On the first day of Olympic competition, Russian snowboarder Alexey Sobolev used a snowboard that's an apparent homage to the punk band Pussy Riot. Three members of the band were jailed in 2012 for performing a song Madonna introduced the group, telling the crowd that she received death threats for supporting Pussy Riot while on … Read more
This is Bob Costas saying "Pussy Riot" a whole bunch. Enjoy. On the first day of Olympic competition, Russian snowboarder Alexey Sobolev used a snowboard that's an apparent homage to the punk band Pussy Riot. Three members of the band were jailed in 2012 for performing a song This meant he had to talk about … Read more
degrees of success. On Tuesday night's Report, however, Colbert met his quick-witted match in Pussy Riot, the punk band whose members were imprisoned, then released, for insulting Russian President Vladmir Putin. Maria Alyokhina, left, and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova of Russian punk protest group Pussy Riot speak onstage at the Amnesty International Concert presented by the CBGB … Read more
Madonna told the crowd of thousands Wednesday night that she received death threats for standing up for Pussy Riot, a Russian protest punk band, when two of its members were arrested for hooliganism after staging a protest in a Russian church in 2012. Pro-EU protesters face riot police in front of the government headquarters in … Read more
When Stephen Colbert was introducing Pussy Riot for his show Tuesday night, he refused to say the band's name – instead he showed video of a succession of mainstream news reporters awkwardly push their way through the band name. It was a fitting Pussy Riot members Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina are currently in New … Read more
“Welcome to the United States. Have you been to an Olive Garden yet?” That's how Stephen Colbert opened his interview with Pussy Riot on Tuesday night's episode of The Colbert Report. Despite speaking through a Two members of Russian punk band Pussy Riot made their first American appearance Tuesday, saying their two-year jail stint strengthened … Read more
Imagine being a member of Pussy Riot, being freed from a Siberian prison camp and then, in a matter of weeks, attempting to negotiate an interview with Stephen Colbert, a man whose particular form of humor must seem absolutely alien to these ladies. pergola in Pioneer Square, the festivities stayed relatively safe and sane. Seattle's … Read more