The Rock Horse Band performs Scandal’s “Warrior” featuring Eileen on lead vocals live at the Exchange in Rockaway, NJ on 2/26/2010…if you enjoy classic rock catch Rock Horse live at their next live gig…check http://rockhorseband.com for dates.

Join us on a Road Trip to the 10th Annual New York International Salsa Congress Sept 1-5, 2010 at The Hilton New York. Receive a $25 discount off the Full Pass VIP Package and/or The Survival Challenge by entering my Code  on the  Registration Page Here is the Code:    jistarr (all together and lower case)

LETS GET READY TO SALSA AND MAMBO

Ok..Let’s go back to the year 1990…a young lady by the name Eileen was the lead vocalist of a group called the Girls Club on Active Records. Active a subsidiary of  Select Records was the label home of Kid N’ Play, Chubb Rock and UTFO among others.

Freestyle Music  never had many professionally filmed videos produced but made an exception with the Girls Club and their  1990 hit “I Lost the Love”.  Other singles recorded by the Girls Club were a remake of the Vanity 6 hit “Nasty Girl” and a remake of the timeless classic by France Joli “Heart to break a heart” which was a duet with fellow freestyle singer Noel (Silent Morning). … More

This week’s Tiki Tiki finds Leticia Reyes bothered about an incident involving a member of the media showing his/her disdain for the most recent album by the group RBD by stomping on their CD on air.  Leticia posed the question whether or not this WAS freedom of speech or unnecessary, disrespectful to the artist and a “destruction of the performer’s artistic endeavor”.  … More

The House of Izzy E

I don’t know if you saw this years Grammys, but this was a great year for the show. One performance in particular was all I could talk about and I don’t think I’m alone on this. It’s not like PINK hasn’t left me awestruck before with her voice, her grit and her uncompromising…this is who I am attitude, but this 2010 Grammy Performance was something I couldn’t articulate even after having watched and digested it for a bit. … More

A good friend and James Bond fanatic hipped me to this mix of the James Bond 007 theme. It is so very cool! My friend Shocking Raul is an incredible photographer and music aficionado. Thanks Raul i loved this so much i had to put it up.

My daughter the Aggie, Alexandra heading back to school in Texas from winter break with Dad. i was seeing her off at the airport when i got the bright idea of recording us…well at least now i know how not to record again where i look like im in a fishbowl!!…anyway so much for professional video…but hey you know what? i was having fun with my kid…love you Alexandra  -dad

Male Celebrities Putting TOO MUCH Out There

This latest installment of Tiki Tiki from the “En La Escena” show were at ‘La Mega’ radio station with JI Starr where both Starr and Escena’s host Leticia Reyes  air their opinions of the already, oh so tiring, Tiger Woods debacle.  I say we stop putting these athletes and celebrities on pedestals so that when they mess up we don’t get too disappointed and take it too personally.

I’m not saying they don’t influence our youth, society and buying trends but WE as people have to keep sight of the fact that at the end of the day we’re responsible for our own actions and as parents, we can teach, guide and set an example for our kids and just hope…Que siguan el ejemplo…that they follow our lead. … More

Guest post from my dear brother Ernie (in the photo with my beautiful niece Kariana) who will be a frequent contributor to this Blog.

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It’s a bit hard going down this road without feeling old, so bare with me please.  I found myself searching for an old House Music classic…“The Pressure by Sounds of   Blackness” – the Frankie Knuckles remixes and found it on YouTube.  I can’t lie, I turned that sucker up and blasted it for all it had and danced like it was 1988.

In 1988 I had just graduated from high school and moved back to my hometown of NYC and hit the club scene with a vengeance.  I had never truly been on my own and now having graduated and going to college, I was in my time of exploration.  I hit clubs like “The Limelight”, “Red Zone”, “The World”, “Webster Hall”, “The Tunnel”, “The Loft” and my personal favorite – and to me the best – “Sound Factory”-a TRUE House Music Mecca.  … More

I just returned from my annual work / vacation aboard a cruise to the Bahamas with SalsaCruise.com. I am the spokesperson for this brand based in Brooklyn, New York for the last 8 years which includes work as the host / Master of Ceremonies / voice-over for all Radio, TV, web narrations. We have private concerts on-board and a beach party at whatever destination we sail to….ahhhhh the beach party….shades, swim trunks, spf 50 (the tan God’s were not good to me) a beer and a wireless microphone, man this is hard work!–but someone has to do it! … More