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Rockfest pohledem plzeňských muzikantů
Rockfest through the view of Pilsen musicians

Author(s): Lucie Marková
Subject(s): History, Social Sciences
Published by: Západočeská univerzita v Plzni
Keywords: Rockfest; alternative music; new wave; rock; punk.

Summary/Abstract: On the one hand, Rockfests - the national shows of amateur rock music represented anolive branch of Czechoslovak socialist regime toward rock music, on the other hand, itwas a way to survey and check amateur rock bands. Still many of them participated.Some alternative Pilsen bands were among participants as well. The article focuses onthe views of Pilsen musicians, how they evaluated their participation and what itmeant to them.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 7-24
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Czech