Tag Archives: Pussy Riot

Moddi (photo Vicki King)

10/9/17 – Moddi – Punk Prayer – 2016 / Pussy Riot – Punk Prayer – 2012 / Moddi – Live at Jakob Church of Culture 2014

Moddi is a Norwegian artist, well-known for his political views and his beautiful music. A singer/songwriter who also happily interprets other people’s songs – Kate Bush’s Army Dreamers comes to mind. But he doesn’t just cover other artists, well-known for their exquisite beauty. It’s the message of Army Dreamers that brought him to the song […]

Nadezhda Tolokonnikova (L) and Maria Alekhina members of the Russian punk rock band Pussy Riot pose for photographs at Amnesty International UK headquarters in East London on November 14, 2014, before speaking at a reception with activists who campaigned for their release from prison. AFP PHOTO / ANDREW COWIE        (Photo credit should read ANDREW COWIE/AFP/Getty Images)

8/9/17 – Pussy Riot – Organs – 2016 / I Can’t Breathe – 2015

Pussy Riot must be one of the most well-known bands in the world that don’t actually release records or sell tickets for live shows. But then they aren’t exactly a band, more a political collective, still, they do make music and it helps tremendously in pushing their cause. Of the clips below, the first, Organs, is a visceral modern […]

Pussy Riot in trial

Pussy Riot Members Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova Amnesty

Finally ! In an effort to improve their image before the Winter Olympics, Russian authorities are reported to be releasing Pussy Riot members Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova. Allegedly there will be an amnesty for a large amount of Russian prisoners including the Arctic 30 as well as those who have been imprisoned without any publicity. […]