David Byrne of Talking Heads to present Nadya Tolokonnikova of Pussy Riot the Dynamic Achievements in the Arts Award at the American Folk Art Museum benefit on May 16th in New York. The event will include an exclusive performance and conversation. On May 16th, Nadya Tolokonnikova, the iconic artist, activist, and visionary behind Pussy Riot will present an incredible, not-to-be-missed event as a …
Photos (courtesy of Pussy Riot) Today, Pussy Riot created an action in front of the Russian Embassy in Berlin. Given the horrific murder of Alexei Navalny, they brought a banner reading “MURDERERS” in Russian and English. They clashed with German police, who forced them to remove their masks, and threatened them with arrest if they did not comply. The action was …
Indianapolis, November 14 2023 – Today, Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova led the old-school protest art action GOD SAVE ABORTION at Indiana’s Supreme Court. GOD SAVE ABORTION is part of a bigger reproductive rights campaign of art actions that Pussy Riot are launching this upcoming year. This first piece is in collaboration with students from Indiana University. The lyrics state: GOD SAVE …
Pussy Riot has released their single “Bad Trip” featuring the UK’s Nova Twins and multi-platinum Argentinian producer Mykka, creating a hard, fierce protest track, which states: “You’ll never see us coming, There’s nowhere to escape. Power, superNova, Pussy Riot til it’s over. etc” Nadya Riot says: “Mykka played this beat for me and I got obsessed and begged her to give it to …
PUSSY RIOT & BOYS NOIZE FT. ALICE GLASS RELEASE “CHASTITY” REMIXES BY SOMEWHEN, JENSEN INTERCEPTOR, TAUBE AND BOYS NOIZE (CLUB MIX) HERE “CHASTITY” OFFICIAL VIDEO HERE (DON’T MISS!) Earlier this summer, this brand new trifecta in the form of Russia’s Pussy Riot, Berlin’s Boys Noize and Canada’s Alice Glass offered up “Chastity” via Boysnoize Records and today, these four remixes join the …
All Photos by Holly Homan. On the evening of May 5 I had the honor of finally seeing the infamous Pussy Riot. For those of you not in the know, Pussy Riot is fronted by Nadya Tolokonnikov who was imprisoned in 2012 for two years in Russia for openly criticizing the Putin regime. She is …
PUSSY RIOT – BLACK SNOW: http://xxpussyriotxx.com 1. MUSIC VIDEO 2. SERIES of ACTIONS 3. OPEN LETTER TO PUTIN AND HIS CRONIES + SOLD OUT LIVE SHOW IN ALABAMA ON JULY 11TH TO BENEFIT PLANNED PARENTHOOD AND YELLOWHAMMER FUND SHOW VIDEO FLYER HERE MORE PHOTOS here + VIDEO CLIPS here (all free to use with credit) 1. PUSSY RIOT – ЧЁРНЫЕ СНЕЖКИ …
LIVE SHOW AT BIRMINGHAM’S SATURN ON JULY 11TH TO BENEFIT PLANNED PARENTHOOD AND YELLOWHAMMER FUND WATCH: “I MADE AN ABORTION” HERE (99 jakes track “225” + zeitguised’s textures + edited by nadya pussy riot) ALABAMA SHOW VIDEO FLYER HERE Photo credit: Andrew Boyle – hi-res HERE Pussy Riot announce that they’ll bring their digital protest punk to Birmingham, Alabama’s Saturn on July 11th to protest …
Pussy Riot’s member Nika Nikulshina is arrested in Moscow – for no reason – and this is the second time in one month she’s been detained. This time it’s even worse: being detained already for 7 hours, she’s going to spend the night at the police department. Tomorrow starts a period of days-off in Russia, …
I’d ask you all to think of the women in Pussy Riot who stood up to Putin in a celebration of free speech in Russia. Three of them have been held incommunicado in prison for several months and are today in court. They’re a reminder that music can still have a strong political voice: – …
This week NATION editor Katrina vanden Heuvel brings attention to an unlikely political cause celebre involving a Russian punk rock collective called Pussy Riot. Some remarkable YouTube video footage accompanies her piece: http://www.thenation.com/blog/167647/free-pussy-riot?rel=emailNation And their Wikipedia entry makes clear that PR is a remarkable project all the way around: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pussy_Riot This …