I met Raam in 2007 when Hypernova first landed in the U.S. I profiled the band for NPR back then, because what's a better story than a rock band from the Islamic Republic of Iran, where it's illegal ...

Performing Monday night at Fat Baby bar on the Lower East Side, the four members of Hypernova almost made it through their set before distinguishing themselves from the many other hip and hungry young ...

Imagine a world where your vote doesn’t count, rock concerts and dancing are forbidden, and cultural expression is repressed. Imagine if your president banned all Western music from state-run airwaves ...

In Iran, people are not allowed to listen to Western music, let alone make it. But more than half of Iran's population is under 25 years old. So it's not surprising that young Iranians download music ...

It’s not often that a band from Iran makes its way to our area, much less a pair of them, so tonight’s Hypernova/The Yellow Dogs performance at Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios should provide a good ...

In Iran, Hypernova faced lashings for playing rock. In Brooklyn, it's practically a crime not to. I met Raam in 2007 when Hypernova first landed in the U.S. I profiled the band for NPR back then, ...