Last year’s break-out band to emerge from the summer festivals was Umaturman. In the lead up to Krylya and Nashestviye — where she might perform — element tracked down promising young singer Lera Masskva to discuss her budding career. Read full story
element’s Kieran Leahy caught up with Mara ahead of the band’s big Saturday concert at SDK MAI to talk about her newly-released second album, raising Russian rock standards and her position as a successful female musician in Russia. Read full story
It put Moscow’s clubbing scene on the map and was the first to import big-name international DJs to the city. Now Club XIII is set to re-open and it’s brought in Alberto Blazquez, one of Ibiza’s most experienced promoters, to get the party re-started."; Read full story
On the eve of the band’s latest release, Kieran Leahy tracked down Mumiy Troll frontman Ilya Lagutenko for a discussion about music’s commercialization, dreams of Queen and Kiss and how the band resembles the Peoples Republic of China."; Read full story
