The journalist, music critic and writer Diego A. Manrique offers this Thursday, 25 April, at 18:30 am at the Centre Cultural La Nau, the conference pop history as a portrait of a society, about his book "Riders on the Storm '(Oxford University Press) . The talk, free access to full capacity, will be held in the Great Hall and will be broadcast live on television at the University http:// mediauni.uv.es / tv
Manrique will be joined by Luis Puig, Professor of Mathematics Education at the University of Valencia, and Antonio Arino, Vice Principal for Culture and Equality.
In 'Riders on the Storm' (title song tribute to The Doors), veteran journalist shares his passion for music through the best articles published in his long career in different media. The book deals with the black music of Wilson Pickett and Michael Jackson, the soul of Otis Redding, the jazz greats as Billie Holiday and Miles Davis, the psychedelia of Pink Floyd, the indispensable Tom Waits, Rolling Stones, The Who, U2, Springsteen and Nirvana, the ill-fated Amy Winehouse, and even in the 'movida' in Madrid. An essential synthesis for all music lovers just over three hundred pages of the referent or more Spanish music journalism veteran.
Diego A. Manrique's conference is part of the Obert Claustre programming, space for debate and reflection of the Univerität of Valencia, in collaboration with the newspaper El Pais.
About Diego A. Manrique
Law Studies. It opens as a cultural journalist for the weekly Triomphe and goes professional in 1975. Member of the founding team of Radio 3, is involved in the early days of Pop Journal, from 1992 directed The Ambigú in that station. The Ambigú won the award for best radio show in the 2000 edition of the Music Awards, followed by the Ondas in 2001. He breaks with National Radio of Spain in 2010, in unpleasant circumstances. The courts subsequently claim their rights.
Director of Rock History (The Country) and founder of the magazine Efe Eme. Author of historical books about rock and roll and punk. Manager courses at the Universidad Internacional Menéndez Pelayo. Translator of Nik Cohn, Gregory Corso and Bob Dylan.
Published last January 'Riders on the Storm' (Oxford University Press), a selection of papers published in recent years in various sections of the country. The book is in its second edition.
TV shows: Popgrama, Drum machine, Pop what,'s Night that year!, FM-2. Collaborations spaces Antena 3, Canal Plus, Tele 5, TVG.
Manrique is expert in record reissues. It has helped make soundtracks for several films. DJ occasionally exercises from the eighties. Develop the concept of concert-interview with his bare Songs cycle, from La Boca del Lobo in Madrid, from 2007.
Currently still exerting freelancer, writing regularly in the country and in various magazines. In elpais.com, maintains the blog Planet Manrique. Make space for the Network biweekly (podcasts): The Wild Zone (Radio Gladys Palmera) and Amplifier (elpais.com).
Last update: 25 de april de 2013 08:00.
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