The Apocalypse: A Story and a Playlist for the End
By José Gandour @gandour Image by My friend Kruger It's 7:30 am Yes, Earth Day, 2022. I've been checking, with the little data left on my phone, what's new on social media, to see if anyone knows what's really going on. The...
Frank Kozik: Two years without the artist who understood noise
By the Zonagirante.com team @zonagirante. Illustration made with Grok (apologies if we offend anyone). Editor's note: Today's digital journey takes us back to the recent past. We're paying tribute to a master, an icon for those of us who were glued to a stereo back in the day...
Rock al Parque 2022, what is it for?
By José Gandour @gandour Photo @jackmulligan I've been mulling over this article for several days. The truth is, I'm telling you this because, as those who know me are aware, the topic of "Latin America's biggest free festival" has been bothering me for quite some time. I've...
The world behind the wheel November 03/2022
By the Zonagirante.com team @zonagirante The time is coming when in Latin America we'll be dividing our time between the World Cup and the festivals and concerts in each of our cities. We'll be like zombies, waking up very early...
The world behind the wheel October 20, 2022
By the Zonagirante.com team @zonagirante Have you ever thought about what song you'd want to accompany you at the end of your days? Can you imagine attending a concert and saying, at the end, completely ecstatic with the performance, that that...
The world behind the wheel October 04/2022
By the Zonagirante.com team @zonagirante October is a consistent, solid, bold, and daring month. It's a month to feel close to the end of the year, but without the December exaggeration. It's a month with its own identity when it comes to dressing, styling your hair, and more.
The world behind the wheel September 21, 2022
By the Zonagirante.com team @zonagirante Things are definitely moving. People have forgotten about the pandemic (and if they still have memories of it, they know how to bury them deep in their minds with good music, a little alcohol, and a lot of flirting...
The world behind the wheel August 06/2022
By the Zonagirante.com team @zonagirante We continue to celebrate the fine art of our esteemed graphic designers across the continent. Without their honest and fun work, it would be difficult (almost impossible) to promote the music scene in the Americas...
The world behind the wheel August 17, 2022
By the Zonagirante.com team @zonagirante We're back to the graphic frenzy that's taking over music promotion these days. We see how these kinds of advertisements are risk-taking, bold, humorous, and driven by a healthy desperation to seduce potential listeners...
The world behind the wheel August 04/2022
By the Zonagirante.com team @zonagirante After a little over two months' absence, we're back. We weren't on vacation; rather, we were required to take an intensive course to learn the meaning and usefulness of terms like linagliptin, furosemide,...
The world behind the wheel May 25, 2022
By the Zonagirante.com team @zonagirante Presidential elections are being held in Colombia this weekend. For now, we don't want to bore you with our political preferences (besides, we suspect most of you already know them). In this case, we want to...
The world behind the wheel, May 18, 2022
By the Zonagirante.com team @zonagirante It has rained almost endlessly in Bogotá for the past three weeks. At the Zonagirante.com office, we've been staying indoors; some are working from home, and others have brought their blankets because they prefer to sleep inside...
The world behind the wheel, May 11, 2022
By the Zonagirante.com team @zonagirante May we offer some suggestions on how to truly support the music scene in your city? Do we have your permission to give you a brief lecture about your role in what happens within the framework of artistic events and...
The world behind the wheel, May 03/2022
By the Zonagirante.com team @zonagirante Another year goes by and we weren't invited to the Met Gala. There was total disappointment in the Zonagirante.com office, as everyone, including the archive staff, the underworld correspondent, and the security guard, had bought tickets...
The world behind the wheel, April 27, 2022
By the Zonagirante.com team @zonagirante The first quarter of the year is drawing to a close amidst rain across almost the entire continent. The old saying, "April showers bring us May flowers," is certainly not without reason. Anyone who organizes events always...
