Listening to them sing they should have copied Madonna and mimed. They might have been found not guilty.

Personally I find the whole thing depressing and terribly sad.

You obviously never heard early punk in this country then and your knowledge of Russian must be pretty good to be able to diss the lyrics.

They're a band? I just assumed it was the new name for the Hull-Rotterdam ferry.

Heard plenty mate and watched loads live. This lot is contrived fashionist punk, 30 odd years after the event.

Is there another thread on this somewhere?

If not I am surprised and disappointed that this is the reaction.

It's a fundamental question of human rights.

Their conviction is a massive setback for democracy in Russia.

so if it did not happen in 76 it isnt Punk

There'd have to be democracy in Russia to start with.

Pride marches also banned for a century.

Still, the nutters at Christian Voice are apparently happy with the verdict.

[url=http://thevoluptuousmanifesto.blogspot.fr/2012/08/free-speech-riot.htmlMy (brief) comments on the former here.[/url

You try visiting a mosque next Friday and in the middle of prayers, sing "Allah is a c**t", then you'll soon find out just how free and democratic this country is too

I'm not condoning or condemning but the same thing happens over here all the time. Charlie Gilmour got 18mnths for something that would probably have got him an on the spot fine, had there been no political connection.

Better (and more appropriate) comparison: Go into a mosque and sing "Cameron is a c**t".


You'd be more likely to get a round of applause.

As for 'contrived fashonista punk', I can only assume you never really understood the central ethos of the 76 (and continuing) punk movement. It was largely to hold a mirror up to society and point out the flaws, not to be a static issue from one year.

Disco will never die

Spot on sir.

No, that's what it became and is now recognised as.