Today, the world
remembers when 30 years ago the music video for Michael Jackson’s Thriller had its premiere on MTV. I’m sure
a lot of writing pieces will be published regarding this event, but I didn’t want that to stop me from sharing my personal experience about it.
Monday, December 2, 2013
30 years of Michael Jackson's "Thriller": A personal retrospective
Labels:
1980's,
1983,
80's,
art,
icon,
iconic,
King of Pop,
Michael Jackson,
MJ,
MTV,
music,
music videos,
opinion,
pop,
pop culture,
premiere,
retrospective,
Thriller
Sunday, September 22, 2013
¡Bienvenido, otoño!
Monte Kõya, prefectura de Wakayama, Japón.
(Foto de 663highland, de Wikimedia Commons.)
Labels:
biblioteca,
hojas secas,
jazz,
libros,
Mario Benedetti,
musa,
naturaleza,
Nueva York,
opinión,
otoño,
poemas,
poesía
Thursday, August 22, 2013
Reseña: La jaula de las locas
Por primera vez en Puerto Rico sube a escena La jaula de las locas, una adaptación de La cage aux folles (1973), obra musical del dramaturgo francés Jean Poiret. Por espacio de casi tres horas, los espectadores fuimos transportados a un club nocturno en Saint-Tropez, del cual no queríamos salir.
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Dos décadas de Dynamo
El 1 de octubre 1992, la banda argentina Soda Stereo publicó Dynamo, su sexto álbum de estudio. En aquella época no contó con el mismo respaldo masivo que su predecesor, Canción Animal, debido a que el grupo cambió de disquera (lo que afectó su promoción) y por el sonido experimental que traía consigo, apartándolo así del resto de su discografía. Para muchos (incluyéndome), es un disco adelantado a su época y el mejor o uno de los mejores de la banda. Al escucharlo hoy, en el 2012, su sonido no está expirado, sino que mantiene un sonido vigente y fresco.
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Quotes Mix Tape: The Dark Knight Rises
"Quotes Mix Tape" is a series of posts in which I present and discuss five quotes from films, literature, TV series, or music that made an impact in my life.
Today is the Blu-Ray release of The Dark Knight Rises, which is the epic conclusion to Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight Trilogy. To celebrate (and hell, even cry about) this, the last video release of this Batman franchise, I dedicate this post to this event.
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Quotes Mix Tape: Michael Jackson
"Quotes Mix Tape" is a series of posts in which I present and discuss five quotes from films, literature, TV series, or music that made an impact in my life.
Today, Michael Jackson would've turned 54 years old. To celebrate his life and his art, this edition is dedicated to him.
Monday, August 20, 2012
The Dark Knight Rises: Positives and Negatives
To
say that The Dark Knight Rises (TDKR)
was a horrible movie is a big mistake, but to say that it was perfect is also a
mistake.
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Quotes Mix Tape: The Dark Knight
"Quotes Mix Tape" is a series of posts in which I present and discuss five quotes from films, literature, TV series, or music that made an impact in my life.
In anticipation to this month's release of The Dark Knight Rises, I'll dedicate this edition to 2008's The Dark Knight, which was the sequel to 2005's Batman Begins.Sunday, July 8, 2012
Monday, July 2, 2012
Quotes Mix Tape: Batman Begins
Today I'm introducing a new series of posts called "Quotes Mix Tape", in which I'll present and discuss five quotes from films, literature, TV series, or music that made an impact in my life.
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Welcome back, Bob!
There’s always a resident of the TV tubes that captures our minds and hearts, and I’m not necessarily referring to a character in a series. This time, I’m talking about someone who’s more than a TV host: Robert Osborne.
Labels:
cable,
channel,
classic films,
movies,
Oscars,
Robert Osborne,
TCM,
Turner Classic Movies,
TV,
TV host
Monday, October 31, 2011
The orange mix tape: Halloween
Halloween is one of the coolest holidays. It gives you the chance to eat lots of candy and become someone else for one night, because you have to admit that we all fantasize about becoming someone else for a moment. It’s part of the human condition.
Labels:
Camille Saint-Saëns,
Edgar Allan Poe,
Halloween,
Hans Zimmer,
Kanye West,
Mecano,
Menudo,
Michael Jackson,
mix tape,
music,
Rush,
Soda Stereo,
Thriller
Sunday, October 9, 2011
I'm in the newspaper!
Yes! And I didn't have to kill anyone or get drunk in a reality show!
Monday, September 12, 2011
Bon anniversaire, Mylène!
Labels:
art,
birthday,
blog,
France,
French music,
music,
music videos,
musique,
Mylène Farmer,
pop,
Puerto Rico Indie,
trilingual
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
El 7 de septiembre: Día Internacional de Mecano
El siete de septiembre
es nuestro aniversario
y no sabremos si besarnos
en la cara o en los labios.
-“El 7 de septiembre”,
Mecano
O al menos
eso pienso yo.
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Happy 53rd birthday, Madonna!
Photo by Crazy-Heart (via flickr)
Today marks the 53rd birthday of the one and only Queen of Pop: Madonna. She’s one of my musical goddesses (note to self: write a post about all my musical gods and goddesses), and I always like to remember the birthdays of those musicians and actors whom I admire. Usually, when one of my favorite musicians is having a birthday, I celebrate it by listening to his or her music. Today will be no exception.
For the occasion, I’ve prepared a list of my top 7 favorite songs and videos from Madge. Why top 7? Because I couldn’t choose only 5 wanted to do something different, of course!
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Los 52 de Cerati
Hace 52 años, el 11 de agosto de 1959, nació en Buenos Aires, Argentina, uno de mis dioses musicales: Gustavo Cerati.
Labels:
52,
cumpleaños,
Gustavo Cerati,
Nuestra fe,
Soda Stereo
Monday, August 8, 2011
Say NO to movie spoilers!
| Daquella manera via flickr |
In recent days, websites and fans have posted spoilerish pictures from the set of The Dark Knight Rises, which is next year’s most awaited film. I’ve received links of those sites and I’ve seen some tweets and Facebook posts regarding them, yet I have refused to see any. Why? Because I hate spoilers.
In my opinion, spoilers ruin the entire movie experience.
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
MTV after 30 years: On why we don’t talk with it anymore
During my teenage years in the late 90’s, when I started learning about MTV’s origins, I always dreamed of watching the channel’s first hour. When it happened, I wasn’t even alive (I got here three years later, while Madonna was proclaiming she felt “like a virgin”). I wondered all the time what it might’ve felt to witness that historic moment back in August 1st, 1981 not only because of its importance, but because I’m an 80’s fan. That's why I would do anything to hop in a time machine and go back to that decade, and then visit the roaring 20’s.
Labels:
Alan Hunter,
Cliff Richard,
Fab 5 Freddy,
J.J. Jackson,
Madonna,
Mark Goodman,
Martha Quinn,
Michael Jackson,
MTV,
MTV30,
music,
Nina Blackwood,
pop,
rock 'n roll,
The Buggles,
VH1 Classic,
VJ
Intro
So here it is! The moment that I've been dreaming of for three years: the birth of my blog!
Labels:
first post,
intro,
pop culture
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