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Podbop is mentioned in this month's Swishy Magazine, a Spanish guide for traveling women.

The translated content: (Thanks to Michael Cruz)
If you are going to the United States on business or vacation and you don't know where to go out at night because you're worried that you'll end up in a tourist trap, the best way to get to know the local club scene - be it in New York or Springfield (the Illinois, Massachusetts, Virginia or Missouri one) - consists of seeing a local band or DJ perform.

It wasn't easy to access information on the local underground until Podbop, a website where you key in the name of the city you're visiting to get a list of bands, with the dates and venues where they will be playing. You can then download their music to decide which you like the most.

This will always be a surprise. Just as in Mexico, the shows are sometimes good and sometimes not so much, but you will definitely know what they really sound like.

The original content:
Si vas a ir a estados unidos en plan de trabajo o de vacaciones y no sabes a donde salir en la noche porque te preocupa caer en un trampa para turistas, la mejor forma de conocer al verdadero clubbing del lugar -dondequiera que sea, desde Nuevo York hasta Springfield (el de Illinois, Massachusetts, Virginia o Missoura)- consiste en asistir a alguna tocada de un grupo o DJ local.

Antes no era facil acceder a informacion de estos lugares underground hasta que surgio Podbop, una pagina de Internet donde solo tecleas el nombre de la ciudad que visitaras y recibes a cambio una lista de las bandas, con las fechas y lugares donde se presentaran en la ciudad que vas a visitar. Hasta puedes bahar archivos mp3 con la musica de esos grupos a fin de elegir el que mas te guste.

Esto siempre sera una sorpresa. Igual que en Mexico, las tocadas son a veces muy buenas y a veces no tanto, pero lo que si es seguro es que conoceras algo de lo que en verdad esta sonando.

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Katie (11:38 AM on 06.17.06)

cool stuff buddy! Podbop is rocking out all over the place. i thought the translation was kinda funny!! babelfish isnt always so exact. if you need a future translation, let me know ;) love, katie

michael (01:23 PM on 06.17.06)

if you are going to the united states on business or on vacation, and you don't know where to go out at night because you're worried that you're going to end up in a tourist trap, the best way to get to know the local club scene - be it New York or Springfield ( the Illinois, Massachusetts, Virginia, or Missouri one) - consists of seeing a local group or dj play.

Before, it was not easy to access information on the local underground, until Podbop, a website where you key in the name of the city you're visiting, and you receive in return a list of bands, with the dates and venues where they will be playing in the city you're visiting. You can even download their music to see which you like the most.

This will always be a surprise. Just as in Mexico, the shows are sometimes good and sometimes not so much, but what is for sure is that you will know what is really playing.

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