"Moscow's finest, Tarakany (the first band to be featured in the International spotlight) have written in with a bunch of new happenings to report. Here they all are in convenient point form:"
On April 11, 12, and 13 Tarakany were in collaboration with the legendary Marky Ramone under the name Marky Ramone & "The Pinhead Army". Together they played 15 classic Ramones songs with most legendary drummer in punk history on drums. Tarakany are currently recording their (yet to be titled) new album.Said album will have twelve songs in both Russian and English.Tarakany are no longer signed to FeeLee Records; thus, their new album will be released DIY unless someone else makes an offer.On July 12, Tarakany will be headlining the "All Russian Punk Festival" in Moscow.Immediately thereafter Tarakany will be departing for a tour of Ukraine, Moldova, and other former Soviet republics.Tarakany will tour Europe extensively starting in October, 2003. Look out for them in Switzerland, Germany, Italy, Spain, etc.Tarakany recently celebrated their twelfth birthday as a band. They have been around as long as the Russian Federation itself.
