MUSIC

"The world is a hospital for angels who have forgotten how to fly and the way to heaven, having fallen down the stairs." On September 26, 1959, Ilya Kormiltsev was born in what was then Sverdlovsk.

A Voice from a NeMoskva Window: "My Name is Happiness" 🎧 Ulyana Mamushkina is a young and rapidly gaining popularity on the indie pop scene from Podolsk. You may have heard her song "Salty Happiness" in…

Everything's going according to plan—today we celebrate Yegor Letov's birthday! The leading figure of Siberian punk, a legend of the Russian underground, and an idol of millions, would have turned 61 today. But the voices from the window…

A voice from a window in NeMoskva: "It feels like I was born in the wrong time." Do you like the atmosphere of songs from the 1970s, 80s, and 90s? Then today's music column is for you. 🎧 Kostya Nosov...

"History Melts the Ice": A track by the Barnaul band "Room of Culture" has become the anthem for the new KHL season. The song "History Melts the Ice" will be played at games in the 2025/26 season and throughout the KHL championship. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6ENIf85RAg "Emotions…"

Voice from their window in NeMoskva: "We are all burnt-out romantics." We get to know the projects of Oryol native Vladimir Varaksin. 🎧 VARRAVA is a distinctive musical project created in early 2019. The artists themselves define their…

"If hope dies last, it means it lives forever." Yuri Shevchuk and the band DDT performed a concert in Kazakhstan. NeMoskva's music columnist visited the city of Konayev and shared the experience with…

St. Petersburg poet Vyacheslav Malakhov has been released. The political prisoner, poet and founder of the musical group "Dorevolyutsionny Sovetchik," spent the last two years in Correctional Colony No. 6 in the Tula region for "repeatedly discrediting the army." The case was brought against him…

A voice from the window of NeMoskva: You are not alone in your struggle and pain! Hello! This is NeMoskva's music columnist. Our column about regional artists has been published weekly for almost three years now. And…

Voice from the Window of NeMoskva vs. "Civil Death." Yuri Belousov, CEO of the media holding SMI2, has proposed introducing a "civil death" procedure for musicians deemed "foreign agents." As pro-government media explain, such a procedure would strip the undesirable musicians of their copyrights...

Voice from the window of NeMoskva: "Tuvans will break into your brain and leave hoofprints." 🎧 "Khuun-Khuur-Tu" is a throat-singing quartet from Tuva, formed back in 1992. The group's main creative goal is…

Hug a whale and protect a dolphin. Nets and seines abandoned by humans in the world's oceans are one of the most common causes of cetacean deaths. And luck is with the rescued giant Stanislav from the Barents…

A Voice from a Window in NeMoskva: "Lightness on the outside, fullness on the inside." 🎧 Evgeniya Zontikova is a poet, musician, and singer-songwriter from Tyumen who soulfully combines regional folklore with contemporary soft pop-rock. "I don't have a permanent..."

A voice from a window in NeMoskva: "I'm starting to take off, spreading my wings." 🎧 "Veter" is a diverse rock band from Kazan, founded in 1998 by the multi-talented musician Marat Vagizov. The band's musicians note that their main…

A voice from the window of NeMoskva: "It's all about rock 'n' roll, after all. A touch of absurdity is a must." Musician and poet Semyon Zde and Stas Kondakov, leader of the rock band "Acoustic Forest" from Raduzhny in the Vladimir region, filmed...

A Voice from a Window Outside Moscow: When the Spirit of Karelia Transforms into Music 🎧 ILMU is a folk-trip-hop group from Petrozavodsk, performing original songs in the endangered Livvi dialect of the Karelian language. ILMU…

A Voice from a Window Outside Moscow: From the Depths of Permafrost 🎧 Uraan is an indie dance duo formed in 2015 by Aital Alekseev and Dmitry Popov. The project is known for its experimental approach to music, combining traditional…

A voice from the window of NeMoskva: round dances, Russian melancholy, fiery dances, jazz grooves, and hypnotic harmonies 🎧 Settlers is music built on authentic Russian folklore and traditional motifs. At the same time, the band…

A Voice from a Window Outside Moscow: Music That Brings You Home 🎧KOLEDOVA is the stage name of Daria Koledova, a singer and songwriter originally from Cheboksary. She has lived in St. Petersburg since 2013. Daria has Chuvash…

A Voice from a Window Outside Moscow: What Would the Spirit of the Ussuri Taiga Sound Like if It Had Form and Personality Disorders? 🎧 "Schizandra" is a strange (according to the musicians themselves) music-related art group from Khabarovsk that…