Did Western states make a promise to Moscow in 1990, not long after the fall of the Berlin Wall, that if Moscow allowed for the reunification of Germany, then there would be “not one inch” of eastward expansion by NATO? Debatable. The pessimist would argue victors write history. We know NATO expanded and has made …
Moscow singer and producer, Kedr Livanskiy has just released her sophomore album, Your Need. The album places her in the forefront of Russia’s burgeoning electronic and experimental music scene. Your Need is a celebration of life and rebirth. It’s about a fighter’s spirit, audacity and courage. Dance music inspired a furious burst of creative energy …
Here’s a sexy, over-the-top video from Russia. The artist is Алина Артц or Alina Ascent. The song title is “Со мной по-другому нельзя! (ПРЕМЬЕРА!)” which means, “To Me in No Other Way! (PREMERA!).”
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: – …
“O Mio Babbino Caro” – Anna Netrebko. How does she sing this delicate aria with so much strength + grace? It’s a Russian thang! (You wouldn’t understand.) – Alicia Dara – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days
The best single of summer 2012 had female vox and was from Russia, but it wasn’t Pussy Riot. It was this tune, “A Hot Summer Night. Love. Sea. Music.” Recorded by Neoclubber, a Moscow dance pop project, this catchy, Russian-language ballad was trending on Youtube for a day or two as one of the most …
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 …
Here’s the latest in a rising trend of Russian language music videos which make their way into the daily lists of most popular vids in the US:
This is the univeral male popular music fantasy, ugly men sauna with beautiful women while eating and drinking…
Here’s the Trololo Man now (2010). It’s important to see him now, this way we know he didn’t perish in a gulag or purge: And here he is “then,” the timeless moment when this international classic was recorded to TV:
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Lovely Russian women are attempting and sometimes succeeding, at kissing Russian female police officers. This is a protest of some kind and the perfect gag for viral Youtube transmission: