Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 1:22 Fadi's Music Career So Far 9:33 Interlude 1: Scrambled Eggs 14:50 Early 2000s Beirut Music Scene 20:11 The Arab World's Music Scene 33:54 Music in the 2010s and Into the Internet Age 45:11 The Pop Music Problem & Western Music Standards 52:15 70s and 80s Music From Lebanon 55:55 Heavy Metal in Lebanon 58:50 Tunefork Studios 1:00:00 Desert Island Discs: Arab World
I vividly recall "rock" music being banned for a while in 1995 - when I was 17 - after a number of teenage suicides in IC and a few other schools. Instead of looking into the likely mental health issues underpinning these tragic cases - particularly in a generation born and raised in war - the authorities joined the dots and deduced the real culprit was their rock music fandom. I particularly remember them mentioning that Nirvana records where found in the victims’ bedrooms, as if they were some occult artefacts (and not some of the biggest selling records of the time). For the next few months, "rock" magazines where pulled off the shelves and "rock music" sections in record shops covered up with paper and off-limits. Naturally, it only made buying the records feel even more illicit and thrilling for a teenager!
Hey, great conversation! Link to connect with Fadi in the description is wrong, links to Kareem Roustom’s page (that conversation was also really nice)
Brilliant conversation. Fadi is the goat! Thanks a lot
100%! Fadi is a legend 🙂
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:22 Fadi's Music Career So Far
9:33 Interlude 1: Scrambled Eggs
14:50 Early 2000s Beirut Music Scene
20:11 The Arab World's Music Scene
33:54 Music in the 2010s and Into the Internet Age
45:11 The Pop Music Problem & Western Music Standards
52:15 70s and 80s Music From Lebanon
55:55 Heavy Metal in Lebanon
58:50 Tunefork Studios
1:00:00 Desert Island Discs: Arab World
I vividly recall "rock" music being banned for a while in 1995 - when I was 17 - after a number of teenage suicides in IC and a few other schools. Instead of looking into the likely mental health issues underpinning these tragic cases - particularly in a generation born and raised in war - the authorities joined the dots and deduced the real culprit was their rock music fandom. I particularly remember them mentioning that Nirvana records where found in the victims’ bedrooms, as if they were some occult artefacts (and not some of the biggest selling records of the time). For the next few months, "rock" magazines where pulled off the shelves and "rock music" sections in record shops covered up with paper and off-limits. Naturally, it only made buying the records feel even more illicit and thrilling for a teenager!
The tshirt sales with artwork from Iron Maiden, Metallic, Nirvana, etc.. skyrocketed
Hey, great conversation! Link to connect with Fadi in the description is wrong, links to Kareem Roustom’s page (that conversation was also really nice)
Fixed :) Glad you enjoyed the conversation!