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Vladimir Putin

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Pussy Riot has a new song that will piss off Vladimir Putin

December 26, 2022December 26, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Pussy Riot, Russia, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin, War

It’s Vlad losing it? Has he realized that he’s backed himself (and all of Russia) into a corner? Why did

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More songs Vladimir Putin won’t like

May 18, 2022May 18, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Invasion, Pro-Democracy, Russian, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin

The anti-Putin songs keep coming and will be with us for decades. Oreo has uncovered a couple more, including this

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Music News 

Meanwhile back in Ukraine, this guy was part of the Eurovision winners. Now he’s off to war.

May 16, 2022May 16, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Eurovision, InvasionWar, Kalush Orchestra, Russia, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin

Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra was the big winner in the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest (details here). And now after all the

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How about a selection of anti-Putin songs? Happy to help.

May 14, 2022May 14, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Invasion, Parody, Russia, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is the biggest social media war we’ve seen to date. All the social media networks are

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A member of Pussy Riot, Vladimir Putin’s least favourite punk band, managed to escape Russia. This is right out of a spy novel. (MORE UPDATES: How this was done.)

May 12, 2022May 13, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Masha Alyokhina, Pussy Riot, Russia, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin

The members of Pussy Riot have been poking Vladimir Putin in the eye with a stick for years. For their

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Music News 

Can Putin be ousted? Pussy Riot weighs in

April 24, 2022April 24, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Ari Melbor, MSNBC, Pussy Riot, Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Putin probably isn’t a punk fan and he’s certainly not a fan of Pussy Riot, which is among his

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Music News AJMT
Music News 

Random music news for Wednesday, April 20, 2022

April 20, 2022April 20, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Album Artwork, Death Row, Liam Gallagher, One-Hit-Wonders, Snoop Dogg, Vladimir Putin

Exploding kittens. That is all. Unless you want to continue with music news for April 20, 2022. Here are songs

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With apologies to Boney M, there’s a song about psychopath Vladimir Putin

April 17, 2022April 18, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Boney M, Cover Version, Parody, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin

Given that the original Boney B song told the story of Rasputin, the psychotic monk of Czarist Russia, I’m surprised

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This guy crashed a Texas city council meeting to rap about the Russian invasion of Ukraine

March 18, 2022March 18, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alex Stein, Invasion, Russia, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin

Alex Stein is a comedian and (as far as politicians may be concerned) a troll who hijacks meetings. He crashed

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Music News 

Roger Waters calls Vladimir Putin “a gangster.” He’s right, obviously.

March 14, 2022March 15, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Invasion, Roger Waters, Russia, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin

Roger Waters can be difficult to deal with on some subjects, but he’s bang-on about what’s going on in Ukraine.

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Music News 

Pussy Riot continues to fight for Ukraine against Russia

March 8, 2022March 8, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments International Women's Day, Invasion, Nadya Tolokonnikova, Pussy Riot, Russia, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin

Pussy Riot has to be Vladimir Putin’s least-favourite band. Despite clampdowns, arrests, and imprisonment, Pussy Riot continues to poke him

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