Songs Not Bombs: A Russian Punk Singer’s Fight for Ukraine
Exiled Russian punk singer Dima risks everything to stand with Ukraine. His “Songs Not Bombs” tour echoes far beyond music. A story of courage and exile.
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Putin Arrest “Pussy Riot” for Hoolaginism in Moscow..
Then again, people are so brave when they can hide behind their keyboard and send little nasty messages and comments anonymously rather than stake out their beliefs in a real forum where the merits could stand on their own.
The Pope & Punk Rock
What do the Pope and the Catholic Church have to do with Punk Rock? Well, the Pope is in Cuba now and Punk Rock and the Catholic church have this in common; both are calling on the Cuban government to stop it’s human rights abuses and allow the Cuban people basic freedoms, including freedom of […]
Punk Character.. Revisited
Some of you may remember during the early days of the blog we visited Cuba and found and interviewed some punks there. We had to be super careful because we weren’t supposed to interact with the locals, much less interview them on camera. Well, we did anyway, and one of the punks we were trying […]
Exclusive: Punks in Cuba Speak Out Against Oppression
Punks in Havana bravely open up on camera about their lives and being punk in an oppressive country like Cuba. While we were conducting interviews, the Cuban police arrested one of our interviewees for reasons unknown. Undaunted by the possibility of arrest and harassment these punks were courageous enough to express to the world what […]