J-Sarks tells me that the Bostich+Fussible show at The Independent in San Francisco this past weekend went incredibly well!  Thanks to SF for all the love - Arriba Nortec!  Can’t wait to see what happens in 2009 [did you know Bostich+Fussible are nominated for a GRAMMY - cross your fingers!]  Next show in US will be January 8th at the ECHOPLEX in Los Angeles - CAN’T MISS THIS SHOW!

DSC_1748PMband@tacostand, originally uploaded by toolboxdc (personal storage/random)

Big News!  Can’t wait to see this latest clip from the Monterrey crew.  The clip for “Let U Know” off of their new album, “All U Need is Mosh” - was shot there last week by the amazing director/photog/DJ/Rennaissance Man - Brian Liu.  Check out his blog about the shoot here:  http://toolboxdc.blogspot.com/2008/12/directing-new-plastilina-mosh-video.html
Stay tuned on where the clip will air in 2009! Chicuelos!

http://www.kcrw.com/music/programs/tu/tu081218aterciopelados_rio_s

Aterciopelados: Rio (Sidestepper’s Tigris Remix)
THU DEC 18, 2008
Colombian duo Aterciopelados gave us the song ‘Rio,’ a musical prayer for the river of Bogota. DJ and producer Richard Blair, of Sidestepper fame, decided to remix it. Today’s Top Tune is an exclusive to KCRW, at least until the world catches on– it’s the Sidestepper Tigris remix of ‘Rio.’

For you french-speakers out there - ENJOY this really comprehensive piece on Manu Chao w/ live performances from La Phaze, Gogol Bordello and others.

Click here:  http://www.mytaratata.com/Pages/EMISSIONS_voir.aspx?TvShowId=348

Hey world - it’s Nati here giving you a taste of some of our VERY EXCITING 2009 RELEASE SCHEDULE [there's mucccccccccccccccccch more excitement coming, folks!] I know that I’m personally SUPER EXCITED about this 09′ release from Bomba Estereo ‘Blow Up’ - Out in Spring  2009. The Colombian duo [Simon Meija and Li Saumet] make an infectious/funky/danceable mix of hip-hop, dub, reggae, electro-elements mixed w/ colombian folk music like cumbia, champeta that is accessible and groove-worthy. It’s just funkay! And the vocalist, Li — I can’t stop listening to her chants, wails, raps — she does it all!  Get a taste of Nacional Records upcoming release BLOW UP here.

Check out this clip from Manu Chao’s Latin-Grammy winning album, La Radiolina.   We heard Manu’s two shows in London [at The Forum - w/ one more to go tonight] are going fantastically!

Funny story - when Manu was here in Los Angeles after his stint to Austin, San Francisco and Tijuana, he spent a day editing the video on the peaceful Cookman premises - que cool! We remember how excited he was to have finished the edit - that’s right folks, Manu does his own editing! Enjoy and spread the it to all your people! Big Manu Chao news in January…:)

Click below to get The Pinker Tones’ latest album, Wild Animals

EXCLUSIVE NEW DOWNLOAD: Señor Coconut - Around The World (Daft Punk Cover) + Da Da Da (Trio Cover & English Version)

Click above and vote for Nacional Records Artists at our friends, KEXP in Seattle: The Pinker Tones, Aterciopelados, Monareta and Nortec Collective presents: Bostich+Fussible [GRAMMY-NOMINATED]

The Band: Lula [Brazil], Hugo Chavez [Venezuela], Fidel [Cuba], Manuel Zelaya [Honduras], Rafael Correa [Ecuador], Evo Morales [Bolivia]