Comrade Rockstar

Author : Reggie Nadelson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0802718612
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Comrade Rockstar written by Reggie Nadelson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2009-05-26 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dean Reed had one of the strangest careers in the history of popular culture. Failing to gain recognition for his music in his native United States, he achieved celebrity in South America in the early 1960s and then, unbelievably, became the biggest rock star in the Soviet Union, where he was awarded the Lenin Prize and his icons were sold alongside those of Josef Stalin. His albums went gold from Bulgaria to Berlin. He made highly successful movies and, naively earnest, was an unwitting acolyte for socialism; everywhere he went, he was mobbed by his fans. And then, in 1986, at the height of his fame, right after 60 Minutes had devoted a segment to him, finally giving him the recognition he had never attained at home, he drowned in mysterious circumstances in East Berlin. Drawn magnetically to his story, Reggie Nadelson pursued the mystery of Dean Reed's life and death across America and Eastern Europe, her own journey mirroring his. As she traveled, the Berlin Wall came down, the Soviet Union crumbled, and Reed became an increasingly alluring figure, his life an unrepeatable tale of the Cold War world. Encountering the characters- musicians and DJs, politicians and public figures, lovers and wives-who peopled Reed's life, Nadelson was drawn further and further into a seedy, often hilarious subculture of sex, politics, and rock 'n' roll. Part biography, part memoir and personal journey, Comrade Rockstar is an unforgettable chronicle of an utterly improbable life

Author : Reggie NADELSON
Publisher : CCV Digital
ISBN 13 : 9781409008880
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Author : Reggie Nadelson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780701134723
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Author : Eunice Rojas
Publisher : University of Alabama Press
ISBN 13 : 0817360972
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gringos Get Rich written by Eunice Rojas and published by University of Alabama Press. This book was released on 2023 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Documents counterimperialism in Chilean music since the 1960s Gringos Get Rich: Anti-Americanism in Chilean Music examines anti-Americanism in Latin America as manifested in Chilean music in recent history. From a folk-based movement in the 1960s and early 1970s to underground punk rock groups during the Pinochet regime, to socially conscious hip-hop artists of postdictatorship Chile, Chilean music has followed several left-leaning transnational musical trends to grapple with Chile's fluctuating relationship with the United States. Eunice Rojas's innovative analysis introduces US readers to a wide swath of Chilean musicians and their powerful protest songs and provides a representative and long view of the negative influences of the United States in Latin America. Much of the criticism of the United States in Chile's music centers on the perception of the United States as a heavy-handed source of capitalist imperialism that is exploitative of and threatening to Chile's poor and working-class public and to Chilean cultural independence and integrity. Rojas incorporates Antonio Gramsci's theories about the difficulties of struggles for cultural power within elitist capitalist systems to explore anti-Americanism and anti-capitalist music. Ultimately, Rojas shows how the music from various genres, time periods, and political systems attempts to act as a counterhegemonic alternative to Chile's political, cultural, and economic status quo. Rojas's insight is timely as a political trend toward the right continues in the Americas. There is also increased interest in and acceptance of popular song lyrics as literary texts. The book will appeal to Latin Americanists, ethnomusicologists, scholars of popular culture and international relations, students, and general readers.

Author : Reggie Nadelson
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1501116789
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book At Balthazar written by Reggie Nadelson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2023-05-30 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Explore the iconic and beloved restaurant Balthazar, celebrating its twentieth anniversary in April 2017, in this lovingly crafted, behind-the-scenes look at the legendary New York institution. MK Fisher Award finalist Reggie Nadelson was granted unrestricted access to owner and brilliant restaurateur Keith McNally, the restaurant, the kitchens, the present and past staff, the restaurant's archives, and more. She follows the twenty-four-hour cycle of the SoHo hotspot itself and explores the history of both French brasseries and downtown Manhattan, weaving together a savory tale of design, economics, celebrity, and of course delicious food. Featuring stunning color photographs and ten new recipes from Balthazar head chef Shane McBride and chief baker Paula Oland, this beautiful book celebrates the rich history and continued success of this renowned restaurant."--Publisher's description.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1940 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Author : Chuck Laszewski
Publisher : Bookhouse Fulfillment
ISBN 13 : 9781592981151
Total Pages : 261 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rock 'n' Roll Radical written by Chuck Laszewski and published by Bookhouse Fulfillment. This book was released on 2005 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Story of Dean Reed, movie actor and rock ?n? roll singer, known throughout South America, Eastern and parts of Western Europe, and the Soviet Union. He was an American living in Communist East Berlin when he disappeared.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 652 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Total Pages : 802 pages
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Total Pages : 428 pages
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