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Pussy Riot Members Receive Amnesty, Will Go Free
posted: December 19, 2013
Good news. In a goodwill maneuver, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced an amnesty for a slew of prisoners, including Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, 24, and Maria Alyokhina, 25, both of the punk rock band Pussy Riot. The women…
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Pussy Riot Declared Guilty Of Hooliganism, Receive Two Years In Prison, Remain Punk As Hell
posted: August 17, 2012
This morning, inside of a Russian court surrounded outside by furious protesters, a judge declared Russian punk band Pussy Riot guilty of “hooliganism motivated by religious hatred.” The charge ultimately came with a sentence of…
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Exclusive Q and A: Man Overboard Talk Philly Pride and Punk Longevity
posted: August 2, 2012
It wouldn’t be hyperbolic to call New Jersey pop punk act Man Overboard a touring machine. Their schedule for 2012 has so far included dates in the United Kingdom, United States, continental Europe, Russia, and Ukraine.…
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Metal Monday: Solerrain Takes You To A Brutal Lonely Place
posted: August 8, 2011
If you’re a regular reader of Metal Mondays here at OurStage, you might remember a feature I wrote called “From Russia With Metal” about the band Illidiance. It would appear that Illidiance isn’t the only OurStage…
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Metal Monday: From Russia With Metal
posted: April 18, 2011
In the world of industrial metal there isn’t a whole lot of fresh meat”the same handful of artists have reigned supreme over the genre since the early ’90s. Now, e monstrous band from Russia called Illidiance…
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Around The World In 80 Songs: “Papazjanija†By Six Strings And A Piece Of Wood
posted: April 17, 2011
It is amazing how far you can travel just by using a guitar. This instrument is capable of producing the most fabulous sounds, and make you feel at home in a the most remote places…
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