▁G DR ▁was ▁government ally ▁controlled . ▁ ▁Press ▁The ▁main ▁newspaper ▁was ▁Ne ues ▁Deutschland , ▁the ▁official ▁newspaper ▁of ▁the ▁Social ist ▁Unity ▁Party ▁of ▁Germany ▁( SE D ). ▁The ▁official ▁newspaper ▁of ▁the ▁Free ▁German ▁Youth ▁was ▁Jun ge ▁Welt . ▁ ▁Das ▁Mag az in ▁surv ived ▁the ▁un ification ▁of ▁Germany . ▁ ▁The ▁Soviet ▁magazine ▁S put nik ▁in ▁German ▁was ▁considered ▁too ▁liberal ▁for ▁G DR ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁ ▁Music ▁ ▁Pop ▁and ▁rock ▁In flu ences ▁from ▁the ▁West ▁were ▁heard ▁everywhere , ▁because ▁TV ▁and ▁radio ▁that ▁came ▁from ▁the ▁K lassen fe ind ▁( en emy ▁of ▁the ▁working ▁class ) ▁could ▁be ▁received ▁in ▁many ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁east , ▁too ▁( an ▁exception ▁being ▁the ▁area ▁around ▁Dresden , ▁with ▁its ▁ge ograph ically ▁dis adv antage ous ▁position ▁in ▁the ▁El be ▁valley , ▁giving ▁it ▁the ▁nick name ▁of ▁“ Val ley ▁of ▁the ▁Cl uel ess ” ▁despite ▁some ▁Western ▁radio ▁being ▁available ). ▁ ▁As ▁rock ▁music ▁became ▁increasing ly ▁popular ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁following ▁the ▁meteor ic ▁rise ▁of ▁bands ▁like ▁the ▁Beat les , ▁the ▁Rol ling ▁St ones , ▁and ▁others , ▁new ▁bands ▁began ▁forming ▁throughout ▁East ▁Germany . ▁However , ▁fear ful ▁of ▁“ de generate ▁Western ▁values ▁[ cor rupt ing ] ▁the ▁young ▁people ▁who ▁listen ▁to ▁[ rock ]" ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁rock ▁music ' s ▁t endency ▁to ▁critic ize ▁establish ments