t.A.T.u. / Тату

These two outfits have nothing in common, musically speaking. Nonetheless, their new mixes say a great deal about the relationship between maximalism and somehow making songs "better"

Vladivostok's Mumiy Troll are continuing their tour around the United States, moving on occasion southwards to Mexico - or in a northerly direction to Canada. The band recently appeared at one Mexican festival that caught the attention of local press outlet Enelshow.Com: “Few people could join...

As we reported in some detail, Eurovision has now come and gone from the streets of Moscow. Next year it will be in Norway, thanks to the victory of Belarusian native, Aleksandr Rybak. At the same time as the competition, two new albums appeared, both from last year's winner Dima Bilan and th...

Yesterday the Russian press announced - with no ceremony whatsoever - a small change in online access that could have massive consequences for domestic pop music and media as a whole. Even though the density of cell-phone usage is greater in Russia than in Japan, for example, the rather parsi...

Today in Moscow Tatu released their third studio album, "Happy Smiles" (Veselye ulybki).  It comes after a three-year hiatus, begun by the band's departure from Universal in 2006. Since that time, the duo's work has not progressed with any notable speed, due to a number of factors;  by way...

Today sees the release of the first official remixes for "White Robe [or Coat]" (Belyi plashchik). The disc contains five new versions of the song - one being in English - plus the recent "220," and a Behind-the-Scenes video documentary. Other bells and whistles include previously unpublished ph...

Tatu: “Belyi plashchik” (White Coat). Yes, there had to be a Tatu video somewhere. This is the newest, which some kind soul has subtitled....