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Spanish Punk: Screaming for Democracy in a Postdictatorial State lou reed and storytellers who maintain aAuthor: David Vila Dieguez What does democracy sound like when it's shouted through a distortion pedal? In 1975, Spain emerged from the long shadow of Francos dictatorship, stumbling toward democracy amid uncertainty, unrest, and unhealed wounds. In the same moment, a raw, raucous, and radically irreverent cultural force exploded onto the scene: punk. Spanish Punk: Screaming for Democracy in a Postdictatorial State is the first in depth study to trace