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Punk In Translation

By: Nuria Net,Judy-Cantor Navas
Narrated by: Ceci Bastida
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  • Episode 1: A Band of Outsiders

    Episode 1: A Band of Outsiders
    Mar 10 2022

    In 1971, a group made of sons of Mexican migrant workers was the first act to be described as “punk rock” in a magazine. That’s right -- Latin artists have been instrumental to the creation of punk music, even before it was called punk. In this episode, Question Mark and the Mysterians’ guitarist Bobby Balderrama reveals the story of the band of self-described “Mexican kids” from Michigan who performed onAmerican Bandstand and ruled the charts. As we’ll see in Punk In Translation, they were hardly the first - or last - Latinos to make a mark on punk.
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    36 mins
  • Episode 2: "It's a Cha Cha Rock"

    Episode 2: "It's a Cha Cha Rock"
    Mar 10 2022
    Could a 1960s band from Peru be the original punk rockers? We’ll meet Erwin Flores, frontman of Los Saicos, whose visceral rebel yell would later echo throughout punk music. Also - punk’s surprising and deep Latin roots go all the way back to the Cuban cha cha chá in a song that would become a punk anthem for generations to come: “Louie, Louie,” recorded by Patti Smith and Black Flag, among others
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    31 mins
  • Episode 3: CBGB’s Secret Latin History

    Episode 3: CBGB’s Secret Latin History
    Mar 10 2022
    Did you know that the Mexican flag inspired the Ramones logo? Or that punk rockers were singing in Spanish at legendary venue CBBG during those archetypal punk days in 1970s New York City? We tell the story of Arturo Vega, the immigrant artist who designed the now globally ubiquitous Ramones logo. We meet pioneering Puerto Rican punk drummer and vocalist Rosie Rex who was welcomed at CBGB’s at the same time as she experienced racism at record companies. Blondie drummer Clem Burke talks about how Latin music permeated New York and influenced bands in that CBGB scene.
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    34 mins

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About the Creator

Nuria Net is a journalist and the CEO and Co-Founder of podcast studio La Coctelera Music./n/nA digital entrepreneur and Latin music expert, Nuria co-founded the pioneering Latinx mediacompany Remezcla.com (http://remezcla.com/) in New York City in 2006 and served as its Editor-in-Chief. She is also a founding digital editor at Fusion (TV and digital network), where she was in charge of innovative storytelling on the brand’s Snapchat channel./n/nNuria spent over five years at Univision’s digital news operation in Miami, At Univision, she oversaw a team that created original content focused on Latin music for a young bilingual audience, and she created and launched the U-LAB Music brand. She also revamped music news coverage on Univision’s Uforia digital properties./n/nA graduate of Columbia Journalism School, Nuria has worked at MTV, Latina magazine, and The New York Times and has written for Rolling Stone, Billboard, EW, Mass Appeal, and The NY Daily News./n/nNuria has been part of Billboard’s 30 under 30 Top Executives in Media and was also included in LinkedIn's first-ever ‘Next Wave’—a list of 150 professionals, 35 and under, who are transforming key industries—in the media category. She was also chosen out of 500 applicants as part of the inaugural class of the Digital Women Leadership Academy organized by Poynter and the Online News Association.

About the Performer

Born and raised in Tijuana and now living in Los Angeles, Ceci Bastida joined the iconic Mexican ska-punk band Tijuana NO when she was just 15 and became one of the first women to rise in the ranks of contemporary Latin rock. In 2000 spent eight years as part of the touring band of acclaimed singer Julieta Venegas, including a featured role in her 2008 MTV Unplugged special. Bastida embarked on her solo career in 2006 with the ep Front BC, and in 2010 released Veo La Marea (I See the Tide), a mix of electronica, rock, and hip-hop that The Fader dubbed "bodacious, clicky, and gongy" and The Los Angeles Times described as "a marching-band traipsing through the Amazon rainforest." The album, which included hot-button songs about immigration and the drug war, featured guest spots by Diplo, Rye Rye, and Tim Armstrong. It earned her a Latin Grammy nomination, appearances on NPR’s Weekend Edition and KCRW’s Morning Become Eclectic, and a spot on the 2011 Lollapalooza bill. Her solo album, La Edad de la Violencia (The Age of Violence) was produced by Luke Top (Fool's Gold) & XXXChange (Spank Rock) and includes songs inspired by the rise of everyday violence in the US and Mexico—from the drug war to the Sandy Hook shooting and the Boston Marathon bombing—and by Haruki Murakami’s novel Kafka on the Shore. Her latest album, an EP featuring collaborations with Aloe Blacc, Mexican Institute of Sound, Spoek Mathambo, and Mariel Mariel "Sueño" is out with Nacional Records. Bastida is also a member of the all-star band Mexrrissey, a Mexican homage to the songs of Morrissey and The Smiths. She is currently finishing her fourth album.

