Every week, we find unusual music from around Russia. You won't hear this music on TV, but it's worth listening to.
"We're punks, of course, but times have changed": What Mikhail Gorshenev's grave looks like and what happens there on his birthday Today, August 7, the leader of the band "King and the Jester," the main Russian punk […]
Mikhail Gorshenev's grave: what it looks like and how to find it in St. Petersburg Read More »
The debut album by the band Stoptime has begun to disappear from streaming services. The debut album by the band Stoptime is being removed en masse from digital platforms around the world. The band's music release has disappeared not only from Russian, but also from
The Stoptime group's album has begun disappearing from streaming services. Read More »
A Voice from the Window of Not Moscow: About the Man Who Wrapped Russian Melancholy in Jamaican Reggae. Real Russian reggae was born not under the bright sun of Jamaica, but in the chilly winds of the Baltic, amidst the concrete grayness.
The story of Sergei Oldi Belousov and the Heat Protection Committee group Read More »
Honest art against entropy: how Andrei Burlaka preserved the history of the Soviet rock underground. Music journalist, producer, and historian of Russian rock music, Andrei Burlaka, passed away yesterday in St. Petersburg. His name may not be remembered.
Rock music historian Andrei Burlaka has died: in memory of the producer Read More »
"It's strange that they lasted so long in this country": Russia's first radio station about hip-hop culture announced its closure. Russia's first specialized radio station about hip-hop culture, Studio 21, has officially closed.
Radio station Studio 21 announced its closure after nine years of operation. Read More »
A Voice from the Window of Not Moscow: How the Keeper of Chukotka Traditions, Vero Usholik, Combines Throat Singing and Modern Beatboxing The unique singer Vero Usholik, who holds the official title of “Keeper of Traditions” of Chukotka, creates original music
Keeper of Chukotka traditions Vero Usholik and her throat singing Read More »
Voice from the Window of NeMoscow: romantic and ironic pop with a touch of brutality 🎧 Tap Up is a pop-rock band from St. Petersburg, creating positive music at the intersection of funk and alternative. The project's main goal is to help the listener
St. Petersburg street band Tap Up creates live looping music. Read More »
Voice from the window of NeMoscow: From Beverly Hills to the Leningrad underground In the mid-80s, at the very peak of the Cold War, the Leningrad rock club existed in complete isolation: without quality instruments, without the right to official
How American Joanna Stingray introduced the world to Soviet rock Read More »
A voice from the window of NotMoscow: the band Stoptime presented their debut original album 🎧 “Into Nowhere from Nowhere” is 12 tracks in which the lyrical heroine tries to maintain her inner core and figure out
The band Stoptime released the album "To Nowhere from Nowhere" after the arrests. Read More »
A voice from the window of NeMoskva: “The stars look at us, changing places, and it’s not in vain.” On June 21, the legend of Russian rock, Viktor Tsoi, would have turned 64. He tragically
Unknown poems and drafts by Viktor Tsoi for the musician's 64th birthday Read More »
Captain of Madness: Kuryokhin's Total Chaos June 16th is the birthday of rock musician Sergei Kuryokhin, the man who turned the Soviet underground into a total carnival, and his life itself into pure art. He
Rock musician Sergey Kuryokhin: Lenin the mushroom, pop mechanics, and myths Read More »
"The Day After Tomorrow," Where the War Ended: How the Songs of the "My Name Is Masha" Project Became a Bridge for Russians Who Left and Those Who Remained The musical project "My Name Is Masha" by artist and songwriter Masha Rodicheva has become an invisible bridge
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The official trailer for Sergey Kuznetsov's documentary "DDTTXXVEK" has been published on the band's YouTube channel. The project is based on DDT's most poignant, socially charged, and dramatic compositions, reflecting on the era of stagnation, perestroika, and
🎧 "Ingrian Tape" is a conceptual electronic album by musician Dmitry Surugin, dedicated to the tragic fate of the Izhorian people in the 20th century and the personal history of his family. The release, born at the intersection of ambient and psychedelic folk,
A Voice from the Window of NeMoskva: Where Forest Memory Meets Club Culture Read More »
Voice from the window of NeMoskva: if you listen to these songs in a snowfall, the snow will turn nuclear 🎧 "Atomic Snow" is a young hard rock band formed in Vladivostok in 2023. They play in the spirit of Old
"Are you bored, gray ones? Now I'll drip the truth into your meek brains." The group "DDT" has been singing for over forty years - and all this time Yuri Yulianovich has been right. When around
Yuri Shevchuk turns 69: key prophecies and new songs from the band DDT Read More »
Voice from the window of NeMoskva: the radiant dawn of the Arctic 🎧 Garpani Solinga (his name translates from Even as "Radiant Dawn") is an ethno-singer, popularizer of northern culture, reindeer herder, and descendant of the Even dynasty from Ust-Yansky
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A Voice from a Window in NeMoscow: When a Guitar Is Equated with a Protest Poster A warm evening, the glare of streetlights on the cobblestones, and the sounds of a guitar coming from around the corner. A street musician is a symbol all over the world.
