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120 Seconds: The Sounds Of Mexico Vs New Zealand.

Mexico Vs New Zealand from Alejandro De La Cruz on Vimeo.

Photos: Holga In Mexico City: Graffiti Shots: Not So Pleased.

I’ve owned my Holga 120 S since 1999, but it took its first tour since 2004 this week throughout the streets of Mexico City. Three prints made it out alive, which leads me to believe I need a little more practice. The photo above illustrates my ineptness to confine light leaks. I also suck at [...]

Music: The Black Lips Rock Mexican Cover For Rudo Y Cursi Soundtrack: So I’m Tardy, Kill Me: “Árboles De La Barranca.”

Remember that one time you were studying abroad in Spain and Chayanne’s “Torero” filled every stinkin’ bar, restaurant, elevator and brothel hostel in town, forever torturing you? Well Rudo Y Cursi’s “Quiero Que Me Quieras” is doing that to me now. Except this time around, ringtones became the arsenal of choice for pop-culture adorers. Sure [...]

 
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Photo: A Gang In Mexico City: Represent In The City Of Millions.

There were trademark signatures of gangsta life from Los Angeles everywhere: Nike Cortez kicks and knee-high tube socks, Lokes sitting pretty on buzzed scalps, and Oakland Raiders’ jerseys in both black & white established that these cats were gangsta. I asked if they were from D.F. and to my astonishment they said yes. “SL 13″, [...]

Photo: It’s Never Too Dark: Xilitla, Huasteca: Mexico’s “Collect Call.”

A German Shepherd stared at us from a rooftop above the bodega. The streetlights exposed only the slightest movements in the distance. Fireworks sprang from mortar launchers about 500mts away. If there was ever a road I despised walking on late in the evening, it was definitely cobblestone. My ankles can’t take it. The guys [...]

 
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