Opinion

We should still listen to Russian music – and there’s none greater than Shostakovich’s

That the current Russian leadership, and its lackeys, are pariahs does not – and should not – force us to reject Russia’s culture. In the Second World War, Beethoven and Brahms remained in British ...
Yahoo

List Claiming Popular Music Acts Like Pink Floyd Were Banned from Soviet Union in the '80s Isn't Entirely Accurate

On Dec. 17, 2024, a post on X showed a photo, purportedly from 1985, that listed Western musical acts allegedly banned in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). The circulated list — which ...
KUOW

Central Asian Soviet-era pop music anthology dislays the region's vast diversity

A Central Asian Soviet-era pop music anthology shines a light on the region's ethnic diversity and music that transcends genres from Korean Brass Bands to Uyghur garage rock to Crimean jazz. KUOW is ...
Snopes.com

Music Acts Like Pink Floyd and Donna Summer Banned from Soviet Union in the '80s? Here's the Truth

On Dec. 17, 2024, a post on X showed a photo, purportedly from 1985, that listed Western musical acts allegedly banned in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). The circulated list — which ...