New: Empress of - "Tristeza" + EP Stream

Here's a little Spanish daydream to help us all through the afternoon. "Tristeza" is a spanish language gem that's as refreshing as a cool glass of water in the morning, and happens to be the new single from Empress of'sSystems EP. The four song collection is the first extended release from Lorely Rodriguez, but after seeing her at SXSW we're already huge fans. It's available today digitally, with the vinyl becoming available later this month via Terrible Records.new oil minister and president of state oil giant PDVSA.

Venezuela was already in crisis before oil prices began to crash in the middle of 2014. Now its economy is in meltdown. Little wonder it's leading the lobbying.

Del Pino is visiting Russia, Iran, Qatar and Saudi Arabia this week to see if there's support for an emergency meeting. The frantic round of oil diplomacy has other players too: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov talked oil with Abu Dhabi's crown prince earlier this week.

Lavrov said a formal meeting between OPEC and other oil producers could be called "if everyone wants it."

A spokesman for Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, while in Moscow Wednesday, said cooperation was vital at this juncture.

"Our position is that such countries like Iran, Russia, Venezuela and Iraq