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Кино (Kino, Russian for "cinema" or "movie") was a Russian rock band headed by Виктор Цой (Viktor Tsoi). They were one of the most famous Russian new wave bands of the 1980s. The band was formed by Tsoi, Aleksei Rybin, and Oleg Valinskiy in the summer of 1981 in Leningrad, USSR (now St. Petersburg, Russia) as a punk rock band Garin i giperboloidy (Гарин и гиперболоиды) (after a novel by Aleksey Tolstoy, Giperboloid inzhenera Garina, published in English as Engineer Garin and His Death Ray). A year later the name of the band was changed to Кино (often stylized in...

Бумбокс (Boombox) is a Ukrainian funky-groove band. Founded in 2004 in Kyiv by the vocalist Andriy Hlyvnyuk & guitarist Andriy "Fly" Samoylo. Their style is an amazing mix of hip-hop, reggae and jazz. Their songs are written mostly in Ukrainian, but a couple of tracks are sung in Russian and English. Members: * Andriy Hlyvnyuk — vocals, lyrics * Andriy "Fly" Samoylo — guitar * Valentyn "Valik" Matiuk — DJ Albums: * 2005 Меломанія (Melomania) [LP] * 2006 Family бізнес (Family business) [LP] * 2007 Тримай (Hold it) [EP] * 2008 III (a.k.a. Three) * 2010 Все включено * 2013...

Сектор Газа ("Sektor Gaza", a Russian for "Gas Sector" and "Gaza Strip") was a well-known Russian punk rock band founded in 1987 in Voronezh. Apart from the band leader, Yuriy Nikolaevich Klinskikh (nicknamed Hoy), all other band members were replaced over time. The band's style of music can be described as melodic and experimental; the content varied from political songs to mystical songs about zombies and vampires, as well as interpretations of Russian folk songs and rock ballads. The band's name is apparently a homage to their home town, Voronezh, which people also refer to as "gas chamber". In one...

Tol is an alternative/rock band from (based in) Kyiv, Ukraine. May, 22nd, 2003 was the day, when chain-reaction of TOL (short for trinitroTOLuene) massive blasts begun. Five young musicians from different cities of Ukraine triggered it. The name TOL reflects the very essence of the explosive and heavy alternative music produced by the band. Their lyrics are about the external struggles people have in both the private world of one’s Ukrainian language and Russian experiences. This is some of what Prozorov writes. TOL’s lyrics don’t contain a normal lexicon or vulgarity, but rather a unique expression of one’s emotions. Music...

Lubo mades his first steps in music by playing piano, which is a present from his parents. He proceeds to play drums, and after that his artistic soul reaches for the brush and sculptures. In 1993 Liubo is accepted by the Artist Academy of Sofia. Before 2000 Lubo and the band Mr. White have one single - "Neshto smeshno" (Something Funny), published in a compilation. From 2000 to the summer of 2007, Lubo is the frontmen of the band "Te" (They). The warm feeling of Lubo's voice wins the public and contributes to the success of "Te". In 2001-2007 the...