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Farzad Golpayegani
Chasing the Iranian underground #4
Progressive metal guitarist Farzad Golpayegani, born in 1979 in Tehran, knows better than most how difficult it was dealing with the Iranian government.
Saye Sky, rapping for Iranian LGBTs
Chasing the Iranian underground #3
“I wanted to write songs. But I went to so many studios where they said: ‘What the fuck is that? We cannot make a song out of this, it’s bullshit. It’s about women, about lesbians.’”
Embassies, LSD & cough syrup
Chasing the Iranian underground #2
For the Iranian indie rock band Matchcuts formed in 2008, playing a show inside their home country has been one of the greatest experiences of their lives.
Dans la tanière des Yellow Dogs
Groupe de rock né à Téhéran, les Yellow Dogs sont aujourd’hui à New York, loin de Téhéran, où l’underground iranien s’est frayé un chemin.
In the kennel with The Yellow Dogs
Chasing the Iranian underground #1
The Yellow Dogs, one of Iran’s main rock bands, now live in Williamsburg. New York may be a long way from Tehran, but the Iranian underground is everywhere.
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