Music and Dictatorship in Europe and Latin America

William S. Burroughs's fiction and essays are legendary, but his influence on music's counterculture has been less well documented—until now. Examining how one of America's most controversial literary figures altered the destinies of many notable and varied musicians, William S. Burroughs and the Cult of Rock 'n' Roll reveals the transformations in music history that can be traced to Burroughs. A heroin addict and a gay man, Burroughs rose to notoriety outside the conventional literary world; his masterpiece, Naked Lunch, was banned on the grounds of obscenity, but its nonlinear structure...

Copiously illustrated, this comprehensive examination delves into the history of rock, not only through the music, but also through social movements and historic circumstances, and constantly analyzes the evolution of vinyl cover design. Filled with the most iconic covers, this reference also offers information and trivia on their creators—the designers, illustrators, and photographers. Profusamente ilustrado, esta investigación comprensiva recorre la historia del rock, no solo a través de la música, sino también de los movimientos sociales o las circunstancias históricas, y en cada...

Una obra en la que está latente, fundamentalmente, la poesía. Unos versos arraigados con fuerza, pero de manera orgánica, a la cultura andaluza, a nuestras raíces más puras, a nuestra sangre, nuestro pasado, presente y futuro. Una diversidad de géneros que el aficionado al flamenco suele buscar, intentando encontrar algo fresco y subversivo, más allá de ese caudal inagotable, interpretado por anteriores generaciones, del que todos hemos aprendido. Una recopilación imprescindible para el amante del flamenco, indispensable para el mancebo de la poesía. Dos iconos locales de lo...