In Museyon’s Music+Travel Worldwide, Alina Simone is your guide to chanson, Russia’s soulful signature sound, a rebellious mix of folk music and outlaw tales. The thing is though, if you’re going to sing about life in the gulags, you’ve got to look the part. That’s why we’re excited to see that the Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopaedia Volume I is ... Read More »
On today’s episode of Meet Museyon, let’s say hello — or should that be привет — to Alina Simone. Alina is our guide to Moscow, St. Petersburg, and chanson, the soulful sound that grew from the Russian gulag. She’s also an accomplished singer songwriter. Meet Alina, hear her music and discover her favorite Soviet sounds (with tons of videos), after ... Read More »
When it comes to going on location, few films do it with as much panache and style as the James Bond series. ‘GoldenEye,’ the 17th Bond installment, features an in-his-prime Pierce Brosnan, as 007 in a case that sends him around the globe. The first of the Bond films to be made after the Cold War, ‘GoldenEye’ heads back to the U.S.S.R., stopping ... Read More »
Last week we gave a sneak peek of our Music + Travel guide, when two of our awesome experts performed in New York. In case you couldn’t make it to last week’s show, here’s our own Alina Simone performing at Pianos. Want more music? In October, pick up Music + Travel where Alina is your guide to Russia’s ... Read More »
Take a tour of the world’s largest country that goes back to Sergei Eisenstein and the earliest days of cinema. Find out why so many “Russian” films were actually shot in neighboring Soviet Republics, and visit St. Petersburg, a city that still boasts some of film’s most famous landmarks. About Your Guide: Laurel Maury has had a fascination with ... Read More »
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