com/wp-content/themes/remezcla/assets/images/social/precomposed-144x144.png Remezcla https://remezcla.com/author/rvillegas/ 144 144 The Mess: Rock n’ Roll is Back! & Women are Leading the Way https://remezcla.com/features/music/the-mess-rock-n-roll-is-back-women-are-leading-the-way/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:24:42 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?post_type=re_features&p=483939 The Mess is a column from journalist Richard Villegas, who has been reporting on new, exciting sounds flourishing in the Latin American underground for nearly a decade. As the host of the Songmess Podcast, his travels have intersected with fresh sounds, scene legends, ancestral traditions, and the socio-political contexts that influence your favorite artists. The

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]]> The Mess-Women Art by Stephany Torres for Remezcla. The Mess: Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso’s Mischievousness Made Them Stars, But Are We Tired of the Antics? https://remezcla.com/features/music/the-mess-ca7riel-paco-amorosos-mischievousness-made-them-stars-but-are-we-tired-of-the-antics/ Fri, 27 Feb 2026 21:16:48 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?post_type=re_features&p=482388 The Mess is a column from journalist Richard Villegas, who has been reporting on new, exciting sounds flourishing in the Latin American underground for nearly a decade. As the host of the Songmess Podcast, his travels have intersected with fresh sounds, scene legends, ancestral traditions, and the socio-political contexts that influence your favorite artists. The

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]]> The-mess-CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso Art by Stephany Torres for Remezcla. Cazzu’s Feud With Jhayco & Rauw Alejandro Highlights the Toxic Bro Culture That Fails Women https://remezcla.com/features/music/cazzus-feud-with-jhayco-rauw-alejandro-highlights-the-toxic-bro-culture-that-fails-women/ Wed, 25 Feb 2026 22:05:59 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?post_type=re_features&p=482273 It’s 2026, and the extremely outdated adage “bros before hoes” is back in the zeitgeist thanks to Tainy’s latest single, “Rosita.” The song features famed Boricua looksmaxxers Jhayco and Rauw Alejandro, teaming up for some mid-tempo popetón about lonely baddies sitting at home in their panties and lusting over the trio of ultra studly studs.

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]]> Jhayco-Cazzu-Rauw Alejandro Art by Stephany Torres for Remezcla. Bad Bunny is Not Ché Guevara – So Why Expect Him to Be? https://remezcla.com/features/music/bad-bunny-is-not-che-guevara-so-why-expect-him-to-be/ Tue, 10 Feb 2026 21:48:25 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?post_type=re_features&p=481517 Days after Bad Bunny delivered one of the most emotionally resonant and socially significant halftime shows in Super Bowl history, debate rages on. While obsessive fans and curious newcomers parse through the production’s Easter eggs, vitriol from the White House and conservative media continues attacking immigrants and Puerto Rico’s anti-colonial plight. This was all expected.

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]]> Bad Bunny_Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Roc Nation The Mess: Latin America’s Roots Music Resurgence is a Necessary Resistance Movement https://remezcla.com/features/music/the-mess-latin-americas-roots-music-resurgence-is-a-necessary-resistance-movement/ Wed, 28 Jan 2026 17:43:12 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?post_type=re_features&p=471477 The Mess is a new column from journalist Richard Villegas, who has been reporting on new, exciting sounds flourishing in the Latin American underground for nearly a decade. As the host of the Songmess Podcast, his travels have intersected with fresh sounds, scene legends, ancestral traditions, and the socio-political contexts that influence your favorite artists.

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]]> The Mess-Roots Music Art by Stephany Torres for Remezcla, The Mess: Rosalía Has a New Album, But Is the Rush for Content Killing Our Listening Experience? https://remezcla.com/features/music/the-mess-rosalia-has-a-new-album-but-is-the-rush-for-content-killing-our-listening-experience/ Fri, 28 Nov 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?post_type=re_features&p=444553 The Mess is a new column from journalist Richard Villegas, who has been reporting on new, exciting sounds flourishing in the Latin American underground for nearly a decade. As the host of the Songmess Podcast, his travels have intersected with fresh sounds, scene legends, ancestral traditions, and the socio-political contexts that influence your favorite artists.

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]]> The Mess_Rosalía Art by Stephany Torres for Remezcla. Meet Javiera Electra, Chile’s Rising Art-Pop Supreme https://remezcla.com/features/music/meet-javiera-electra-chiles-rising-art-pop-supreme/ Mon, 03 Nov 2025 21:02:30 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?post_type=re_features&p=443061 “Fuck it, we’re taking the metro,” says Chilean singer-songwriter Javiera Electra, clasping her broken guitar case and rushing into the chilly Santiago night. It’s August, and the unyielding winter rain has made securing an Uber impossible. But the rising art-pop star is dropping a new song that evening, and she’s determined to promote it at

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]]> Javiera Electra Photo by Pablo Montt Carreño. INTERVIEW: CRRDR’s ‘Latincore Legend’ is a Monument to Immigration & Internet Lawlessness https://remezcla.com/features/music/interview-crrdrs-latincore-legend-is-a-monument-to-immigration-internet-lawlessness/ Fri, 17 Oct 2025 17:15:27 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?post_type=re_features&p=442285 CRRDR is living in the fast lane. Over the course of two Zoom calls, the Colombian races through ideas encompassing music, immigration, and internet anarchy. His irreverent tunes are just as turbo-charged, melding fast-thumping electronic genres like nightcore and gabber with a panoply of Latin American rhythms that have coalesced into Latincore, a sub-category of

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]]> CRRDR Photo by Juan Avella. The Mess: The Kids Are Alright & Obsessed With ‘Freaky, Latino, Non-Binary Internet Music’ https://remezcla.com/features/music/the-mess-the-kids-are-alright-obsessed-with-freaky-latino-non-binary-internet-music/ Mon, 13 Oct 2025 17:20:53 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?post_type=re_features&p=441807 The Mess is a new column from journalist Richard Villegas, who has been reporting on new, exciting sounds flourishing in the Latin American underground for nearly a decade. As the host of the Songmess Podcast, his travels have intersected with fresh sounds, scene legends, ancestral traditions, and the socio-political contexts that influence your favorite artists.

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]]> The Mess_Freaky Art by Stephany Torres for Remezcla. INTERVIEW: Milo J Never Promised a Hip-Hop Career – Now He’s Exploring Argentine Folk on New Album https://remezcla.com/features/music/interview-milo-j-never-promised-a-hip-hop-career-now-hes-exploring-argentine-folk-on-new-album/ Fri, 26 Sep 2025 17:14:02 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?post_type=re_features&p=441166 At 18 years old, Milo J has already devoured the world. Though he was formally introduced to international audiences in 2023 with his blockbuster Bizarrap session and their subsequent joint EP, en dormir sin Madrid, the Argentine rap phenom was well on his way to becoming a household name. He broke out the year prior

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