James Cañón

Tales from the Town of Widows, “Highly Recommended” by Library Journal

Here is the full review:
“Get ready for a refreshing dip into the waters of a rich imagination with this debut novel, which centers on the lives of 100 contemporary women living in a remote Colombian village called Mariquita. After the village’s men are killed or forced to join a guerrilla group, the women eke out a squalid existence, enduring drought, food shortages, and a flu epidemic. Faced with a hopeless future, they reject the traditional male concept of governance and rebuild an independent, caring community closely connected with nature. Contrasting with the humorous if sometimes disturbing events in the lives of these uncommon women is the hostile world of the village men, who are involved in gruesome warfare and torture. The story of these women touches our deepest emotions and reveals fundamental needs and concerns, such as the vulnerability felt by Rosalba, the town’s new magistrate, after she accepts the love of another woman. This exciting book confirms the idea that our world would be far better off in the caring hands of women—especially the women from Mariquita. Highly recommended. “
—Library Journal

james cuando es que sale el libro en spanish. te has perdido como has estado galan?

Called “one of the most fiercely independent and original groups of the Nineties”,ccna test  Stereolab were one of the first bands to be termed “post-rock”. Their primary musical influence was 1970s krautrock, which they combined with lounge, 1960s pop, and experimental pop music. They were noted for their heavy use of vintage electronic keyboards, cisco 650-175 and their sound often overlays a repetitive “motorik” beat with female vocals sung in English or French. Stereolab often incorporated socio-political themes into their lyrics. Some critics say the group’s lyrics carry a strong Marxist message, and Gane and Sadier admit to being influenced by the Surrealist and Situationist cultural and political movements. However, Gane is skeptical of labels such as “Marxist pop”, and defends the band against accusations of “sloganeering”.

Although many of the band’s albums have been underground hits, they never found larger commercial success. The band were released from their recording contract with Warner Bros. Records when Warner’s imprint Elektra Records folded. The release was reportedly due to poor record sales, and since then Stereolab’s self-owned label, Duophonic Records, has signed a distribution deal with Too Pure. Duophonic holds the copyrights to the band’s recordings, and on the label the band have released many limited-edition records.

On 2 April 2009 Stereolab manager Martin Pike posted a message cissp questions and answers on the band’s website, announcing that after 19 years the band would go into hiatus as “there are no plans to record new tracks”.

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