Repost @joobinbekhrad・・・In case you missed it … Read my piece about Iran’s influence on twentieth-ce
Repost @joobinbekhrad・・・In case you missed it … Read my piece about Iran’s influence on twentieth-century rock and roll for Another Man (http://www.anothermanmag.com/life-culture/10079/why-iran-s-impact-on-rock-and-roll-is-criminally-overlooked). Together with my story on Johnny Thunders (see one of my recent posts), it was one of the top ten most-read online stories published by the magazine in 2017. For an in-depth look at the subject (this piece merely scratches the surface), check out the chapter ‘Of Bandits and Popinjays’ in my book ‘With My Head in the Clouds and Stars in My Eyes’, available via joobinbekhrad.com. Photo: Freddie Mercury by @therealmickrock..‘Given the slew of vitriol that has often surrounded Iran in the mainstream Western media since the 1979 Revolution, it’s not a country you tend to associate with … rock and roll. Yet, both before and after Ayatollah Khomeini returned from exile in France to found the nascent Islamic Republic, rock and roll musicians of the twentieth century looked towards the land of roses and nightingales for inspiration; in fact, one of the greatest was even Iranian himself. When it comes to Eastern environs and rock and roll, however, minds usually turn towards the usual suspects: the Stones in Tangier, the Beatles in Rishikesh, Page and Plant wandering around the Sahara Desert, and all that. Many Iranian ‘chapters’ of rock and roll history have been largely forgotten, overlooked and relegated to the gossamer-strewn recesses of memory, which is a shame, especially considering how great some of them are.’.#iran #iranian #persian #rockandroll #sexdrugsandgolobolbol #withmyheadinthecloudsandstarsinmyeyes #anotherman #farrokhbulsara -- source link
#iranian#persian#rockandroll#sexdrugsandgolobolbol#withmyheadinthecloudsandstarsinmyeyes#anotherman#farrokhbulsara