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Avia is a well-known musical group in the Soviet Union (and later in Russia). The main genre of the group is rock, in which you can sometimes hear the influence of punk rock, new wave (new wave) and art rock. Synth-pop has also become one of the styles in which musicians love to work. The early years of the Avia group The group was officially established […]

Auktyon is one of the most famous Soviet and then Russian rock bands, which continues to be active today. The group was created by Leonid Fedorov in 1978. He remains the leader and main vocalist of the band to this day. Formation of the Auktyon group Initially, Auktyon was a team consisting of several classmates - Dmitry Zaichenko, Alexei […]

"August" is a Russian rock band whose activity was in the period from 1982 to 1991. The band performed in the heavy metal genre. "August" was remembered by listeners in the music market as one of the first bands that released a full-fledged record in a similar genre thanks to the legendary Melodiya company. This company was almost the only supplier of […]

Tangerine Dream is a German musical group known in the second half of the 1967th century, which was created by Edgar Froese in 1970. The group became popular in the electronic music genre. Over the years of its activity, the group has undergone multiple changes in the composition. The composition of the XNUMXs team went down in history - Edgar Froese, Peter Baumann and […]

ZZ Top is one of the oldest active rock bands in the United States. The musicians created their music in the blues-rock style. This unique combination of melodic blues and hard rock turned into an incendiary, but lyrical music that interested people far beyond America. The appearance of the group ZZ Top Billy Gibbons - the founder of the group, who […]

The name of the artist during his lifetime is inscribed in golden letters in the history of the development of national rock music. The leader of the pioneers of this genre and the group "Maki" is known not only for musical experiments. Stas Namin is an excellent producer, director, businessman, photographer, artist and teacher. Thanks to this talented and versatile person, more than one popular group has appeared. Stas Namin: Childhood and […]