Pop Express
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Cover of the 4th issue, released on March 24, 1969
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| Editor-in-Chiefs | Darko Stuparić |
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| Categories | Music magazine |
| Frequency | Twice a month |
| Publisher | Centar za kulturnu djelatnost omladine Zagreba |
| Year founded | 1969 |
| First issue | 10 February 1969 |
| Final issue | 17 January 1970 |
| Country | Yugoslavia |
| Language | Serbo-Croatian |
Pop Express was a Yugoslav music magazine.
History
Pop Express was founded in 1969.[1] It was published by Centar za kulturnu djelatnost omladine Zagreba (Center for Cultural Activity of Zagreb Youth),[1] every second Monday in a month.[2] The magazine Editor-in-Chiefs was Darko Stuparić.[1] The first issue was released on February 10, 1969, and the last, 23rd issue on January 17, 1970.[1]
In an interview for the documentary series Rockovnik, chronicler Vladimir Spičanović said about the magazine:
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It started as a real music magazine, but during the time it evolved towards some sort of, let's say, underground press, which was going at the time. There was that special graphic design, but also the subjects that weren't strictly related to music. [...] Pop Express should be mentioned for another interesting thing, it was probably [...] the only [Yugoslav] music magazine that was forbidden [by the authorities]. [...] The 13th issue was forbidden, forbidden not because of texts about music, but because of a letter by a reader. I have always tried, even in those days — there were about ten readers' letters — to find out why it was forbidden, and even in those days I couldn't find out why. Today, you can read it for ten times, but there's no chance you'll find out. It was so naive, so benign, that it's now ridiculous, but someone had a problem with it, and that issue was forbidden.[2]
Journalists and contributors
Some of the journalists and contributors to Pop Express include:
- Ranko Antonić[2]
- Veljko Despot[2]
- Darko Glavan[2]
- Toni Nardić[2]
- Nikola Nešković[2]
- Raša Petrović[2]
- Siniša Škarica[2]
