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Puerto Rico Indie: 10 More Bands to Love
Words by Jhoni Jackson
Our recent scene report on indie music in San Juan highlighted many of the movers and shakers in Puerto Rico’s thriving indie scene, but it...
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Soulful Spanish-Language Dancehall From Young Ragga
Name: Young Ragga
Where He's From: San Juan, Puerto Rico
When He Started: 2010
Genre: Reggae and Dancehall
Most Similar: Los Rakas, Cultura...
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Scene Report: Less is More for San Juan’s Eclectic Indie Scene
You can drive from Puerto Rico’s east to west coast in less than four hours. It’s that small. While it’s actually more densely populated than most of the United States,...
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Las Ardillas Wear Hearts Full of Napalm on Their Sleeves
Name: Las Ardillas
Where They’re From: San Juan, Puerto Rico
When They Started: 2000
Genre: Garage Punk
Most Similar: Admittedly, Davila 666 and Los...
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Danny Fornaris: Reggaeton King, Giant Hippie
The man in the picture above looks more like the lost Puerto Rican member of Mumford and Sons than the one of the biggest names in reggaeton. But looks can be deceiving....
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Tego Calderón: Rapper, Revolutionary, and Original Rooster?
In 2005, when reggaeton first came to a car stereo near you following the breakthrough success of Daddy Yankee’s “Gasolina,” Tego Calderón was one of the first major...
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Calle 13′s Pan-Latin Experiment
Just as the midsummer twilight began to fade into night, the flags shot up into the air.
It was one of the closing concerts of the annual Latin Alternative Music...
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Global Garage: 10 Bands Making Old Rock ‘N’ Roll Sound New
The United States might be the birthplace of rock 'n' roll, but no sooner had the strange beast reared its head than it was everywhere else too. It caught on fast...
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Puerto Rico’s Los Vigilantes: Rock ‘n’ Roll’s New Defenders
We were really relieved when San Juan's Los Vigilantes won our Artist of the Week competition. Not only does this hardworking band of garage punks deserve all the love...
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San Juan’s Los Vigilantes Gang Up On Garage Punk
Name: Los Vigilantes
Where They're From: Puerto Rico
Genre: Garage Punk
When They Started: 2009
Most Similar: Davila 666, Mark Sultan
The Sound: Like...
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Unforgettable 2011: 10 Memorable Moments In Global Hip Hop
We thought about doing a list of the best global hip hop albums or singles for 2011, but it just didn't seem quite right. Hip hop remains such an unruly genre...
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Coolest Non-English Tracks of 2011
Yes, it's the language that I'm writing in. But I'm over it.
Music lovers around the world must be agreeing with me, because from our view at MTV Iggy, 2011 marked...
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Bands We Like: Puerto Rico’s Garage Punks Davila 666
Puerto Rican garage rockers Davila 666 wear their love of The Ramones on their sleeves. Like the The Ramones, all of the members go by the same last name: Davila. Only...