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Voice from the Window of Not Moscow: Soundtracks for Dark Times. The underground project from St. Petersburg, Electropartisans, has released a new album, recorded in collaboration with Russian musicians. Among the participants are Vadim Kurylev, Vasily K., Konstantin Arbenin, and Orgia.
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A voice from the window of NeMoskva: And in our free time, we'll boogie—the boogie dance! Yesterday, the leader of Zvuki Mu, actor, director, and poet Pyotr Mamonov would have turned 75. On the anniversary of the legend
A Voice from a Window in NeMoscow: The Koryak Tradition of Listing Names Has Taken on a Modern Sound Leading soloist of the national ensemble "Koritev" Nadezhda Neyolova recorded the composition "Poitylg'o" in her native Koryak language. The composition is based on an ancient
“The legend of St. Petersburg courtyards and our hearts”: Artem Brovkov, the leader of the St. Petersburg rap group KREC, has died. His wife, Valentina Berezkina, announced the death of the 46-year-old musician on her social media: “This is very hard for me.”
A voice from the window of NeMoskva: "I bring my spark, I want to see how it awakens a spark in others." 🎧Druid (Artemy Ponomarev) is a simple Russian guy with a guitar. Born in Barnaul,
Spark of Siberia: how Druid traded tricks for bard rock Read More »
A voice from the window of NeMoskva: "Who is still capable of love, and who is deprived of power? It will come for those who are alive—the wind of change." Together with #neradio_NeMoskva, we turn up the volume where they try to turn it down.
Winds of Change: New Albums by Bi-2, Dmitry Spirin, and Aquarium Read More »
A karaoke simulator? The voice from the window of NeMoscow now sounds intermittently. On March 1, a law banning the promotion of drugs on the internet came into effect in Russia. Now you can face hefty fines for
Karaoke simulator? The voice from NeMoskva's window now has pauses in places. Read More »
“We opened the heavens like canned goods, and each of us was sick with the rock and roll virus.” On March 7, 1981, a legendary rock club was created in Leningrad – a place that allowed the Soviet Union to
Rock Clubs of the USSR: How Musical Freedom Emerged in the Regions Read More »
A voice from the window of NeMoscow: “I hear a voice and hurry to the call along the road on which there is no trace.” On February 23, 1934, the legendary composer Yevgeny Krylatov was born in Lysva, Perm.
A Voice from the Window of Not Moscow: An Epoch-making Satirical Rhapsody 🎧 "VIA Vashi Krashi" is a pop-rock stand-up group whose members hail from Kursk and Kaluga but now live in Moscow. The idea behind this comedy and musical group
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Shortparis frontman Nikolai Komyagin has died. The 39-year-old musician fell ill after a boxing workout—his heart gave out, according to journalist Ksenia Sobchak and the band's manager, Marina Kosukhina. Komyagin was 39.
Shortparis frontman Nikolai Komyagin has died. Read More »
A Voice from the Window of Not Moscow: "The Singing Angel of Europe" On February 14, 1936, in the Uzbek city of Urgench, Anna German was born to a family with German and Dutch roots. When she was one year old, her father
"Hope" and "Echo of Love": Remembering Anna German's Key Songs Read More »