Featured Article: Why Riot Grrrl Still Matters


In the early 1990s in the hazy fog of the Pacific Northwest, a movement was brewing. A gathering of women convened in Olympia, the capital of Washington State, to discuss the pitfalls that plagued their local punk scene—an environment rocked by sexism that was, at best, uncomfortable and, at worst, openly hostile to fans and artists who didn't mirror lineups dominated by straight white men. Whether Bikini Kill holds a prime spot on your playlist or you've yet to hear the drumbeat born from a woman oppressed, these listens offer a fully-fledged history of the riot grrrl revolution.

Featured Article Why Riot Grrrl Still Matters

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It Rocks (Loudly)

Not some drab, boring, clinical review of the history of music, but instead an in-your-face blow-by-blow of some of the more shocking and wild moments of punk rock history, this series ties together the narrator's own personal history and opinions with the stories of so many others involved in the Latinx history of punk. Music clips, interviews, and plenty of attitude make you feel like you're finally hearing about chapters of history you've been missing.

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A fascinating story, well told

I really enjoyed hearing the stories of these people whose names were mostly new to me. More a story about the people than the music, which I liked. I also have newfound appreciation for my old cha cha cha and ranchera records!

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LOvE it!!!*¨`*. ♥✸♥✸❋.✶*¨`*.

thank you for this..
a wonderful flow+ . i learned sooOOooO much!,
InsPiRinG,,,, & a lot to ResEaRch & discover!!!*¨`*. ♥✸♥✸❋.✶*¨`*.

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Como me canto

love finding out more about Latin Alternative music and the whole punk LantinX culture.

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Educational and eye opener

Great in depth stories. Very inspiring and the production is excellent. Highly recommend to the punk community.

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the stories and history are fascinating but…

“Latinx” come on y’all!!!

It’s like nails on a chalkboard when ever you say that word. Disappointed in Ceci Bastida for going along with that Anglo, white-washed BS and repeating it over and OVER!

It was a rough listen.. I would cringe every few seconds whenever I’d hear her say it.

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Interesting. Who knew?

As a gringa, I never thought of the challenges Latin Americans faced and how the channeled their struggles into brave protests through music. It was very enlightening. My only complaint is I would’ve liked more musical excerpts, such as the various versions of Louie Louis to hear other musicians’ interpretations.

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Interesting

Found lots of new bands to look for. Definitely worth a listen. For those giving one star reviews for the use of the term Latinx, stop being such a snowflake and „don’t judge a book by its cover“. It was amusing to read in the reviews that „the term is offensive to Latinos“, well, Ceci is Latin and my guess is that like me, there are many more Latinos who do not give a toss one way or the other.

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LatinX, Latino, and Hispanic are all umbrella term

Forget about which terms used by Europeans to define who were are is correct. Define yourself. I'm Mexica, Mayan, and Celtic! its brilliant to see other ethnic groups get the recognition they deserve in the history of punk and hard core. These are great oral histories being told. Just the way our indigenous ancestors did. We need more of this! Keep this going!

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Insightful and challenging

Episode One challenges the widely accepted narrative that punk was born in New York's cbgb club or the Free Trade Hall in Manchester, UK. But it does so without rancour, simply inviting the listener to travel further back on the musical timeline, because no matter how original a song may sound , there is always an influence. Impeccably produced, the podcast draws you in through the voices of the protagonists of the events so you can feel the buzz of the time and place.

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