Former Staind frontman and now solo country artist (and possible Qanon nutbag) Aaron Lewis disgustingly asked his audience to “listen to what Putin has to say” at a concert down south back in March. What does this have to do with Dima, the lead singer of Tarakany! Well, first, let me give you a brief […]
ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA: My final two days in St. Petersburg and I felt more like being a tourist than working. St. Petersburg is an incredibly beautiful city and will do that to you. However, I did have time to check out a couple of bands. One, Elektra Monsterz was recommended by Denis, a cat I […]
St. Petersburg, Russia: After a rushed trip in Moscow, I was finally starting to get a little used to the time difference and noticed that I usually hit my stride around midnight Russia time (4pm NYC time). Suddenly, in Russia, I was a night owl, cool! St. Petersburg was very different from Moscow and while […]
What do you say about a punk band that’s been playing punk music since 1977? What do you say if that band been playing for over 30 years in a country like the Soviet Union? Well if you’re producing a documentary on the global punk music scene and traveling to Russia you say “these guys […]
I leave on my trip to Russia next week and it looks like I’m going to be a busy guy just trying to cover the Punk, Rockabilly and Psychobilly scenes there for all you guys and gals. As often happens when planning a trip to a first time destination, I go from having zero idea […]