Rock (magazine)

Rock

Cover of the 15th issue of Rock 82, featuring Grace Jones, from the time when the magazine was supplement for Strip 82
Categories Music magazine
Publisher NIP Politika
Year founded 1982
First issue April 1982
Final issue December 1990
Country  Yugoslavia
Language Serbian

Rock was a Yugoslav music magazine, published from 1982 to 1990.

History

Rock was first published in April 1982, under the name Rock 82.[1] Initially, Rock 82 was as a supplement of NIP Politika's comic magazine Strip 82,[1] the back cover of Strip 82 being the front cover of Rock 82. The magazine was published in an unusual format of 11x30cm. The first Editor-in-Chiefs of Rock 82[1] and the initiator of the magazine publishing was critic Peca Popović.[2] In an interview for the documentary series Rockovnik Popović stated:

“ I believed that the generation which had already met MTV, [...] that generation of young, curious people, that had already seen how the video killed the radio star, deserves a bit different magazine. A bit more visual magazine, a magazine with a different sensibility, wiith a different generation of authors, just as Džuboks in the 1970s had a talented, brave, great generation. I believed that there were more people who, unfortunately, weren't writing for the papers. It turned out they were good too.[2] ”

Since January 1983, Rock was published as an independent magazine in tabloid format, and since March 1985, it was released in magazine format.[1] In 1985, 7" single with the charity song "Za milion godina", the Yugoslav contribution to Live Aid, was released with the magazine.[3]

Popović was succeeded by Vladislav Bajac, who was succeeded by Dragan Todorović.[1] Since October 1988, the magazine was edited by Saša Gajević, and was published under the name Pop Rock.[1] The last, 161st issue, was released on December 13, 1990.[1]

Journalists and contributors

Some of the journalists and contributors to Rock include:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Janjatović, Petar (2007). EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960-2006. Belgrade: self-released. p. 303.
  2. 1 2 Rockovnik, "Užas je moja furka (Jugoslovenska rock scena)", YouTube.com
  3. ↑ "Jugoslavenski doprinos Live Aidu '85", muzika.hr
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