Philip Kirkorov

In the section “Account of the week” we are talking about the telegram channel “Russian Shuffle” (28.8 thousand subscribers), which today will help you understand the history of Russian pop music and talk about new music lovers that deserve attention.

Who

Telegram is run by music critic Oleg Karmunin. Karmunin is a well-known expert in his field, writing columns for Forbes, Life, Esquire (now The Rules of Life), Izvestia, and other publications. He is also the author of the project “History of Russian Pop”, published on the YouTube channel of the same name.

About what

“Russian Shuffle” is an encyclopedia of Russian music on the one hand, and a compendium of the latest show business news on the other. When you open a channel, you enter a time machine and rush: 90’From an article about whether s idols are “Ivanushki Int”. Our answer to the ABBA band, get straight into the modern rock scene and these days St. St. Petersburg’MORE Fest in’Meet the rock singer Lilu.

Group “Ivanushki Int.” On the cover of Ptyuch magazine in 1996

In addition, quite entertaining broadcasts regularly appear on the channel, which can be combined under the heading “Did you know …”. Archive posters, Soviet clips, 90’s have backstage concerts and interesting facts: for example, Natasha Koroleva”s video for “Little Country” features an Easter egg with the names of Russian rock bands and the chorus of “Faina”. The band “Na -on” taken from a Turkish singer?

Karmunin does not go over current issues such as the cancellation of concerts and the political statements of musicians and scandals. By Karmunin’It’s easy to keep up with what’s new in the Russian music industry here, thanks to reviews in which he talks about albums and clips that claim to be called “music of the future.” Among the newest genres to listen to, literally, is hyperpop.

Bonus: All this can be discussed directly with the author and his subscribers. Reviews on the channel are welcome, serious disagreements sometimes arise there, but where without it on the Internet.

For whom

Anyone who considers himself a music lover and doesn’t wrinkle his nose when he hears “Russian pop” (although it’s a flagship topic here, rock and rap in general)’we’re talking about) is worth subscribing. Especially for those who are not inspired by modern music, the channel will continue to deal with nostalgic finds that can be immediately discussed with like-minded people and share memories of the first discos. These types of conversations on the channel are usually very lively and sometimes include rare events such as unreleased songs or little-known facts.

Gleb Samoilov and Vlad StashevskyNatalia Vetlitskaya on the cover of Olymp magazine in 1994