Order Book! 80s Rock Music Memoir: Give Me Your Love - Playing with Fire in 1980s Argentina
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“The New Wave Memoir I didn't know I'd been waiting for.” — Jessica J.
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Author Alex Demilo | Published April 26, 2026

My story as an American teenager in Argentina 1980s, a brutal military dictatorship, and an explosive band ‘Como’ that captivated everyone.

At just seventeen, Alex Demilo is uprooted from his quiet Connecticut hometown and dropped into a high school 5,000 miles away in Argentina. He doesn’t speak a word of Spanish, but he has one burning obsession: start a rock band. read more

Order Book! My 80s Rock Music Memoir: Give Me Your Love - Playing with Fire in 1980s Argentina (book signed by author)
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Perfect for fans of rock history, coming-of-age memoirs, and high-stakes historical true stories. 

FREE US SHIPPING | Paperback $24.99
Author Alex Demilo | Published April 26, 2026

My story as an American teenager in Argentina 1980s, a brutal military dictatorship, and an explosive rock band ‘Como’ that captivated everyone. 

At just seventeen, Alex Demilo is uprooted from his quiet Connecticut hometown and dropped into a high school 5,000 miles away in Argentina. He doesn’t speak a word of Spanish, but he has one burning obsession: start a rock band. 

Alex soon finds himself fronting a raw, new wave band in Buenos Aires—the wild nightlife playground for the young and rebellious. But beneath the smokey spotlights and midnight encores lies a terrifying reality. 

Without realizing it, Alex has stepped into the middle of "The Dirty War"—an era of state terror where paramilitary groups kidnap and "disappear" tens of thousands of citizens in absolute, repressive silence. 

Navigating whirlwind romances and midnight encores, clericó and underground discos, Alex faces everything from random military searches to a gun to his head. Refusing to back down, he rejects all expectations to chase his passion for music, love, and freedom in a place where tomorrow is never guaranteed. 

GIVE ME YOUR LOVE delivers a raw, analog, fast-paced memoir that captures the chaotic joy of living a truly bohemian rock-and-roll lifestyle at the edge of danger. 

Inside this extraordinary '80s ride, you’ll experience: 

  • The Highs: Passionate seductions, electrifying underground gigs, and the rush of heated performances.

  • The Lows: The haunting paranoia of a dictatorship, the shadow of secret detention centers, and narrow escapes from military raids.

  • And The 80s Atmosphere: A deeply nostalgic, sensory trip through the clericó-fueled, rule-breaking nightlife of 1980s Argentina. 

Buy Vinyl Album: Como - Buenos Aires 1985-86 (full album 9-song set)

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Vinyl Album 'Como Buenos Aires 1985-86' (full record 9-song set)
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MUSIC DETAILS:

  • Artist: Alex Demilo (lead singer, guitarist, song writer)

  • Music Type: New Wave 1980s Rock

  • Band: Como

  • Music Mastered: in Abby Road Studios, London by engineer Miles Showell

  • Music Mixing Engineer: Stefan Boman at Atlantis, Stockholm

  • Music Format: Physical Vinyl Record (9 song-set)

ABOUT BAND: COMO my 1980s electrifying Buenos Aires, Argentina new wave rock band Read more about band

TRACK LISTING:

  1. I’m Still Thinking

  2. I’ve Changed My Mind

  3. Go Away Now

  4. El Soldado

  5. The Rock

  6. The Great Depression

  7. Love’s Leaving

  8. She’s So Cold

  9. Giovanna

Telepathy
Song by Como

Buy Bundle: Book + Record 80s Rock Music

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Bundle: Book + Record 80s Rock Music
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Bundle includes:

  • Book: 80s Rock Memoir ‘Give Me Your Love’ (Retail $24.99)

  • Record: Como Vinyl Album 9-Song Set (Retail $30)

BOOK SUMMARY - GIVE ME YOUR LOVE is a 80s rock memoir that chronicles eighty vivid episodes of what it was meant to be chasing music, love, and freedom in the '80s. This coming-of-age memoir captures the journey from a quiet high school kid transformed by punk and new wave into the American lead singer of Como, a raw new wave rock band playing basement bars to thousand-person venues across Buenos Aires and Punta del Este.

ABOUT BAND - COMO was an unlikely and electrifying Buenos Aires new wave rock band fronted by an American who sang his songs in English.  Como performed from 1985-86 during the first uncertain years of Argentina's return to democracy following 7 years of a brutal military dictatorship.

RECORD TRACK LISTING (9-song set)

  1. I’m Still Thinking

  2. I’ve Changed My Mind

  3. Go Away Now

  4. El Soldado

  5. The Rock

  6. The Great Depression

  7. Love’s Leaving

  8. She’s So Cold

  9. Giovanna