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Coachella Day 3

Remezcla Estaff — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 21:00:00 +0000

I didn’t think I’d survive the last 72 hours, but I did. I thank two down-ass homies for having my back and making me laugh off the mishaps (i.e. lost usb cords, camera chargers, feminine products, etc.) Today was so much better than yesterday. Meeting Camilo Lara (pictured) of Mexican Institute of Sound and discovering

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Coachella Day 2

Remezcla Estaff — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 21:00:00 +0000

(Pictured: Buraka Som Sistema) Call me an old lady but the smell of cigarette smoke is a beyatch. I want to rip every last one out of every hand I see at this point. Okay, sorry for being Negative Nancy, but I have some very sore lungs. Day 2 was much easier on the piernas

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Coachella Day 1

Remezcla Estaff — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 21:00:00 +0000

Coachella’s everything I imagined it to be times 10. I hear the weather’s never been more perfect (highs in the 80s) and never before have I witnessed a day fly as fast as this one. Music back-to-back has a way of doing that though. From the first act, El Gran Silencio, to the last, Bajofondo,

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Remezcla Recap 2008

Remezcla Team — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 22:00:00 +0000

What’s the end of the year without a “Best of” list? Here at Remezcla, we keep it local, taking a look back at the past 365 days in Los Angeles. I thought this was going to be easy, but pinpointing my best and worst of Latino L.A. is hard work. A: I suck at making

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Dia De Los Muertos How-To

Remezcla Team — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 21:00:00 +0000

Halloween has its perks—ladies get to dress up like their Jezebel alter egos—but Dia De Los Muertos is one of a kind. When else can you build an altar for your fallen homie and douse it with their favorite alcoholic beverage, or leave water and tobacco to honor your ancestors? Day of the Dead is

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Gael Garcia Bernal Feels His Country's Pain

Remezcla Team — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 21:00:00 +0000

The LA Times reported today that Gael Garcia Bernal was blasted by Milenio newspaper columnist Jairo Calixto this morning for writing an editorial in El Universal newspaper Tuesday that expressed much sadness about the recent grenade attack during Mexican Independence Day celebrations in the state of Michoacan, his father’s birthplace. The article, written by Bernal

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Online Dating For Cheaters?

Remezcla Team — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:00:00 +0000

Have we been living under a rock and are the last to hear about The Ashley Madison Agency, an online dating service for those already in a relationship? We can’t believe there’s actually a site advocating betrayal. What would the host of Cheaters have to say about this? Users post taglines like “Seeking Someone Discreet

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Violence is Universal

Remezcla Team — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 21:00:00 +0000

Students from San Francisco’s June Jordan School of Equity spoke out at an SF City Hall conference about the violence happening in their communities and the recent killings that took three fellow students, brothers and friends. Although the violence is happening in the Mission District, a predominantly Latino neighborhood, the problem is universal. Young people

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No She Didn’t!

Remezcla Team — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 21:00:00 +0000

LaLa’s at it again. When not shooting cheesy music videos, she’s giving advice to Latina.com on how to date a thug. No joke. Staying true to her latest album, Love and Respect, LaLa drops knowledge on everything from why you should know his measurements (no, not those) in order to buy him clothes that fit

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Trust Your Struggle Strengthens LA

Remezcla Team — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:00:00 +0000

The Trust Your Struggle Collective landed in LA this past weekend, making their marks on the walls of IMIX Bookstore. Hailing from the Bay Area, artists Borish, Tres, CeCe, Bounce (pictured), Yoshi, Shaun, EZC, Mikey and Oba have been traveling all over the U.S. spreading the good word about art’s ability to heal communities. Through

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