Dmitry Spirin’s “Lapti” Music Video is Full of Meaning (and Risks)
All the propaganda cliches that the state itself uses are ridiculed. That “If you’re Russian, you should take care of your lapti.”
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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.
Smells Like Punk Rock – Amyl and the Sniffers in NYC
I discovered them about ten months ago in a bar in Kyiv, Ukraine, just before the mandatory curfew. I was chatting with new friends, fellow journalists from France, and some local Ukrainian youth when one of Amyl and the Sniffers’ videos appeared on the video jukebox TV and sound system.
Trump Cuts Out the Middleman to Fascism
Please make a plan to vote on November 5th and take a moment to visit DemocracyDefend.com and see the videos, subscribe, like and share and follow the social media accounts.
Camp Punksylvania 2024
Over the Independence Day Weekend, I was invited to cover Camp Punksylvania 2024 at the fairgrounds in Gilbertsville, PA, put on by the fine folks at the femme-owned Riot Squad Media. My good buddy Jared from Punksgiving, now part of the Punk Rock Saves Lives organization, introduced me to the fledgling punk festival when I […]
Scream of My Blood: A Gogol Bordello Story
I recently attended the documentary film screening of “Scream of My Blood: A Gogol Bordello Story” at the National Arts Club in Gramercy of New York City. The film produced by Vice News drew me. Still, I was further incentivized by the fact that Eugene Hutz and a couple of members of G.B. would be there […]