About the book: 2003 / The rock community is a real parallel world with its own traditions, language, fashion. These laws have not yet been studied enough, since, despite the apparent openness, the heroes of rock are reluctant to allow strangers into the secrets of their existence. The famous rock journalist Vladimir Marochkin made the first attempt to create a guide to this amazing world. How to assemble a viable lineup? How to come up with a good name for a group? How to choose a repertoire? Musicians of the groups “Aquarium”, “Aria”, “Cruise”, “Time Machine”, “Master” talk about this in detail. Dozens of fascinating and sometimes detective stories from the lives of rock stars will become a guiding thread and will help you not get lost in the world of rock music.