In those days people participating in punk subculture could still get beaten up by Soviet police (Militsiya), taken for interrogation by KGB, expelled from schools, and sometimes even put into mental health institutions[2] Hippyland annual festival taking place in Šiauliai during official city festival Šiaulių dienos (Šiauliai days) since 2003.
It combines music festival and political activities (demonstrations against racism, xenophobia, violence, Lithuania's involvement in Iraq war etc.)
During Perestroyka and Glasnost reforms ban of private ownership of Xerox machines was lifted and zine publishing flourished.
Naujas kraujas (Fresh blood) - annual festival of debuting performers of heavy metal held in Vilnius since 1997.
Ferrum Frost Velnių malūnas Kilkim Žaibu - annual black metal/pagan metal/medieval folk music festival held since 1999.
Very important element of Raganos ir Alus was humorous style and its trademark short stories about Buratinos (Soviet adaptation of Pinocchio), the satire on urlaganai.
As a tribute to its roots one of the last editions of Raganos ir Alus was distributed with small packed portion of baked bread, which is used a snack with beer [7].
Wounded Juodas kraujas Edge of Time Obituary Jonas Zarazza Bike Show Millennium Crazy In The Dark MC Mano Juodoji Sesuo (My Black Sister) - most influential gothic rock band in Lithuania.
Diktatūra - the extreme far-right heavy metal band formed in the mid 90s by football hooligans and skinheads Slibinas (Dragon), Kaminas (Chimney) and Indėnas (Indian).
As an official organisation Romuva was established in 1969, but after couple of years it was forced to cease its activities because of the persecutions by the KGB.
[9] Gediminaičiai - now defunct organisation established by the controversial figure Stasys Urniežius, who used to call himself Duke Vilgaudas.
Devynių akmenų klubas New Age organisation also known as Baltovės žinyčia [11] Druvis Senasis Žynys - newspaper (magazine since in 1995) of Andželika Tamaš.
In the beginning it was freely available from newsagents, but later its status was changed to adult erotic publication and Naglis became available only from sex shops.