I've been busy updating this place, the old format(s) were just annoying to me, I think I like this one(for now), so I plan on keeping it, I need to add the comment feature back though. If you have posted comments I still have them saved and they should be reappearing soon.
Thanks for your patience, isn't it fun reading a blog that belongs to a dyslexic attention deficit disorder sufferer.........isn't it???
What was I saying? Where is my ham sandwich? Where are my shoes? I have to go finish my paint-by-number portrait of the Last Supper now.
In the meantime good to know I'm not the only one that is hard to figure out:
Latin alternative music fans grow beyond sight of marketers
By MICHELLE MORGANTE
Associated Press
SAN DIEGO -- The biggest names in Latin music may come from the well-defined worlds of polished pop, tropical salsa, or the accordion-infused rhythms of Mexican regional.
But when it comes to young Latinos, the diverse genre of Latin Alternative is hitting the mark. Even though it still has trouble penetrating the radio waves, the edgy sounds of Spanish rock, electronica, hip-hop and ska are filling concert halls from Santa Ana to Santiago.
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Organizers of the Latin Alternative Music Conference, which opens in Los Angeles on Aug. 11, say faulty research and reliance on established artists has many record labels and marketing companies overlooking not just a hot trend, but some great music.
"Latinos are many different things. That's why it's so hard to talk to us, and to market to us," says Tomas Cookman, music promoter and co-founder of the conference, known as the LAMC, which is in its fifth year.
"Mexicans are Mexicans. Colombians are Colombian. And yes, there are certain issues that unite us. ... Latin alternative has wide appeal."
Source: Houston Chronicle - article here.
CJ at 8/11/2004
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