Introduction
Chapter One. A Political Overview: From King to Clergy
- Like father, like son? The Pahlavi dynasty and its downfall
- The new constitution, contradictions and conflicts of interest
- Repression and resistance: 30 years of two steps forward and one shove back
- Let's party like it's 680 AD
- Conclusion
Chapter Two. Music in Iran: From Pop to Pariah
- Musical monarchies and poetic politics
- A history of pop music in Iran
- Conclusion
Chapter Three. Music and Islam
- Pop music and illegality in the Islamic Republic of Iran
- In the shadows of an Islamised pop industry
- 'Illusions' of grandeur and rock's rebirth in the Islamic Republic
- Conclusion
Chapter Four. Boulevard of Virtual Dreams: TehranAvenue's Online Music Festival
- TAMF: History and goals of the festival
- TAMF86, a free radical?
- Participating and observing
Chapter Five. Inventing Identity through Significant Songs: Case Studies of Selected Participants from TAMF86 Online Music Festival
- Gatchpazh
- Bijan Moosavi
- Free Keys
- Yellow Dogs
- Kian
-What's in it for us?
- Conclusion
Chapter Six. Smoggy + City = Dirty Rock?
- Introduction
- Orchestrations of identity: composing the 'self' in terms of local and global ideas about 'Iranian-ness'
- 'Environmental determinism'
- Conclusion
Chapter Seven. 'I Am an Original Iranian Man': Inventing Inventive Identities in Tehran's Unofficial Rock Music
- Writing the wrongs: challenging stereotypes in stereo sound
- Self-confidences: team aesthetic in an 'each to their own society'
- 'Khaleh zanak': the scene is cutting off its nose to spite its face
- Conclusion
Chapter Eight: 127 and Hypernova Abandon the 'Axis of Evil' for 'The Great Satan'
- Small steps towards a giant leap: Tour preparations and problems
- 'Khal Punk' vs. 'Through the Chaos': A comparative analysis of the musical and lyrical content of 127 and Hypernova's latest recordings
- Composing clichés: Playing on being Iranian for commercial gain
- Electronic audiences
- Conclusion
Chapter Nine. The 2009 Presidential Elections and Potential Futures for Unofficial Rock Music in Iran
- A brief history of presidential elections in the Islamic Republic of Iran
- Setting the foundations for change: pre-election hype inside and outside Iran
-June 12, 2009: an election day for the history books
-Musical reactions to Iran's election result
Conclusion
Reference List
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