Timpuri noi

Timpuri Noi is a Romanian alternative rock band.

Timpuri Noi was formed in 1983, and remained an underground act up to 1991. This was mainly due to what was percieved as "subversive lyrical content" in the Ceauş

Timpuri Noi is a Romanian alternative rock band.

Timpuri Noi was formed in 1983, and remained an underground act up to 1991. This was mainly due to what was percieved as "subversive lyrical content" in the Ceauşescu era. Incidentally, the name derives from a cliché of the period: its literal meaning is "New Times" (in the sense of "New Age"), used to signify Marxist Socialism. The tongue-in-cheek reference is somehow associated with the Bucharest metro station of the same name (see: Timpuri Noi). The name is also the Romanian translation of Modern Times, the title for Charles Chaplin's classic 1936 film.