by Address | December 6, 2023 | Specials
By José Gandour @gandour to my mother. Warning note: This article was originally written on December 9, 2022, when we launched this compilation featuring 17 musical projects from across Latin America. Now, having reached the first...
by Address | November 23, 2023 | Graphic arts
By the Zonagirante.com team @zonagirante Hi everyone. November wasn't as cheerful as we thought. Still, we might as well just get our faces wet and carry on while we put on our headphones and start pretending, as we walk among the zombies, that everything will be back to normal...
by Address | November 21, 2023 | New features
By José Gandour @zonagirante In general, Bogotá's rock scene these days lacks spontaneity, enjoyment, and fun. Too many bands have bought into the hype of formality, the clumsy attempt at a convenient message, the fear of stepping on toes, or the belief that by talking about...
by Address | November 16, 2023 | Bandcamp releases
By José Gandour @zonagirante I maintain (and will continue to maintain for a long time) that the most interesting music comes from what used to be called the underground (I don't know if it's still the case). Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that every sound an independent artist makes is...
by Address | November 7, 2023 | New features
By José Gandour @zonagirante To begin, I'll paraphrase a well-known Bart Simpson quote: Bands allied with Satan are more fun than those that sing to benevolent deities. Since the time of Elvis, many of the frightened religious people who have taken refuge in...
