Digital Latinos Defined: The Hispanic Persona Project

Digital Latinos Defined: The Hispanic Persona Project

Mary Mata April 8, 2012

Latinos currently fall into different levels of technology adaption, but increasingly Latinos will be adopting technology and leading the way as consumers in this space, according to a presentation from […]

SXSW Music Interview With Astro Singer Andrés Nusser

Mary Mata March 30, 2012

One of the best parts of SXSW Music is getting to see bands that come to Austin from distant parts of the world, some of which are visiting the U.S. […]

A Day At SXSW Music In 90 Seconds

Mary Mata March 28, 2012

For anyone who loves music and discovering new bands, the South By Southwest Music festival is like a little paradise in Austin.  For six days, thousands of musicians from all […]

Happy Friday From Chilean Indie-Pop At SXSW!

Mary Mata March 23, 2012

When it comes to independent music out of Latin America, Chile has been churning out so many bright, young artists with incredible talent, that at times it seems completely disproportional for a […]

“21 Jump Street” Is A Reboot That Delivers

Mary Mata March 19, 2012

“21 Jump Street” is the latest offering by directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller, who brought us “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.” The film stars Jonah Hill of such […]

Documentary Sees The LA Riots Through Raw Footage, Interviews

Mary Mata

Austin, Texas — “Uprising: Hip Hop and the L.A. Riots”  is a documentary directed by Mark Ford that premiered at South by Southwest and will be shown on VH1 on May 1. […]

“Wolf” Examines The Totality Of Sexual Abuse

Mary Mata

Austin, Texas — “Wolf” is the latest film and the first feature length film by Ya’Ke Smith, which premiered at South by Southwest. The film deals with the particularly deep subject […]

“Jeff” Tries, Fails To Humanize Jeffrey Dahmer

Mary Mata

Austin, Texas — “Jeff” premiered at South by Southwest this past week; it is a documentary film that concentrates less on the horrendous actions of Jeffrey Dahmer himself, and more on […]

Music From Mexico, Portland, And Seattle At SXSW

Mary Mata

Austin, Texas — The third day of SXSW Music began at Austin Convention Center with a showcase called “Torreblanca & Amigas,” which included Mexican songstress Natalia Lafourcade, Chilean electro-pop rock princess […]

Rock, Hip-Hop, Punk From NYC, Panama, Mexico, Paris, At SXSW

Mary Mata

Austin, Texas — The second night of music at SXSW started off with a promising showcase with Andrea Balency Trio and Torreblanca at Buffalo Billiards.  Andrea Balency, born in Paris but […]