Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Overture: Sarajevo, 1 August 1993 1
4. 1 Hendrix Comes East 7
5. 2 What on Earth Is Going On? 27
6. 3 Double Entendre: Shostakovich Goes West 57
7. 4 State and De Soto: ‘Down to the Crossroads’ 73
8. 7” Single: Viva Verdi! Una Vita Italiana 89
9. 5 ‘No Time for Love’ 103
10. 6 Floating Anarchy Radio: ‘You Can’t Un-ring the Bell!’ 119
11. 7” Single: Rock Against Racism 147
12. 7” Single: Diamonds and Rust: Joan Baez and Bob Dylan 151
13. 7” Single: Dvořák in Iowa 158
14. 7 Fuck the Wall! 165
15. 8 Through the Wire 179
16. 9 Symphony under Siege 209
17. 10 Radio Wall: Rock Under Siege 241
18. 7” Single: La Louisiane 261
19. 12” Extended Version: ‘I Think You’d Better Wake Up, the World Trade Center’s on Fire!’ 265
20. 11 Al-Malwiya – the Spiral 277
21. 7” Single: Singing Like a Saxophone 290
22. 12 Please Step into the Next Hall, Comrades! 293
23. 7” Single: La Discothèque 309
24. 13 Strauss Is Cooler Than Salsa 315
25. 7” Single: Beethoven in Juárez 330
26. 14 Through the Wall 335
27. 7” Single: Postcard from Rome – L’Ange Voyageur 351
28. 7” Single: Postcard from the Recovery Ward, 2013 356
29. 15 Drones over Wasteland 365
30. 16 When Words Fail 383
31. 7” Single: Postcard from Amsterdam 401
32. 7” Single: Postcard from the Night Train 407
33. Finale: ‘We Can Change the World’ 417
34. Notes 430
35. Recommended Recordings 436
36. Bibliography 454
37. Acknowledgements 471
38. Index 475