Old News, Gossip & Rumors

Archive : 1995

* December, 30 1995 ----- New Label
* December, 30 1995 ----- Festival in Perm
* December, 15 1995 ----- Nogu Svelo : Sibirskaya lyobov'
    N.S. have released their first compilation of old songs. The album is called "Sibirskaya Ljubov'"...

    Heard from : Zhen'ka
* November, 26 1995 ----- SS-XX :
    The guys have just released an 8-song DEMO, including their hits "Morgue", "Paren' ja prostoi", and others.
* November,13 1995 ----- Vnezapny Sych :
    Seems like this semilegendary band re-emerged after almost two years of silence.... They are going to appear at VEGA's LIVE on Saturday, November 18.
* November,6 1995 ------ Related festival in Berlin, Germany :
    A festival named "Russian Autumn" is currently taking place in Berlin. Ole Lukoye, Vopli Vidopljasova (Ukraine) and Klub Kavalera Gljuka are scheduled to play.

    Heard from : German sources
* November,5 1995 ------ Kolibri on video :
    Kolibri went to Moscow, where they are going to make three video clips for their songs "Volna", "Orlandina" and "Veselaya Dorozhnaya". The director of all three clips is Evgeny Mitrofanov.
* November,5 1995 ------ Festival :
    "New wave of Piter Rock" festival will take place on November 6-7. Jugenshtil is expected to play there.
* November,4 1995 ------ About CENTER :
    Vasily Shumov announced that Center had just recorded a new album "Brulic". It was a little bit surprising, because the band hasn't reseased anything in the past 5 years. Everyone interested in getting a free copy is advised to check out Vasily's page at http://shoko.calarts.edu/~shumov/.

    Heard from : Vasily Shumov
* October,27 1995 ----- Yet another nightclub in St.Petersburg
    A new club named "Fakel" will be opened shortly. It'll be one of the "moscow-type" clubs (pretty expensive, probably).

    Heard from : "Dzhem"
* October,22 1995 ----- Tequilla Jazz
    T.J. released their new album "ABORIGEN". Rumors say it's very good.
* October,22 1995 ----- Sergey Kurekhin is still nuts..
    S.K. played his 418-th "POP MECHANICS" on September, 23. Eddie Limonov, a famous writer and the leader of "National-Bolsheviks Party" participated in this presentation. The concert was dedicated to religious propaganda (for all religions).
* October,19 1995 ----- Jugenshtil and Nozhi dlja Frau Muller :
    Both of these St.Petersburg bands are represented on a new compilation of "independent groups" from all over the world. The CD, entitled "Lackmayers Island", has just been released by a small German indie label "Mekka Concervecci". Besides these two, the cd includes Yanka (Russia), G.O. (Russia), Ivanov Down (Ukraine), Sahar-belaja smert'(Ukraine), Single Swingers (Germany), Farbernlehre (Poland), Anima (Hungary), Couch of Sound(USA), Alzheimer (Germany), Gulag (Greece).

    Read in : Rock Fuzz
* September, 25 1995 ----- Kolibri's new album :
    Kolibri have eventually released their new album "Naidi 10 otlichii" (Find 10 differenes).
    SRC:press
* September, 5 1995 ----- Autumn "club flurry" in St.Petersburg:
    A number of new/old clubs opened/reopened. To name only a few of them : Ispolkom (former Moskovsky ), Polygon at new location on Vasilevsky Island, Rock Clock (former Saturn Show Club ), Indie Club .... A new dance club Nora (Burrow) has been opened recently with great support of 2 Samoleta. Nora is located right next to well-known Gora, but promises to be more "dance-oriented" and expensive...
    SRC : St.Petersburg Press
* August, 2 1995 ---- About Ten Club again :
    According to well informed folks, Ten Club will be opened again some time in September.
    SRC : Private
* July, 22 1995 ---- About Sny and SPORT :
    Sny 's leader Zhenya and SPORT 's female singer Natasha have married. The question was whether two groups would merge. Fortunately, it seems they are not going to. SRC : Private
* July, 20 1995 ---- About Dzhem :
    The band has 6 members now. The latest addition was keyboardist Volodya . The next "challenge" is to make a demo tape. SRC : Private
* July, 12 1995 ---- About Ten Club :
    Ten Club (St.Petersburg), one of the city's most popular places in terms of indie music, has been closed recently due to financial difficulties. SRC : Radio Katjusha
* July, 12 1995 ---- About Foxy :
    St.Petersburg group Foxy has desintegrated. It seems that the real problem was their frontman's relationships with other members of the group. SRC: Radio Katjusha
* July,5 1995 ----- About Orango-Tango :
    Female singer Olya left St.Petersburg for the whole summer which caused a break in live performances of this group. Bass-player Seva (also of Happy Birthday) uses the break to participate in other projects. SRC : private
* July 5, 1995 ----- Event in St.Petersburg :
    Wild Side Club plans to organize an open-air festival. That will be a one day event (July, 9) with FREE admission. The following groups are likely to be featured : NOM (Neformal'noe Ob'edinenie Molodezhi), AVIA, Strange Games, Kamikadze, Ulitsy, Oedipus Complex, Kolybel, Myshi, Tokyo. SRC : St.Petersburg press

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