Xavier Valiño García


Birth Date: 4th november of 1965
Birth Place: Cospeito (Lugo)
 Curriculum

Degree in Law, ICADE University (Madrid)

Graduate in Juridical Science.

MA in Law, University of Cardiff (Wales)

MA in Public Administration, Complutense University (Madrid)

Doctor’s degree in Political Science and Administration, University of Santiago de Compostela.

He was subdirector general of Tourism.

He has collaborated as musical journalist in several radio stations (Radio Popular - Lugo, Radio Mercurio - Madrid, Onda Madrid, Radio Oleiros - A Coruña and Radio Medellín - Santiago), newspapers (El Progreso - Lugo, Diario Vasco - San Sebastián, La Voz de Galicia, El Correo Gallego - Santiago de Compostela and Enclave Universitario, delivered in all the Spanish universities), in musical magazines (Vibraciones Pop, Batonga and Panymúsica, Sónica, Distrito Son, Wah-Wah, Iguana and Compostelán) and web sites (universia.es, novaxove.com and bravu.net).

He goes on collaborating in radio (Radio Galega), newspapers (Diario de Pontevedra, Santiago Siete and ECCUS, delivered in all the Spanish universities), musical magazines (Ruta 66, Mondo Sonoro, Zona de Obras and Ritmos del Mundo) and web sites (arteshoy.com and heineken.es/musica). He has his own web site, www.ultrasonica.info, considered as the best musical blog.

 Work & Activities

He wrote five books:

-Rock bravú (Xerais).

-El gran circo del rock: Anécdotas, curiosidades y falsos mitos (T&B).

-Retratos Pop: Conversaciones y entrevistas con... (T&B).

-La censura en el rock en el franquismo.