From the PMA Collection 3

I discovered some kickass bands which I've since become a big fan of by watching an obscure satellite channel at my parents' house whenever I was there to visit. Sure, quite a few of the videos were of the typical world music variety that you'd really need to be in the mood to listen to at length while incense cones burned in a corner, but they'd also throw in videos of bands that were massive amongst the pierced youth elsewhere in the world, maybe to attract more viewers that weren't 45 and wearing wooden beads and eating vegan Thai for dinner.

One of those videos happened to be this one:

Kinky - Soun Tha Mi Primer Amor

A video of a sad schmuck riding a jackass, getting dissed by every chick he hands a flower to until he meets his one true love, but then....

Ok, the video's plotline isn't all that noteworthy unto itself, but the band's sound wasn't remotely what I was expecting when the world music VJs said, "...and now, here's a band from Monterrrrrey, Mexico!" Especially since it was following a video of some random Kazakh farmer girl singing about a cow and her runaway shepherd boyfriend. I'll say right here that I'm ashamed to admit I had no idea at the time that Mexico had such a kickass music scene. Something way the hell beyond Maná, mariachis, and the odd accordion. This guy who thinks he knows quite a bit of shit about the world just got schooled big time.

Thus began my adventures into el universo de la música alternativa, with Kinky being the gateway band into mi pendiente en el oblivion. Did that even make any sense? My Spanish sucks. So does my writing these days. Anyway, as for said Kinky, the band kicks ass. I've caught them live a number of times in small clubs and they've never disappointed. Great energy. Awesome music. Definitely recommended. What this random Pakistani guy is doing listening to Meximusic, who the hell knows. Some of us apparently follow Bruce Springsteen. Others follow Mexican bands. It all makes sense.

As for Link TV, again I'll admit they're fully responsible for me knowing this band. But I'd say through me, I'm responsible for a bunch of my friends knowing this band. Which then begs to ask the question: who should Kinky pay commission to? Me or this TV station? I've know I've gotten my friends to buy Kinky's CDs. How many people did Link TV get to buy Kinky's CDs? One (who was me - because you know all those 45-year old wooden-bead wearing, vegan Thai food-eating viewers download this shit for free).

* Soun Tha Mi Primer Amor appeared on PMA 2