There are three things in the town of Villarrobledo in Albacete that are engraved on its DNA. One is that which makes it manchego: cheese. Its speciality is with rosemary and this is a genuinely local recipe. Another is what makes it insigne, the wine which since the 13th century has been cultivated in this region of 30,000 ha of vines and 48 million trees. One of the largest vineyards in the world. The third is what makes it genuine: for two decades it has hosted the largest festival of rock, hip-hop and mixing in the country, one of the largest festivals in Europe. Its name: Viña Rock. The 27,000 inhabitants of Villarrobledo were almost surprised by the arrival of the

  In this case, the pirate flag points to the treasure, and not to the ship. The maps locate its position between the western Mediterranean sky and the arid desert in the southeast of Spain. Here is El Bar de Jo, a picturesque premises (to describe it in some way) for drinks, which gathers motorcyclists, rock 'n' roll fanatics with tattoos, allergic summer-goers and the crowds and lovers of legendary dawns.   It all started about 20 years ago when Jo, a French motorcyclist, decided to set up in Los Escullos, a setting between the sea and the Cabo de Gata hills on the eastern coast of Almería. Here he built a small beach huts between ficus trees,

  “Because I'm a romantic”. This is the explanation that Joe Strummer, the singer and guitarist of The Clash, gave when he came to Granada in 1984. This is what Strummer told Juan Jesús García, a journalist from Diario de Granada and author of the photographs in this text, in an interview at the end of the year. Days later, after asking in the Albaicín district for 091, the local group that was taking off on the musical stage at the time, he ended up in the Silbar, a bar in calle Pedro Antonio de Alarcón that brought together everyone who was somebody on the Granada rock stage. This is where he met Jesús Arias, another journalist

Lights and fame are not for everyone; some decide they are better at home among the family, revealing their art to those they truly love. Antonio Álvarez Rosales, ‘El Álvarez’, is one such person. Álvarez’s story is special because his art, for many experts, is unique in the world.    Antonio is a classically inspired flamenco cantaor. He has also been pointed out by many as the best fandango performer (one of the different kinds of flamenco rhythms) in history. Even Camarón de la Isla came to see him sing.    However, El Álvarez has always worked as a street sweeper in his district, El Molinillo, in