Overwhelming a quarter of a century ago ... It was back in 1992. And then there was such a party - a party of economic freedom (Konstantin Borova, Irina Khakamad). And this party decided to hold a gathering called “Russia: Does liberalism have a chance?” And they called me. And I performed. And then he turned his performance into a text (soon he was published in one collection). I have a rule: give direct answers to direct questions.

In June, our long -standing acquaintances, the group “Dog and Group” , released “New Blood” - the first album of the team in eight years. This return was already declared the “Reunion of the Year” by the Motherland Summer festival, where the “dog and the group” - now in the trio - gave their second concert after returning. Sergei Mezenov phoned Zhenya Gudkov, Inna Maclakova and Ivan Utkin to ask about new songs and plans for the future, and at the same time listen to how Ivan was silent.

Artyom Loskutov is not given an American visa because of the case of drugs of 10 years ago © Artem Loskutov / Facebook Artem Loskutov after being detained at a rally against political repression and fabrication of criminal cases for the humanization of the law enforcement system on Sakharov Avenue in Moscow.

The previous album of our favorite group from Minsk “Cassiopeia” was released almost four years ago- in 2015 . The new one, which will be called "knee -deep in love", is promised in the fall of this year. All the songs on it will be guessed, about various manifestations of love - and, as usual at Cassiopei, this will be an unbearably beautiful mixture of ridiculous absurdity and life tragedy.