Rubl / Рубль

The ensembles Leningrad and Vintazh represent two ends of mainstream pop and its promise of liberty. The former is overtly sexual and designed for visual display; the latter is grounded in freedom of verbal expression - and less hopeful.
Leningrad and Rockerjoker (Minsk) have both published new albums. Across these recordings we find a desire to celebrate various small-scale, familial values - at a time of civic failure. Some of those values come in traditional liquid form
On January 1st, 2010, just after midnight, a mildly satirical cartoon ran on Russian television, showing Medvedev and Putin dancing together on Red Square to a series of folkish couplets. Each figure made slight fun of the other, which led the press to wonder the reason for such sudden or unexpe...
Russia's best-known ska outfit, Leningrad, was recently disbanded; its lead singer - Sergei Shnurov - has just launched the new and very different band that will replace Leningrad.  It's called "Rubl'," which refers both the Russian currency and the slang terms "rubit'" (to rock out/play hard)...

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Audio

Rubl – Olympiade
Rubl – We Played...
Rubl – Love Is...
Rubl – V mire zhivotnykh (In the Animal World)
Rubl – Nichego novogo (Nothing New)
Rubl – Terpi... (Be Patient...)
Rubl – Olimpiada
Rubl – Doshirak

Video

Ia Khuiariu na Gitare (I Play the Cr*p out of My Guitar)
What's Wrong with Russian Rock?