Film – Morirse en Domingo (México, 2006)

This very dark Mexican independent comedy by director Daniel Gruener, takes place over a week in Mexico City as two economically vulnerable families clash over a recently deceased body.
Carlos(Humberto Busto), the loser son of a struggling middle class family, must accompany his beloved Uncle Julio to the only funeral home open on a Sunday. His father charges him with making sure the body is cremated, choosing [...]

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Books – Amulet by Roberto Bolaño

Amulet by Roberto Bolaño(translated to English by Chris Andrews) is the Chilean writer’s “other” novel to be published in the United States in the spring of 2007.  The Savage Detectives has been a lead review in every publication that still covers books in April and May.
Unlike that book’s epic size and scale,  Amulet is a short, intimate novella expanding on the story of [...]

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Mexican Institute of Sound – Méjico Máxico

Better known as  Instituto Mexicano de Sonido, Camilo Lara (aka DJ Pata Pata) of Mexico City creates a mezcla of milennial deep house beats and 1960s Mexican lounge music. In the collection Méjico Máxico he transports the listener to the playa in Acapulco 1967 or a sidewalk café in Condesa 2007.  Just pure summer party music.

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Zoé – Memo Rex Commander y el Corazón Atómico de la Vía Láctea

The band Zoé has emerged after three albums, as one of Mexico’s most popular and accomplished indie rock bands. However unlike other contemporary Mexican bands, like Kinky or El Gran Silencio, Zoé doesn’t use any traditional styles in their music and sound as if they could almost come from anywhere in the world. The band has more in common with [...]

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Newspapers – Mexico City Indie Rock (and Subcomandante Marco’s latest literary effort)

The May 13th edition of the New York Times publishes a long article on the developing indie rock scene in Mexico City.
Mexico City’s Indie Rock, Now Playing to the World

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