Pussy Riot’s Kremlin protest owes much to riot grrrl | Laura Barton
The 90s movement enabled a female voice to rise up and be heard. Now Russia’s all-female punk band are doing the sameThe formation of Pussy Riot in Moscow last September was not a culmination of long-harboured musical ambition, songcraft or that strange alchemy of notes, lyrics, personalities and desire that sometimes spawns a rock ‘n’ roll band; rather it was reactionary – a furious two-fingered salute to Vladimir Putin’s decision to return to the presidency, a protest writ large in music and femininity.
published date:Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:44:42 GMT
Pussy Riot’s Kremlin protest owes much to riot grrrl | Laura Barton
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Pussy Riot’s Kremlin protest owes much to riot grrrl | Laura Barton
The 90s movement enabled a female voice to rise up and be heard. Now Russia’s all-female punk band are doing the sameThe formation of Pussy Riot in Moscow last September was not a culmination of long-harboured musical ambition, songcraft or that strange alchemy of notes, lyrics, personalities and desire that sometimes spawns a rock ‘n’ roll band; rather it was reactionary – a furious two-fingered salute to Vladimir Putin’s decision to return to the presidency, a protest writ large in music and femininity.