V. Vale
V. Vale | |
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| Born | 4 February 1944 Jerome War Relocation Center, Arkansas, United States |
| Occupation | Writer, Independent Publisher |
| Nationality | Japanese American |
| Alma mater | UC Berkeley |
| Period | 1977–present |
| Genre | Art, Music, Culture |
| Literary movement | Punk Rock Movement, Industrial Music |
| Notable works | Modern Primitives, Industrial Culture Handbook, Incredibly Strange Films |
| Spouse | Marian Wallace |
| Children | Valentine Marquesa Wallace |
| Website | |
| www.researchpubs.com | |
V. "Valhalla" Vale (born February 4, 1944) is an American editor, writer, interviewer, musician and, as Vale Hamanaka, was keyboardist for the initial configuration of Blue Cheer, before it became famous as a power trio. He is the publisher and primary contributor to books and magazines published by his company, RE/Search Publications. Vale is the host of the television talk show Counter Culture Hour on Public-access television cable TV channel 29 in San Francisco. The show is edited by his partner Marian Wallace. Vale is Japanese American.