William McKeen es un autor cuyos libros profundizan en las profundidades de la cultura estadounidense y su patrimonio musical. Su escritura explora la intersección del ethos del rock and roll con el periodismo, encarnando el espíritu del periodismo marginal. El estilo de McKeen es a la vez incisivo y evocador, ofreciendo a los lectores una visión distintiva de la historia cultural.
An electrifying collection of the most entertaining and illuminating writing on and from the rock-and-roll scene. "Rock and Roll Is Here to Stay" assembles the writing of those who played the music and pushed it to new limits, as well as those who were there to witness and celebrate its power. 20 photos.
Hunter S. Thompson detonated a two-ton bomb under the staid field of journalism with his magazine pieces and revelatory Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. In Outlaw Journalist, the famous inventor of Gonzo journalism is portrayed as never before. Through in-depth interviews with Thompson’s associates, William McKeen gets behind the drinking and the drugs to show the man and the writer—one who was happy to be considered an outlaw and for whom the calling of journalism was life.