“Why ARE men so afraid of women?”
Kim Gordon: We Need A Pussy Riot
Bill Dwight
Three members of the Russian Punk Band, PUSSY RIOT were arrested, tried and jailed for performing a protest song in a church. Members have cited Sonic Youth as being one of their inspirations. SY’s Kim Gordon is inspired right back.
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The Pussy Riot video that resulted in the imprisonment of three of their members:
The Guardian interview with members of Pussy Riot:
Vice interview with free members of Pussy Riot
Pussy Riot recent actions:
Sonic Youth music video of “Kool Thing”:
Pitchfork article on Kim's new project Body/Head with Bill Nace
Body / Head from Taping Policies on Vimeo.
Meanwhile…stateside:
A documentary on the radical Ukrainian women of Femen (to see subtitles click the cc button at the bottom of the frame):
