Did you know that Nacional Records artists have been featured over the years all over television and film?  Well, with the music industry landscape changing every day, we see how people get introduced to our artists and we’re happy a lot of folks hear about them from TV placements and films.  Check out our TOP placements in 2008:

The Pinker Tones on WB’s ”Privileged”, HBO’s “Entourage”, Films “Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist” & “Beverly Hills Chihuahua”, & National “Target” Commercial
Monareta on ABC’s “Ugly Betty”, NBC’s “Chuck” and Film “Pride and Glory”
Plastilina Mosh on NBC’s “Chuck”
Pacha Massive on WB’s “Privileged” and National “Target” Commercial
Nortec Collective on WB’s “Easy Money”
Aterciopelados featured in Soundtrack for Colombian film “La Milagrosa”
Mexican Institute of Sound on Showtime’s “Californication”
DJ Bitman on Showtime’s “Weeds”
FIFA 2008 [EA Games] placement of The Pinker Tones, Senor Flavio, DJ Bitman

THE REGGAE ARTIST

BUENOS AIRES — When musician Fidel Nadal chats with a fellow Argentine, he braces for the inevitable question: You’re not from here, are you?

“That’s always, always, always the first thing they ask me,” he says.

 
The 42-year old Nadal is a fifth-generation Argentine. Yet most Argentines do not recognize Nadal as one of their own because he is black in a country that sees itself as almost exclusively European.

 
Nadal recalls being the only black student in his Buenos Aires elementary school in the 1960s. Some of his classmates nicknamed him Pelé — after Brazil’s greatest soccer star, who is black. Others called him Kunta — after the main character in the TV miniseries Roots.

The less creative simply yelled Che, negro — hey, black man.

To read the entire piece and more about this series on Afro-Latin Americans, go here:  http://www.miamiherald.com/multimedia/news/afrolatin/part5/achieve.html

We thought we would share some interesting discussion on how the cell phone will change how we listen to music…or won’t…or will!  What do you think?  Click on the WIRED logo to read the entire article.

….”That’s one reason why, in the immediate future, interactive radio will have a better chance of taking over mobile music market share than on-demand streaming or over-the-air download services. Another is that after ten or so years of moving away from programmed music, people are happy to let someone else do the work for a change. We could be moving towards a future when finding music in an online music store or file sharing network, downloading it, then sideloading it onto a portable will be come to seen as a waste of time.”

Click above to listen to a MUST-HEAR interview and acoustic set by Manu Chao presented by Charles Gillet on BBC Radio 3.

VIEWING PARTIES for Manu Chao on ‘Austin City Limits TV’ Premiere:
Los Angeles - Home Silverlake - 7 PM
San Francisco - Bollywood Cafe - 7 PM

HOT!:
96. Trisine - Latinsizer
64. Tijuana Sound Machine – Bostich + Fussible
34. Sastre del Diablo - Hiperboreal y Clorofila
31. Pervert Pop - Plastilina Mosh

I’m not too sure our Label Founder/President Tomas Cookman stumbled upon RH+ [they go by "The Rock Hudson" in Latin America], but what we know is we like what we hear.  Everytime I have a friend listen to their upcoming “Quintana Roo” - I get positive responses.  The band recalls groups like Broken Social Scene, Air and Stereolab - but with distinct flair with songs in English + Spanish.  I can’t wait till you get to hear their album, out on February 3rd.  My favorite track on the album, “Shuggy Ortiz”!  Until then, add them on myspace today and get your stream-on.

CLICK BELOW + Add them on Myspace Today!

Click above to read the exclusive interview w/ Eric Bobo!
“Meeting of the Minds” is OUT NOW - www.myspace.com/ericbobo

We love Fussible’s v-log perspective on all things Tijuana - including this new installment about the border crossing.  Enjoy + don’t forget to think GOOD vibes all this month and cross our fingers for a GRAMMY win in February!