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Plastic People, Leningrad Rock Club, Takeshi Terauchi, Fady Adel- articles
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Jason Gross
Oct 4, 2021, 9:05:04 PM10/4/21
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Greetings,
In the latest issue of Perfect Sound Forever <http://www.furious.com/perfect/index1021.html>, you'll find (among other things):
FADY ADEL
Egyptian journalist-director speaks- interview by Jason Gross
"Adel's expertise seemed key to understanding the world of MENA music and the issues surrounding it, including religion, censorship, Western influences, COVID's effect on music scenes and more. While his work usually appears in MENA regional publications, he's also written for Bandcamp, among other places. That's not even mentioning his work as a documentary film-maker. As such, his perspective is vital and needs to be heard."
THE BEATMEN
Book excerpt- origins of Czech rock by Dr. Oleg Synieokyi
"The Beatmen were founded in 1964 by two former Jolana members Miro Bedrik and Marian Bednar. By 1965, the "British Invasion" led by The Beatles ruled the whole world, but in Czechoslovakia, with the exception of the Mephisto group, no one had yet dared to rise to the new level of the global House of Progressive Music. Bedrik and Bednar noted this and decided to act."
LENINGRAD ROCK CLUB
Venue back in USSR by Daniel Hess
"What if through some strange crossroads of expression and oppression, there was born a venue where rock music could be played and enjoyed, even under the thumb of heavy censorship? Well, in Russia in 1981, such a venue was born called The Leningrad Rock Club, and it gave birth to many eclectic, amazing Russian rock bands that may have never had a chance to perform at all otherwise."
PLASTIC PEOPLE OF THE UNIVERSE
Book excerpt: Czech rebels rule by Joe Yanosik
"Over the last year, I tracked down and interviewed numerous individuals from around the world who were active participants in the events of the Plastics' history including former band members and managers, close friends of the group including the photographers who took the earliest pictures of the band, and others in the Czech underground music scene which still thrives today. In addition to a plethora of newly available facts, the book includes over 70 fabulous photographs of the band, many never before seen, which the photographers graciously gave me permission to use."
TAKESHI TERAUCHI
Remembering the unique Japanese guitarist by J. Vognsen
"Takeshi Terauchi - premiere exponent of Japanese surf music - celebrated his fiftieth year as a professional musician in 2010. To mark the anniversary he embarked on a tour of Japan with his most popular backing band, Blue Jeans. I had the good fortune of seeing them on November 13th."
We also have a Spotify playlist with most of the artists above here:
<https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5dS3KqGzoF6itf0N5eVazw?si=09ca1dac5e01455e>
We're always looking for good writers and/or ideas so let us know if you have anything to share.
See you online,
Jason
In the latest issue of Perfect Sound Forever <http://www.furious.com/perfect/index1021.html>, you'll find (among other things):
FADY ADEL
Egyptian journalist-director speaks- interview by Jason Gross
"Adel's expertise seemed key to understanding the world of MENA music and the issues surrounding it, including religion, censorship, Western influences, COVID's effect on music scenes and more. While his work usually appears in MENA regional publications, he's also written for Bandcamp, among other places. That's not even mentioning his work as a documentary film-maker. As such, his perspective is vital and needs to be heard."
THE BEATMEN
Book excerpt- origins of Czech rock by Dr. Oleg Synieokyi
"The Beatmen were founded in 1964 by two former Jolana members Miro Bedrik and Marian Bednar. By 1965, the "British Invasion" led by The Beatles ruled the whole world, but in Czechoslovakia, with the exception of the Mephisto group, no one had yet dared to rise to the new level of the global House of Progressive Music. Bedrik and Bednar noted this and decided to act."
LENINGRAD ROCK CLUB
Venue back in USSR by Daniel Hess
"What if through some strange crossroads of expression and oppression, there was born a venue where rock music could be played and enjoyed, even under the thumb of heavy censorship? Well, in Russia in 1981, such a venue was born called The Leningrad Rock Club, and it gave birth to many eclectic, amazing Russian rock bands that may have never had a chance to perform at all otherwise."
PLASTIC PEOPLE OF THE UNIVERSE
Book excerpt: Czech rebels rule by Joe Yanosik
"Over the last year, I tracked down and interviewed numerous individuals from around the world who were active participants in the events of the Plastics' history including former band members and managers, close friends of the group including the photographers who took the earliest pictures of the band, and others in the Czech underground music scene which still thrives today. In addition to a plethora of newly available facts, the book includes over 70 fabulous photographs of the band, many never before seen, which the photographers graciously gave me permission to use."
TAKESHI TERAUCHI
Remembering the unique Japanese guitarist by J. Vognsen
"Takeshi Terauchi - premiere exponent of Japanese surf music - celebrated his fiftieth year as a professional musician in 2010. To mark the anniversary he embarked on a tour of Japan with his most popular backing band, Blue Jeans. I had the good fortune of seeing them on November 13th."
We also have a Spotify playlist with most of the artists above here:
<https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5dS3KqGzoF6itf0N5eVazw?si=09ca1dac5e01455e>
We're always looking for good writers and/or ideas so let us know if you have anything to share.
See you online,
Jason
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