So, for as long as anyone can remember, M has been pretty much obsessed with all things Russian. Right now there's all sorts of upheaval over there, although the election at the end of the week seems to be unlikely to change much at all. But, this is a music blog, so I shall focus on the two points most salient to our band.
1) On the downside, there's the new law in St Petersburgh which is sort of like section 28 (the law in the 80's which stopped people 'promoting' homosexuality) only a lot bigger and scarier. Strangely this story doesn't seem to be being covered by the BBC online but you can find it elsewhere. It's all pretty ludicrous - basically you either pretend that gay and bi people don't exist, or you have to mention that we're all sick and evil. They seem to have gotten the word 'gay' confused with the word 'vampire' or something. The upshot is that you probably shouldn't email a copy of '82 to your comrades anytime soon.
2) Unless you comrade is one of these ladies and you have a safe address for her.
http://pussy-riot.livejournal.com/
Pussy Riot are amazing. And they've got a track on the free comp I blogged about below. We are honoured to share that tiny scrap of history.
In all seriousness I'd like to get some copies of the Any Love album into Russia when it's released but it's a pretty big fire to prod. It's important to remember that no one is free until everyone is free, no-one is equal until everyone is equal. Things can sometimes get tough in the UK due to prejudice but at least it isn't officially state sanctioned. Anymore. A lot of people had to fight to change that and the fight for many rages on.
1) On the downside, there's the new law in St Petersburgh which is sort of like section 28 (the law in the 80's which stopped people 'promoting' homosexuality) only a lot bigger and scarier. Strangely this story doesn't seem to be being covered by the BBC online but you can find it elsewhere. It's all pretty ludicrous - basically you either pretend that gay and bi people don't exist, or you have to mention that we're all sick and evil. They seem to have gotten the word 'gay' confused with the word 'vampire' or something. The upshot is that you probably shouldn't email a copy of '82 to your comrades anytime soon.
2) Unless you comrade is one of these ladies and you have a safe address for her.
http://pussy-riot.livejournal.com/
Pussy Riot are amazing. And they've got a track on the free comp I blogged about below. We are honoured to share that tiny scrap of history.
In all seriousness I'd like to get some copies of the Any Love album into Russia when it's released but it's a pretty big fire to prod. It's important to remember that no one is free until everyone is free, no-one is equal until everyone is equal. Things can sometimes get tough in the UK due to prejudice but at least it isn't officially state sanctioned. Anymore. A lot of people had to fight to change that and the fight for many rages on.
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