LA BOMBA FIZZLES

I'm so disappointed in Bomba Estereo. I really liked their debut album, Blow Up (AMG review) and pre-album singles like "Corinto" and "Huepaje," but their latest single is terrible.

Let's chart their descent.

Here's the video for "Huepaje":


Now here's "Fuego," from Blow Up:


Pretty great, right? A hot mix of cumbia, hip-hop, electronic music and punk rock rawness. Now check out their latest clip, "Ponte Bomb":


The video itself is entertaining enough, if more than a little MIA-damaged, but the song is awful, starting with the fact that it's a bilingual cover of Technotronic's "Pump Up the Jam." And I never thought I'd type the words "doesn't do the original justice" in reference to "Pump Up the Jam," of all things, but seriously, this cover is just weak, from the crappy keyboard sound to the lame lyrics. All it's really got going for it are the muppets and people in furry suits.

PAZZ Y JOP, OTRA VEZ

Well, the 2009 Village Voice Pazz & Jop poll results are out, and they're pretty depressing if you don't like whiteboy indie rock. Good thing I decided to stop giving a fuck.

But just for the record, here's where the ten albums I voted for wound up:

Bebe, Y. - #1384
Graciela Beltran, Reina de la Banda - #1207
Bomba Estereo, Blow Up - #501 (two votes)
Don Omar, iDon - #1387
Girl in a Coma, Trio B.C. - #645 (two votes)
Natalia Lafourcade, Hu Hu Hu - #180 (FOUR votes!)
Paulina Rubio, Gran City Pop - #1093
V/A - Si, Para Usted: The Funky Beats Of Revolutionary Cuba Vol. 2 - #654 (two votes)
Los Tigres del Norte, La Granja - #599 (two votes)
Wisin y Yandel, La Revolución - #616 (two votes)